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Samsung and Google are ready to push a new standard, Eclipsa Audio. This format will enable 3D audio experiences on certain YouTube videos later this year, with support available across Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and soundbars. Over the years, Samsung notably hasn’t supported Dolby Vision HDR for dynamic HDR metadata, choosing instead to promote its

Time to get into the habit of writing "2025" instead of 2024, and the year may have just begun, but the Engadget team is already working hard for CES 2025. This weekend, many from the Engadget team will be flying to Las Vegas, where we’ll be covering tech’s biggest annual conference. We've scoured our bursting inboxes, full of pitches from companies that are planning to be there, and meticulously

• Growing evidence has linked alcohol to a higher risk of cancer. Can it be part of a healthy diet?
• The Mediterranean diet and Blue Zones diet, linked to longevity, both include wine in moderation.
• Wine's role in a healthy diet

• The Chinese automaker BYD just reported its best quarter yet.
• Even though it doesn't have access to the US market, BYD's affordable EVs are popular in China.
• Here's how a little-known Chinese brand proved it could go toe-to-toe with an industry giant.

BYD may not be a household name in America, but

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• US News & World Report released a list of the cities with the best quality of life for 2024-2025.
• Cities with outdoor activities like beaches and mountains ranked higher.
• Ann Arbor, Michigan, was named the best city for a high quality of life.

Quality of life is one of the most important aspects one

• Natalia Grace, an orphan accused of being an adult who posed as a child, is the focus of an ID docuseries.
• After her former adoptive parents abandoned her, she was taken in by the Mans family.
• Natalia recently confirmed she was no longer living with them, a year after the series' cliffhanger suggested they'd fallen out.

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Ford launched its “Power Promise” initiative in October that included a free home electric vehicle charger with installation for new EV buyers. The promotion was initially scheduled to end on January 2nd, but now Ford is extending it into the first few months of 2025.

Starting today, Ford says its Power Promise promotion will run through March 31st, 2025, giving

• A Ukrainian company is producing steel armor for the country's Patriot air-defense batteries.
• The armor consists of small plates that wrap around the exterior of the Patriot's control unit.
• It is intended to protect the highly valuable systems from Russian

• AI's significant impact on workforce and tech use will continue in 2025, leaders say.
• Shifts in workforce dynamics and consumer tech habits are reportedly on the horizon.
• Tariffs under Trump may lead to higher prices and project cuts for businesses, Rimini CFO says.

Talks of artificial intelligence dominated 2024

Is the end nearing for GameStop?

The video game retailer closed hundreds of stores right before the new year. Now, it seems even more GameStop stores will be closing as 2025 gets in full swing. 

With the move to digital downloads and some video game consoles leaving physical media behind altogether, the writing has been on the wall for GameStop for a number of years. However, in 2021, the meme stock