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From indies like Silksong, to AAAs like Ghost of Yotei, and everything in between, 2025 truly had it all, and is likely to go down in the history books as one of the best years in gaming. But these are the games that felt truly special to the Engadget team. 

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When you look back at 2025 from an altitude of 250 miles, you can see the scale of natural events like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, as well as incredible detail, thanks to high-definition cameras and instruments.

See how AI tools are tracking wildebeest across Kenya or how cameras captured the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City.

These are the biggest events of 2025, seen from above.

• A Singapore Airlines flight was delayed 48 hours earlier this week.
• The world's second-longest flight was first postponed due to a snowstorm around New York.
• Then, there was a problem with the front landing gear and a fault with the baggage-handling system.

Passengers were delayed by two days after a snowstorm and an issue with their plane

• December 19 is the deadline for the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein.
• The release is the result of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law last month.
• Here's what they could reveal that

Some owners of LG smart TVs were unpleasantly surprised to see unwanted shortcuts for Microsoft Copilot suddenly pop up on their smart TVs this month. Even worse, these shortcuts were impossible to delete; best you could do is hide them, but the actual Microsoft Copilot app would remain installed on the TV.

Now, Engadget reports that LG has relented in its pursuit of forcing Copilot down its users'

This week, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low joins us to look back at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of 2025. We dive into our favorite gadgets of the year, the many ways Big Tech bowed to Trump, the disappointment of AI PCs and the rise of smart glasses. We also learn way too much about our skincare routines.

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• Charisse Ellison had two of her three children at the ages of 18 and 23.
• She gave birth to her daughter, now 4, when she was 51.
• The ex-police officer said the little girl is at the center of her world, but it's hard to keep up.

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• Ukrainian drones hit a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time.
• A Ukrainian security source said that the attack was carried out over 1,200 miles away.
• It marks a major expansion of Ukraine's deep-strike campaign against Russia's vast energy sector.

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• The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.
• Top shipbuilder HII will build the first vessel, expected to launch in 2028.
• The Navy canceled the Constellation-class frigate program last month amid rising costs and hang-ups.

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