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Google is back with another entry-level smartphone, the Pixel 9a. With more AI smarts, a new hardware design, and the biggest battery on any Pixel yet, on paper, it sounds good. Especially the sub-$500 price tag. In our full Pixel 9a review, Sam Rutherford breaks down where corners have been cut compared to the rest of the Pixel 9 family, namely screen (which is still nice!) and sluggish charging. Engadget While there is support for nearly all of Googles AI features, the $499 Pixel 9a doesnt get access to Googles Screenshots app, which is an odd oversight. Especially when the phone has the Tensor G4 chip. With only two cameras, once again the Pixel 9 offers accurate images and enough versatility for most of us, including a macro focus mode for pin-sharp close-ups. In short, its likely to elbow out last years Pixel 8a as the best mid-range smartphone. Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The biggest stories you might have missed Cheeky household object romance sim Date Everything! is now arriving in June Youll have to wait until April 24 to know if Motorola was brave enough to make a wooden Razr Black Mirror is now a delightful escape from reality Samsungs robot ball arrives this summer Ballie is happening. Samsung Samsungs Ballie will go on sale in the US and South Korea this summer and will now pack Googles Gemini AI model. Samsung says it can manage your smart home devices and even offer health and styling recommendations, for some reason. Having said that, we dont know what kind of OS is running on the device, but it will process voice, audio and visual data. And struggle... with stairs. Samsung has yet to announce pricing for the robot ball, however. Probably for good reason. Continue reading. Get three months of Apple TV+ for only $9 Understand the Severance obsession. Apple TV+ is on sale right now for $3 per month for the first three months, bringing the total cost to just $9 for the entire period. That saves you $21 off the standard $10 monthly cost of the subscription. The deal is available through April 24, and the good news is that both new and qualified returning subscribers (those who havent been subscribed for the past 30 days) are eligible. Continue reading. The best drone for 2025 DJI still dominates, but HoverAir and Autel have some interesting alternatives. Engadget In the market for a drone? We break down the best options at different budgets, including some impressive budget models, like DJIs Neo and Flip drones, along with the HoverAir X1 Pro lineup, all under $500. If you want the best flight experience (or camera quality), expect the budget to circle $1,000. Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-114531238.html?src=rss
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This week, Engadget's Sam Rutherford dives into his experience with Google's new $499 mid-range smartphone, the Pixel 9a. Is it really the new mid-range king, as we previously predicted? Or is it worth spending more for the Pixel 9? Also, we chat about how the Trump administration's volatile tariff strategy will affect consumer technology (not to mention everything else you buy). Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topics Sam Rutherfords Pixel 9a Review: Basic in just the right way 1:16 Tariff Watch: Switch 2 preorders delayed, Razer pauses laptop sales in the U.S. 30:27 TikTok ban deadline extended for another 75 days 42:40 Samsungs Ballie robot with Google Gemini arrives this Summer (allegedly) 43:31 Listener Mail 46:53 Working on 57:41 Pop Culture picks 59:23 Credits Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Sam RutherfordProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/engadget-podcast-pixel-9a-review-and-bracing-for-tariffs-113049119.html?src=rss
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The US Department of Justice has indicted Albert Sangier for defrauding investors with misleading statements about his Nate financial technology platform. Founded by Sangier in 2018, Nate claimed it could offer shoppers a universal checkout app thanks to artificial intelligence. However, the indictment states that the so-called AI-powered transactions in Nate were actually completed by human contractors in the Philippines and Romania or by bots. Sangier raised more than $40 million from investors for the app. This case follows reporting by The Information in 2022 that cast light on Nate's use of human labor rather than AI. Sources told the publication that during 2021, "the share of transactions Nate handled manually rather than automatically ranged between 60 percent and 100 percent." Many ambitious and ethically challenged entrepreneurs have attempted to make their fortunes by disguising human actions as a mechanical or technological innovation over the centuries. Claiming the results as AI work is just the most digital age application of the idea.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/tech-founder-charged-with-fraud-for-ai-that-was-secretly-overseas-contract-workers-225910022.html?src=rss
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