VR is helping to make daunting medical treatments more bearable for patients

Stanley Johnson is not a fan of needles. The 67-year-old Air Force veteran has endured his fair share of pokes over the years, but when it was decided that IV infusions would be the best course of act [...]

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

Doctor Who “Wish World” review: The Last of the Time Lords (redux)

Spoilers for “Wish World.”<br /> Even the most daring artists, those that actively seek reinvention on a regular basis, will eventually wind up repeating themselves. If they’re lucky and s [...]

Two AIs just matched or beat doctors on diagnosis. The catch: none of the patients were real.

Two AI systems have matched, and in places beaten, doctors at diagnosing patients and planning their treatment. Then again, none of the patients were real. The results, published in Nature this week, [...]

Samsung Bespoke Fridge with AI review: All the bells and whistles

At their core, refrigerators are relatively simple devices. If you're the type of person to view every extra feature as a component that could potentially go wrong, basic iceboxes are probably th [...]

OpenAI says its new ChatGPT for Clinicians outperforms doctors on clinical tasks even when they have unlimited time and web access

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT for Clinicians, a free version of its chatbot for medical professionals. A new benchmark claims GPT-5.4 beats human doctors on clinical tasks, even when those doctors hav [...]

Doctors successfully treated a baby with the first ever personalized gene-editing therapy

A team of doctors and scientists have successfully treated a rare genetic condition with the first-ever personalized gene-editing therapy. Results of the groundbreaking treatment have been published i [...]

Microsoft's AI Futurist explains how he uses Copilot — and the real-world problems enterprises are solving with agents

Microsoft used its Build 2026 conference this week to push a clear message: agents are rapidly moving into production throughout enterprise systems, and the winning platform will be the one that gives [...]

15 things vets wish every cat owner knew — but most never ask

Veterinarians see the same preventable problems again and again — these are the things vets wish cat owners knew before those problems start [...]