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Engadget

How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Seahawks channel, where to stream, start time, and more

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Engadget

How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Seahawks channel, where to stream, start time, and more

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WIRED

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy rules.

33 minutes ago

WIRED

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

Engadget

Everything we know about Valve's new Steam Machine

56 minutes ago

Engadget

Everything we know about Valve's new Steam Machine

TechCrunch

OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

The new model is build to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

Engadget

Prime members can play Alan Wake 2 for free on Luna

1 hour ago

Engadget

Prime members can play Alan Wake 2 for free on Luna

Ars Technica

Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites

Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites

Engadget

Meta is giving its AI slop feed an app of its own

1 hour ago

Engadget

Meta is giving its AI slop feed an app of its own

Engadget

Project Hail Mary is getting its own LEGO set

1 hour ago

Engadget

Project Hail Mary is getting its own LEGO set

Ars Technica

Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party

“Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it’s not real.”

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party

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WIRED

9 Great Deals on WIRED-Approved Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026)

These swoon-worthy deals on WIRED-tested date-night boxes, sex toys, and other gadgets will make your Valentine’s Day extra sweet.

2 hours ago

WIRED

9 Great Deals on WIRED-Approved Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026)

Ars Technica

Bad sleep made woman's eyelids so floppy they flipped inside out, got stuck

Never underestimate the value of a good night's sleep.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Bad sleep made woman's eyelids so floppy they flipped inside out, got stuck

Engadget

The CIA stops publishing The World Factbook

2 hours ago

Engadget

The CIA stops publishing The World Factbook

WIRED

The 2026 Winter Olympics Will Have a Major Impact on the Region’s Snow

A recent report found that carbon emissions caused by the Milano Cortina Olympics could lead to the loss of 5.5 square kilometers of snowpack and millions of metric tons of glacial ice.

2 hours ago

WIRED

The 2026 Winter Olympics Will Have a Major Impact on the Region’s Snow

TechCrunch

NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world. Crew-12 is expected to head to the International Space Station next week, while the highly anticipated Artemis II mission -- which will bring humans around the moon for the first time since the 1960s -- was delayed until March.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

WIRED

The Rise and Fall of the World's Largest Gay Dating App

The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching.

2 hours ago

WIRED

The Rise and Fall of the World's Largest Gay Dating App

TechCrunch

OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents

OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents

Ars Technica

Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"

AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"

TechCrunch

Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new 'agent teams'

The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal, allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new 'agent teams'

Ars Technica

OpenAI is hoppin' mad about Anthropic's new Super Bowl TV ads

Sam Altman calls AI competitor "dishonest" and "authoritarian" in lengthy post on X.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

OpenAI is hoppin' mad about Anthropic's new Super Bowl TV ads

TechCrunch

Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated 'Vibes' videos

Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated 'Vibes' videos

TechCrunch

Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work

The fusion power startup recently completed some experiments at Sandia National Laboratories and shared the results exclusively with TechCrunch.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work

Ars Technica

This black hole "burps" with Death Star energy

Dubbed "Jetty McJetface," the tidal disruption event's energy keeps getting brighter and should peak in 2027.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

This black hole "burps" with Death Star energy

WIRED

Motorola Moto Watch Review: Polar-Powered

Motorola partnered with Polar to make an Android smartwatch that delivers improved fitness stats.

6 hours ago

WIRED

Motorola Moto Watch Review: Polar-Powered

WIRED

These 10 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested (2026)

We tested some of the most popular automatic dry- and wet-food pet feeders to see which ones are worth the money.

7 hours ago

WIRED

These 10 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested (2026)