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TechCrunch

OpenAI's new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI's new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

Engadget

Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms' track and intensity.

4 hours ago

Engadget

Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

Engadget

Ro Khanna calls for the right to oppose data centers to be protected

The congressman thinks it's time for a "Data Center Bill of Rights."

5 hours ago

Engadget

Ro Khanna calls for the right to oppose data centers to be protected

Ars Technica

Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport

Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport

Engadget

OpenAI's ring-shaped smart speaker will reportedly cost between $300 and $400

It would be an ambitiously high price for the AI-powered hardware pivot.

5 hours ago

Engadget

OpenAI's ring-shaped smart speaker will reportedly cost between $300 and $400

WIRED

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets.

6 hours ago

WIRED

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

TechCrunch

Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world

Vogue World is coming to San Francisco next year — perhaps another indication that tech bros are now part of the fashion zeitgeist.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world

Ars Technica

Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music

Suno plans watermarks and download limits to stop "large-scale abuse."

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music

Engadget

Quake celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new free episode

The Dawn of the Machine expansion was made by MachineGames in collaboration with id Software.

7 hours ago

Engadget

Quake celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new free episode

Ars Technica

Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude

Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to scale up while reducing dependence on Nvidia.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude

Engadget

AI is now making new viruses

What could possibly go wrong?

7 hours ago

Engadget

AI is now making new viruses

WIRED

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

The tech industry is realizing it needs to build agents based on what regular consumers want, not just what its AI models can do.

7 hours ago

WIRED

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

TechCrunch

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

7 hours ago

TechCrunch

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

Ars Technica

Large genome models used to design new viruses

The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

Large genome models used to design new viruses

TechCrunch

Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation

Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It's backed by a long list of well-known investors.

8 hours ago

TechCrunch

Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation

Engadget

PSA: Apple has released security updates for Mac

Tahoe, Sequoia and Sonoma operating systems have been patched to address a Screen Sharing vulnerability.

8 hours ago

Engadget

PSA: Apple has released security updates for Mac

Ars Technica

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

TechCrunch

Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups

Bumble says it’s moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.

10 hours ago

TechCrunch

Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups

TechCrunch

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.

10 hours ago

TechCrunch

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

Ars Technica

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected hosts prefer the mosses as death sites.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

WIRED

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don’t yet fully understand how it does this.

11 hours ago

WIRED

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

WIRED

There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders

Online speculation over the weight loss of celebrities like Ariana Grande—even out of genuine concern—can make things worse for people struggling with eating disorders.

11 hours ago

WIRED

There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders

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WIRED

5 Best AI Notetakers (2026), Tested and Reviewed

A growing collection of pocket-size gadgets lets you easily make recordings and extract info from them. Here are our favorites.

15 hours ago

WIRED

5 Best AI Notetakers (2026), Tested and Reviewed

WIRED

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

Here’s when some of this year’s most anticipated astronomical events will happen and the best way to observe them.

15 hours ago

WIRED

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar