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Our Reviewers’ Top TV Pick for Gamers Is at Its Lowest Price in Months

This Samsung OLED comes loaded with features specifically for gamers.

5 minutes ago

WIRED

Our Reviewers’ Top TV Pick for Gamers Is at Its Lowest Price in Months

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WIRED

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.

49 minutes ago

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DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

WIRED

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White House won't say when that will change.

1 hour ago

WIRED

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

Ars Technica

With NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too

The unusual dual role has renewed criticism of Bhattacharya's lack of leadership.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

With NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too

TechCrunch

Apple's iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more

Several updates are introduced in iOS 26.4, including an AI-powered playlist-generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Apple's iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more

TechCrunch

InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting

The startup, founded by accountants who worked at Flexport, Miro, Hopin and Thrive Global, automates the difficulties of prepping financial statements.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting

Engadget

Tunic publisher claims TikTok ran 'racist, sexist' AI ads for one of its games without its knowledge

1 hour ago

Engadget

Tunic publisher claims TikTok ran 'racist, sexist' AI ads for one of its games without its knowledge

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Ars Technica

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links

If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links

WIRED

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security’s proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

TechCrunch

Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies

A Ukrainian man has been sentenced for helping North Koreans gain fraudulent employment at dozens of U.S. companies and funnel that money back to the regime to fund its nuclear weapons program.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies

TechCrunch

Tesla loses bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict

"The grounds for relief that Tesla relies upon are virtually the same as those Tesla put forth previously during the course of trial."

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Tesla loses bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict

Engadget

OpenAI will reportedly release an AI-powered smart speaker in 2027

3 hours ago

Engadget

OpenAI will reportedly release an AI-powered smart speaker in 2027

Ars Technica

Why Final Fantasy is now targeting PC as its "lead platform"

Director says PC is the "foundation" when targeting "high-end environments first."

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Why Final Fantasy is now targeting PC as its "lead platform"

Engadget

13-hour AWS outage reportedly caused by Amazon's own AI tools

3 hours ago

Engadget

13-hour AWS outage reportedly caused by Amazon's own AI tools

Engadget

NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon

3 hours ago

Engadget

NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon

Ars Technica

"Million-year-old" fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans

The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

"Million-year-old" fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans

WIRED

AI Safety Meets the War Machine

Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.

3 hours ago

WIRED

AI Safety Meets the War Machine

TechCrunch

Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app

The new Threads feature lets you share your posts — or anyone else's — to your Instagram Story without leaving the Threads app.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app

Ars Technica

It's outright war for the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon S3 teaser

"The king has abdicated his throne. A new line is coming. A new line of unsullied kings."

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

It's outright war for the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon S3 teaser

Ars Technica

Nintendo brings GBA-era Pokémon to the Switch, but not Switch Online subscribers

Games appear to be mostly unmodified ports of the well-regarded remakes.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Nintendo brings GBA-era Pokémon to the Switch, but not Switch Online subscribers

TechCrunch

'Toy Story 5' takes aim at creepy AI toys: 'I'm always listening'

Addictive, AI-enabled tablets are taking over, and also, Woody is balding in the new Toy Story movie, out June 19.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

'Toy Story 5' takes aim at creepy AI toys: 'I'm always listening'

Engadget

Engadget Podcast: Instagram on trial and the RAMaggedon rages on

7 hours ago

Engadget

Engadget Podcast: Instagram on trial and the RAMaggedon rages on

WIRED

Epilogue GB Operator Review: Play Your Game Boy Games on a Laptop

Epilogue’s adorable GB Operator plug-in gizmo is a must-have for collectors of retro Nintendo Game Boy games.

7 hours ago

WIRED

Epilogue GB Operator Review: Play Your Game Boy Games on a Laptop

Engadget

US website 'freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech and other blocked content

7 hours ago

Engadget

US website 'freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech and other blocked content