Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers
Relativity Networks deals in hollow-core fiber, a rarely deployed technology that allows data to be transmitted 30% faster than conventional fiber.
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Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers
WIRED
Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
The people-search tool ClarityCheck says its reverse image search service is “private and secure”—but it left a database containing more than 9 million image files exposed.
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Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
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Hot or Not Built the Internet We’re Still Swiping Through
The early website Hot or Not taught its users to rank people at scale. Twenty-six years later, dating apps are trying to escape the culture the site helped create.
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Hot or Not Built the Internet We’re Still Swiping Through
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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
1 hour ago
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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
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Engadget
China reportedly allows ByteDance and Tencent to import 10,000 H200 chips
ByteDance and Tencent have received 10,000 H200 chips each, the Financial Times says, and other Chinese companies could follow.
3 hours ago
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China reportedly allows ByteDance and Tencent to import 10,000 H200 chips
WIRED
Hotels.com Coupon Codes for August 2026
Unlock significant savings on hotels, resorts, and getaways with our verified Hotels.com promo codes and gift card discounts. Plan your perfect trip today!
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Hotels.com Coupon Codes for August 2026
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Warren Spector, founding father of immersive sims, has retired from game development
The creator of Deus Ex is retiring.
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Warren Spector, founding father of immersive sims, has retired from game development
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Framework's cheapest laptop just got a major spec bump
The Framework Laptop 12 now ships with Intel's Core Series 3 chips and other hardware upgrades.
11 hours ago
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Framework's cheapest laptop just got a major spec bump
Ars Technica
Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now
Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.
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Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now
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Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform
Cursor, known for its AI Code Editor, is launching a new code-hosting platform to rival developers' long preferred favorite, GitHub.
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Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform
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DOJ's probe into Andreessen Horowitz over board seats baffles VCs
Since portfolio companies often pivot and expand into competing markets, investors view occasional conflicts of interest as unavoidable for large VC firms.
13 hours ago
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DOJ's probe into Andreessen Horowitz over board seats baffles VCs
Engadget
How to check your iPhone's battery health and cycle count
How to check your iPhone's battery health and cycle count.
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How to check your iPhone's battery health and cycle count
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GTA 6 gameplay leaked ahead of its new trailer, and Rockstar is taking down the videos
Two legit-seeming clips and a world map are out there, if you know where to look.
13 hours ago
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GTA 6 gameplay leaked ahead of its new trailer, and Rockstar is taking down the videos
Engadget
Things I learned about the rumored HomePod display from macOS beta code
Things I learned about the rumored HomePod display from macOS beta code
WIRED
Squeeze More Juice Out of Your Dead Batteries—Using Physics
How the joule thief circuit “steals” energy from seemingly depleted power cells.
14 hours ago
WIRED
Squeeze More Juice Out of Your Dead Batteries—Using Physics
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OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.
15 hours ago
WIRED
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
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OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process.
16 hours ago
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OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
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Etched's valuation doubles to $21B in a month
Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.
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Etched's valuation doubles to $21B in a month
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Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores
Apple is simplifying its EU App Store fees, replacing its per-install fee with a 5% commission for apps distributed outside the App Store and making it easier for developers to operate alternative app marketplaces.
17 hours ago
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Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores
Ars Technica
Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable