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If you’re new to smart home tech, light bulbs are an affordable, low-commitment place to start.
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8 Best Laptops (2026), WIRED-Tested and Approved
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He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
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Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going
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Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity
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Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract
This is the El Segundo, California-based startup's second raise in less than a year.
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Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract
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'Among the worst we've seen': report slams xAI's Grok over child safety failures
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'Among the worst we've seen': report slams xAI's Grok over child safety failures
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South Korea’s Edenlux set for U.S. debut of eye-strain wellness device
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Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M
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Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M
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Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users
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Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users
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AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch
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AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch
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The Morning After: Apple's new louder, high-precision AirTag
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The best Apple Watch accessories for 2026
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The best wireless earbuds for 2026
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A TikTok US power outage caused a 'cascading systems failure' leading to multiple bugs
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People are uninstalling TikTok and downloading an indie competitor
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Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant privacy lawsuit
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OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
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OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
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Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
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Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
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Apple's AirTag 2 is easier to find thanks to new chip
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“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns
Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause injuries and deaths.
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“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns
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How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft
Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk.
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How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft
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TikTok explained why some US creators are seeing posts with "0 views"
US TikTok users experienced a wide range of errors, sparking conspiracies.
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Ars Technica
TikTok explained why some US creators are seeing posts with "0 views"