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WIRED

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

3 hours ago

WIRED

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

WIRED

What Is the Best Fitness Tracker in 2026? Garmin, Oura, More

With almost ten years of hands-on testing, WIRED knows what separates the best fitness trackers from the rest.

3 hours ago

WIRED

What Is the Best Fitness Tracker in 2026? Garmin, Oura, More

WIRED

BYD’s Fastest-Charging Car in the World Is Astonishing—in Good and Bad Ways

WIRED witnessed the game-changing Denza Z9 GT charge its battery in just 9 minutes. But the pricing for BYD's premium brand looks like a huge mistake.

5 hours ago

WIRED

BYD’s Fastest-Charging Car in the World Is Astonishing—in Good and Bad Ways

WIRED

The 4 Best Water Filter Pitchers (2026): PFAS, Microplastics

Water filters promise the moon—but only some back up their claims. Here are the best filtered-water pitchers for those who prefer their water free of heavy metals and forever chemicals.

7 hours ago

WIRED

The 4 Best Water Filter Pitchers (2026): PFAS, Microplastics

WIRED

AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life

The developers of Pixel Societies are using AI agents to simulate social interactions. It's an attempt optimize the process of choosing new colleagues, friends, and even romantic partners.

9 hours ago

WIRED

AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life

WIRED

Why Is It So Hard to Fix an Electric Bike? (2026)

Bike shop mechanics have lost fingers and their shirts while repairing ebikes of dubious origins. Make sure yours is repairable and third-party certified.

1 day ago

WIRED

Why Is It So Hard to Fix an Electric Bike? (2026)

TechCrunch

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

The company has also previously introduced agents that are able to complete tasks, Cowork and Copilot Tasks.

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TechCrunch

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

TechCrunch

Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.

15 minutes ago

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Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

TechCrunch

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.

29 minutes ago

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FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

TechCrunch

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data

The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, emails, email addresses, and phone numbers may have been accessed in a security incident.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data

TechCrunch

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge

"The company is ready and getting more ready for every day," Rauch said about an IPO at the HumanX conference.

3 hours ago

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Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge

TechCrunch

Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion

The data breach at Anodot, which affects customers like Rockstar Games, is the latest hack aimed at stealing data from a large number of corporate giants.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion

The Verge

Engadget

Games Workshop brings seven classic Warhammer games to Steam for the first time

16 minutes ago

Engadget

Games Workshop brings seven classic Warhammer games to Steam for the first time

Engadget

Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators

21 minutes ago

Engadget

Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators

Engadget

Retro handheld maker Anbernic's latest device has a swiveling display

1 hour ago

Engadget

Retro handheld maker Anbernic's latest device has a swiveling display

Engadget

How to de-Gemini your Google apps

2 hours ago

Engadget

How to de-Gemini your Google apps

Engadget

Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds

2 hours ago

Engadget

Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds

Engadget

Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly shooting at Sam Altman's house

4 hours ago

Engadget

Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly shooting at Sam Altman's house

FastCompany

Ars Technica

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees

The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees

Ars Technica

To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain

LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain

Ars Technica

AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok

Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok

Ars Technica

The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?

"The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."

2 days ago

Ars Technica

The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?

Ars Technica

Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon

"I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."

2 days ago

Ars Technica

Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon

Ars Technica

New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone

A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone