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Engadget

A new iPhone hacking tool puts anyone still on iOS 18 at risk

38 minutes ago

Engadget

A new iPhone hacking tool puts anyone still on iOS 18 at risk

TechCrunch

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.

45 minutes ago

TechCrunch

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place

Engadget

Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill

51 minutes ago

Engadget

Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill

Engadget

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

1 hour ago

Engadget

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Engadget

Google is testing Search Live in more markets

1 hour ago

Engadget

Google is testing Search Live in more markets

TechCrunch

Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business

Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business

Ars Technica

Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy's site-blocking law

Firm says requiring site blocks within 30 minutes breaks core Internet architecture.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy's site-blocking law

Today

Ars Technica

A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid

Company has previously tested its technology on the International Space Station.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid

Engadget

Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

2 hours ago

Engadget

Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

Engadget

Perplexity's Comet AI browser is now available for iPhones

2 hours ago

Engadget

Perplexity's Comet AI browser is now available for iPhones

TechCrunch

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

WIRED

Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

After OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature fell short, Walmart is instead embedding its Sparky chatbot directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

3 hours ago

WIRED

Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

TechCrunch

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes

He told the Wall Street Journal he thinks autonomous planes will be "10 times harder than Nikola ever was."

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes

TechCrunch

Patreon CEO calls AI companies' fair use argument 'bogus,' says creators should be paid

Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Patreon CEO calls AI companies' fair use argument 'bogus,' says creators should be paid

Ars Technica

Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway

One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway

TechCrunch

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators

Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators

Ars Technica

A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world

Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they're for going fast, too.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world

Ars Technica

Peter faces a new life cycle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

“Sometimes Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter Parker’s heart.”

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Peter faces a new life cycle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

WIRED

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

Federal immigration enforcement agents usually won't talk to the media—but they will talk to independent journalist Karl Loftus.

6 hours ago

WIRED

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

WIRED

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

A powerful iPhone-hacking technique known as DarkSword has been discovered in use by Russian hackers. It can take over devices running iOS 18 that simply visit infected websites.

7 hours ago

WIRED

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

WIRED

5 Best Folding Phones (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Ready to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.

9 hours ago

WIRED

5 Best Folding Phones (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Ars Technica

Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.

On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.

WIRED

Best Barefoot Shoes for Running or Walking (2026)

Our favorite zero-drop, minimalist footwear will let you feel the ground beneath your feet.

9 hours ago

WIRED

Best Barefoot Shoes for Running or Walking (2026)

WIRED

Boroux Versus Rorra Countertop Water Filters, Tested Head to Head

In a world of plasticky water filter pitchers, I tested two of the new generation of stainless-steel filter systems.

10 hours ago

WIRED

Boroux Versus Rorra Countertop Water Filters, Tested Head to Head