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WIRED

Meta Cafeteria Workers Did What Execs Won’t: Took on ICE and Won

In Seattle, activists inside tech giants are leaning into grassroots fundraising and peer support as petitions and protests draw little response from executives.

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WIRED

Meta Cafeteria Workers Did What Execs Won’t: Took on ICE and Won

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WIRED

I Asked Netflix’s Reality TV Boss Why So Many Men On Dating Shows Are Terrible

Brandon Riegg tells WIRED he empathizes with the struggle to find “quality men” and that Love Is Blind has no MAGA agenda.

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WIRED

I Asked Netflix’s Reality TV Boss Why So Many Men On Dating Shows Are Terrible

Engadget

Google bakes NotebookLM, its research tool, into Gemini

43 minutes ago

Engadget

Google bakes NotebookLM, its research tool, into Gemini

WIRED

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Political candidates are purchasing more home alarms, bulletproof vests, and other protections amid rising fears of political violence.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

WIRED

TCL NXTVISION Art TV Review: Just Fine

This low-cost art display can’t compete with the Samsung Frame Pro.

1 hour ago

WIRED

TCL NXTVISION Art TV Review: Just Fine

WIRED

This AI Wearable From Ex-Apple Engineers Looks Like an iPod Shuffle

Two former Apple Vision Pro developers made an AI wearable that only listens when you tap it. They hope to win where other AI gadgets have fumbled: privacy.

1 hour ago

WIRED

This AI Wearable From Ex-Apple Engineers Looks Like an iPod Shuffle

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WIRED

Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon

The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.

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WIRED

Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon

Ars Technica

The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?

"I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it's getting the public excited."

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?

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Engadget

You'll have one more chance to buy Samsung's pricey Galaxy Z TriFold this Friday

12 hours ago

Engadget

You'll have one more chance to buy Samsung's pricey Galaxy Z TriFold this Friday

TechCrunch

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

13 hours ago

TechCrunch

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

TechCrunch

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness.

13 hours ago

TechCrunch

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

Ars Technica

LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.

13 hours ago

Ars Technica

LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

TechCrunch

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.

13 hours ago

TechCrunch

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text

TechCrunch

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.

14 hours ago

TechCrunch

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Ars Technica

Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

Engadget

DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta

14 hours ago

Engadget

DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta

TechCrunch

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners.

14 hours ago

TechCrunch

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

Ars Technica

Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark

Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark

TechCrunch

Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

Amazon told Kindle owners this week that it's ending support for all e-readers released in 2012 or earlier, making them virtually unable to load any new content.

15 hours ago

TechCrunch

Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

Ars Technica

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

Engadget

You'll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list

16 hours ago

Engadget

You'll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list

Ars Technica

Tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz will have to pay cryptocurrency toll

Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount.

17 hours ago

Ars Technica

Tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz will have to pay cryptocurrency toll

Engadget

How to watch the Triple-i Initiative showcase on April 9

17 hours ago

Engadget

How to watch the Triple-i Initiative showcase on April 9

Engadget

Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app

18 hours ago

Engadget

Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app