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TechCrunch

Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents

A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn't have permission to see it.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents

TechCrunch

Sam Altman's thank-you to coders draws the memes

Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Sam Altman's thank-you to coders draws the memes

Engadget

The FBI confirms it's buying Americans' location data

4 hours ago

Engadget

The FBI confirms it's buying Americans' location data

Engadget

A Meta agentic AI sparked a security incident by acting without permission

5 hours ago

Engadget

A Meta agentic AI sparked a security incident by acting without permission

Ars Technica

Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"

Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"

Ars Technica

Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running

Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.

6 hours ago

Ars Technica

Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running

Ars Technica

Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

Engadget

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

7 hours 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.

7 hours 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

7 hours 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

7 hours ago

Engadget

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

Engadget

Google is testing Search Live in more markets

7 hours 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.

7 hours 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.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

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

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.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

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

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.

9 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.

9 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."

9 hours ago

TechCrunch

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

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.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

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

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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.

12 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.

13 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.

15 hours ago

WIRED

5 Best Folding Phones (2026), Tested and Reviewed

WIRED

Best Barefoot Shoes for Running or Walking (2026)

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

16 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.

16 hours ago

WIRED

Boroux Versus Rorra Countertop Water Filters, Tested Head to Head