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Synthesia launched AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive enterprise training platform where employees practice workplace conversations with AI avatars that provide feedback, scoring, and analytics to help companies measure training effectiveness.

Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor.

The four-year-old firm's latest fund is 60% larger than its second vehicle announced 18 months ago.

At last, a tech company has found a way to outsource humanity's oldest pastime: using our imaginations.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

OpenAI has come forward to claim responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it was the result of internal testing gone awry.

Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation.

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok to become all-purpose entertainment destinations instead.

Sila's fresh $300 million round will help it make enough of its silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 EVs.

The acquisition — Einride's first as a publicly traded company — will expand its EV-charging ecosystem as it works to scale its electric trucking business.

The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.

New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.

The company didn't say how many are in each city and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, but the continued absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro raises fresh questions about its AI strategy.

With the new "Replace Audio" tool, users can update the music on their post at any time while keeping the post's existing likes, comments, shares, and reach intact.

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We've had Samsung's latest Ultra smartwatch for about a week, and here are our first impressions.

The new base version of the Z Fold 8 has reworked aspect ratios for both its interior and exterior displays.

The Z Fold 8 Ultra's improved performance, faster charging and a new ultra-wide camera are nice, but what we really want is the regular model's wider screens.

Samsung has unveiled a base Galaxy Z Fold 8 model that comes in a different shape than previous Fold devices.

The Samsung Galaxy Ultra Watch 2 has a slimmer and more rugged design than the first Ultra.

Google and Samsung have revealed the Gemini-powered AI tools coming to the new Galaxy foldables and smartwatches.

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra foldable smartphone, the flagship in the expand Z Fold lineup.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8 is slimmer and there's now more activity on the cover display.

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Following on from last year's Galaxy Watch redesign, the Watch 9 doesn't fix what wasn't broken.

'Strange New Worlds' is uneven in tone, erratic in quality and sometimes gratuitous. But when it works, it works so well.

Join us as we bring you live coverage from Samsung's Unpacked event in London, where it's expected to reveal new foldables and wearables.

Open source AI platform Hugging Face revealed a security breach a few days ago. Turns out OpenAI's models were the culprit.

The country's new law also bans the use of mobile phones in schools.

The elevated streaming experience is happening in collaboration with Prime Video.

Samsung revealed its newest slate of foldables at this summer’s Galaxy Unpacked, which took place in London. In addition to a Galaxy Z Fold 8 that adopts a wider, passport-like form factor, Samsung showed off its new Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with a crease you can barely see and a refreshed Z Flip 8 , which has some new features for its cover screen. We saw some new wearables as well, including the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 that comes with a larger battery and a thinner case, alongside a Galaxy Watch 9 equipped with an upgraded chip. Samsung and

Content Seal sounds a lot like a less accessible and reliable version of SynthID. | Image: Meta / The Verge IIn March, Meta's Oversight Board called on the company to "meet its public commitments and employ its own tools" to help quell the spread of deceptive generative AI content across platforms. Meta responded in July by introducing Content Seal - an invisible watermarking technology that flags images generated by the company's new AI model. But it was basically a footnote buried in the company's announcement for its Muse image and video generation tools. As someone who spends a lot of

When it comes to enthusiast-geared Honda hardware, the Civic Si, Civic Type R, and Acura NSX often come to mind first for their revvy VTEC (Honda's form of variable valve timing) engines and playful chassis dynamics. The Prelude, on the other hand, less so. Instead, the Prelude is a technological study - still aimed at driving fun, but by way of integrating clever forms of engineering into a sleek grand touring coupe body. The second-generation Prelude's fuel injection was derived from F1. Then the third gen got four-wheel steering way back in the late '80s. The fourth gen? It was

The pledge was introduced in March, and has done little to quell concerns so far. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do something about it. The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 200 organizations have signed President Donald Trump's "rate payer protection pledge" that's meant to safeguard average citizens from footing the AI bill. Trump is expected to announce the new signatories on Thursday, which include NextEra

Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event is just around the corner, and the company is expected to take the wraps off a bunch of new devices. Based on the rumors and leaks we've seen so far, Samsung's next generation of foldables will likely be the stars of the show. Samsung is expected to show off a big redesign for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, though we can't rule out a few other surprises. Here's what you need to know about watching Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked and what to expect. When is Samsung Galaxy Unpacked? This year's Galaxy Unpacked takes place on July

An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.

It didn’t keep my coworkers at bay, but Flipper’s expensive productivity tool did help me focus on the task at hand.

It’s “the most car-like Range Rover ever created,” but will this all-electric grand tourer spoil Jaguar’s Type 01 party?

The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.

The discounts may not beat Prime Day, but I found worthwhile prices on WIRED-approved TVs, laptops, tablets, speakers, and other home gear.

The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

Pat Gelsinger wants to pave the way to ever more powerful artificial intelligence using tiny beams of light.

A new type of malware can worm deep into AI coding systems to steal data and logins—and can flip a “death switch” to destroy files and keep out real users.

A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it ain’t so.

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform combines CPUs and GPUs into a single system, reflecting the company’s growing ambition to power every layer of AI infrastructure.

The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs.

Halliday’s G2 glasses can listen to and summarize your workplace meetings—with no video involved.

These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.

These locks, lights, and other smart home upgrades let you add automation without messing up your home’s vibe.

Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected.

Last month, more than a hundred Stanford students left their own graduation to protest Google’s military contracts and deals with ICE. Two organizers, Amanda Campos and Eva Jones, tell us why.

Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars.

Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.

Once a quirky bastion of amateur vulva jewelry and pet portraits, Etsy is now deluged with mass-produced goods and AI knockoffs. Some customers don’t seem to mind.

Directly added to your Samsung Wallet account, it’s yet another cash-back credit card, this time tailored for Samsung stans.

The agency stressed that the July 17 voluntary recall from Taylor Farms still stands. The supplier has been linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak.

The latest estimates reveal that the majority of greenhouse gas emissions from large-scale events such as the FIFA World Cup stem from spectators traveling to host cities.

A recent study suggests that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of weight gain, and thus of conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.

From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing methods. Here’s what fruited—and what just grew mold.

Several Chinese businesses associated with the ebike brand Aipas settled a lawsuit with Amazon and the safety certification company UL in July.

Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s turning kids and teens into speed machines.

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports.

A first-of-its-kind analysis found more than one in eight apps built for US service members carried foreign code—some from firms in nations the Pentagon designates as adversaries.

A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to music—and save your data and battery—follow these tips.

Keep your phone, laptop, handheld gaming console, and other electronics running with these travel-friendly power banks.

Get those lost minerals back with the help of our top electrolyte powders, tablets, drops, and chews for athletes, partiers, and everyone in between.

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.

Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?

The end of the FIFA Men’s World Cup is nigh. Here’s how to watch the final games and the first ever World Cup halftime show.

Our remote team clocked serious hours walking, working, and sometimes jogging to find the best under-desk treadmills for home offices and small spaces.

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.

If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

Balmuda has engineered a remarkably pleasant breeze with its new NatureWind Studio, but is it worth hundreds more than its competition?

Get ready to crush your coursework or scoot to class in style with these back-to-school gear picks.

“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm.

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