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Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator.

Arc was fiercely beloved by a dedicated group of enthusiasts, but it never quite became the mass-market Chrome alternative its makers once envisioned.

At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days.

The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.

Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.

OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?

Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.

Wearing cameras and sensor gloves, the startup’s human chemists will train robots to perform various lab tasks.

The investment will provide a much-needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price.

Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.

Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.

The ride-share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.

The company is looking to roll out the gold two-seater robotaxis to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.

Spotify told investors its rollout of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement.

Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.

Every company is suddenly an AI company. Compute is an asset. Cars are flying. We’ve been promised robots — again. It’s time again to dig through earnings reports, listen to investor calls, and call out the latest wins and losses from around the tech sector and what it means for where the companies go next. Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready In Meta’s version of the future, I’ll have my Muse call your Muse Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi

Meta has tweaked its business terms to remove language suggesting that it could freely train its AI models on news sites, like The Verge - but legal experts say these changes aren't enough to address their concerns. "This does nothing to restrict the 'associated with your products or services' [language] that would let Meta scrape entire sites," James Grimmelmann, a professor of digital and information law at Cornell Law School, tells Nieman Lab . Initially, Meta's new terms for business accounts appeared to give the company permission to train its AI on news sites. The terms, which go into effect

Meta has re-enabled Muse sharing after security researchers had reported that public conversation links could be easy to find. The researchers said they had been able to find Muse pages like a marketing company's internal revenue review and a small business owner's loan application. Researchers at Claroc reported earlier this week that Muse the web addresses for shared conversations from Muse were named after a conversation's title and written into public DNS. Ars Technica said Tuesday that Meta paused the sharing feature after it reached out about what was going on. In a post today on X, Meta's David Singleton

On October 13th, Brendan Carr's FCC gave itself a new power - it can block gadgets for containing any computer chip made by any company on its list of potential threats to national security . Today, it's exercising that power for the first time, blocking two gadgets because they contain "foreign surveillance chips," the FCC claims . The agency doesn't say which specific gadgets it blocked, and it didn't immediately respond to our request for comment, but it does name the "surveillance chip": it's a HiVision Hi3516CV610 UHD Smart Vision SoC , a chip that turns a raw camera sensor

Mars not depicted. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Oh sure, SpaceX's credit risk is pretty high because it's about to borrow another $40 billion to spend on Nvidia chips , but who cares about that? SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger! The degree to which you find this merger compelling likely has to do with the degree to which you believe Elon Musk about wanting to go to Mars, or "spread the light of consciousness," as he put it in this week's SpaceX earnings call (and earlier S-1). Now, a reasonably

The Anker Soundcore Space 2 are a good deal even at full price. The fact they’re 18 percent off is just icing on the cake.

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

Apple’s Mac Mini M4 is one of the best mini computers you can buy, and it’s $150 off. While it’s a good deal on a new, older-generation model, it’s more expensive than it was at launch.

The Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker is a smart, high-end machine that offers pour-over quality. You can get it refurbished from the brand for 25 percent off.

Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor.

With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.

An earnings briefing on Wednesday revealed ad revenue has slowed since the European Union introduced the Less-Personalized Ads model at the beginning of this year.

A portable keyboard and kickstand make it a viable emergency workstation—even if iOS still gets in the way.

A host of election-denying candidates are running for attorney general in states across the country.

After testing multiple models, I’m convinced voice control belongs on the family calendar. Greenlight’s Family Hub shows why.

The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health.

Goldmund’s $240,000 Mimesis Statement is an exercise in extreme Swiss sound engineering—and only one part of a $1.5 million audio setup.

Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They’re now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.

Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.

Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.

As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.

From Trump TV to a Shark Tank knockoff, the president’s latest entertainment ventures are a steep decline from his days on The Apprentice.

By keeping Skullcandy in Park City, Utah, Bose is betting that skate cred and budget pricing will reach listeners it’s been missing.

This feature-packed security camera is the perfect way to keep an eye on your home and fam from afar.

If you’re going to nest, you might as well do it at a discount.

The Detroit automaker wants your next vehicle to be a personal assistant, a best friend, and an autonomous errand-runner.

Samsung’s Frame and Frame Pro are both on sale, as well as some of our other favorite art TVs.

Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.

At Nvidia’s GTC in Berlin, Huang unveiled the company’s new plug-in data center—the DSX Pod—as the key to unlocking Europe’s AI infrastructure lag. Oh, and autonomous humanoid robotics.

Avoid phone FOMO with our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.

The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.

Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes.

Get ready for winter: Darn Tough socks are on sale at REI and come with a lifetime warranty.

The company plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy, marking its first foray into prescribing controlled substances.

It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but with a friendly user interface, great remote, and below-average price, it doesn’t have to.

The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant.

Apple made an astonishingly good first foldable. Now iOS and third-party apps need time to catch up.

From a calendar that keeps my family organized to a frame that rescues photos from my camera roll, these favorites make thoughtful gifts.

Between crushing layoffs, ballooning budgets, and bland end products, video game makers need to stop chasing AAA glory.

Ultra Right Beer, a brand launched in 2023 by MAGA political consultant Seth Weathers, has vanished from the internet with many deliveries unfulfilled.

It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.

To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there.

These WIRED-tested devices will help you hear sounds more clearly. Never miss out on a dinner conversation again.

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.

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