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On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto about personal AI, largely about the possibilities for the "personal superintelligence" systems Meta AI is building.

An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class' waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.

Aptoide has brought its games store back to Google Play after more than a decade, as court-ordered changes open Android to competing app stores.

Platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation.

Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.

Clicks’ $99 Power Keyboard brings a customizable, slide-out physical keyboard to MagSafe and Qi2 smartphones, but its added heft can make larger phones awkward to use.

Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and access.

Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington state.

The two companies were once embroiled in a trade secret theft lawsuit. Now, Wisk is being absorbed into Archer.

Companies that rely on Ceva Logistics for shipping their physical goods to customers say their personal data was taken during a recent cyberattack.

A bug in the tech giant's website the logo of US marketing automation company Klaviyo Inc. is seen displayed on a smartphone in front of an abstract background on a computer screen..

Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.

The ability to add Venmo to Google Play comes as people are spending more money on apps and games.

The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

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Starting February 1st, 2027, creators who want to monetize their channel through YouTube's Partner Program (YPP) will need at least 1,000 subscribers and either 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year, or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days. That's a sizeable jump from YouTube's current requirement of 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 watch hours in the past year, or 1,000 subscribers with 10 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. Creators will also need to maintain 10 million Shorts views over 90 days to earn money from the Shorts Creators Pool, though falling below this

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a lot to say about the idealized future he now envisions for humanity co-existing with artificial intelligence - his latest essay spans more than 6,500 words on the matter. The lengthy manifesto Zuckerberg published on Monday, titled "The Future is for Everyone," broadly lays out his beliefs about how the technology should be developed, expanded, and regulated, and how Meta is positioning itself to enable those goals. Some points echo a similar (albeit, much shorter) public letter that Zuckerberg put out last year , heralding the importance of public access to superintelligent AI - a

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Getting a keyboard with customizable Hall effect sensors is more affordable than it used to be, and you don’t need to compromise on quality to get a good deal. Keychron’s aluminum-clad K2 HE with a 75-percent layout is down to $103.99 (was $130) at Amazon , which matches the lowest price we’ve seen occur a few times throughout the year. The option with wood siding is $111.99 at Amazon , also 20 percent off its original price. The keyboard can connect via USB-C, or wirelessly via Bluetooth or with a more reliable 2.4GHz connection. Its key bindings, actuation points, and

Today, I’m talking with Lila Snyder, who is the CEO of Bose. You certainly know Bose — it’s one of the most famous brands in all of consumer tech. The company started 60 years ago selling speakers to consumers, and its focus on research and development has led it to be a leader in both car audio and noise-canceling headphones. Lila was last on the show about four years ago , and since then she’s dramatically rearchitected the company. The focus on research is still there, but she’s sold off Bose Professional , acquired the high-end audio brands McIntosh Labs

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Willy Myco has made over 120 videos showing people his exact process for making everything from LSD to DMT vapes. Not everyone’s a fan of his methods.

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Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.

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The approach is like a Costco for heat pumps, and it’s helping make installations more accessible as heat waves worsen.

Shopping for a camera can be confusing. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, sensor options, and extra features to find the best one for you.

An AI interview is increasingly the first step of a hiring process. Since there’s no human on the other end, candidates are scheduling them whenever—even deep into the night.

We tested over a hundred wireless earbuds—these models from Apple, Bose, Beats, and Samsung stood out from the rest.

Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.

A device currently being used to help octogenarians do self-administered eye exams could be part of future space missions to monitor astronauts’ ocular health.

There’s no perfect way to transfer possession of your digital assets to your loved ones after you’re gone. But there are things you can do now to make the process easier for them.

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There are endless ways to record and transcribe your virtual meetings with AI. Here’s an option that’s free and open source.

TCL’s hybrid tablet-digital notebook tries to be the best of both worlds, and it mostly succeeds.

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A new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth. What should we make of a multi-billion-dollar pinky promise?

A draft rule reviewed by WIRED would prevent the census from counting undocumented immigrants. To protect against “distortions,” it would also bar questions about race and sexual orientation.

The photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe for the first time the tiny plasma vortices that had been predicted for more than a century.

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared images that show the gash on the surface. It’s pretty small.

My favorite budget laptop, the HP OmniBook 5, has an OLED screen and gets great battery life, despite being just $750 right now.

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Two security researchers bought cheap domains—including noreply.net and deleteduser.com—and set up email listening services. Hundreds of companies are sending them corporate secrets.

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