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Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communism."

Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year.

The Department of Justice says that federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices.

A recent road trip in an EV revealed just how much faster and more reliable DC Fast charging has become in the U.S.

Neil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily.

The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco — no application, no further competition, a guaranteed spot on the world’s most […]

From AI workflows to battery life and security, here's what it's really like to live with Vertu's luxury foldable every day.

Databricks has remade its image into an AI company and has published research on the cost savings of open weight AI models for coding.

If every meeting, watercooler conversation, and date gets transcribed and summarized, who's actually reading any of it?

Agility is opening a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California.

India's smartphone slowdown highlights how the AI boom is reshaping consumer electronics, from pricing and demand to corporate strategy.

In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law.

The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.

Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson's signature bladeless design.

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully hedged, and the timing couldn’t be worse with the company reportedly eyeing an IPO […]

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Up to 32 employees were affected by the studio's recent decision.

The original lawsuit was filed in 2023 and claimed Twitter hosted thousands of cases of copyright infringement.

The water lock feature on Apple Watches automatically activates when you're swimming, but what does it do?

Cutting the cord in your car is a simple upgrade.

Chinese company LONGi has developed crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells with a 35.5 percent conversion efficiency.

Enjoy our weekend guide to the best indie games worth checking out.

OpenAI will send a notification to parents with linked teen accounts if their children have violated its policies around violence.

US government officially lifts TikTok ban on federal devices.

The API is supposed to deliver posts from 'the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.'

It would open up a completely new business for the Facebook and Instagram maker.

The NHTSA recently called for autonomous vehicle companies to improve how cars respond in emergency situations.

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Apple is blaming an Apple Music price hike on "rising licensing costs."

Apple's streaming box is now much more expensive than comparable alternatives. Should you opt for a Fire TV or Roku instead?

Andrew and Tristan Tate talk to the media on March 23, 2025 in Romania. | Image: Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images The manosphere influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami by US Marshals in relation to new rape and sex trafficking charges in England. According to the Associated Press , British authorities are seeking the brothers' extradition. The new charges facing Andrew Tate include seven counts of rape, three of sex trafficking, three counts of assault, and "19 charges relating to sexual images of children and extreme 'pornography,'" according to the New York Times . Tristan Tate faces two

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Grand Theft Auto VI release won’t offer a disc. | Image: Rockstar Games This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on video games and physical media, follow Jay Peters. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started As a kid, I relished trips to Best Buy, GameStop, and the nearby mall so that I could browse video games. I loved sifting through games and chatting with my friends at the store about upcoming releases.

The 2018 Solar Car Challenge was the last time participants took their designs out on the open road. | Image: Lehman Marks / Solar Car Challenge On July 19th, dozens of teams of high school students will begin a five-day, 630-mile road race from Fort Worth to Fort Stockton in Texas. But this is not your typical contest. The students design and build the cars themselves, using off-the-shelf parts and 3D printed materials. The winner is the team that accumulates the most driven miles. And the only fuel they can use to power their Frankenstein-looking vehicles comes from that mass

Dave Eggers attends the "The Turning Point: To Be Destroyed" premiere. | Image: John Lamparski/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Last year, Sam Altman invited author Dave Eggers to give a talk to around 200 OpenAI staffers. The man has written countless novels , screenplays, pieces of journalism, started McSweeney's , and founded multiple schools and nonprofits that support writers and the arts more broadly. So one might expect he'd roll into the company's offices and offer tips on being relentlessly prolific, or how to excel in multiple fields. Instead, he apparently laced into the company. According to the Financial Times

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.

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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.

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

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

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An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.

The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border.

The prediction market’s Panamanian operation seems odd, even for a company whose CEO had his apartment raided by FBI agents.

A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.

For all the hysteria over “woke” casting and ahistorical choices, Christopher Nolan’s epic is on track to make $200 million globally during its opening weekend.

David Risher insists that Lyft has lowered its prices and that customers who only check his competitor’s app are “leaving money on the table.”

I tested REI’s best new and revamped outdoor gear of 2026. Here’s what’s worth buying, from tents and sleeping bags to coolers and bikes.

Election deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.

We consulted preparedness experts and WIRED’s team of testers for the essential gear to keep on hand in case of wildfires, earthquakes, and lord knows what else.

Looking to add a smart speaker to your house? Here’s which to choose, whether you’re an Alexa, Siri, or Gemini fan.

Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.

The Japanese Microwave measures food temperature directly, and stops cooking when food’s hot. It’s kinda terrific.

From the best air fryer to frying pans to knife sharpeners anyone can use, these ideas will keep the curious home chef in your life tinkering away.

Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.

The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls.

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it’s exploring some “kinetic things.”

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The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the complexity of hormones.

On today’s Uncanny Valley, we unpack OpenAI’s ongoing drama, both legal and reputational, and whether these developments could further hurt the company—particularly in its fight against Anthropic.

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