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Under the new system, the protocol will take a looser, "stateless" approach to session IDs on the server side, similar to how most ordinary websites already work.

X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.

Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.

The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.

Adobe's Project Indigo can now remove all kinds of backgrounds from photos you snap using the app.

Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of websites, according to an estimate by a cybersecurity researcher.

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos that can’t earn ad revenue.

AI infrastructure company Infinity announced Monday a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that thousands of U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics rely on for billing patients, potentially exposing health data.

Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s why we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to speak about those very issues.

Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity.

For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we're bringing the kind of access you’d expect from an under-wraps event to the whole startup, VC, and dealmaking community.

Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck.

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem.

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Samsung's credit card gives you up to five percent back when you buy its products.

Netflix has teamed up with a company called SignUp Media to offer ASL interpretations on a bunch of kids shows and movies.

Do you need to be in your car to set up your digital car key?

Adobe's Project Indigo app will have new features like removing distractions and offering immediate photo feedback.

A judge has paused the Paramount / Warner Bros. deal to review a multi-state lawsuit.

Apple devices tend to be pretty durable, and the average lifespan of a new iPhone seems to be fairly consistent.

After too many weird teasers, Avengers: Doomsday finally has a real trailer.

Here's how to watch Samsung's 2026 Galaxy Unpacked event

It may seem counterintuitive, but 113-degree water is still cool enough to cool NVIDA's latest hardware.

Europe just hit AliExpress with a record $629 million fine for allowing the sale of counterfeit and harmful products.

Meta's glasses deliver the same functionality as its Ray-Ban models but don't quite feel as premium.

A fresh leak reveals new specs for Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, days before it's rumored to appear.

The $35 camera comes in seven colors and has a slide cover.

The spacecraft made a close approach to the red planet in May on its way to explore the asteroid it's named after.

Break reminders are your friend.

Borderlands 3 is among the 15 games in the 2K Megahits 2026 Bundle. | 2K Games The aptly-named “2K Megahits 2026 Bundle” from Humble includes 15 Steam games for $15. It’s a smattering of the publisher 2K’s biggest games of the 2010s, including BioShock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, Borderlands 3, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown . The bundle will be available until August 7th, though the bundle page notes that keys for some games are already starting to run low. All of the games work on Windows, while some support MacOS and SteamOS. 2K Megahits 2026 Bundle Where to Buy:

The ornament requires three 1.5-volt coin batteries, which are included in the box. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner/The Verge You probably know the signature PlayStation boot sound . Did you know that it's technically a multi-part chime? There's the synthy section where "Sony Computer Entertainment" shows onscreen with a white background. You only get to the next screen with the echo-y chimes and the color-filled PlayStation logo if your console recognizes the disc. How badly I wanted my sorta-broken console to get to that second screen. My console's disc spindle came apart pretty early into me owning it. As an eight-year-old

The end of the Ford F-150 Lightning was also the start of a new era for the automaker. After failing to capture the market with the electric version of its popular F-Series truck, Ford is going back to the drawing board with its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform. The first offering will be a $30,000 electric truck, engineered for efficiency and also — perhaps most importantly — profitability. The truck will be revealed in 2027, but Ford plans on building a whole family of low-cost electric vehicles at its Kentucky assembly plant. The heavily camouflaged truck has already been spotted out

A judge partially granted the request from a dozen state attorneys general to temporarily place the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery on hold, as reported by Variety and Reuters . US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said that based on the new company's market share, "the Court is persuaded that it can presume the proposed merger is likely to violate antitrust laws," and that the states showed "irreparable harm" could occur without a temporary restraining order. A week ago , California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington sued

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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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

Find the best SteelSeries coupon codes, promo codes, and discount codes for May 2026. Get deals on headsets, keyboards, and mice, including first-order and student discounts.

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 Trapped, 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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