A post-midnight Republican mutiny in the House of Representatives blocked the White House's effort to extend Section 702, a warrantless surveillance program. The FBI has previously used the program to surveil members of ...
Google has updated its AI Mode with new shopping features, including the ability to find in-stock products at nearby stores. The update also enables tracking of prices for specific hotels users are interested in, going b...
With the US spy law known as Section 702 set to expire in April, lawmakers remain sharply divided on whether to enact sweeping reforms following years of documented surveillance abuses. TechCrunch notes that even if the ...
A Verge Optimizer newsletter column argues that Peloton keeps overreaching beyond its core product identity, when the original offering is already strong enough. The piece urges the company to stay focused rather than ch...
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung drew attention by quoting a post on X featuring a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers throwing a body off a rooftop in Gaza, writing that the act was 'no different from Comfort W...
Artist Rachel Youn sources used household machines—vacuum cleaners, personal massagers, electronic baby rockers, and walking pads—to create kinetic sculptures adorned with artificial flowers and metal hardware. The w...
Cloudflare has launched 'Is Your Site Agent-Ready?', a tool that helps website owners assess whether their sites are accessible and usable by AI agents and automated systems. The tool reflects the growing importance of a...
Shoe company Allbirds briefly septupled its stock price after announcing it was repositioning itself as an AI company, becoming the latest example of AI rebranding mania. The Verge uses the episode to question whether th...
Bluesky has attributed ongoing app disruptions—which began around 3 a.m. ET on April 15—to a distributed denial-of-service attack. The platform confirmed the DDoS as the root cause of what had been days of intermitte...
Wired reports that conspiracy theories alleging the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt against Donald Trump was staged have intensified among once-loyal supporters. The trend reflects growing fractures withi...
Netflix plans to introduce a vertical video feed similar to TikTok within its apps this month, and will broadly deploy AI for content recommendations and creation. The moves signal a significant shift in Netflix's produc...
This week's Rocket Report covers SpaceX's test-firing of Starship V3 and ESA's tentative steps toward crewed launches. It also reviews progress by NASA's two lunar lander contractors—SpaceX and Blue Origin—as attenti...
San Francisco-based Loop has closed a $95 million Series C round led by Valor Equity Partners, the firm run by Antonio Gracias that is also a major backer of xAI. The funding will support Loop's AI platform designed to f...
SaySo is a new short-form video platform aimed at restoring user trust in news by restricting content to vetted creators and journalists. The app is positioning itself as a direct response to the spread of misinformation...
Competitors and the broader creative software ecosystem appear to be collectively moving against Adobe's long-held grip on the industry, which has faced backlash over subscription pricing and AI integration decisions. Th...
Wired's review of the Coolfly Aura finds the colorful and cleverly designed drone ultimately underwhelming, with its signature multi-angle feature proving more cumbersome than useful in practice....
MIT Technology Review's daily Download newsletter covers two stories: new research challenging the popular belief that many living humans carry meaningful Neanderthal DNA, and a critical examination of how artificial int...
Isaac Asimov's 1956 short story 'The Last Question'—widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction stories ever written—has resurfaced on Hacker News with significant engagement, accumulating 247 points and 8...
Wired has published its updated 2026 guide to the best portable Bluetooth speakers, spanning a range of sizes from compact clip-ons to large boom boxes, with top picks from JBL, Sonos, and Bose....
Wired rounds up its favorite MagSafe accessories including chargers, wallets, and more, with notable attention to Qi2-compatible options that extend magnetic mounting benefits to Android users....