AI Industry

Pentagon vendor cutoff exposes the AI dependency map most enterprises never built

The federal directive ordering all U.S. government agencies to cease using Anthropic technology comes with a six-month p...

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AI & Culture

The Best Linux Laptops (I Install Linux on Every Laptop I Test) (2026)

Whether you want a beast of a machine with dedicated graphics or a light, easy-to-upgrade PC, we have the perfect rig fo...

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AI & Culture

I Ranked 30 Energy Drinks, From Celsius to Ghost (2025)

The future is here, and it is jacked up on B vitamins, red dye, and taurine. These are the best energy drinks to get fro...

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AI & Culture

Marshall Kilburn III Review: A Classic Rock Bluetooth Speaker

Prepping for warmer weather? Marshall's midsize portable Bluetooth speaker sounds as good as it looks....

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AI & Tech

Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore?

Offshore wind developer Aikido will deploy a small data center beneath a floating offshore wind turbine later this year....

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AI & Culture

How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers

A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ el...

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AI & Culture

16 Best Air Purifiers (2026): Coway, AirDoctor, IQAir

Protect your home against dust, pets, allergies, and more with air purifiers tested firsthand by WIRED....

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AI & Culture

Some People See Aliens While on DMT. Researchers Want to Find Out What They Can Teach Us

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman...

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AI & Tech

Eight Sleep raises $50M at $1.5B valuation

Eight Sleep said it was free-cash-flow positive in 2025, and plans to use the new funding for new products, global expan...

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AI & Culture

How Is Kalshi Not Gambling?

Kalshi lets you place bets on everything from football games to foreign invasions. The prediction market’s CEO, Tarek Ma...

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AI & Culture

Best Theraguns and Therabody Tools for Smarter Recovery (2026)

From massage guns to compression boots and LED face masks, these are the top performers in Therabody's wellness lineup....

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AI & Culture

What It’s Like to Have a Brain Implant for 5 Years

No one has had a Synchron brain-computer interface longer than Rodney Gorham. He's still finding new ways to use it....

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AI & Culture

These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Google is partnering with Back Market to sell USB sticks that let you install ChromeOS Flex on older Windows and Intel-p...

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AI & Culture

Barkbox Promo Codes and Discounts: Up to 50% Off

Save on Barkbox subscriptions, including monthly themed collections of plush toys, tough chews, and healthy snacks desig...

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AI & Tech

Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices

Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status....

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AI Industry

Did Alibaba just kneecap its powerful Qwen AI team? Key figures depart in wake of latest open source release

Alibaba's Qwen team of AI researchers have been among the most prolific and well-regarded by international machine ...

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AI & Tech

A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals

Security researchers say exploits used by governments to hack into iPhones have been found to be used by cybercriminals....

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AI & Tech

Alibaba’s Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push

Reactions rippled through Alibaba's Qwen team after tech lead Junyang Lin stepped down following a major model launch....

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AI & Tech

Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month

Crunchbase data shows a record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups last month, with AI startups na...

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AI & Tech

ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down

The company says the new model will reduce the "cringe" that's been annoying its users for months....

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AI & Tech

Anduril aims at $60 billion valuation in new funding round

The funding round would come less than a year after Anduril's Series G, which closed in June with $2.5 billion against a...

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AI Industry

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite at 1/8th the cost of Pro

Google's newest AI model is here: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, and the biggest improvements this time around come in cost...

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AI & Tech

Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability

Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code....

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AI & Culture

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues...

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