You can compete against anyone on Strava, anytime, anywhere-even in an international airport at 2 am. Which is better than doomscrolling.

Two organizations that handed out unconditional cash grants told WIRED that they will no longer disclose their financial statements and internal policies. Their stance follows a similar denial by OpenAI.

Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going.

Companies aren't replacing workers with AI yet. But they are sacrificing thousands of jobs in the race to further innovation in the technology.

A ShinyHunters hacker tells WIRED that they gained access to Ticketmaster's Snowflake cloud account-and others-by first breaching a third-party contractor.

CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers.

This drop-top hybrid supercar is the very definition of dynamic driving. Only the indistinctive looks let it down.

NZXT's first foray into audio gear comes with one of the most innovative accessories I've seen in years-if you use wired headphones.

Which film camera should you get? Which films are the best? We demystify the world of analog photography to help you get started.

Finally! An AI-enabled face computer that's comfortable, useful, attractive, and not completely humiliating to wear.

In this common email scam, a criminal pretending to be your boss or coworker emails you asking for a favor involving money. Here's what do to when a bad actor lands in your inbox.

Optical neural networks, which use photons instead of electrons, have advantages over traditional systems. They also face major obstacles.

The United States and China appear locked in a race to weaponize four-legged robots for military applications.

HiGround's entry-level keyboard costs more and delivers less than most mid-tier mechanical keyboards.

Barnes and Noble's cheap new e-reader can also work as a basic, bare-bones tablet.

These fashion brands are here to help you break free from the gender binary.

The messaging standard promises better security and cooler features than plain old SMS. Android has had it for years, but now iPhones are getting it too.

A microbiologist explains how to not catch summertime germs at the barbecue, in the pool, or on the trail.

Older iPhones might well be able to cope with Apple's AI, so why won't your $900 year-old model run it? Here's why.

You have to pay $100,000 for a timepiece with a singularly hi-tech route to make 160 micro-LED lights come on without any battery to power them.

Contract seafarers in Ukraine are turning to online whisper networks to keep themselves from being hired into Russia's sanctions-busting shadow fleet.

Plus: US lawmakers have nothing to say about an Israeli influence campaign aimed at US voters, a former LA Dodgers owner wants to fix the internet, and more.

For months, players have been complaining about high rents in the city-building sim. This week, developer Colossal Order fixed the problem by doing something real cities can't: removing landlords.

Editor and news aggregator Phil Lewis isn't afraid of YouTubers or TikTokkers. He says the real threat is misinformation.

Apple is eager to show us that its approach to artificial intelligence is safer, better, and more useful than the competition. Maybe that's just a hallucination, but it's working.

Some houses may come with preinstalled smart devices. These are the products I loved-and the ones I'm replacing.

A buzzy process called retrieval augmented generation, or RAG, is taking hold in Silicon Valley and improving the outputs from large language models. How does it work?

Signalis came out in 2022 to strong reviews but has mostly stayed under the radar. Two years later, it has amassed a following of women, nonbinary, and queer folks who have created a hopeful community based around its grimdark themes.

How many gallons of blood are there in the second season of House of the Dragon? How many wigs? Click here for an overview.

Food app Too Good To Go promises to cut waste by directing hungry bargain hunters to leftover restaurant food. But the week I spent living off the app had me wondering if Too Good To Go is too good to be true.

Microsoft and Google are bringing ads to their AI search experiences. But users don't always find it helpful.

Elon Musk will pocket $50 billion after Tesla shareholders made a show of support for his leadership.

Meet AI Steve and VIC, the chatbots running for office in 2024.

From Magnifier to Lookout, you can benefit from features on Android and Apple devices.

Other tech companies want to sell you chatbots. Apple's demos show the value of seeing the AI as an integrated, holistic experience rather than a stand-alone app or device.

Long-running nonprofit Common Crawl has been a boon to researchers for years. But now its role in AI training data has triggered backlash from publishers.

The biggest battle over abortion rights since Roe v. Wade is over for now-and the Supreme Court has averted a major crisis for reproductive health care.

Shopping for a video or photo light? Confused by all the jargon? Let's simplify things a bit.

LinkedIn's new generative AI features include chatbots based on popular career coaches and tools to rewrite resumes and cover letters.

Artifact, the news app startup from Instagram's cofounders, was purchased by Yahoo earlier this year. The web giant then used some of Artifact's AI smarts to supercharge its own mobile news app.

This week, we discuss how Apple's approach to artificial intelligence differs from those of its rivals. Hint: It goes deeper than Genmoji.

Frank McCourt, the real estate mogul and former LA Dodgers owner, wants to go all in on the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol.

The French brand's first new car in seven years combines rally looks, F1-inspired tech and on-board skill challenges using sensor data to make the whole car become a game controller.

Players, aided by technology, are hitting the ball farther than ever, and courses can't keep getting longer-meaning operators are having to find smarter ways to keep the sport challenging.

The famed futurist remains inhumanly optimistic about the world and his own fate-and thinks the singularity is minutes away.

In The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge With AI, the spiritual sequel to his (in)famous first book, Ray Kurzweil doubles down on the promise of immortality.

UK retailers have accused Amazon of using its Buy Box section to choke their businesses, reigniting a years-long debate over whether there was foul play.

Moment's Warehouse Sale has deals on Wandrd camera bags, mobile lenses, and Instax cameras.

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