AirPods aren't useless even after you've had them for years and get a new pair. Repurpose them with a few tricks.
Originally released in early 2025 as an accessory for the iPad, Moft has redesigned its Dynamic Folio as a case for the iPhone Duo that does more than just protect Apple's folding phone. You can use it to prop the Duo up at several different angles for hands-free use, or reconfigure the Dynamic Folio's origami-like […]
NY gov. pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
Microsoft is about to launch its new Xbox Nano controller tomorrow, and the tiny device has a little secret. The Nano can connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming over Wi-Fi to improve latency. It's a feature Microsoft hasn't officially announced yet, but one I've been anticipating since the Xbox Nano leaked earlier this year. The […]
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This is another example of how closely Google Search is tied to the company's AI products.
Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, they’re getting worse.
There's still no word on when The Elder Scrolls VI will arrive.
Windows 11 users with 8GB of RAM should start noticing improved performance in a wide range of apps.
Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times. The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search "will be entirely off" for K-12 student accounts […]
Even though I knew Microsoft's new Xbox Nano controller was tiny, I still gasped when I unboxed it a few days ago. The compact controller is small enough to slip into a pocket unnoticed, and it has been designed specifically for younger people, or for anyone with smaller hands. I'm not young, but I do […]
Microsoft has been doing a lot of work to improve memory usage and increase performance on Windows 11 PCs over the past year. Last month the company revealed Windows 11 is now "more responsive" and runs better on PCs with 8GB of RAM, and now the company is releasing a new update today that includes […]
Making World of Warcraft: Forever was a unique challenge for Blizzard's developers.
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Also co-founder and president Chris Yu told TechCrunch that he wanted to prioritize autonomous vehicles.
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Schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.
If you have an older TV that doesn't have smart features, you might not need to upgrade. Here's how to turn your "dumb" TV into a smart one.
The mayor's comments come after the entertainment giant's data breach last year, which exposed James Dolan's surveillance.
UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.
Demand for advanced chips is rising. The processes to build them are getting more complex. And the margin for error is shrinking. For engineers, understanding how a process change will behave, how a material will interact with a new step, how a defect maps back to a root cause are critical, challenging steps in semiconductor […]
The 2026 midterm elections will determine the scope of President Donald Trump’s power in his final two years in office, and signal what voters care about going into the 2028 presidential election. While this year’s races are expected to be most broadly defined by affordability issues, there are several topics impacting the tech industry that […]
The status bar of your smartphone is littered with arcane symbols that are mostly undecipherable. We all know what 4G and 5G are, so what is H+?
Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.
Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.
Apple's latest earnings show how it's continuing to capitalize on the AI boom without busting its budget on the infrastructure spending consuming its competitors. Overall, Apple posted its best-ever fiscal year for revenue and earnings per share. iPhone and Mac sales continued to grow strongly in the fourth quarter. iPhone revenue rose 17.5% from a […]
You're going to need a lot of extra storage space on your console if you're planning to play Grand Theft Auto VI later this month. Rockstar Games confirmed on Tuesday that the preload file will require up to 212GB "depending on your device." Rockstar says you can start preloading the game on the PlayStation 5 […]
Bethesda is officially confirming today that the next Elder Scrolls game will be called The Elder Scrolls VI Sentinel. The confirmation came in a less than 10-minute video celebrating 40 years of Bethesda game studios. It's been more than eight years since Bethesda officially announced the existence of the sixth game in its Elder Scrolls […]
People hate data centers. They're loud, resource-hungry eyesores that are so profoundly unpopular they have managed to achieve the near-impossible in today's polarized political landscape: genuine bipartisan opposition. But what about "compute campuses"? Those sound lovely, right? OpenAI seems to be gambling that a quiet rebrand could be all it takes to defuse the growing […]
Critics say EPA is effectively abandoning Clean Air Act enforcement at factory farms.
From hallucinations to partisan bias, artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are not helpful when it comes to Election Day.
USB Type-C cables are everywhere, especially now that Apple has gotten onboard with the port. But does the "C" in USB-C mean something in particular?
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Samsung's Galaxy Ring now offers more advanced sleep apnea detection following FDA approval of the new feature in July.3 replies
iOS 27 brings several improvements to the iPhone, from useful quality-of-life changes to a range of new Apple Intelligence-powered features.
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The iPad Mini’s impressive new features make it a better tablet than ever—only to be betrayed by its higher price.
Apple made significant improvements to the iPad mini this year, but they don't come cheap.
Peak Design fans, rejoice. The company is now ready to show off its debut collection of smartphone chargers, cables and batteries.
USB ports come in multiple colors, from eye-catching ones like orange and purple to plain old black ports. Here's what the latter signifies.
AirPods get updates silently, unlike your iPhone, but you can prep them for a smoother update experience.
The US Armed Forces says NASA's Swift observatory will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in the early hours of November 4.
Almost every component of the tiny Arduview gaming handheld is see-through.
NBC’s go-to data guru also isn’t quite sure what a subreddit is.
Apple finally made ANC standard across the AirPods lineup. But should you still spring for the AirPods Pro 3?
“I did a Latino community event [and said] we have to actually fucking vote to tell these motherfuckers to fuck off,” Nevada secretary of state Cisco Aguilar tells WIRED.
Ahead of the midterms, WIRED talked to New York City’s mayor about data centers, AI in schools, and the future of the Democratic party.
The 3,200-pound satellite is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere later this week with a wide reentry zone covering parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.
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Apple developers will have to declare whether their app enables dating between real people and/or AI companions, so the company can apply the proper age rating.
The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.
On Reddit and Discord, people addicted to opioids say SR-17018 can remove withdrawal symptoms. Despite its potential, the DEA has placed it in the same category as heroin.
First revealed at the company's event in September, Apple's AI-powered Apple Watch features are finally landing in beta.
Evertrue Capital announces $17M debut fund to back early-stage AI and fintech.
Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.
Cities generate enormous amounts of data from cameras, sensors and operational systems, but turning it into useful action — for planning, maintenance and public services — remains a challenge. Physical and agentic AI offer new ways to close that gap, from digital twins for infrastructure planning to vision and service agents, while keeping local governments […]
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Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.
Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call.
A Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals could make the victory short-lived.
Y Combinator Garry Tan has jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI agents. On a new episode of Walter Isaacson’s podcast, The Builders, Tan put a price tag on his passion.
At a time when people are increasingly tired of dating apps, Hinge is testing a cheaper subscription plan.
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
Apple says iPhone Duo production is ramping up, but it still can't say when supply will catch up with demand as shipping delays stretch into next year.
With Democrats poised to make significant gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump supporters have been reduced to posting bizarre Star Wars fan fiction.
The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million.
Apple says unprecedented memory chip costs will continue to rise, raising questions about future device prices as its inventory climbs to $14.5 billion.
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RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return.
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The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.
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German lawmakers and a filmmaker are among the people who received notifications from Apple warning that their phones may have been hacked.
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The website builder said that the job losses are part of a broader restructuring of its organization.
A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
Apple robot backed by CEO John Ternus may have hefty price tag and limited uses.
The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.
The influential Center for Renewing America says that “neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Muslims” can’t sincerely swear to protect the Constitution—and shouldn’t be allowed to assume office.
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The Capytistas, a secretive group claiming more than $1.2 million in backing, started with Elon Musk and Tesla’s board. Members argue that those who buy political power deserve the scrutiny they’ll impose.
The first Wi-Fi 8 router has arrived. This quad-band gaming beast from Asus is fabulously fast and feature-packed.
There was plenty of drama on and off the track for Formula 1 this weekend.
So far, Department of Justice–led efforts to sow chaos, even as Americans are already voting, have fallen flat.
A new action plan aims to rescue 2030 nature targets as financing remains inadequate.
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This DIY e-paper display works in two official ecosystems or on your own server.
Chatbots are often quite good at retrieving the information you want from the web. But sometimes you’ll get better results by typing your query into a good old search engine.
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Even as studios incorporate generative tech into film and TV production, comedy content creators have broken through by roasting chatbots.
I’ve gotten nearly 2,000 campaign fundraising texts that were meant for someone else. I tried to find out why—and uncovered a labyrinth of politicians, data brokers, and shady tactics.
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WIRED uncovered some 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that look like regular AI tools but had secret features that let users create violent AI-generated images and video.
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You may not have noticed everything Google’s free software suite offers—especially a web app called Google Vids.
The Chromagraph Camera app costs $13 and processes iPhone photos with the same color math Rian Johnson’s cinematographer, Steve Yedlin, uses for film.
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With a number of anti-data-center candidates poised to win on Tuesday, New York provides a glimpse at the tensions around actually having to do something about the digital infrastructure.
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Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
While Google is heralding a new series of laptops called Googlebooks, Chromebooks are sticking around—for now. These are the ones to consider.
A dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust that astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.
Named Volta-Autodoxer, the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
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The regulator says Tavneos was approved on the basis of manipulated study data. Should patients still have access to it?
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The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wine—and the spirit world is mighty impressed.
While science fiction lore tells us that humans will meet extraterrestrial life in the form of little green men, the detail that should raise hairs this Halloween is this: the search for extraterrestrial intelligence took a major leap forward with AI, and it increasingly focuses on AI agents built by humans listening for AI agents […]
Turning a simulation idea into a working application means assembling assets, connecting physics and rendering, and checking that the scene behaves as intended. Developers are combining frontier AI models with NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to help carry out that work — building applications for exploring scenarios, investigating failures and improving designs. Developers direct AI agents through […]
This Halloween week, GFN Thursday is delivering a fresh batch of gaming treats. Something wicked this blade comes. S-GAME’s Phantom Blade Zero launches on GeForce NOW today, bringing a scarily good blend of martial arts and punk fantasy to the cloud. There’s also something on the horizon for adventurers: World of Warcraft: Forever arrives Wednesday, […]
NVIDIA RTX Spark powers thin and light laptops built for everything that developers, creators and gamers do. RTX Spark laptops are now available from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI. These powerful systems combine an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU and an NVIDIA Grace CPU in a single superchip with up to 128GB of unified […]
There are 57 million people worldwide living with dementia today. For the researchers working to help them, the obstacle isn’t a lack of effort — it’s too much data, too few experts to synthesize it and a pace of discovery that can’t keep up with the disease. The Consortium for Biomedical Research and AI in […]
Kazakhstan’s AI ecosystem is moving from infrastructure plans to deployment. The shift is visible across the full AI stack — from infrastructure to models to applications. The announcements below — coinciding with a visit to Astana by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang — point to the nation’s increasing supply of accelerated computing, along with […]
Launched today, NVIDIA Minerva is an AIOps platform built to help teams find problems earlier and keep AI factories productive. It brings together telemetry from infrastructure and AI workloads, then applies purpose-built AI models to turn that data into timely, actionable insight. AI factories are among the most complex operations in the world, with vast […]
Lock in and load out this GFN Thursday. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, bringing a new campaign, multiplayer action and DMZ, high-stakes extraction mode to supported devices. The campaign also gets an enhanced look: GeForce RTX 5080-class performance arrives for Ultimate members, bringing support for ray-tracing features in […]
At GTC Berlin, banks, payment companies and financial data providers are showing what production-scale intelligence looks like — built on NVIDIA accelerated computing, powered by open weight models and running on their own infrastructure. Revolut is rebuilding its technology stack on a single foundation model PRAGMA, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing. Using the NVIDIA cuDF […]
To help developers rapidly build world models, which help physical AI systems understand and simulate the real world, NVIDIA has expanded the Cosmos platform with new training tools, simulation checkpoints and Cosmos Data Factory blueprints. Ranking top five on six different open models leaderboards, the NVIDIA Cosmos platform gives world model builders the frontier open […]
Companies around the world are building on the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Platform to plan, simulate and run the grid and the AI factory as one system, from the substation to the rack. Their adoption of the platform responds to an acute problem. Power is now the biggest bottleneck in infrastructure. More than $300 billion […]
European retailers are using open models and physical intelligence across use cases — from a commerce platform cutting inference costs by 90% to to a fulfillment center where collaboration of different robotic fleets is simulated inside a digital twin. Frontier Results With Open Models Retail leaders and technology companies across Europe are using NVIDIA-accelerated open […]
Weather forecasts shape more than daily plans; timely weather information is crucial for energy producers, insurers and transport operators to plan around changing conditions. A global forecast can show a storm taking shape, but decisions about solar farms, shipping routes or insured property depend on what happens locally. NVIDIA Earth-2 gives developers and researchers a […]
Governments need modern solutions to serve the public while keeping sensitive information under their control. Open models provide a path forward, letting governments evaluate them, adapt them to local languages and public services, run them on infrastructure they control, apply their own safeguards and keep sensitive data within controlled environments. Some open models go further, […]
At GTC Berlin, NVIDIA is showcasing its full lineup of local AI hardware. RTX Spark, which launched last week, powers personal agents on Windows PCs; DGX Spark supports developers building and scaling applications on Linux; and DGX Station serves enterprise teams running frontier workloads on Linux, with a Windows version arriving in December. Announcements include: […]
General availability of the instances is coming next month, with planned expansion of availability to Europe — bringing an integrated platform for training, inference and large-scale reinforcement learning to cloud customers. A5X instances bring together NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72, NVIDIA ConnectX-9 SuperNICs, Google Cloud Virgo Network and Google Cloud’s fourth-generation advanced liquid-cooling technology for demanding […]