Binance hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion in record crypto theft
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been hit with a record $6.3 billion hack.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Steve Dent)Oct 30, 2026 4:24 AM
General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit
GM has settled the Smart Driver program lawsuit brought by 35 attorneys general.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Oct 30, 2026 3:44 AM
Waymo taps Toyota to supply robotaxis for Japan and the U.K.
Waymo will begin testing self-driving versions of Toyota's electric bZ4X vehicles in Japan next year as part of a broader partnership with the automaker.
techcrunch.comOct 30, 2026 3:01 AM
You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work
David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator, recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 9:20 PM
The director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube
Curry Barker, the director behind the hit horror film Obsession, just published a new horror short on YouTube. The short, titled "Mama Bear," is nearly five minutes long. The video is pretty unnerving, and fair warning that it gets a little graphic, but it's a fun one to watch if you're looking for something scary […]
www.theverge.comby Jay PetersOct 29, 2026 7:57 PM
Andy Jassy says Prime Video is on track to earn ‘tens of billions of dollars’
The success of blockbuster hits like "Project Hail Mary" and "Verity" is only part of the story, Amazon's CEO says.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 7:44 PM
AWS will be a $1T business, Jassy says — but first, it will spend big
Amazon wants to be the king of AI cloud computing and become the first $1 trillion revenue business. But to do that it will have to continue on its capex spending spree, its CEO said Thursday.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 7:42 PM
Intel says it’s selling every affordable laptop chip it can make
During Intel's latest earnings call, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said that demand for its budget-focused Wildcat Lake chips "is outstripping supply." According to CFO David Zinsner, the chips are now sold out. Zinsner said Intel has "seen significant growth in Wildcat Lake. It's coming exactly at the right time because it's cost-optimized and we're seeing a […]
www.theverge.comby Stevie BonifieldOct 29, 2026 7:42 PM
Sony is working on a film adaptation of viral indie horror game Mouthwashing
The adaptation will be directed by Karyn Kusama, and scripted by the writers of The Invitation.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell)Oct 29, 2026 6:52 PM
Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto
Some estimates say hackers stole billions in crypto from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, during a cyberattack on Thursday.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 6:27 PM
Reddit’s CEO says Google’s AI Mode ‘does not drive traffic’
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in an earnings call today that Google's AI-powered search modes do not help with traffic to the platform, echoing problems facing other websites and publishers. As part of its Q3 2026 earnings, Reddit revealed that search traffic in October has "dropped by more than 1 million referrals on average per […]
www.theverge.comby Jay PetersOct 29, 2026 6:19 PM
Meta is testing 'Threads Friends' for sharing posts with smaller groups
Twitter Circle, anyone?
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Karissa Bell)Oct 29, 2026 6:05 PM
Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin
Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 5:51 PM
VRChat says it's not adding AI labels despite user survey showing people want that
Trying to make everyone happy could make no one happy.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Oct 29, 2026 5:48 PM
Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says
Reddit's search traffic "was down meaningfully" last quarter.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 5:47 PM
Amazon reported booming cloud revenue but otherwise missed expectations
The biggest ouch of the report was its negative free cash flow of $2.4 billion.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 5:20 PM
Fan fiction website AO3 is down, and it could take weeks to recover
The site's data is reportedly intact, but the cause of the outage is still unknown.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell)Oct 29, 2026 5:18 PM
GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data
As part of the settlement, GM must get drivers’ express consent before it collects or shares their driving and location data.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 5:01 PM
What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane
This week, the Pentagon released a full-resolution image of the vehicle, the capabilities of which remain rather mysterious.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 4:45 PM
Fan-fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3) could be offline for up to 4 weeks after security incident
The site has such a passionate user base that, within two hours of the announcement, its status page's posts had garnered millions of views (and much panicked commentary) across social media.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 4:43 PM
Reddit will force users to log in as AI is killing search traffic
The company is starting with tests outside of the US.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Karissa Bell)Oct 29, 2026 4:32 PM
Google fixes an annoying Photos bug that hid edited images from other apps
Hey, that's not what Magic Eraser is supposed to do!
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Oct 29, 2026 4:26 PM
Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines
The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won't boot.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 4:18 PM
Google brings AI Mode advertisements to more countries
Adding sponsored content in more markets could make the feature profitable.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Oct 29, 2026 4:18 PM
Patrick Stewart has died at age 86
Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has died at age 86. A message posted to Stewart's Instagram account says the actor died in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday "following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." Born in 1940 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, […]
www.theverge.comby Emma RothOct 29, 2026 4:10 PM
As search traffic dries up, Reddit announces it’s shifting to a logged-in experience
As AI transforms how people find information online, Reddit is rethinking its open-web roots to protect its audience and business.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 4:08 PM
Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine
Inspector general rejected request from Democratic and Republican senators.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 4:08 PM
Reddit will force everyone to log in
Reddit is announcing a huge shift: It's going to start requiring users to log in. Right now, you can browse Reddit without having an account, and the site is generally a great resource for crowdsourced information on a whole range of topics. I know I'm not the only person who appends "reddit" to a lot […]
www.theverge.comby Jay PetersOct 29, 2026 4:07 PM
Rivian expands joint venture with VW to include AI assistant
Rivian doesn't disclose if the value of its $5.8 billion joint venture will expand as a result.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 4:05 PM
The R2 SUV is already Rivian’s best-selling vehicle
Rivian is seeing strong enough sales of the new EV that it improved its guidance to Wall Street for the second time this year.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 4:02 PM
Rivian’s R2 is officially its best-selling vehicle
Rivian reported its third quarter earnings of 2026, providing us a closer look at the company's financial health as it ramps up production of its all-important R2 electric vehicle - which is now, for the first time, outselling all of Rivian's other EVs. Rivian said it brought in $2.155 billion in revenue, a 38 percent […]
www.theverge.comby Andrew J. HawkinsOct 29, 2026 4:02 PM
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings acquires ADT
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings is buying ADT in a $15.3 billion deal, with plans to bring AI to the home security business.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 3:56 PM
Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts
The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 3:51 PM
Nothing Headphones Sale: Stylish and Up to 41% Off
Some of the brand’s best styles, including the Nothing Headphone (1) and CMF Headphone Pro, are at the lowest prices I’ve ever seen ahead of Black Friday.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 3:41 PM
Popcorn bucket innovation is at an all-time low and the Dune: Part Three 'Double Sandworm' is proof
Just what the Sandworm bucket needed: a second hole.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell)Oct 29, 2026 3:40 PM
GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data
General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreement, which resolves a complaint from a coalition of 36 US attorneys general, requires GM to limit the driving data it collects and obtain "express consent" from […]
www.theverge.comby Emma RothOct 29, 2026 3:19 PM
Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala?
Airbnb’s nonprofit held its inaugural gala on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and the internet had one reaction — the *what* gala?
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 3:17 PM
Meta quietly launches an AI fashion app called Style Sketch
The app connects to Instagram to build a virtual closet from photos you’ve already shared, or lets you add items manually by snapping a photo, recording a quick video, or uploading images from your camera roll.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 3:14 PM
Trump declares robot imports a national security threat
President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 3:07 PM
Hacker may have stolen millions in a malware attack against online poker players
Wired has the story of a superuser cheating scandal.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Oct 29, 2026 3:03 PM
You can generate and edit Google Docs files directly in Gemini chats now
Now you can generate, preview, and edit PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown files, TXT files, and code directly within Google Gemini. The new file editing capabilities are available starting today for all Gemini users, and while PDF previews/editing works on both the web and mobile, all other file formats are only in […]
www.theverge.comby Stevie BonifieldOct 29, 2026 2:45 PM
Netflix is making a live-action PUBG show written and directed by Donald Glover
The streamer also has an Assassin's Creed series in the works, along with a Gears of War feature film.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk)Oct 29, 2026 2:45 PM
Don't expect more Assassin's Creed remakes anytime soon
Ubisoft shared some updates on the franchise, including confirmation of a New Game+ option for Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Oct 29, 2026 2:40 PM
A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System
Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 2:39 PM
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang may have been the target of a Chinese government spy
President Trump reportedly chose to do nothing in response.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Will Shanklin)Oct 29, 2026 2:34 PM
Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says
Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 2:29 PM
Meta will now alert parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for self-harm content on Facebook
The company will also notify parents about conversations with Meta AI.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Karissa Bell)Oct 29, 2026 2:20 PM
Ikea’s colorful donut-shaped smart lamp is $20 off
With its playful design, versatility, and relatively affordable price, the Ikea Varmblixt quickly became one of my colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy’s new favorite smart light products when she tested it in April. Now, the donut-shaped lamp is on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) through November 11th at Ikea. Don’t let us tell you where you […]
www.theverge.comby Sheena VasaniOct 29, 2026 2:18 PM
Turning a solar power system into its own backup
Plant design allows it to run on either stored solar heat or combustion.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 2:02 PM
Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr
Uno reverse! After Wispr added meeting notes to its dictation app, Granola is adding dictation to its meeting notetaker. The voice AI wars are getting interesting.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 1:54 PM
Apple’s new laptop supports one of the coolest features for color pros
The new MacBook Pro brings with it a bunch of firsts for Apple laptops, the two flashiest being an OLED display and touchscreen functionality. But as an image-accuracy enthusiast, trained calibrator, and resident display expert, what excites me most about the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is the technology it uses to display an […]
www.theverge.comby John HigginsOct 29, 2026 1:48 PM
Go Minimal—the Ridge Wallet is 20 Percent Off Right Now
The popular Ridge Wallet lives up to the hype and is on sale, along with other Ridge gear. Plus, you can try it risk-free for 99 days.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 1:41 PM
Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws
Charges filed as Trump admin tries to save Kalshi from Utah's total ban on gambling.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 1:21 PM
Mistral releases weights for its trillion-parameter AI model, targeting cybersecurity
Mistral says its new model can afford organizations a kind of control over its cyber defenses that closed models can't.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 1:00 PM
US investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO
A top executive of a Singapore AI cloud company that was accused of illegally selling Nvidia chips to China could also have been a Chinese spy, sources have told the New York Times.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 12:42 PM
Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google's negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 12:24 PM
Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction
Dream is grounded in real physics and construction standards. Just as LLMs learn from text, Dream's world model is trained on more than 100 million square feet of building data gathered from permit archives across the United States.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 12:21 PM
SuperMe raises $20M for its network of AI expert profiles
SuperMe is a network of AI profiles built from the knowledge of real-life experts. When you ask a question, the platform determines which experts are best suited to answer and creates a group chat with their AI profiles.
techcrunch.comOct 29, 2026 12:19 PM
ThermoWorks debuts shorter version of its RFX Meat wireless probe for small cuts
The RFX Meat Mini offers nearly identical performance to the full-sized grilling probe.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Billy Steele)Oct 29, 2026 12:04 PM
Into the Omniverse: How Developers Turn Ideas Into Simulations With Frontier 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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 29, 2026 12:00 PM
FromSoftware delays The Duskbloods until 2027
The studio is taking more time to refine the "rules and balance" of the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Oct 29, 2026 11:02 AM
The ‘Pain in the Ass’ Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself
A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 11:00 AM
Mistral Says Its AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Has Leapfrogged China in the Open-Weight Race
The French AI lab claims its latest release matches or outperforms even the best models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 10:00 AM
Petkit Automatic Cat Litter Box Sale (2026)
As WIRED’s resident pet tech tester, I have lots of opinions on what’s worth your money. Petkit’s automatic litter boxes are my top picks—and my favorite models are $100 off right now.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 9:41 AM
Slice Into GFN Thursday: ‘Phantom Blade Zero’ Launches on GeForce NOW
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, […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 29, 2026 9:00 AM
Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 8:58 AM
DoorDash acquires Instacart in $17 billion delivery service merger
The deal combines the two largest grocery delivery platforms in the US.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Oct 29, 2026 8:24 AM
EasySMX S10 Lite review: A Switch 2 fidget toy with a weird removable faceplate
EasySMX is using Elizabeth Holmes levels of pedantry with this faceplate situation.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Jessica Conditt)Oct 29, 2026 8:00 AM
The Kindle Accessories I Never Want to Read Without (2026)
Looking to better protect your Kindle or add a little personality to your favorite e-reader? From cases and covers to page-turners and stickers, this is the guide for you.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 7:03 AM
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
"NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
arstechnica.comOct 29, 2026 7:00 AM
An AI Breakthrough Has Made Decades of Computer Science Research ‘Irrelevant’
Anthropic and OpenAI say they’ve disproved a key tenet of computer science. Researchers are struggling with the fall but also feel like “overexcited bunnies” as they look at new questions to explore.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 6:45 AM
Apple and Google fined in South Korea over app store violations
South Korean regulators found that Apple and Google violated the country's Telecommunications Business Act.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Oct 29, 2026 6:42 AM
Hisense UR8 RGB MiniLED TV: Midrange Quality, Upscale Color Accuracy
The Hisense UR8 RGB MiniLED is more affordable than competitors and offers exceptional color accuracy, but is otherwise just OK.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 6:30 AM
A Hacker Targeted High-Stakes Poker Players With Malware That Exposed Their Cards
Illicit software on the computers of some of the world’s best online poker players allowed the accused cheater to see what cards were in the victims’ hands—and trounce them at the tables.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 6:30 AM
I Did Push-Ups With Snap’s Chunky AR Glasses
They fit better than they look and stay put when you move, but Snap’s $2,195 Specs still feel like a developer prototype in search of a purpose.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 6:15 AM
I Gave My Blood to the AI Death Clock
Death Clock promises to predict when you’re going to die and help you extend your time on Earth. After a month, I felt like it was sucking the life out of me.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Reencle Essential Review: Same Scraps, Lower Price
Reencle has made your favorite kitchen composter cheaper—with a few compromises.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Law Firm Linked to Elon Musk Started an ‘Election Integrity’ Organization
The firm that helped set up Elon Musk’s America PAC is behind the new group, which will work with election officials to pursue policies aligned with Donald Trump’s false election fraud claims.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 5:45 AM
Liquid Glass Finally Makes Sense on the iPhone Duo
Liquid Glass was a divisive redesign. But with a radically different iPhone, the pieces are finally falling into place.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 5:30 AM
Astronomers Discover a Possible New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System
Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm whether it meets the criteria for a dwarf planet.
www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
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www.wired.comOct 29, 2026 1:00 AM
Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records
Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 11:34 PM
The 2,000-Nit OLED in Apple’s New MacBook Is a Big Deal
The touchscreen in the new MacBook Pro is crazily bright with very deep blacks. Here’s why it’s unlike anything else you can currently buy.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 6:54 PM
ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th
This Vulcan launch will be first to use a full complement of 6 solid rocket boosters.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 6:51 PM
As US ties fray, Europe plans first undersea cable link to Greenland
Europe's Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 6:35 PM
Peptide peddlers cheer as RFK Jr. unilaterally grants access, overruling FDA
Six unproven peptides popular with MAHA now under "enforcement discretion policy."
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 6:17 PM
This Is What the GOP’s Final Midterms Push Looks Like
Republicans are spending their time and money on Senate races in historically red states—a sign they’re more nervous than ever as Election Day looms.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 5:00 PM
Most Servers on the Planet Are Vulnerable to This Firmware Code-Execution Flaw
The critical flaw in UEFI firmware—used by most server vendors and data centers—allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 4:30 PM
Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers’ cell phone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 4:00 PM
The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona
It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 3:20 PM
Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac
It's not as different from the previous model as you might have expected.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 3:10 PM
The New M6 MacBook Pro Has a Serious Price Problem
For $1,999, you could own an M6 Mac Mini and an M5 MacBook Air instead, both of which are on sale right now.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 2:57 PM
Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use
Gemini 4 Carbon is essentially a slightly better version of Argon.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 2:47 PM
I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet
To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 2:30 PM
Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too
The Echo Studio with Home Camera can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 2:05 PM
Cadillac Escalade IQ review: Huge battery, huge range, huge SUV
With more than 200 kWh, this luxury three-row can go 460 miles on a charge.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 1:55 PM
Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections
But the AI responses get more forthright when asked outside the US.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 1:46 PM
Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners
Florida county claims it lacks resources to find owners of unpermitted Flock cameras.
arstechnica.comOct 28, 2026 1:37 PM
The Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac
An exclusive early look at Apple’s new touchscreen MacBook Pro—the computer Apple said would never happen.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 1:15 PM
Thin, Light and Built for Everything: NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows Laptops Gain New Models, Agent Tools and Games
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 28, 2026 11:00 AM
Sony Wants You to Forget About Discs With Its Gorgeous Transparent Controllers
Sony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 11:00 AM
Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups
A far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 10:46 AM
What’s the Best Kindle of 2026 (So Far)?
I’ve tested every single Kindle, from Paperwhite and Colorsoft to the new aluminum models. Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 9:02 AM
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2026) and Colorsoft (2026) Review: Best for Accessories
The latest generation of Kindle’s 7-inch e-readers have a new look and new accessories. But are they worth the upgrade given Amazon’s new Kindle prices?
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 9:01 AM
Amazon Adds an Alexa Photo Frame and a Bedside Clock to Its Echo Family
The new Echo Studio also gets a camera, and the Echo Show 16 debuts an AI-generated Alexa interface.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 8:01 AM
Sauerkraut at Every Meal? These Fermentation Fanatics Tried That Long Before MAHA
The annual Portland Fermentation Festival took place last week in Oregon, at a time when sauerkraut, kimchi, and other funky foods are in the social and political spotlight.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 7:00 AM
Pornhub Stars Want to Teach You How to Make Dinner
Faced with censorship and anti-porn laws, the adult site is encouraging creators to embrace cooking, gaming, podcasting, and other safe-for-work content.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 6:45 AM
Apple AirPods Max 2 Are $100 Off Ahead of Black Friday
If Apple headphones have been sitting on your wish list, now might be the time to buy ahead of the holiday rush.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 6:30 AM
Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 6:15 AM
Please Let the Internet Die
Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
The Men Spending $50,000 Just to Reserve a Tesla Roadster
The base model—without thrusters or the flight system—will likely cost several times that amount to buy. “I’m going to do everything in my power to get the flying one,” says one customer.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 5:45 AM
ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 5:30 AM
AI Emergency Alerts Are Coming. Humans Might Not Be Ready
Human beings struggle with emergency communication. Chatbots can help—if people take them seriously.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 4:30 AM
Should AI Decide Your Court Case? This Judge Says Yes
One of England’s top judges, Geoffrey Vos, believes that AI could adjudicate plenty of civil cases. The question, he says, is where the line should be drawn.
www.wired.comOct 28, 2026 2:00 AM
How AI Is Changing the Pace of Discovery for Millions Living With Dementia
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 27, 2026 11:00 AM
Kazakhstan Expands Compute for Its AI Future
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 10:00 PM
NVIDIA Unveils Minerva to Bring End-to-End Observability for AI Factories
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 11:00 AM
Cloud Deployment Incoming: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’ Arrives on GeForce NOW
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
Leading European Financial Services Organizations Embrace Open Models to Build Proprietary Intelligence
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
NVIDIA Cosmos Opens New Tools to Train, Evaluate and Deploy World Models
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
How Companies Are Using NVIDIA DSX to Break the Power Bottleneck
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
NVIDIA Transforms European Retail, From Digital Discovery to Physical Operations
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
Pioneers Across Europe Deploy NVIDIA Earth-2 Open Models to Power Real-World Weather and Climate Prediction
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
NVIDIA Open Models Power a New Wave of European Public Sector Projects
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, […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
Bringing the Spark to Europe: Local Intelligence Powers Next Wave of Agents
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: […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:50 AM
Google Cloud and NVIDIA Announce General Availability of NVIDIA Vera Rubin Infrastructure
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 […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:45 AM
NVIDIA Cloud Partners Scale Across Europe — Sovereign, Open and Built for Safe AI Agents
Demand from AI-natives is pulling the European AI cloud ecosystem forward faster than ever. Developers need compute closer to their data, open models they can customize and serve at scale, and full-stack infrastructure that is secure by design. NVIDIA Cloud Partners across Europe, the Nordics, Africa, and Central Asia are expanding regional compute capacity for […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:30 AM
Europe’s Industrial Leaders Reinvent Engineering and Manufacturing With NVIDIA
To increase productivity, accelerate innovation and create new opportunities for economic growth, Europe’s industrial leaders are tapping NVIDIA CUDA-X and Omniverse libraries, as well as NVIDIA Cosmos and Nemotron open models, across the engineering and manufacturing lifecycle. Bringing those capabilities together on the factory floor, the NVIDIA Factory Operations Blueprint (FOX) is now available in […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:30 AM
NVIDIA cuDSS Now Generally Available to Accelerate Engineering and Scientific Simulations
NVIDIA cuDSS, launched today in general availability, is an NVIDIA CUDA-X library that shifts a critical part of engineering and scientific simulations onto GPUs. Complex engineering feats — from advanced chips to aircraft to industrial systems —– depend on simulation to predict how designs will perform before they’re built. As designs become more complex, simulations […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:30 AM