Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback
Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its patents.
techcrunch.comOct 23, 2026 12:22 AM
Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia
inDrive plans to begin testing Pony.ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027.
techcrunch.comOct 23, 2026 12:00 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. Together, the ecosystem announcements below point to the nation’s increasing supply of accelerated computing — along with its growing demand for what comes next. Read All NVIDIA in Europe […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 10:00 PM
Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing
MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 8:45 PM
Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings
Etsy is announcing stricter rules about how AI can be used in listings to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform. In a post, the company says that "many active buyers say they can't tell which items involve AI-generated content" and that sellers are "concerned about your work appearing alongside items that use […]
www.theverge.comby Jay PetersOct 22, 2026 8:09 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta
A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 7:50 PM
Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear
Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 7:15 PM
Palmer Luckey Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup
Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create “elite working dogs” equipped with "advanced body armor."
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 7:15 PM
Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely
Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week's earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don't actually live together with a new QR code verification method that requires scanning the plan manager's phone. TechCrunch reports that in response to a question about the "crackdown," he called it a […]
www.theverge.comby Stevie BonifieldOct 22, 2026 7:02 PM
The next-gen Xbox won’t cost you $1,800. It can’t. Can it?
Fortune dropped a bombshell report on the future of gaming this week. According to the publication's Microsoft insiders, the next Xbox is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 when it arrives in 2028. My first reaction: The next Xbox is dead on arrival. It's DOA. My second thought: Microsoft knows people won't pay that […]
www.theverge.comby Sean HollisterOct 22, 2026 7:00 PM
As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 6:34 PM
What to Know About Shamonda Virus Following the First Reported Human Infection
Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 6:26 PM
Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access
"Userland" exploit relies on integer overflow found in "SmileBasic" interpreter.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 6:25 PM
Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42%
Markers released top-line results today after previously reporting the trial succeeded.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 6:12 PM
OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 6:08 PM
Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.
"We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander."
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 5:52 PM
Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them
Canva is diving even deeper into AI with the launch of an image generation model that competes directly with those from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The model, called Canva Craft, uses a two-stage architecture that allows it to plan a design before generating an image, allowing for "greater precision, consistency and control," according to an […]
www.theverge.comby Emma RothOct 22, 2026 5:51 PM
PC shipments dropped over 20 percent in Q3 due to RAM price hikes
Demand for new PCs took a hit after months of price hikes, with Counterpoint Research reporting global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026. That's in line with earlier reports from IDC and Omdia. It's not just PCs, either - that same quarter, smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low. Counterpoint linked the […]
www.theverge.comby Stevie BonifieldOct 22, 2026 5:30 PM
Fall 2026 earnings watch
Every company is suddenly an AI company. Compute is an asset. Cars are flying. We’ve been promised robots — again. It’s time again to dig through earnings reports, listen to investor calls, and call out the latest wins and losses from around the tech sector and what it means for where the companies go next.
www.theverge.comby Verge StaffOct 22, 2026 5:15 PM
Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational"
Comcast plans job cuts and more AI agents for its shrinking cable customer base.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 5:07 PM
Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 5:05 PM
A new subscription service promises an evolving collection of 'bold and bizarre' indie games
Publisher Pantaloon says the Playbill won't feature games that use generative AI in any way.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Oct 22, 2026 4:57 PM
Meta’s AI could still scrape news sites, legal experts say
Meta has tweaked its business terms to remove language suggesting that it could freely train its AI models on news sites, like The Verge - but legal experts say these changes aren't enough to address their concerns. "This does nothing to restrict the 'associated with your products or services' [language] that would let Meta scrape […]
www.theverge.comby Emma RothOct 22, 2026 4:32 PM
Meta turns Muse sharing back on
Meta has re-enabled Muse sharing after security researchers had reported that public conversation links could be easy to find. The researchers said they had been able to find Muse pages like a marketing company's internal revenue review and a small business owner's loan application. Researchers at Claroc reported earlier this week that Muse the web […]
www.theverge.comby Jay PetersOct 22, 2026 4:24 PM
The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’
On October 13th, Brendan Carr's FCC gave itself a new power - it can block gadgets for containing any computer chip made by any company on its list of potential threats to national security. Today, it's exercising that power for the first time, blocking two gadgets because they contain "foreign surveillance chips," the FCC claims. […]
www.theverge.comby Sean HollisterOct 22, 2026 4:23 PM
Spotify's Family plan QR code could cost you Premium access
Spotify is trying to make some Premium Family members prove they live at the same address.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Oct 22, 2026 4:19 PM
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of web credentials for any site.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 4:17 PM
The Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data
My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart home devices that had the same problem.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 4:05 PM
Rhode Island sues Meta over its approach to scam ads
It's the first state to sue the social media company on these allegations.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Oct 22, 2026 4:05 PM
Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia
Arc was fiercely beloved by a dedicated group of enthusiasts, but it never quite became the mass-market Chrome alternative its makers once envisioned.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 4:01 PM
The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say
At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 4:00 PM
Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing
We can't have nice things, but at least we can get trailers for them.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 3:59 PM
The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom
WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.”
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 3:56 PM
The trailer for Mass Effect 5 has leaked and unfortunately it looks good
'Mass Effect: Universe' looks like it would have focused on a new protagonist and series favorite Liara T'Soni.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell)Oct 22, 2026 3:55 PM
Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares
Oh sure, SpaceX's credit risk is pretty high because it's about to borrow another $40 billion to spend on Nvidia chips, but who cares about that? SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger! The degree to which you find this merger compelling likely has to do with the degree to which […]
www.theverge.comby Elizabeth LopattoOct 22, 2026 3:45 PM
Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest
Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 3:34 PM
1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password
The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 3:07 PM
Inside the Exclusive Nathan Fielder Interview
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we go behind the scenes of our Nathan Fielder cover story, unpack tech billionaires’ generous promises, and discuss the suspicious letters sent to US election offices.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 3:06 PM
"Disillusioned" MAHA leader quits as Trump admin's food agenda spoils: Report
The departure comes amid turmoil in Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 3:04 PM
Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.
460 kW charging and 450 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 3:01 PM
2027 BMW iX5 first drive: You'll love the range, but maybe not the look
BMW's latest EV will do over 450 miles on a charge and even close its own doors.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Tim Stevens)Oct 22, 2026 3:01 PM
Canva releases its first image generation model
Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 3:00 PM
OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up
OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 3:00 PM
Daft Punk is getting an official Lego set
A fan-built model of the Alive tour pyramid got the green light to become a real product.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Will Shanklin)Oct 22, 2026 2:59 PM
The Browser Company is officially killing Arc on December 22
The organization is prioritizing an AI browser called Dia.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk)Oct 22, 2026 2:52 PM
Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 2:49 PM
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 2:43 PM
Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots
Wearing cameras and sensor gloves, the startup’s human chemists will train robots to perform various lab tasks.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 2:38 PM
US official: Russia's stalker satellite sure looks like an orbital weapon
The Russian official who called commercial satellites "legitimate targets" now says concerns are "unfounded."
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 2:29 PM
Bluesky adds iPad support in latest feature update
Profile links to third-party platforms have also arrived on the social network.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Oct 22, 2026 2:26 PM
Amazon rebrands Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+
The service still offers a library of books, magazines and comics, and now includes a larger selection of audiobooks.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell)Oct 22, 2026 2:10 PM
Anker Soundcore Space 2 Are at Their Lowest Price Ever
The Anker Soundcore Space 2 are a good deal even at full price. The fact they’re 18 percent off is just icing on the cake.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 2:03 PM
Unauthorized AI agents are reportedly already accessing US bank accounts
Sources at several banks have indicated that they have been taking actions independent of user instructions.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk)Oct 22, 2026 2:02 PM
A New Ice Age Was Beginning. Then Humans Started Burning Fossil Fuels
Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 2:00 PM
Elon Musk made a $1B investment in Skydance, report says
The investment will provide a much-needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 1:36 PM
Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement
Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg has ever seen.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 1:04 PM
Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 12:47 PM
US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry
The decried trial was canceled last week before police seized vaccine doses.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 12:37 PM
Sundar Pichai (allegedly) draws the line at oceans
President Trump claimed that the Google CEO refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean in Maps.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Will Shanklin)Oct 22, 2026 12:22 PM
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 12:00 PM
Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
The ride-share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 12:00 PM
This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display
Tile-based color palettes go way beyond the four shades of red on original hardware.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 11:59 AM
PC shipments are in the toilet, plunging over 20 percent from last year
This could reach 27 percent throughout the end of 2026 as prices continue to rise.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk)Oct 22, 2026 11:56 AM
Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught
The company is looking to roll out the gold two-seater robotaxis to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.
techcrunch.comOct 22, 2026 11:44 AM
Save $150 on the Apple Mac Mini M4, but There’s a Catch
Apple’s Mac Mini M4 is one of the best mini computers you can buy, and it’s $150 off. While it’s a good deal on a new, older-generation model, it’s more expensive than it was at launch.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 11:30 AM
Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability
Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 11:25 AM
Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker is $100 Off
The Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker is a smart, high-end machine that offers pour-over quality. You can get it refurbished from the brand for 25 percent off.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 11:14 AM
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
Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer
"I will take my place as the conqueror, a sorcerer, a king."
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 10:22 AM
iPhone Duo's next-gen prototypes are trying to cram in Face ID
Apple's first foldable phone opted for a feature it replaced on most iPhone models nearly 10 years ago.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Matt Tate)Oct 22, 2026 10:06 AM
Forget "Malaise 2.0," GM says it's still all-in on EVs and autonomy
General Motors' plans will require quite a lot of customers' trust.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 9:04 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
Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything
Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
Insta360 Mic review: A midrange mic kit that's anything but boring
In an ocean of boring microphones, Insta360's Mic adds a (customizable) pop of color.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (James Trew)Oct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
Roku's Pro Series LX OLED TVs are now available on Amazon
Roku has released its Pro Series LX OLED TVs, which are now available on Amazon in 55 and 65-inch variants.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Oct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
1Password will let Muse, Dots and Grok Bot sign in to sites for you without getting your credentials
If you're willing to let AI book or buy things on your behalf, 1Password just made that easier.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Steve Dent)Oct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
Insta360 adds expandable storage to its new e-ink wireless mics
Insta360 has a new wireless mic that combines some features of its existing 'pro' mics with a cheaper price.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mat Smith)Oct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email
For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 7:30 AM
UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer
Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal.
arstechnica.comOct 22, 2026 7:15 AM
Best Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026): Which Models to Buy and Avoid
With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 7:00 AM
Meta’s Ad Sales Are Suffering Now That Europeans Can Pick Less Personalization
An earnings briefing on Wednesday revealed ad revenue has slowed since the European Union introduced the Less-Personalized Ads model at the beginning of this year.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 6:43 AM
I Worked for a Whole Day Using Only the iPhone Duo. Here’s How It Went
A portable keyboard and kickstand make it a viable emergency workstation—even if iOS still gets in the way.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 6:30 AM
They Believe 2020 Was Stolen. They Could Be in Charge of Elections in 2028
A host of election-denying candidates are running for attorney general in states across the country.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 6:15 AM
Greenlight Family Hub (2026): Finally, a Digital Wall Calendar With a Voice Assistant
After testing multiple models, I’m convinced voice control belongs on the family calendar. Greenlight’s Family Hub shows why.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 6:01 AM
Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA
The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 6:00 AM
This Preamp Costs More Than a Fancy Sports Car
Goldmund’s $240,000 Mimesis Statement is an exercise in extreme Swiss sound engineering—and only one part of a $1.5 million audio setup.
www.wired.comOct 22, 2026 5:30 AM
Tesla plans to start selling Cybercabs by the end of the year
Tesla wants to sell Cybercabs to other transport companies before the year ends.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Oct 22, 2026 4:52 AM
Fortnite is coming back to Apple's Australian App Store following court ruling
Fortnite is back on the App Store in Australia after a federal court ordered Apple to open its iOS ecosystem up to competition.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Steve Dent)Oct 22, 2026 4:18 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
Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched
Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They’re now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 10:24 PM
Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 6:39 PM
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is 'entering a new phase' with Muse
Zuckerberg expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Karissa Bell)Oct 21, 2026 6:36 PM
FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about
Ex-FCC chairs say Brendan Carr aims to scare broadcasters into self-censorship.
arstechnica.comOct 21, 2026 6:17 PM
Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores
Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 5:57 PM
‘It’s the President’s Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 5:00 PM
Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore
From Trump TV to a Shark Tank knockoff, the president’s latest entertainment ventures are a steep decline from his days on The Apprentice.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 4:38 PM
Bose Is Buying Skullcandy. It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds
By keeping Skullcandy in Park City, Utah, Bose is betting that skate cred and budget pricing will reach listeners it’s been missing.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 4:15 PM
Eufy Security Wall Light Cam S4 Deal: Save $80 on This Versatile Gadget
This feature-packed security camera is the perfect way to keep an eye on your home and fam from afar.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 2:46 PM
Ruggable’s Washable Rugs Are Worth It and Now on Sale (2026)
If you’re going to nest, you might as well do it at a discount.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 2:43 PM
GM Wants Your Car to Do Your Chores
The Detroit automaker wants your next vehicle to be a personal assistant, a best friend, and an autonomous errand-runner.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 2:00 PM
The Best Art TV Deals: Samsung Frame, Hisense Canvas, and More (2026)
Samsung’s Frame and Frame Pro are both on sale, as well as some of our other favorite art TVs.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 PM
This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good
Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 12:00 PM
Jensen Huang’s Vision for Europe Runs on Plug-In Data Centers
At Nvidia’s GTC in Berlin, Huang unveiled the company’s new plug-in data center—the DSX Pod—as the key to unlocking Europe’s AI infrastructure lag. Oh, and autonomous humanoid robotics.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 11:02 AM
7 Best Phones You Can’t Buy in the US (2026)
Avoid phone FOMO with our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 11:00 AM
‘This Is Not a Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on Fire
The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 10:26 AM
AI Guardrails Aren’t Stopping Criminal Hackers
Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 10:00 AM
Our Favorite Darn Tough Merino Wool Socks Are on Sale at REI
Get ready for winter: Darn Tough socks are on sale at REI and come with a lifetime warranty.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 9:52 AM
Telehealth Giant Hims Wants to Test Every Dude for Low Testosterone
The company plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy, marking its first foray into prescribing controlled substances.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 9:34 AM
Roku Pro Series OLED TV Review (2026)
It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but with a friendly user interface, great remote, and below-average price, it doesn’t have to.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 9:21 AM
A Design Flaw in Share Links Exposes Users’ Personal Conversations With Meta’s Muse
The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 8:35 AM
Apple iPhone Duo Review: Is It Worth It?
Apple made an astonishingly good first foldable. Now iOS and third-party apps need time to catch up.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 8:00 AM
Best Gifts for Mom (2026): Digital Wall Calendars, Better Bags, Personalized Jewelry, and More
From a calendar that keeps my family organized to a frame that rescues photos from my camera roll, these favorites make thoughtful gifts.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 7:08 AM
Gaming Can’t Afford More Games the Size of ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’
Between crushing layoffs, ballooning budgets, and bland end products, video game makers need to stop chasing AAA glory.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 7:00 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
Bud Light Boycotters Are Still Waiting for Their ‘Woke-Free’ Beer
Ultra Right Beer, a brand launched in 2023 by MAGA political consultant Seth Weathers, has vanished from the internet with many deliveries unfulfilled.
www.wired.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
NVIDIA Confidential Computing Expands, Enabling Frontier Model Builders to Securely Scale Across Global Infrastructure
NVIDIA builds tools to enable safe agents across the stack. The NVIDIA OpenShell Reference Architecture, announced today, is part of NVIDIA’s growing portfolio of technologies that enables organizations to safely deploy agents at scale. NVIDIA Confidential Computing is the infrastructure layer that protects the models and data those agents depend on while running. Today, NVIDIA […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:30 AM
OpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 6:30 AM
NVIDIA Agent Toolkit Expands, Grounding Enterprise Agents in Company Data
Agents are only as useful as what they know, and only as trustworthy as the boundaries they run within. Leading enterprises are using the open source NVIDIA Agent Toolkit — now expanded with new tools — to customize and control agents, use company data to inform their answers and actions, monitor what they do and […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:10 AM
NVIDIA Open Models Advance Europe’s Sovereign Intelligence Across Industries
NVIDIA is expanding its family of open models across language, robotics, biology, and quantum computing, giving developers, researchers and enterprises what they need to build applications tailored to local languages and industries The portfolio includes the new NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt models; new NVIDIA Nemotron Retriever models for embedding, reranking […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:00 AM
She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family
To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 6:00 AM
The Best Hearing Aids I’ve Tested (2026): Jabra, Resound, Apple, and More
These WIRED-tested devices will help you hear sounds more clearly. Never miss out on a dinner conversation again.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 6:00 AM
GTC Berlin 2026: Live Updates From NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote
Founded in a tent near the Berlin Wall in 1980, the Tempodrom moved several times before settling near Anhalter Bahnhof in 2001. Its permanent home has since hosted concerts, galas and political events. Today, it hosts a different kind of spectacle. GTC Berlin runs three days, with more than 100 sessions on agentic AI, robotics, […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 5:30 AM
Europe Wants Data Centers. Its Climate Goals Are Getting in the Way
A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 4:30 AM
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www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 AM
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www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 AM
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www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 AM
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Save 20% with an LG promo code today, plus up to $1,000 off appliances, 40% off bestselling TVs and monitors.
www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 AM
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www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 AM
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www.wired.comOct 21, 2026 1:00 AM