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Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop

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Engadget

Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop

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TechCrunch

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

Higgsfield says it's on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares.

44 minutes ago

TechCrunch

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

WIRED

Save $50 on the OnePlus Watch 3, Which Has Revolutionary Battery Tech

Save some cash on this Wear OS smartwatch with a revolutionary battery that can go for five days on a charge (16 days on low-power mode).

48 minutes ago

WIRED

Save $50 on the OnePlus Watch 3, Which Has Revolutionary Battery Tech

Ars Technica

Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal

Spotify claims the higher fees will help "benefit artists."

51 minutes ago

Ars Technica

Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal

Engadget

ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they've reached 'end of life'

1 hour ago

Engadget

ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they've reached 'end of life'

Ars Technica

ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself

ChatGPT used a man's favorite children's book to romanticize his suicide.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself

Engadget

Amazon is making a Fallout Shelter competition reality TV show

1 hour ago

Engadget

Amazon is making a Fallout Shelter competition reality TV show

WIRED

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

TechCrunch

Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

Iran’s government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on protesters.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

Ars Technica

Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.

Liquid Glass is controversial, but adoption rates aren't as low as they seem.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.

WIRED

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.

1 hour ago

WIRED

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

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Engadget

How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage

2 hours ago

Engadget

How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage

Ars Technica

Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack

Even Google's own earbuds are vulnerable to the Fast Pair hack.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack

WIRED

Hands On With Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an AI Agent That Actually Works

Cowork is a user-friendly version of Anthropic’s Claude Code AI-powered tool that’s built for file management and basic computing tasks. Here’s what it's like to use it.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Hands On With Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an AI Agent That Actually Works

Engadget

Heist game Relooted gets a release date

2 hours ago

Engadget

Heist game Relooted gets a release date

Engadget

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 expansion has arrived earlier than expected

2 hours ago

Engadget

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 expansion has arrived earlier than expected

TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” OpenAI wrote the largest check in Merge Labs' $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Ars Technica

Bully Online mod taken down abruptly one month after launch

Developers say "this was not something we wanted" as they purge open source project.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Bully Online mod taken down abruptly one month after launch

Ars Technica

Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

TechCrunch

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others

The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others

WIRED

Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Whether you’re a no-frills backpacker or a bag-checking fashionista, there’s a perfect packing cube out there for you.

5 hours ago

WIRED

Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2026), Tested and Reviewed

TechCrunch

How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

TechCrunch

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes

In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have "robust protections and policies" in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes

WIRED

11 Best Smartwatches (2026): Apple, Wear OS, Hybrid & Kids’ Watches

These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.

6 hours ago

WIRED

11 Best Smartwatches (2026): Apple, Wear OS, Hybrid & Kids’ Watches