METABLOKS / TECH

WIRED

What’s in Hasan Piker’s Starter Pack? Creatine, Zyns, Signal

The internet’s most jacked leftist shares the tech and daily rituals that fuel his marathon streams.

2 hours ago

WIRED

What’s in Hasan Piker’s Starter Pack? Creatine, Zyns, Signal

WIRED

Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire

As ships return to the Strait of Hormuz, mines, sonar, and congestion continue to reshape the Gulf beneath the surface.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire

WIRED

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

7 hours ago

WIRED

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

WIRED

What Is the Best Fitness Tracker in 2026? Garmin, Oura, More

With almost ten years of hands-on testing, WIRED knows what separates the best fitness trackers from the rest.

7 hours ago

WIRED

What Is the Best Fitness Tracker in 2026? Garmin, Oura, More

WIRED

BYD’s Fastest-Charging Car in the World Is Astonishing—in Good and Bad Ways

WIRED witnessed the game-changing Denza Z9 GT charge its battery in just 9 minutes. But the pricing for BYD's premium brand looks like a huge mistake.

9 hours ago

WIRED

BYD’s Fastest-Charging Car in the World Is Astonishing—in Good and Bad Ways

WIRED

The 4 Best Water Filter Pitchers (2026): PFAS, Microplastics

Water filters promise the moon—but only some back up their claims. Here are the best filtered-water pitchers for those who prefer their water free of heavy metals and forever chemicals.

11 hours ago

WIRED

The 4 Best Water Filter Pitchers (2026): PFAS, Microplastics

TechCrunch

Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco

Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco

TechCrunch

Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive &8212; listen now

Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive &8212; listen now

TechCrunch

IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs

IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.”

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs

TechCrunch

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

TechCrunch

Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

TechCrunch

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

The Verge

Engadget

Xbox CEO called Game Pass 'too expensive for players' in a leaked memo

3 hours ago

Engadget

Xbox CEO called Game Pass 'too expensive for players' in a leaked memo

Engadget

Games Workshop brings seven classic Warhammer games to Steam for the first time

4 hours ago

Engadget

Games Workshop brings seven classic Warhammer games to Steam for the first time

Engadget

Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators

4 hours ago

Engadget

Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators

Engadget

Retro handheld maker Anbernic's latest device has a swiveling display

5 hours ago

Engadget

Retro handheld maker Anbernic's latest device has a swiveling display

Engadget

How to de-Gemini your Google apps

6 hours ago

Engadget

How to de-Gemini your Google apps

Engadget

Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds

6 hours ago

Engadget

Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds

FastCompany

Ars Technica

Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store

What the nostalgic throwback lacks in complexity it makes up for in repetitive charm.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store

Ars Technica

Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 78.5% of kindergartners had measles vaccination.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US

Ars Technica

Google shoehorned Rust into Pixel 10 modem to make legacy code safer

Cellular modems are complex black boxes of legacy code, but Google is making them safer with Rust.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Google shoehorned Rust into Pixel 10 modem to make legacy code safer

Ars Technica

Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?

Fake it till you make it.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?

Ars Technica

Sunrise on the Reaping teaser brings us a Second Quarter Quell

"You have no idea what's in store for you. Twice the number of tributes, twice the glory."

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Sunrise on the Reaping teaser brings us a Second Quarter Quell

Ars Technica

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees

The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees