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WIRED

GM’s Final EV Battery Strategy Copies China’s Playbook: Super Cheap Cells

General Motors’ homemade version of the low-cost power option favored by China’s auto industry will hit three years before its super-energy-dense tech arrives—and could bring affordable US EVs sooner.

4 hours ago

WIRED

GM’s Final EV Battery Strategy Copies China’s Playbook: Super Cheap Cells

WIRED

Best AirPods Pro Alternatives: AirPods for Android and More

These excellent AirPod alternatives provide great features and versatility in a familiar package.

8 hours ago

WIRED

Best AirPods Pro Alternatives: AirPods for Android and More

WIRED

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.

9 hours ago

WIRED

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

WIRED

The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both

Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have some crystallized regions, new research suggests.

11 hours ago

WIRED

The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both

WIRED

Le Wand Dive Review: A Waterproof Wand Vibrator

It’s heavy and loud, but this powerful wand vibrator will send shockwaves through you, even underwater.

12 hours ago

WIRED

Le Wand Dive Review: A Waterproof Wand Vibrator

WIRED

9 Best Electric Scooters (2025), Tested and Reviewed

These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.

1 day ago

WIRED

9 Best Electric Scooters (2025), Tested and Reviewed

TechCrunch

Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen

The UnitedHealth-owned medical coding service was hacked earlier this year by a ransomware gang.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen

TechCrunch

Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf's CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research ...

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

TechCrunch

As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025

TechCrunch

Malaysia will require trade permits for U.S. AI chips

Malaysia is introducing new export restrictions on U.S. AI chips in an attempt to prevent these chips from being smuggled into China.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Malaysia will require trade permits for U.S. AI chips

TechCrunch

NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others

Google is adding notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits to its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant NotebookLM.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others

TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center

Meta is currently building out a data center, called Hyperion, which the company expects to supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts (GW) of computational power, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday post on Threads. The announcement marks Meta's latest move to get ahead of OpenAI and Google in the AI ...

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center

The Verge

Engadget

Claude AI now integrates with Canva

6 minutes ago

Engadget

Claude AI now integrates with Canva

Engadget

The 30th-anniversary PS5 controller will be available again for a limited time

26 minutes ago

Engadget

The 30th-anniversary PS5 controller will be available again for a limited time

Engadget

How to buy the Switch 2: Nintendo's restock updates at Best Buy, Walmart and others

1 hour ago

Engadget

How to buy the Switch 2: Nintendo's restock updates at Best Buy, Walmart and others

Engadget

US government is giving leading AI companies a bunch of cash for military applications

1 hour ago

Engadget

US government is giving leading AI companies a bunch of cash for military applications

Engadget

Google adds featured notebooks on selected topics to NotebookLM

2 hours ago

Engadget

Google adds featured notebooks on selected topics to NotebookLM

Engadget

Best Buy is restocking the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 17

2 hours ago

Engadget

Best Buy is restocking the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 17

FastCompany

Ars Technica

Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower

Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.

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Ars Technica

Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower

Ars Technica

Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks

GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely won't be the last.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks

Ars Technica

Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?

Google's Sameer Samat doesn't get into what "combining" means.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?

Ars Technica

Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan.

6 hours ago

Ars Technica

Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

Ars Technica

Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure

Sure, the plot lacks originality, but it's a solid B movie—and H.R. Giger designed the alien life form.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure

Ars Technica

A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment

A model built using data from the Curiosity rover suggests wet periods were rare.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment