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AI takes a lot of energy to run, but underwater data centers might not be the answer.

The long-lived Chromecast has evolved into this plug-and-play streamer with Dolby Vision support and smart home controls.

Bradley Tusk, who has a new book on the topic, argues that mobile voting could completely change elections.

Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will—the latest in a plague of web bugs that’s affected a dozen carmakers.

Extended hours after the pandemic have put pressure on pilots in India, who are working longer hours without rest, but monitoring technology to help curb overworking is glitchy and hard to find.

The Pager Protocol podcast went up hours after exploding pagers and two-way radios killed dozens and injured hundreds in Lebanon last week. How did it do it? Lots of artificial intelligence tools.

Testimony identifies manufacturing defects and problems following an earlier dive and reveals that OceanGate conducted no testing or remedial work despite concerns with the hull.

At Meta’s Connect developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off Orion, a futuristic pair of smart glasses that the company hopes will lead the next foundational shift in personal computing.

In a letter to the OpenAI team posted on X, Murati wrote that “this moment feels right” to step down.

The onboard Meta AI agent can now set a reminder to buy whatever the camera is pointed at, among other enhancements.

Meta’s AI assistants can now talk and see the world. The company is also releasing the multimodal Llama 3.2, a free model with visual skills.

The Meta Quest 3S has nearly all the same capabilities as the Meta Quest 3, but costs $200 less. It ships in October.

Whether you're going off-grid or safeguarding against blackouts, these beefy, WIRED-tested batteries can keep the lights on.

Resharing a post on Facebook, Instagram, or another social media platform is not how you legally protect your data or opt out of anything.

Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones. Here are our favorites.

A compact and fully open source visual AI model will make it easier for AI to take control of your computer—hopefully in a good way.

If you look past all the AI features and marketing, there’s a powerful workhorse and gaming laptop under the hood.

Nintendo’s latest Legend of Zelda game proves the franchise’s namesake princess doesn’t need to pull off Link’s tricks to have a great game of her own.

One billion people experience migraines, yet the perfect treatment is still out of reach. Can a vibrator offer a surprising solution?

In the first half of 2024, the report says, X received nearly 67 million reports of hateful conduct, and took action on more than 2,000 accounts.

He’s deep in the defense-startup world as a Founders Fund partner and Anduril cofounder. His bunker, though, isn’t fully prepped for the end times.

The current version of Google’s smartwatch isn’t repairable, but for the first time the company is figuring out how to fix that.