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3 ways Bluetooth 7 upgrades your devices beyond lossless audio
Bluetooth Core 7.0 could make your smart home devices easier to set up, for one. Here’s what we know about the new core specification.
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Enterprise
openSUSE Leap 16.1 gives Linux users the right to remain immutable
One installer now offers conventional and read-only systems as separate Micro distro bows out
Science & Eng
New communication and memory tools reduce AI data traffic and response delays
Researchers have developed technologies that reduce communication overhead by transmitting only the data needed for artificial intelligence (AI) analysis and shorten the time users must wait for a response when returning to an AI application after using other apps on…
Security
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Cyber, and promises this one stays within 'rules of engagement'
The latest bug hunting model 'avoided exploiting out-of-scope services over 99 percent of the time', claims House of Altman
Science & Eng
AI learns to predict the world without ever seeing it
Almost every artificial intelligence system we know begins in the same way: it is exposed to vast amounts of information from the real world—books, websites, images and recordings—and trained to identify patterns within it. A new study involving researchers from…
AI
Copilot Chat has usage caps, and Microsoft would rather you found them by hitting them
Mystery limits expand for users without the paid add-on, with upgrade prompts ready when features run dry
Startups
Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is ‘Not Cool Anymore’
Alexis Ohanian is trying to figure out what’s next for user-generated content now that so much of the internet is “compromised.”
Science & Eng
3D-printed chain mail and more: New method combines thick inks and patterned light for faster, finer structures
For decades, people using 3D printers have faced a tough decision: print quickly, print parts with fine features or print materials that meet performance requirements. Light-based 3D printers are fast and precise but limited in what materials they can use.…
Gadgets
The Siri AI waitlist is gone in iOS 27: How to try the beta today
The wait is over for trying Siri AI on iOS 27. Here’s what you need to know to get started.
Security
Tobacco company got smoked by leaving secret recipes on a file share
They denied the data was real...then removed it
AI
Generative AI uses more energy on non-English text
When processing and producing non-English text, generative AI burns more energy and sometimes provides less accurate answers, potentially reinforcing existing global inequalities, according to University of Michigan Engineering researchers.
Gadgets
AI agents with friendly faces and adorable bodies can distract you from serious risks
Meta's Muse is a personal artificial intelligence agent that sends email for you, shops and books travel for you and uses your apps to act on your behalf. When you call on it from your phone or computer, a little…
Startups
Some AI agents use personal information to upsell wealthier individuals
Increasingly, people are asking personal artificial intelligence (AI) agents powered by models from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to recommend goods and services to purchase, such as flights and health insurance. A new study found that some of these…
Gadgets
Area Man Feels Joy Online for First Time in Years
A day after the US midterm elections gave Democrats control of Congress, Onion CEO Ben Collins and comedian Patti Harrison spoke to WIRED about the salve of satire during politically fraught times.
Science & Eng
Making buildings more efficient offers a major opportunity to bring down energy bills and reduce emissions
Buildings around the world have the potential to become substantially more energy efficient over the next decade, helping households and businesses lower their energy bills, strengthen energy security and cut emissions, according to a new IEA special report.
AI
New tool shows how humans can learn with AI
A world-first 3D modeling tool developed at the University of Sydney has demonstrated how users can develop a deeper understanding and learn when engaging with AI.
Enterprise
Memory makers mint megabucks while buyers beg for mercy
DRAM revenue jumps 369 percent as AI demand keeps supplies tight and prices climbing
Science & Eng
Our ears reveal our feelings: A step toward machines with super-emotional intelligence?
The muscles of the human ear reveal what and how we feel. This is the finding of Dr. Farah Corona-Strauss and Sophie Bonnaire, researchers at the Systems Neuroscience & Neurotechnology Unit in Saarbrücken and Homburg. Their research shows that activity…
Gadgets
How self-powered life jackets could turn wave motion into an emergency signal
A life jacket that powers its own distress signal could soon provide protection for people on the water thanks to a device developed by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers and their international collaborators. The gadget generates electricity from movement, such…
Science & Eng
Chimney or squirrel? Clearing up a robot's fuzzy memory by comparing images from different angles
In an emergency, a human might someday ask a robotic assistant to fetch a wall-mounted defibrillator located down the hall. But if the robot has incorrectly labeled the defibrillator as a fire extinguisher in its stored memory, it may not…
Gadgets
Exclusive: Aina’s Smart Ring Wants to Be a Remote Control for Your AI Agent
The startup Aina bets you won’t need to rely on your phone to control virtual assistants. It’s making a smart ring that lets you control the actions of your autonomous agents with one tap.
Gadgets
Apple MacBook Pro OLED (2026) Review: The Best Comes at a Cost
The new OLED MacBook Pro comes with an incredible-looking touchscreen display—and an equally eye-popping price.
Enterprise
Microsoft fixed Excel 2016 copy-paste bug. Then reintroduced it. Now it's fixed again
All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again. Maybe
Enterprise
'Stop dirty datacenters': Europe-wide protests planned demanding building moratorium
Curbing compute farms played a big part in recent US elections, now Euro activists are making their feelings known