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Google’s AI game builder struggles to move beyond technical novelty

A long day’s haul in the video game slop mines.

TECHNOLOGY

Google’s AI game builder struggles to move beyond technical novelty

A long day’s haul in the video game slop mines.

Wired·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Wired’s travel guide reveals how gift recommendations shape what gear travelers consider essential

Travel smarter with gifts packed by WIRED’s globe-trotting staffers.

Wired·1d ago

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How Islamic framing shields manosphere misogyny from content moderation

From Red Pill coaches to “Dawah Bros,” influencers are dressing up hypermasculinity and misogyny in religious language—and finding audiences across social platforms.

Wired·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft CEO frames AI models as inherently untrustworthy systems

In a lengthy post on X, Microsoft's CEO laid out his views on the dangers posed by highly advanced AI models and how to confront those risks. Nadella says we can no longer accept a world where AI is treated as a "set of nested black boxes" whose advice and actions we simply accept or […]

The Verge·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Psychedelic research maps the brain changes behind ego dissolution

One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.

Ars Technica·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

How India’s spectrum choice will reshape satellite broadband competition

Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.

TechCrunch·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Anthropic’s internet cutoff for AI agents exposes a control problem it cannot yet solve

Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.

TechCrunch·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Wooden tools reveal Neanderthals were more sophisticated than stone alone suggested

Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone

Ars Technica·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Keychron’s bet on wood keyboards reveals how a cult periphery became mainstream

Keychron made a name for itself after launching on Kickstarter in 2017. Today, it offers the value K2 model as well as a variety of other versions, including one with an all-wood body.

TechCrunch·2d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Trump’s science medals reward a donor class, blurring politics and prestige

Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Engineer reconstructs Theranos trial documents as searchable historical archive

With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifle through the Theranos founder's desk.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

OpenAI’s safety departures reveal tension between disclosure and dismissal allegations

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.

TechCrunch·3d ago

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TECHNOLOGY

Google’s AI game builder struggles to move beyond technical novelty

A long day’s haul in the video game slop mines.

Wired·1d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Wired’s travel guide reveals how gift recommendations shape what gear travelers consider essential

Travel smarter with gifts packed by WIRED’s globe-trotting staffers.

Wired·1d ago

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How Islamic framing shields manosphere misogyny from content moderation

From Red Pill coaches to “Dawah Bros,” influencers are dressing up hypermasculinity and misogyny in religious language—and finding audiences across social platforms.

Wired·1d ago

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Microsoft CEO frames AI models as inherently untrustworthy systems

The Verge·1d ago

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Roman Space Telescope reaches L2 after decades of budget battles and delays

After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) beyond the Moon. From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecede

The Verge·August 30, 2026

SCIENCE

Google embeds student tools into Gemini to recapture homework search

As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for gr

The Verge·August 19, 2026

SCIENCE

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in

The Verge·August 18, 2026

SCIENCE

CMF’s budget clip earbuds challenge the audio trade-offs of open-ear design

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which mea

The Verge·August 14, 2026

Google’s AI game builder struggles to move beyond technical novelty

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Google’s AI game builder struggles to move beyond technical novelty

Wired’s travel guide reveals how gift recommendations shape what gear travelers consider essential

How Islamic framing shields manosphere misogyny from content moderation

Microsoft CEO frames AI models as inherently untrustworthy systems

Psychedelic research maps the brain changes behind ego dissolution

How India’s spectrum choice will reshape satellite broadband competition

Anthropic’s internet cutoff for AI agents exposes a control problem it cannot yet solve

Wooden tools reveal Neanderthals were more sophisticated than stone alone suggested

Keychron’s bet on wood keyboards reveals how a cult periphery became mainstream

Trump’s science medals reward a donor class, blurring politics and prestige

Engineer reconstructs Theranos trial documents as searchable historical archive

OpenAI’s safety departures reveal tension between disclosure and dismissal allegations

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