TECHNOLOGYGoogle’s AI game builder struggles to move beyond technical noveltyA long day’s haul in the video game slop mines.Wired·1d ago
TECHNOLOGYWired’s travel guide reveals how gift recommendations shape what gear travelers consider essentialTravel smarter with gifts packed by WIRED’s globe-trotting staffers.Wired·1d ago
TECHNOLOGYHow Islamic framing shields manosphere misogyny from content moderationFrom 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
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft CEO frames AI models as inherently untrustworthy systemsIn 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
TECHNOLOGYPsychedelic research maps the brain changes behind ego dissolutionOne with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.Ars Technica·2d ago
TECHNOLOGYHow India’s spectrum choice will reshape satellite broadband competitionElon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.TechCrunch·2d ago
TECHNOLOGYAnthropic’s internet cutoff for AI agents exposes a control problem it cannot yet solveAnthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.TechCrunch·2d ago
TECHNOLOGYWooden tools reveal Neanderthals were more sophisticated than stone alone suggestedNeanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stoneArs Technica·2d ago
TECHNOLOGYKeychron’s bet on wood keyboards reveals how a cult periphery became mainstreamKeychron 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
TECHNOLOGYTrump’s science medals reward a donor class, blurring politics and prestigeTogether, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYEngineer reconstructs Theranos trial documents as searchable historical archiveWith 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
TECHNOLOGYOpenAI’s safety departures reveal tension between disclosure and dismissal allegationsThree 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
