TECHNOLOGYYour Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on YouPlus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.Wired·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYYour Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on YouPlus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.Wired·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe 2000s called. They want their digital camera backWhy are people who weren't born 25 years ago snapping up the digital camera of that era? Blame Taylor Swift, trend cycles, childhood nostalgia and smartphone fatigue.NPR·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHow Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your UsageNow that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.Wired·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe Best Tech for Back to SchoolGet ready to crush your coursework or scoot to class in style with these back-to-school gear picks.Wired·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPrompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm.Wired·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNeil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back outNeil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily.TechCrunch·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNeil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back outNeil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily.TechCrunch·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMLB restricts AI use on iPads; Ottavino cites Mets...Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the Mets' use of technology helped prompt the move.ESPN·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYChinese AI has leveled up, and brought renewed focus on the open weight model shiftIt's the latest AI model from China to close the performance gap with leading U.S. AI labs.CNBC·July 18, 2026
TECHNOLOGYLeather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO goes for just under $1 million at Sotheby's auctionThe high price for the garment is a sign that collectors are looking to bid on artifacts and collectibles from the artificial intelligence boom.CNBC·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources sayThe Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.CNBC·July 17, 2026