Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
The AI Security Institute has anew reportof AI systems engaging in “unsanctioned behavior”—what I have been calling “genie behavior—while being tested on their cybersecurity capabilities.The incident ...
Microsoft is expanding Windows Task Manager to show per-process NPU and GPU neural-engine usage, giving users more visibility into which apps are consuming hardware for AI workloads. The Register repo...
The Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 can wirelessly transmit games, TV shows, movies, and more across your home (even through walls).
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Redmond says the cloud identity bug is already fixed, but isn't saying who exploited it or how widely
News AI ChatGPT on Mac can now read and respond to Apple iMessages OpenAI has released a plugin for the integration. By Mariella Moon Aug. 21, 2026 6:09 am EST OpenAI OpenAI has launched a plugin for ...
If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed in the tech world it’s that nothing is guaranteed. From AOL, Netscape, Yahoo, and MySpace, every tech empire seems to eventually fall to ruin.…read more
My cat Pablo is a voluptuous boy. His primordial pouch, originally thought to protect cats' squishy insides, hangs low and wobbles to and fro. Once, when he was five or six, a vet sternly sat my spous...
Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband.
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Redmond says the cloud identity bug is already fixed
Nevada's transportation authorities approved the companies' application to charge for robotaxi rides.
After two years of testing, these are the electric toothbrushes that impressed WIRED staffers the most.
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CableLabs wants hardware makers to embrace a workaround that keeps legacy kit connected
As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and resellers are cashing in for “crazy prices.”
“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”
From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless headphones and earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on sale already ahead of Labor Day.
One remains a pillar of Linux, while the other keeps the BeOS dream alive
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