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The Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or Not

WIRED spoke with Bloomberg's chief technology officer about the big, chatbot-style changes coming to the iconic platform for traders.

Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets

Neurable, which makes noninvasive brain-computer interfaces, is licensing its technology and promises a “flood” of new third-party hardware this year and next.

Poverty and technology fueling record levels of slavery in UK

An independent report warns cost of living pressures are driving up exploitation levels in Britain.

Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts

Staffers at Google DeepMind's headquarters have voted to unionize in an effort to prevent the AI firm's technology from being used by Israel and the US military. In a letter to Google management on Tuesday, employees requested that the Communication Workers U…

Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr

In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor using skills that took years to develop. In the age of generative AI, though, many of these gig workers have embraced the technology in or…

Google shuts down Project Mariner

Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired's Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing page now contains a message that says: "Thank you for using Proje…

Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them

My guest today is longtime friend of the show Joanna Stern. You all know Joanna: she is the former senior personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a former Decoder guest host, one of my cofounders here at The Verge, and also just one of my v…

Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US

The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Resea…

Spotify to Adopt Apple's Technology for Video Podcasts

Spotify today announced plans to adopt Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology for video podcasts, a move that will allow creators to distribute video shows across both platforms without changing their existing setup. Apple introduced an enhanced HL…

The 19 Most Exciting Cars at the Beijing Auto Show 2026

The cars that debuted at the Beijing Auto Show demonstrate that the Chinese market is now at the forefront of electrification and intelligence. These are the 19 most intriguing models we saw.

Netflix’s new INKubator studio will produce animated shorts with AI

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Netflix has been building a new internal studio called INKubator that aims to use AI to produc…

NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

The White House has announced that NASA will work with the Departments of Defense and Energy to put nuclear reactors in orbit and on the surface of the moon.

Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own

While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models.

The banal djinni

Technology changes things. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. When a powerful new technology arrives, it offers us wishes. Too often, we waste them, asking it to take on simple chores or offer us trivial conveniences. We’re in the biggest moment of technical …

Which Automatic Litter Box Is Best? We Tested Litter-Robot’s Lineup

Whisker’s Litter-Robot name has become synonymous with the automatic litter box. We’ve tested the entire lineup and can help you choose the best model for your household.

Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really

Contact-tracing apps were widely deployed during the Covid pandemic. They aren’t as helpful during smaller outbreaks.

Could Your Next Phone Be a Foldable? New Tech and a Possible Apple Model Makes It More Likely

Commentary: Foldable phones are no longer niche designs as the technology has finally advanced to workable mainstream models.

Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already been funding research at historically lo…

British man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal $8m in virtual currency

The Scottish 24-year-old admits defrauding at least a dozen companies and their employees across the US.

E-paper Dashboard Reimagines Smart Home’s Connection with Technology

When [Joel] and his partner got married, they had a goal to create a home with a healthy relationship to technology, which largely means avoiding smartphone use. Smartphones aren’t without …read more

The 'fantastic' Garmin Fenix 8 just scored a rare discount at Amazon — but is the premium fitness watch still worth it?

Whether you're running, swimming, hiking, or simply going for a walk, the Garmin Fenix 8 is a powerhouse of fitness tracking technology.

Why Some US Schools Are Cutting Back On the Technology They Spent Billions On

America's school districts "spent billions on technology during the pandemic," reports the Washington Post. "But now some states are limiting in-school screen time because of concerns about its impact on children." Nationwide [U.S.] schools invested at lea…

Hisense Commits to Bringing MiniLED to More Users with U6SF & U6SF Pro, Delivering Premium Viewing Experiences

Hisense's U6SF & U6SF Pro redefine what mainstream MiniLED can deliver.

A decade on, Trump will return to a stronger and more assertive China

Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.

Trump vs Xi: Who has the upper hand?

The BBC's Sarah Smith explains why President Trump may not have the upper hand during his meeting with China's Xi Jinping.

Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI

Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet recently. While competitors such as Govee and Philips Hue have been pumping out new products and innovative features at an impressive pace, Nanoleaf has launched just a handful of smart lighting product…

Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability

The brand's new European 300-mile urban EV hatchback has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition.

A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government's ID Platform

Greg Hogan will oversee Login.gov as the government seeks to integrate driver's license and passport information into the service, making what one insider calls "a national ID."

A $2 billion tech firm is pausing 401(k) contributions for staff in the latest corporate benefit rollback

TTEC, a mid-size technology customer experience firm, is the latest company found to be cutting a core benefit, Business Insider has learned.

The submariner-turned-top Army tech boss said the hardest thing about modernizing isn't the new tools — it's the people

The Army is deploying digital tools across the force. Its former CIO says the biggest challenge isn't technology — it's getting people to adopt it.

BMW is one step closer to selling you a color-changing car

At CES 2022, BMW debuted its BMW iX Flow concept car that could dynamically change its appearance using the same grayscale E Ink panels found in e-readers like the Kindle. It was followed by the BMW i Vision Dee concept and the BMW i5 Flow Nostokana that were…

The TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro is the most innovative budget phone on the market — it's also free at Metro by T-Mobile

Innovative display technology doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg - Metro by T-Mobile is giving away the TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro for FREE with an eligible line.

Join Our Livestream: Musk v. Altman and the Future of OpenAI

On May 8, we’re going live to answer your questions about the Musk v. Altman trial that could determine the fate of OpenAI.

Energizer’s New Coin Batteries Prevent Fatal Burning If Kids Swallow Them

The batteries also dye a child's mouth blue to alert parents.

Bose’s New Wired Speaker Sounds Like Sonos on Steroids

Bose's new Lifestyle collection includes a speaker and a soundbar that are all about spatial audio.

China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals

Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. DeepSeek sa…

An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the status of the Trump Administration's negotiations to end the war on Iran.

The Petrillo complications

80 years ago, the most important person in the music business was James Petrillo. It’s difficult to imagine the head of the musician’s union on the cover of Time magazine, but there he was. Petrillo saw how technology was changing an industry and pushed for c…

Consumers outnumber producers

New technology often upends the careers of experienced professionals. When the Mac offered typesetting to the masses, typographers were incensed. They had grown up with lead or photo composition, they understood why it was called a ‘case’ and they knew how to…

China offers Vietnam railway loans, technology; shows off its high-speed rail

Merz touts Brazil's potential on critical metals, says Germany can supply technology

HANOVER, Germany, April 20 () - Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that ‌Brazil had great potential to expand deliveries ‌of critical metals...

PCR Is a (Surprisingly) Near-Optimal Technology

Photonic PCR is a technology that can be used to do an entire PCR in about six minutes. But there are several reasons why it's unlikely to catch on.

Salmon Sex, Psychedelics, And ‘Shake-A-JPEG Technology’: The Story Behind One Of 2026’s Best And Most Baffling Games

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Meet Dreame’s Fantastic Four: The Brand-New L60 Series of Robot Floor Cleaners

Four new intelligent, autonomous, and powerful robots here, and you can save hundreds of dollars with these launch deals.

Light Phone Is Making Its Dumb Phone More Useful With Third-Party ‘Tools’

A new developer program for LightOS allows anyone to create tools for the Light Phone, whether that’s a local public transit app for your city or a way to read ebooks.

The more young people use AI, the more they hate it

It's been almost three years since Silicon Valley started aggressively pushing large language model-based chatbots like ChatGPT as the supposedly inevitable future of everything, and there's no group that has felt the pressure quite like Gen Z. Like with many…

Musk Seemingly Tried to Strong-Arm a Settlement Out of OpenAI Before Trial

"By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be."

NASA’s Next-Gen Processor Is 500 Times More Powerful Than Current Space Chips

The tiny chip could allow spacecraft to make decisions on their own without human input.

iPhone 18 Pro's LTPO+ Display Upgrade to Come From Samsung, LG

Apple is expected to finalize OLED panel approvals for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max this month, with Samsung Display and LG Display likely to dominate panel supply, reports The Elec. This year, China's BOE has reportedly been closed out of the premium t…

Sony’s New Gaming Monitor Can Hit 720Hz, but There’s a Catch

The Inzone M10S II offers a lot for FPS gamers, even if it means sacrificing QHD resolution.

Hollywood’s First Big Budget AI-Generated Movie Is About Bitcoin, of Course

Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot star in 'Paycheck: The Movie.'

Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead

OpenAI and Microsoft's partnership-turned-situationship just got even less committed. And a clause about artificial general intelligence, which has for years dictated the future of their deal, has officially been dropped. On Monday morning, Microsoft announce…

Tim Cook’s departure is the start of a new era at Apple

Apple is about to become a very different company. This September, Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down and will be replaced by John Ternus, the current head of hardware. But the shift is bigger than just a CEO transition - it's the most significant move yet i…

I Used AI for Almost Everything for 1 Year: Here's What I Learned

Joanna Stern, NBC chief technology analyst and correspondent, immersed herself in the world of artificial intelligence, testing more than 100 cutting-edge AI...

Anduril announces team for its Golden Dome space-based missile interceptor effort

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Defense technology company Anduril Industries on Tuesday announced its consortium to develop space-based...

Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft is now rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The new Xbox mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, much like Steam's Big Picture Mode, and originally debuted as the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) with Asus' Xbox Ally devic…

The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to China

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to grant tech giant Cisco's bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to...

US defense firm Anduril raises $5 billion, doubling its valuation to $61 billion

May 13 (Reuters) - Defense technology start-up Anduril Industries said on Wednesday that it has raised $5 billion, doubling its valuation to $61 billion.

Making a Bronze Mirror From Scratch

Although modern-day silvered glass mirrors have pretty much destroyed the market for bronze mirrors, these highly polished pieces of metal once were the pinnacle of mirror technology. Due to the …read more

Why Solid State Batteries Short

Solid state batteries, we are told, are the new hot battery technology that will replace lithium-ion batteries. Soon. Not that we haven’t heard that before. One reason it isn’t dominating …read more

CRTs Are Too Mainstream, So Game on a Mechanical TV Instead

Aside from nostalgia, people claim to like CRTs because they’re apprehendable– the technology just makes more sense than the arcane wibbly-wobbly solid-state madness going on inside the driver chip of …read more

Wyoming celebrates 'nuclear renaissance' as feds approve license for a new reactor

Construction of an advanced nuclear power plant partly funded by the U.S. government -billed as the first of its kind this century, is now underway in Wyoming. The Bill Gates-backed company says its technology is proven but there are still hurdles to nuclear.

Cooking With Plasma (Not Fire)

Cooking food with fire is arguably the technology that propelled humans to become the dominant species on Earth. It’s pretty straightforward to achieve, just requiring a fuel source, a supply …read more

The Dark Side of Unitree Robot Dogs

Continuing on his quest to expose the dark underbelly of modern technology, [Benn Jordan] recently did a deep-dive into the rise of so-called robot dogs. Although their most striking resemblance …read more

Audio-Forward Case Mod of Classic 90s Portable TV

The humble cathode ray tube (CRT) was once the technology behind almost all of our televisions and computer displays. Its replacements, from LCD screens to OLED and others, are generally cheaper to…

ESP32 Hosts SolarPunk Message Board

Solarpunk is sometimes thought of as the “good ending” to cyberpunk– there’s technology, but it’s community-focused instead of in the hands of evil conglomerates, and– if the name doesn’t give …read more

The Vacuum Tube’s Last Stand(s)

When most people think about vacuum tubes, they picture big glass bottles glowing inside antique radios or early computers. History often treats tubes as a dead-end technology that was suddenly …read more

AI Cameras are Being Deployed Across the Western US for Early Detection of Wildfires

The Associated Press reports: On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then alerted the state's forest servi…

WATCH: What to know about Apple's next CEO

ABC News technology reporter Mike Dobuski talks about the company's current head of hardware, John Ternus.

GM Cutting Hundreds of Salaried IT Workers As It Trims Costs, Evaluates Needs

GM is laying off about 500 to 600 salaried IT workers, mainly in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan, as it restructures its technology organization and trims costs. "GM is transforming its Information Technology organization to better position the company fo…

Fox News AI Newsletter: Tech company cuts 1,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring

The Fox News AI Newsletter gives readers the latest AI technology advancements, covering the challenges and opportunities AI presents.

20th Anniversary iPhone's Curved Display to Improve a Year Later

Apple is already planning a second version of the "four-edge bending" display that is rumored to debut on next year's 20th-anniversary iPhone, claims a new report out of Korea. For the 20th-anniversary iPhone, Apple is said to be introducing a display th…

Much Brighter iPhone Display Still Years Away, Leaker Suggests

Chinese leaker "Instant Digital" today said the iPhone 18 Pro will not feature dual-layer OLED technology, adding that Apple's current thermal management approach remains a limiting factor for sustained outdoor brightness on Pro iPhones. In a new post on…

Crocheted Technology

Nicole Nikolich is a textile artist whose current focus is making crochet artworks that reference old school technology. You can explore her work on her website, at Paradigm Gallery an

Is this ‘de-extinction’ project actually onto something?

Dallas-based genetics and biotech startup Colossal has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, the CIA, and Peter Thiel, among others. Its buzzy "de-extinction" projects aim to "bring back" lost animals like the woolly mammoth, the Ta…

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure.

xAI Adds 16 New Gas Turbines at Mississippi Facility Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Emails show that Elon Musk's company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.

AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources

AI is making it easier to design chips and optimize software for different silicon. Some startups envision a revolution in chipmaking.

‘It’s Undignified’: Hundreds of Workers Training Meta’s AI Could Be Laid Off

More than 700 people working for a Meta contractor in Ireland are at risk of losing their jobs, documents show.

The Adidas Hyperboost Edge Is Your New Super Trainer

How do shoe companies translate superfast racing shoe tech into your daily trainers? We break it down with some of the best new running shoes on the market.