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Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app.

Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra 2 months ago

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20 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2026)

When you need something that’s as mannishly masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered.

Matthew Korfhage 2 months ago

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Suunto Spark Review: The Perfect Pair for Runs and Rides

Suunto swaps bone for air conduction, giving these open-ear earbuds a perfect fit for the great outdoors.

Michael Sawh 2 months ago

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The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Closed for 100 Days. Why Aren’t Oil Prices Higher?

President Donald Trump says a secret mission moved 100 million barrels of oil through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. That number is impossible to verify.

Carla Sertin 2 months ago

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Laduora Duo 4-in-1 Red Light Therapy Scalp and Hair Care Device Review: Custom Goals

This handheld device combines red light therapy, microcurrents, sonic vibration, warmth, and a serum to support healthy hair growth.

Molly Higgins 2 months ago

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7 Best Coffee Makers (2026): Ratio, Fellow, Moccamaster

The old-fashioned drip coffee maker has come a long way. These impressive machines can turn your barista into a stranger.

Matthew Korfhage 2 months ago

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Škoda’s New EV Will Likely Be Its Most Expensive Yet

The Škoda Peaq, which will debut this summer as the European automaker’s flagship model, seats seven and has an intriguing design. It will almost certainly come with a hefty price tag.

Vojtěch Dobeš 2 months ago

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Meet the New Dyson Vacuums: V16 Piston Animal, V10 Konical, V8 Cyclone (2026)

The rest of Dyson’s promised 2026 vacuum lineup is here, from the new Dyson V16 Piston Animal to an updated version of the favored Dyson V8 Cyclone.

Nena Farrell 2 months ago

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How Can Soccer Players Bend Their Shots in Midair?

As World Cup action kicks off, we look at the physics of the beautiful game.

Rhett Allain 2 months ago

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The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones

Plus: AI bug hunting fuels Microsoft’s biggest-ever Patch Tuesday, ShinyHunters ransomware gang exploits an Oracle zero-day, and more.

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman 2 months ago

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EcoFlow PowerOcean Battery Review: Cutting My Bill in Half

Whether you want to buy cheaper electricity, store solar energy, or guard against outages, EcoFlow’s home battery might be just what you need.

Simon Hill 2 months ago

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Rivian’s CEO on Tesla’s Cybertruck, Ferrari’s Luce, and What Happens If the R2 Fails

RJ Scaringe, the CEO of Rivian Automotive, joined us for a wide-ranging interview about how his company’s new electric SUV fits into the current EV industry, and what comes next.

Jeremy White 2 months ago

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A German Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews

The ruling holds that a company that designs, trains, operates, and manages an AI system must assume legal liability for any damages caused by the responses it generates.

Fernanda González 2 months ago

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Here’s How AI Agents Can Protect EV Chargers

An AI agent system proposed by researchers in Spain promises to prevent energy theft and damage to EV chargers, as well as the critical energy infrastructure that powers them.

Fernanda González 2 months ago

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Anthropic Says It’s Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government Order

“The government believes it has become aware of a method of bypassing, or ‘jailbreaking’ Fable 5,” the company said in a blog post.

Maxwell Zeff 2 months ago

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Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon

“I’m not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore,” one employee posted in a forum open to the entire staff.

Paresh Dave, Maxwell Zeff 2 months ago

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‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess

Executives and employees alike are struggling with Meta's chaotic AI strategy, according to sources and internal discussions reviewed by WIRED.

Paresh Dave, Zoë Schiffer 2 months ago

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Donald Trump’s White House UFC Event Would Be Embarrassing Anywhere

A Monster Energy–sponsored MMA show on the White House’s South Lawn was never going to be the height of dignity. But UFC Freedom 250 is failing to clear even the lowest bar.

Tim Marchman 2 months ago

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Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards

A cottage industry of celebrity figurines, blinking screens, and other DIY gadgets is helping drivers bypass Tesla's distracted-driving controls.

Zeyi Yang 2 months ago

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Elon Musk Is the World's First Trillionaire

SpaceX’s stock market debut has thrust the richest man in the universe into an unexplored frontier of wealth.

Paresh Dave 2 months ago

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China Didn't Make People Hate Data Centers

GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say it’s much more complicated than that.

Molly Taft 2 months ago

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Crypto Guys Bought the Answer to the CIA’s Mysterious Kryptos Sculpture

They swear they haven’t peeked at the closely guarded secret and that they’ll keep the cryptographic competition going.

Steven Levy 2 months ago

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A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots

After Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson stoked anger over a horrific knife attack in Belfast, a youth group linked to a global neo-Nazi movement quietly orchestrated anti-immigrant riots.

David Gilbert 2 months ago

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4 Best Floodlight Security Cameras (2026) After Thorough Testing

Light up and secure your driveway, backyard, or porch with a floodlight security camera.

Simon Hill 2 months ago

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