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Trump’s Border Crackdown Is Wreaking Havoc on the World Cup

Travel bans and other visa issues are creating problems for World Cup participants even before the whistle blows.

Elena Betti 2 months ago

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How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications

Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also requires that they use natural grass, which is water-intensive to maintain.

Verónica García de León 2 months ago

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People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputers.

Molly Taft 2 months ago

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I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Customers have complained that a telehealth network selling compounded GLP-1s has been ripping them off—even after it had to pay $5 million to clients as part of a settlement with the US government.

John Semley 2 months ago

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Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude

The company changed course after researchers spoke out against the policy, which would have covertly limited Claude’s ability to develop competing AI models.

Maxwell Zeff 2 months ago

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CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats

“Defenders cannot afford to take weeks to patch,” one Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official warned on Wednesday.

Lily Hay Newman 2 months ago

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Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick

US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools.

Dell Cameron 2 months ago

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A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents

Colleagues discussed the incident on internal message boards, according to documents seen by WIRED.

Lauren Goode, Paresh Dave, Louise Matsakis 2 months ago

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The Best USB-C Cables (2026): for Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops

Unravel the tangled world of cords and find the ones you need to charge your gadgets and transfer data.

Simon Hill 2 months ago

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Donald Trump Is Ready for Fight Night. So Are Donors

The UFC event on the White House’s South Lawn is the president’s birthday gift to himself. Sources expect it to be a lobbying extravaganza.

Hugo Lowell 2 months ago

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Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US

The ACLU is suing two Florida police departments over the arrest of a Fort Myers man in a child-abduction case, saying officers treated a flawed face-recognition match as a near-certain ID.

Dell Cameron 2 months ago

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China Opens World’s First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center

With an initial capacity of 24 megawatts, the innovative data center uses seawater as a natural cooling system.

Fernanda González 2 months ago

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Digital Notebook Throwdown (2026): Kindle Scribe, ReMarkable Paper Pure

The newest Kindle Scribe means there are now three digital notebooks you can buy in the $400 price range. Here’s which one you should get.

Nena Farrell 2 months ago

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What’s the Best Kindle of 2026? (So Far)

I’ve tried every single Kindle. Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up.

Nena Farrell 2 months ago

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Best iPad Accessories (2026): Keyboards, Cases, Styli

Kit out your Apple tablet with our favorite stands, cases, keyboards, and styli.

Julian Chokkattu, Brenda Stolyar, Luke Larsen 2 months ago

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Best Laptops For College Students (2026): MacBooks and Beyond

Laptops for college should be portable, offer long battery life, and remain reasonably affordable. Based on testing hundreds of laptops, these are my top picks.

Luke Larsen 2 months ago

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The World Cup’s Trionda Ball Challenges Traditional Aerodynamics

According to new research, Trionda would show less unpredictable movements in actions such as corner kicks or free kicks. However, in powerful and long-distance clearances it would lose range.

Fernanda González 2 months ago

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Artificial Intelligence Sneaks Into the World Cup Thanks to Google Gemini

The Argentine national team will be Google’s test bench and technological showcase during the World Cup.

Rosa Jiménez Cano 2 months ago

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Soccer Fans, You’re Being Watched

From anti-drone tech to face recognition, 2026 World Cup stadiums in the US, Canada, and Mexico are subjecting fans to an array of surveillance tech. Here’s what you need to know.

Vas Panagiotopoulos 2 months ago

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Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums

Most US World Cup stadiums are surrounded by surveillance cameras. Want to know if you’re being watched on your way to a match? These maps will help you.

Maddy Varner 2 months ago

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This World Cup, You Can Watch the Game From a Ref’s Point of View

Referees for the 2026 World Cup will be wearing cameras positioned at their temples, allowing TV audiences to see a live view of the pitch from a vantage point they never have before.

Ben Dowsett 2 months ago

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The Other Major Soccer Event of 2026? The Shake-Up in the World of Video Games

The 48-team World Cup is not the only historic soccer event this year. Four titans are vying for control of video game soccer in the fiercest battle the industry has ever seen.

Javier Rodríguez 2 months ago

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How to Watch the 2026 World Cup

The games start June 11 and end with a grand finale in New Jersey on July 19. There are 104 of them. Here’s how to watch ’em all.

Boone Ashworth 2 months ago

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Amnesty International Warns That World Cup Fans Face Potential Human Rights Violations

The organization claims that the FIFA tournament could have impacts on the rights of local people and visiting soccer fans in all three host countries.

Fernanda González 2 months ago

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