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Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses

Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta's next bets. This week, it quietly annou...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return

After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back online. In a po...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Dish files for bankruptcy, but not shutting down

Dish, the company that operates Dish TV and Sling TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy," as reported earlier by Reuters. The plan will al...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Amazon fined $2.25 million for failing to help identity theft victims

The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identi...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Acer’s Swift Go 16 is a lot of laptop for $900

The Acer Swift Go 16 AI | Image: Acer As high memory and storage prices have driven up the cost of everything from consoles to computers, fi...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip

Google's NotebookLM is adding a new way to catch up on your notes: TikTok-style AI videos. The new feature is rolling out to Google AI Ultra...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

LG’s 27-inch Tandem OLED gaming monitor is cheaper than ever

The price of LG’s UltraGear 27GX700A-B 1440p gaming monitor that came out last August has dropped to nearly its best price yet. You can gr...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

007 First Light’s developer lays off staff but claims its next franchise will continue

IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007 First Light, announced that it is laying off staff after a relationship with an ...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Moto’s Tag 2 tracker is $20 for a limited time

For now, only the “Laurel Oak” color option is available for $20, not the “Arabesque” color. | Image: Motorola Announced at CES 2026...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show

A new teaser trailer confirmed that Wonka's The Golden Ticket will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd, following its Squid Game reality s...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models

The White House is easing restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models weeks after ordering the company to suspend access for forei...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Daisy Sound’s First Headphones Are Premium, High-Quality—and Just a Little Bit Cheaper

Jack Mulroe thinks the premium headphone market is boring. Too focused on black, samey-looking devices; too caught up in the “spec wars”...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

New York Is About to Feel Hotter Than Phoenix

The eastern US is the latest place to be hit with intense heat as the world plays a game of hot potato. In the coming days, New York is expe...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

The 2 Best Slushie Machines of 2026: Now With Soft Serve

We live in the golden age of the home slushie machine. It's a new age brought upon us in 2024 after the virally popular Ninja Slushi brought...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy

The internet is thick with VPN services. So thick, in fact, that it can feel a bit suspicious—and send you running back toward more famili...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

Not because the longtime Vermont senator bears the hallmarks of a liar. Yes, he’s a career politician, but the 84-year-old progressive tor...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

How Hunter Biden Won the Internet

About a decade ago, two dancers in a Midtown strip club met Hunter Biden for a lap dance in a private room, where he proceeded to play Fleet...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Venezuela Earthquake Destruction Revealed in New Satellite Images

Satellite Technology Is being used to streamline rescue efforts in Venezuela following the two earthquakes that struck on June 24. Space age...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Want to Boost Your Home’s Resale Value? Install a Heat Pump

I’d gladly fork over more money to bypass a gas or oil furnace, which—unlike an all-electric heat pump—spews toxic combustion byproduc...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta were instructed to pose as minors online and probe how competitor chatbots responded t...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Buying a Mattress in 2026? We Tested 100+ and These Were the Standouts

Buying a new mattress online is a high-stakes endeavor. They're a big expense for most people, and you'll probably spend more than 10 years ...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours

One of WhatsApp’s most in-demand features is finally coming out of beta. Later this year, the messaging app used by over 3 billion people ...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone

Focus and productivity apps abound, all to help you stave off the many distractions coming from your phone. Or the annoying people at your o...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Robin Byrd, the Sex Godmother of Millennials, Says the Internet Ruined Porn

If you lived in New York City during the 1980s or 1990s, and you happened to stumble on Channel 35 after 10 pm, you would have seen her: a b...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Yeasound RIC800 Hearing Aids Review: Good Audio, Glitchy App

While the bulk of innovation in the over-the-counter hearing aid market revolves around more modern in-ear models, a new brand called Yeasou...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

Will Lawrence is one of the founders of the Sunrise Movement, a grassroots climate activism group. Now, he’s running for Congress in a Mic...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Everyone’s Mad at the World Cup’s New ‘Hydration Breaks’—Except Mr. Moneybags Over Here

Tune into any World Cup match in the US, Mexico, or Canada this summer, and you will find that around the 22nd and 67th minute of any game, ...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change

Google’s top privacy and security staff have warned that plans in Europe, designed to get it to open up its search data and Android operat...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Fireworks Are Not Patriotic. Drone Shows Are

One September night in 2025, the luminous face of Baby Jesus appeared in the sky over the Vatican—clearly, verifiably, witnessed by tens o...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Even Leave the Factory

Trailers containing millions of dollars worth of Tesla car and home batteries have allegedly been stolen straight from loading docks at the ...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern

Humanoid robots might be able to run, dance, and occasionally kick people, but to become truly human, they’re going to need to learn how t...

Technology • Jun 28, 2026

What to Do in Houston If You're Here for Business (2026)

Houston has long been known as the energy capital of America, if not the world, but tech has been slowly grinding its way to prominence here...

Technology • Jun 28, 2026

The ‘Almost Homeless’ Subreddit Is a Stark Glimpse at Soaring Wealth Inequality

One Reddit user writes about living in their car and running out of money for gas. Another says they’re going to be evicted in 48 hours an...

Technology • Jun 28, 2026

Why Wear Anything Other Than a Sun Hoodie This Summer? Our Picks for the Best

I grew up in the late 1900s, in a time when attitudes toward sunburns were extremely lax compared to today. Red, peeling skin was seen as a ...

Technology • Jun 28, 2026

This Is the Most Detailed Image Yet of the Milky Way's Center

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed visible-light image ever obtained of t...

Technology • Jun 28, 2026

The Ebike Accessories You Need to Help You Haul the Most Stuff

When my wife and I bought our first ebike—a Radwagon 4 by the Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes—four years ago, we did so to replace one of ...

Technology • Jun 28, 2026

China Defies US Restrictions and Builds the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

China now has the world's fastest supercomputer, overtaking the United States. The system, known as LineShine and installed at the National ...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

62 Last Minute Prime Day Weekend Deals: Up to 45% Off (2026)

Amazon Prime Day has come and gone, and many of the deals we saw through the week have ended. But if you're late to the game, you're not com...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

Duer’s Wear-Everywhere Pants Are on Sale This Weekend

Now that Amazon Prime Day is over, it's time to start gearing up for Fourth of July sales. Most large retailers pivoted their summer-sale ti...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

Does DeleteMe Actually Get Your Info off the Internet? I Tried It

Recent estimates approximate that there are 16.4 billion Google searches per day globally. A huge portion of those searches is for people’...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

Security News This Week: LastPass Users Had Their Data Stolen—Again

A WIRED investigation this week offers insight into a predictive policing program in Bristol, England that has involved 23 separate models o...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

The 37 Best Outdoor Deals From the REI 4th of July Sale

Campers, hikers, and generally outdoorsy folks, it's time to lock in. The REI 4th of July sale has great deals on hiking, camping, and backp...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

Why Venezuela’s Second Earthquake Was So Damaging to Buildings

Verónica Cañas barely had time to grab her 6-year-old son and put on her shoes before running out of her apartment in Caracas. As she ran ...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

The 28 Best Deals Under $100 Before Prime Day Ends

Amazon Prime Day hits different in 2026, even if it is the last day of the week-long event. Prime Day is often a moment to pick up a big-tic...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations

The US government has eased the restrictions it imposed on Anthropic’s most advanced AI model, Claude Mythos 5, allowing the company to gr...

Technology • Jun 27, 2026

17 Last Minute Prime Day Apple Deals on iPads, Macs, and More

Amazon Prime Day is one of the most reliable ways to save on Apple devices. Many Apple gadgets go on sale often, but Prime Day Apple deals f...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

Universal Is Skipping Influencer Screenings for ‘The Odyssey.’ Film Critics Are Thrilled

From the moment it was announced in late 2024, Christopher Nolan’s ambitious adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey has been a source of intense ...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

Prime Day Deal 2026: Fellow Espresso Series 1 Is $200 Off

The Fellow Espresso Series 1 is $200 off for Amazon Prime Day 2026. That's the first time it's been on any kind of discount—and frankly, I...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

Best Prime Day Vacuum Deals Offer Up to 42% Off (2026): Shark, Dyson, Bissell

The summer sale extravaganza has come early this year, and while this is one of many sale events you'll see between now and the holidays, th...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

The Best Prime Day Laptop Deals on My Personal Favorites

It's that time of the year. Amazon's sale is upon us, and with it, some of the best Prime Day laptop deals. I review laptops all year, so th...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

How People in China Keep Outsmarting Anthropic’s Geolocation Restrictions

Anthropic goes to great lengths to prevent people in China from using its AI models, but in practice, its safeguards have often failed. Over...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

Samsung’s Excellent OLED Monitors Are Up to 36 Percent Off for Prime Day

Samsung makes some of the very best OLED monitors out there, and some of its top gaming monitors are getting some solid discounts for Prime ...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

Best Ninja Prime Day Deals (2026) Slushi, Creami, Crispi, Cafe Luxe

Life is all about the shots you take—and the ones you don't. Amazon Prime Day ends today. When it does, the Ninja deals will vanish. So th...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

10 Best Prime Day Streaming Deals, Including Half Off Apple TV (2026)

Sure, Amazon Prime Day is better known for deals on tech, robot vacuums, and Apple products. But in recent years, it's also become a great t...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend

The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that this weekend, asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will make its closest approach to Earth in 400 years...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

I'm Adding These Bose Headphones to My Prime Day Cart (2026)

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) are my favorite pair of headphones. They're the rare jack-of-all-trades: They're plush enough for all-...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

The Prime Day MacBook Deals I Recommend (2026)

MacBooks tend to be the cheapest on Amazon, making them a great product to shop for on Prime Day. These days, though, it's increasingly conf...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

I Just Saw That Eufy’s Floodlight Security Camera Is Cheaper Than Ever (2026)

There are tons of great outdoor security cameras, but my favorite floodlight security camera outshines them all. It combines a clever dual-l...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

OpenAI Has New AI Models. Here’s Why You Can’t Use Them

OpenAI is delaying the public release of its next generation of AI models, GPT-5.6, at the request of Trump’s White House, the company con...

Technology • Jun 26, 2026

The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials

A data exposure at Dialog, the private events group cofounded by Peter Thiel, exposed personal information of multiple US national security ...

Technology • Jul 01, 2026

US government allows Anthropic to redeploy its Mythos and Fable AI models

The Commerce Department has lifted their export restrictions. The US government has lifted its export ban on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable ...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Samsung teases wide-as-hell new foldable

Expect the company to take a boxy direction when the next Unpacked rolls around. We're likely coming up on another Samsung Unpacked event, b...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Discord now runs natively on Meta Quest headsets

The app’s arrival follows an announcement at last year’s Meta Connect conference. Discord is available on the Meta Quest as a native app...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Amazon will pay $2.25 million to settle FTC identity theft case

The retailer allegedly failed to meet requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Amazon has agreed to pay $2.25 million in civil pena...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Anthropic's new Sonnet 5 model is better at the tasks that are running up enterprise bills

This version of Claude should offer more efficient performance at lower costs. Anthropic has released a new version of Claude that's aimed a...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Xbox layoff plans reportedly include closing Arkane, canceling Blade

As part of sweeping Xbox layoffs planned to start on July 6, Microsoft is considering shutting down Arkane Studios and canceling the Blade g...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Netflix used AI to put Gene Wilder's voice into a new reality show

Netflix has worked with ElevenLabs to develop a recreation of Gene Wilder's voice for use in an upcoming unscripted reality show inspired by...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal in the long-running case between Apple and Epic Games

Apple filed an appeal after being found in contempt of an order related to App Store fees. The antitrust case between Apple and Epic Games i...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

How to set a custom alarm sound on your iPhone

You can use any sound you want for an iPhone alarm, and here's how to set it up. There's an art to picking a good alarm sound. It can't be t...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote

The Stop Killing Games campaign is "seriously looking" at backing similar legislation at the federal level. A bill that aimed to stop (or at...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie launches onto Peacock on July 30

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be available to stream via Peacock on July 30. This is good news for busy parents, as there's no better mo...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

All the Apple products avoiding the price hike (for now)

The iPhone may have dodged last week's price bumps, but it might not last the year. Even Apple can't avoid the impact of the ongoing memory ...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Google's Gmail Live AI feature is now available in beta

You can use Gemini to quickly search your inbox with natural language. As we know, Google is deeply committed to find new ways that AI can s...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Clicks shows off its Communicator smartphone with a Blackberry-like keyboard

It's aimed at people who love a retro vibe and tactile keyboard. Clicks charmed us at CES this year with its Blackberry-like Communicator sm...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

You might be paying more for YouTube Premium if you subscribed through Apple

Apple's App Store is quietly a major source of the company's revenue. Every time an iPhone user subscribes to a service through Apple's bill...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Samsung Music Studio 7 review: A great speaker on its own, and even better in a pair

The company’s $500 speaker is well-equipped to pull double duty. If you're still waiting for the Galaxy Home, I'm sorry to tell you it's w...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Shark's new PowerDetect Transformer turns into three different types of vacuum

Shark has launched a new PowerDetect vacuum called the "Transformer," because well, it transforms into three different types of vacuum. The ...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Proton's privacy-focused Lumo chatbot gets image generation

Lumo 2.0 can also search for relevant background information. Proton has rolled out its biggest update yet for the Lumo chatbot, almost a ye...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Sensitive iPhone supplier details were part of last week's data leak at Tata Electronics

On top of leaks around its next smartphone generation, Apple has had sensitive details about its manufacturing processes revealed. Reuters r...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

There's now an OpenClaw app for iOS and Android phones

OpenClaw announced that it has released standalone apps for both iOS and Android devices. The move officially brings AI agents to the App St...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month,...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com

Reddit will start requiring people to be logged into Reddit to use old.reddit.com. The new requirement will take effect “over the next mon...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading

Amazon is blaming the threat of malware for its decision to stop releasing new Fire Sticks that support sideloading apps from outside Amazon...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon

NASA officials said Tuesday that they are seriously considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover, which is...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more

Google is so famous for killing products that there's a whole virtual graveyard you can explore. Google's latest shutdown now has a headston...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Apple takes Epic fight over app store fees to the Supreme Court

Apple is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse a contempt finding that threatens to block the tech giant from charging high commission fees ...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

New attack provides one more reason why AI browsers are a bad idea

Makers of AI browsers make lofty promises. With a single prompt, users can ask one to find a restaurant in a particular part of town, reserv...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet

There are plenty of AI image-generation models these days, but the ones capable of quality outputs tend to be slow and expensive. Google Dee...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access

Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stacked another federal advisory panel with allies, advancing his efforts to force t...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Trump's plan to redesign every .gov website leads to AI-designed horrors

President Donald Trump’s plan to “fill the digital potholes” and use AI to quickly redesign every government website isn’t going ver...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

The US going 100% EV by 2040 would save more than 100k lives, study says

Although climate change is the primary motivation behind electric vehicle adoption, it isn't the only consideration. Removing internal combu...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Trump asked Musk for SpaceX stock to seed US kids’ savings accounts, report says

One way Donald Trump plans to celebrate July 4th is by rolling out children’s savings accounts, known as Trump Accounts, and apparently, h...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Florida bans local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals

A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying d...

Technology • Jun 30, 2026

Ars Live, today: The latest on the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe

Nearly a month has passed since the New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad in Florida, creating a massive fireball. It was likely the l...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state ...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

South Korea’s government and top tech companies are committing $1 trillion to several flagship megaprojects that could bolster global memo...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

US renewable boom passes key milestone in April

When last we looked at the state of the US grid, the ongoing explosion in solar energy had turned it into a major contributor, but one that ...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants

The Fourth Amendment protects a user’s “location history,” the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The same logic already applied to a cellpho...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy

Sony recently informed its PlayStation customers in the United Kingdom that they will no longer be able to watch previously purchased movies...

Technology • Jun 29, 2026

Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used

The ban on ozone-depleting substances that successfully reversed the growth of the hole in the ozone layer isn’t seen as a missed opportun...