NY Times Tech
As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.
TechCrunch
Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
TechCrunch
The ability to add Venmo to Google Play comes as people are spending more money on apps and games.
Wired
Willy Myco has made over 120 videos showing people his exact process for making everything from LSD to DMT vapes. Not everyone’s a fan of his methods.
Wired
Clean, free power from the sun is easier and more affordable to capture than ever with the best portable solar panels.
Wired
Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.
Ars Technica
As research and AI-assisted papers surge, volunteer reviewers struggle to keep up.
Wired
The approach is like a Costco for heat pumps, and it’s helping make installations more accessible as heat waves worsen.
Wired
Shopping for a camera can be confusing. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, sensor options, and extra features to find the best one for you.
Wired
An AI interview is increasingly the first step of a hiring process. Since there’s no human on the other end, candidates are scheduling them whenever—even deep into the night.
Wired
We tested over a hundred wireless earbuds—these models from Apple, Bose, Beats, and Samsung stood out from the rest.
NY Times Tech
The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted or not.
Wired
Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.
NY Times Tech
As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.
NY Times Tech
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
NY Times Tech
VHS Dates advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. The account’s followers have been genuinely touched.
Wired
A device currently being used to help octogenarians do self-administered eye exams could be part of future space missions to monitor astronauts’ ocular health.
TechCrunch
The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.
TechCrunch
Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.
TechCrunch
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