Wired
A new study shows how the big cats cause deer to move away from roads and deeper into the forest, where they pose less of a hazard to motorists.
Wired
A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.
Wired
“Myst” sold over 6 million copies in the ’90s. Its latest sequel couldn’t shore up any funding, pointing to an existential crisis among double-A games.
Wired
Mugshawtys and similar pages often frame mugshots as thirst traps. The women featured are humiliated and are sometimes harassed for months and years after their arrests.
Wired
Nobody likes getting a swab shoved up their nose. A startup in Japan has developed a much less intrusive system.
TechCrunch
Wispr Flow's new terms of service indicate it will introduce a notetaker that generates meeting summaries and action items.
Wired
Wispr Flow, a popular dictation tool, has released a live notetaker that transcribes and summarizes meetings. It joins a growing wave of AI notetakers for the workplace.
Wired
Some creators fear the EU AI Act’s regulatory chaos will upend their lucrative businesses. Others are owning it by incorporating AI transparency into their creative process.
Wired
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.
TechCrunch
Musk kept inflating the already-big promises being made by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell on the company's first call.
TechCrunch
Lucid's new CEO Silvio Napoli listed four must-win priorities, including the successful launch of its midsize EV, finishing a factory in Saudi Arabia, cutting expenses, and robotaxis.
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We’ve partnered with hotels around Moscone West during Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15, to secure the best prices available for attendees.
NY Times Tech
The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.
Wired
The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.
Ars Technica
Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
Ars Technica
$1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.
TechCrunch
SpaceX has ramped up its purchases of Tesla Megapacks for its xAI data centers.
TechCrunch
SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, according to its first quarterly earnings since going public in June.
Ars Technica
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
TechCrunch
Developers may not realize they are sharing their users' location data with advertisers, per new research.