Wired
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
Wired
For most people, the Tab A1 Plus checks all the boxes and is the best budget tablet you can buy, but don’t expect power or long-term Android support.
Wired
Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” with others.
NY Times Tech
An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of child pornography-related charges. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved.
NY Times Tech
To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.
NY Times Tech
An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.
Wired
A German startup sent a camera-wearing chef to my apartment. In exchange for a free lunch, I let them record every chop and stir to train future humanoids.
TechCrunch
Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street it plans for continued growth.
TechCrunch
As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price.
TechCrunch
When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing, AI labs are doing.
TechCrunch
On the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta sees a “large enterprise opportunity” spanning AI agents, APIs, compute, and internal software.
Ars Technica
HAWK withstood years of testing that had yet to uncover a fatal weakness found through Mythos.
TechCrunch
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.
TechCrunch
Weng previously served as the VP of AI Safety Research at OpenAI.
TechCrunch
Winamp is preparing to relaunch with a Deezer-powered premium music service, betting its nostalgic brand and a new all-in-one music player can stand out in today’s crowded streaming market.
Wired
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
Ars Technica
Advertisers agreed to “reset” relationship with X.
Wired
Save up to $100 on Apple’s latest AirPods models before prices go back up.
NY Times Tech
The Silicon Valley company’s costs rose more steeply than revenue growth, as it continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.
NY Times Tech
Like other big technology companies, Microsoft is hoping its aggressive spending on artificial intelligence is starting to translate into revenue.