It’s nearly summer. The flowers are in full bloom, the birds are well north, and REI is kicking off its annual anniversary sale. This year’s REI sale starts May 16 and runs through Memorial Day, May 26. Many items are up to 30 percent off, but REI Co-op members save up to 20 percent off… Continue reading We Hand-Picked the 24 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
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OpenAI Launches an Agentic, Web-Based Coding Tool
OpenAI is launching a cloud-based software engineering agent called Codex as the hype surrounding building software using AI continues gathering pace. This tool, aimed more at professional coders rather than amateur vibe coders, will let developers automate more of their work in a way that should be both safer and less opaque than existing tools.… Continue reading OpenAI Launches an Agentic, Web-Based Coding Tool
The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global landscape of artificial intelligence. On the final stop of the tour in Abu Dhabi, the US president announced that unnamed US companies would partner with the United Arab Emirates to… Continue reading The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time
Last August, KJ Muldoon was born with a potentially fatal genetic disorder. Just six months later, he received a Crispr treatment designed just for him. Muldoon has a rare disorder known as CPS1 deficiency, which causes a dangerous amount of ammonia to build up in the blood. About half of babies born with it will… Continue reading A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time
Microsoft Cuts Off Access to Bing Search Data as It Shifts Focus to Chatbots
Microsoft quietly announced earlier this week that it plans to shut down a longstanding tool supplying search engine startups and other software developers with a raw feed of Bing search results. The Bing Search APIs, or application programming interfaces, were once vital to many niche Google alternatives, but fell out of favor more recently as… Continue reading Microsoft Cuts Off Access to Bing Search Data as It Shifts Focus to Chatbots
The Reason Murderbot’s Tone Feels Off
All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. A confession: This dispatch will not be coming to you from one of the long-devout Martha Wells faithful. I’m a convert, a curious reader who turned to Wells’ The… Continue reading The Reason Murderbot’s Tone Feels Off
Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online
Violent threats and calls for impeachment on social media platforms against US judges have skyrocketed by 327 percent since last year, according to new research from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE). Many of the posts are violent and politically charged. “THIS JUDGE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND CHARGED W TREASON,” one user… Continue reading Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online
A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them
The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime subscriptions when they bought VPNSecure, and they cannot honor the purchases. In March, complaints started appearing online about lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure no longer working. The first public response Ars… Continue reading A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them
Google Is Using On-Device AI to Spot Scam Texts and Investment Fraud
Digital scammers have never been so successful. Last year Americans lost $16.6 billion to online crimes, with almost 200,000 people reporting scams like phishing and spoofing to the FBI. More than $470 million was stolen in scams that started with a text message last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And as the biggest… Continue reading Google Is Using On-Device AI to Spot Scam Texts and Investment Fraud
Android 16 Is Getting a Facelift, and Gemini Is Rolling Onto More Google Platforms
Google I/O is on May 20, but the annual developer conference will be so jam-packed with announcements that Google is opening the valve to release some news early. Today, during a virtual event dubbed The Android Show, the company showed off several features coming to the Android 16, starting with a fresh redesign. Here’s everything… Continue reading Android 16 Is Getting a Facelift, and Gemini Is Rolling Onto More Google Platforms