Google Pixel deals abound! The company has kicked off its Black Friday promotions on all of its Pixel hardware, from the value-friendly Pixel 9a to the flagship Pixel 10 Pro XL. There are even discounts on the brand-new Pixel Watch 4 and Google’s wireless earbuds. We’ve rounded up the best Google Pixel discounts this shopping… Continue reading Best Black Friday Google Pixel Deals (2025)
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Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches
At what age should a kid ideally get a smartwatch? In China, parents are buying them for children as young as five. Adults want to be able to call their kids and track their location down to a specific building floor. But that’s not why children are clamoring for the devices, specifically ones made by… Continue reading Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
A powerful United States Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documentation on federal watch list programs, the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, vaccine mandates, the 2020 election, and Trump supporters, according to information obtained by WIRED. The queries appear to… Continue reading Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
Hands On With Google’s Nano Banana Pro Image Generator
Corporate AI slop feels inescapable in 2025. From website banner ads to outdoor billboards, images generated by businesses using AI tools surround me. Hell, even the bar down the street posts happy hour flyers with that distinctly hazy, amber glow of some AI graphics. On Thursday, Google launched Nano Banana Pro, the company’s latest image-generating… Continue reading Hands On With Google’s Nano Banana Pro Image Generator
4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China
Stern said text messages obtained by authorities show Li boasting about how his father “had engaged in similar business on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.” Stern alleged the messages also show Li, who works at a hardware distribution company, was aware through news articles he shared that the Nvidia chips were subject to export… Continue reading 4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China
Got a Pixel 10? Google’s Android Phone Can Now Share Files With Apple’s AirDrop
The caveat is that the iPhone user will need to switch AirDrop into the “Everyone for 10 Minutes” mode instead of “Contacts Only” mode. Google says this isn’t some kind of workaround solution. It’s a direct, peer-to-peer connection; your data isn’t routed through a server, shared content isn’t logged, and no extra data is shared.… Continue reading Got a Pixel 10? Google’s Android Phone Can Now Share Files With Apple’s AirDrop
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
US President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order that would seek to challenge state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence through lawsuits and the withholding federal funding, WIRED has learned. A draft of the order viewed by WIRED directs US Attorney General Pam Bondi to create an “AI Litigation Task Force,” whose purpose is… Continue reading Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
Nvidia CEO Dismisses Concerns of an AI Bubble. Investors Remain Skeptical
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang didn’t need any prompting on Wednesday to address the elephant in the room. “There’s been a lot of talk about an AI bubble,” he said on an earnings call before quickly getting to his main point: “From our vantage point, we see something very different.” Huang went on to spend about… Continue reading Nvidia CEO Dismisses Concerns of an AI Bubble. Investors Remain Skeptical
NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS
After the prolonged shutdown of the US government, NASA has finally started its nonessential work back up. It’s starting off with a bang: The agency called a press conference to show its hitherto reserved images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. NASA scientists also confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is in fact a comet, contrary to the speculations… Continue reading NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS
In Alex Karp’s World, Palantir Is the Underdog
Caroline Haskins: So one thing that happened recently is that Palantir had its earnings call. And I think sort of consistent with what you observed, Alex Karp seemed really exuberant during that earnings call. I think he said that it was the best earnings for a software company in history, but the company is doing… Continue reading In Alex Karp’s World, Palantir Is the Underdog