“My moral belief is that this should be accessible to people,” Kociemba says. Kociemba submitted his fix to Fulu, but discovered that another developer, calling themselves Team Dinosaur, had just submitted a fix slightly before Kociemba did. Still, Fulu paid out the full amount to both, roughly $14,000 apiece. Kociemba was surprised by that, as… Continue reading This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law
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You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Last month, journalist Karen Hao posted a Twitter thread in which she acknowledged that there was a substantial error in her blockbuster book Empire of AI. Hao had written that a proposed Google data center in a town near Santiago, Chile, could require “more than one thousand times the amount of water consumed by the… Continue reading You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while undercutting states’ abilities to enact their own rules. The order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” creates an AI litigation task force within the Justice… Continue reading Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
South Korean crypto entrepreneur and prosecuted fraudster Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a US federal judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. Kwon cut a solemn figure as he was escorted into the courtroom by US Marshals, his head bowed, his cheeks sunken as if he’d lost… Continue reading Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
Privacy and surveillance experts and United States lawmakers from both parties on Thursday warned that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s continued access to Americans’ communications without a warrant under a controversial surveillance law risks turning a foreign intelligence tool into a standing engine for domestic spying. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, four witnesses—a former… Continue reading Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
At a 7-Eleven convenience store in Taiwan, you can pick up a 4-inch plushie of Miffy, the bunny character from the Netherlands, a mini bento box charm complete with a realistic chicken drumstick, or a tiny plastic rotary phone. Produced by iCash Corporation (a 7-Eleven affiliate), these keychains are more than just trinkets: Each contains… Continue reading How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’
OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.2, its smartest artificial intelligence model yet, with performance gains across writing, coding, and reasoning benchmarks. The launch comes just days after CEO Sam Altman internally declared a “code red,” a company-wide push to improve ChatGPT amid intense competition from rivals. “We announced this code red to really signal to the company… Continue reading OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’
The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War
On Thursday, Disney and OpenAI announced a deal that might have seemed unthinkable not so long ago. Starting next year, OpenAI will be able to use Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel, and Yoda in its Sora video-generation model. Disney will take a $1 billion stake in OpenAI, and its employees will get access to… Continue reading The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War
True Classic Tees Deals for the 2025 Holidays: 25 Percent Off Crew Necks
This includes me. I’ve been wearing the heck out of True Classic’s black crew-neck, in the belief that the shirt makes a virtue out of a life well-enjoyed. And it apparently also includes WIRED senior editor Jeremy White. “To my shame,” averred White, “the ‘dad bod’ fit is perfect and the neck size is not… Continue reading True Classic Tees Deals for the 2025 Holidays: 25 Percent Off Crew Necks
Eufy’s Best Robot Vacuum Is $405 Off (2025)
Robot vacuums have improved in nearly every feature, and that includes the price. While you can expect to pay anywhere between $1,000 to $1,500 for a brand-new, fully-featured robot vacuum mop, you can snag last year’s models for pretty incredible prices. That includes our current best robot vacuum, which is last year’s Eufy X10 Pro… Continue reading Eufy’s Best Robot Vacuum Is $405 Off (2025)