Elon Musk Defends Hitler, Mao and Stalin

Unelected White House advisor Elon Musk retweeted a post on Thursday that blamed the atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong on — we are not making this up — public sector workers. “Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people,” the post, which he shared to his over 200 million… Continue reading Elon Musk Defends Hitler, Mao and Stalin

Trump Changes EPA Rules to Allow Vastly More Pollution

The Trump administration is massively rolling back environmental protection policies, accelerating an already heated race to the bottom. Trump’s appointed Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin announced 31 regulatory changes — allegedly the “biggest deregulatory action in US history” — in an apparent effort to maximize the amount of harmful pollution generated in the United… Continue reading Trump Changes EPA Rules to Allow Vastly More Pollution

Anthropic CEO Suggests That AI Deserves Workers’ Rights

Let’s assume that AI technologies have progressed to the point where models become near-indistinguishable from humans. In that situation, what would happen if we were to give a highly-advanced AI model a job that it didn’t want to do? Would it suck it up and just do it? Would it revolt? Or would it ask… Continue reading Anthropic CEO Suggests That AI Deserves Workers’ Rights

RGB LED Could Be the Future for Cheap Screens

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Hisense didn’t bring many TVs to CES 2025, but what did make the journey may well be a sign of the future of display technology. The brand’s 116-inch… Continue reading RGB LED Could Be the Future for Cheap Screens

Google is officially dumping Assistant for Gemini

So long, Google Assistant. So long, Google Assistant. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is finally moving on from Google Assistant. The company will be upgrading “more” users from Google Assistant to Gemini “over the coming months,”… Continue reading Google is officially dumping Assistant for Gemini

These new Roombas aren’t the robots I know and love 

In a push for profitability, iRobot is pushing out innovation In a push for profitability, iRobot is pushing out innovation Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. When I saw iRobot’s latest robot vacuums announced this week,… Continue reading These new Roombas aren’t the robots I know and love 

I took this smart cooler camping and can’t go back to toting around ice (plus it’s on sale)

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,100 but currently $200 off. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase the… Continue reading I took this smart cooler camping and can’t go back to toting around ice (plus it’s on sale)

The fake promise of better Siri

On The Vergecast: AI gadget failures, how Tesla became politics, and Sonos’s TV dreams. On The Vergecast: AI gadget failures, how Tesla became politics, and Sonos’s TV dreams. David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Apple Intelligence… Continue reading The fake promise of better Siri