10:07 AM PDT · August 1, 2026 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seemed excited to share what he called a “cool use case” on Friday, posting…
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YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’ |
12:45 PM PDT · August 1, 2026 Hank Green, a novelist, comedian, and YouTuber with 3.2 million subscribers, recently apologized to his audience for his…
Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? |
The smartphone industry’s next battleground may not be the phone itself, but how consumers get it. As premium devices become more expensive, Apple, Samsung, and…
This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps |
Screen-time apps aren’t effective for many people because, in the end, they depend on your willpower. They remind you to stop scrolling or let you…
Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it |
Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years.And…
7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran
This week, WIRED obtained a memo that tied dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water and wastewater utilities to Iran, the first official documentation of Iran’s…
Nobody Knows if OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI Hacking Sprees Are Illegal
Who is legally responsible when agentic AI goes rogue, and what recourse do victims have when they’ve been breached by joyriding models? Great question. In…
OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok |
In Brief Posted: 3:47 PM PDT · July 31, 2026 Much has been made of the incident in which one of OpenAI’s agents broke out…
Exclusive: Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays |
Rivian spinoff Also will finally start delivering its first e-bikes to customers next week, after months of delays related to unspecified supply chain issues. The…
India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them |
For years, India was the world’s largest app download market but one of its toughest places to make money. That is beginning to change as…