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Based on years of testing with our cats, these are our favorite WIRED-approved, tech-y cat toys and scratchers.
Elon Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI, but the AI startup (then posing as a non-profit) soon parted ways with the talkative Tesla CEO. Since then there's been a war of words and lawsuits—from Musk, at least. OpenAI has finally retaliated, asking a court to deal with what it ...
Will future techies feel the same way about Copilot? The results are in, and it appears that – at least as far as The Register's most loquacious commenters are concerned – Windows Server 2000 was Microsoft's peak.…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the termination of multiple IT and consulting contracts with firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen Hamilton, describing them as 'wasteful spending.' A Department of Defense memo indicates the cuts target the Defense...
These off-piste snowboarding sunglasses give you a (very) little piece of that White Lotus mystique.
A clever restaurant owner flooded his own building with clean water to prevent dirty flood water from seeping in. During the recent flooding in Georgia, the restaurant wonder had to act fast. This was far too much water for sandbags to keep out, and the flood waters were...
Sigma is famed for lenses but also makes odd compact cameras such as the stretchy DP series and the tiny full-frame FP. The BF is its latest in this lineup, and the mix of stunning looks, minimalist UX and high-end features won a lot of attention. — Read the rest The post...
Reuters reports that Apple chartered enough cargo flights to ship 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S.—'as many as 1.5 million'—having rushed production in anticipation of President Trump's on-again off-again tarriff regime. Analysts have warned that U.S. prices of iPhones...
Models get bulkier, burnier, bank-breakier AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally demanding, and greenhouse gas emissions...
The US Department of Defense is scaling back its reliance on IT consultants. In a new directive signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department has ordered the cancellation of several contracts with firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen...
This video from Wired shows every type of eye in the animal kingdom. All kinds of eye facts are covered. For example, the video explains why some animals have horizontal pupils, while others have vertical ones. Predators often have vertical pupils to stalk their prey, while...
Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.
A restauranteur in Evansville, Indiana, disputed a plumber's bill after the worker had to return to repeat an unclogging: the second call out was not only billed for, but with an upcharge. Thusly stiffed, the plumber returned to re-clog the drain. — Read the rest The post...
Some misconfigured AI chatbots are pushing people’s chats to the open web—revealing sexual prompts and conversations that include descriptions of child sexual abuse.
Danger Mouse might soon have new, solar-powered digs: some of Britain's classic red postboxes are getting code scanners, larger slots, and photovoltaic 'berets' to power the new digital guts. As other national mail services are removing their last public dropboxes, the Royal ...
Organizations are increasingly faced with complex DDoS attacks that disrupt operations, increase latency, and compromise network security. Security solutions company Gcore is launching 'Super Transit', which is not a big van but a cutting-edge DDoS protection and...
In a move that could reshape public-sector IT procurement, Google has entered into a landmark agreement with the US General Services Administration (GSA), offering its Workspace productivity suite to all federal agencies at discounts of up to 71%. Effective through September ...
This video makes me itch: up-close footage of a mosquito drinking someone's blood is the kind of thing that I can't stand watching, but somehow can't look away from because it's totally fascinating. The video shows a crystal clear view of a mosquito inserting its proboscis...
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