Tech News

08/06/2026
Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given.
08/06/2026
Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets.
08/06/2026
The tech industry is realizing it needs to build agents based on what regular consumers want, not just what its AI models can do.
08/06/2026
Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.
08/06/2026
In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people who have no criminal convictions, including children, which end up in an FBI database indefinitely.
08/06/2026
Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don’t yet fully understand how it does this.
08/06/2026
Online speculation over the weight loss of celebrities like Ariana Grande—even out of genuine concern—can make things worse for people struggling with eating disorders.
08/06/2026
A growing collection of pocket-size gadgets lets you easily make recordings and extract info from them. Here are our favorites.
08/06/2026
A growing collection of pocket-size gadgets lets you easily make recordings and extract info from them. Here are our favorites.