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The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

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The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

Caroline Haskins

Head-to-Head: Which Plastic-Free Coffee Brewer Is Best?

No-Plastic Fantastic

Head-to-Head: Which Plastic-Free Coffee Brewer Is Best?

Matthew Korfhage

One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment

Escape Room

One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment

Will Knight

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Watch Out

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Yulia Almazova

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

Model Behavior

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

Maxwell Zeff

Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse

Police State

Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse

Caroline Haskins

ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows

Uncanny Valley

ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, and Molly Taft

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Looking Ahead

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Victoria Turk

There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders

Media Diet

There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders

Kat Tenbarge

The Best AI Notetakers to Record Your Meetings, Interviews, or Classes

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The Best AI Notetakers to Record Your Meetings, Interviews, or Classes

Christopher Null

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

Eyes on the Sky

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

Jorge Garay

Get Your Android Phone Out of the Red With the Best Android Chargers

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Get Your Android Phone Out of the Red With the Best Android Chargers

Louryn Strampe

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

Fact Check

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

Isabella Ward

Your PC Can’t Handle Samsung’s New 6K Gaming Monitor

Product Review

Your PC Can’t Handle Samsung’s New 6K Gaming Monitor

Matthew S. Smith

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

Fossil Fuel Windfall

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

Molly Taft

Shark’s New PowerDetect Vacuum Might Be Better Than the Original

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Shark’s New PowerDetect Vacuum Might Be Better Than the Original

Nena Farrell

The 12 Best Coffee Subscriptions of 2026 to Keep You Wired

Bean There

The 12 Best Coffee Subscriptions of 2026 to Keep You Wired

Matthew Korfhage

The Best Handheld Fans for Staying Cool Anywhere

Fan Fare

The Best Handheld Fans for Staying Cool Anywhere

Kat Merck

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

You Had One Job

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

Lily Hay Newman

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

Rabbit Holes

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg