Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
People react during an election night watch party for Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Gina Hinojosa. Credit: Joel Angel Juarez / Stringer | Getty Images News Donald Trump’s big, rapid American AI buildout now…
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Save $100 on the Pixel Watch 5 LTE and get two years of free data
The Pixel Watch 5 is one of the best Google has ever made , with a sleek design and great features. The upgrades over the previous version are minor, but that doesn't mean it's not worth getting the latest, especially at…
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Google Photos could turn photos into calendar events
Of course, while we appreciate the update, we're more interested in changes that make our lives a lot easier. And while there's nothing yet, it looks like Google could be working on a way to automatically pull data from…
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The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms
All of it didn’t add up to much on Tuesday night. Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Leading the Future, the biggest pro-AI super PAC network , is walking away from the midterm elections with just over $20…
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Apple cuts engineers’ daily AI budgets as it reins in spending
It comes as CEO John Ternus pushes for a leaner Apple, while the company’s R&D costs rose 32% on AI and infrastructure. Apple has cut how much some engineers can spend on AI models each day, from $300 to $200, Bloomberg…
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Hackers stole DreamHost customer files and inboxes during months-long attack
DreamHost disclosed the breach last Thursday after it sparked an outage that spanned several days, during which it reset some customer passwords. In a data breach notice filed with California’s attorney general, the web…
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After Texas' blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?
Over the next six years, he doubled down on the Lone Star State. In 2021, Musk increasingly focused the Starship program in South Texas, urging SpaceX employees to move there and work on the company’s future. In March of…
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Hacker steals millions by scamming high-stakes online poker games with this devious malware attack
Wired reports that hundreds of people on major gambling platforms were allegedly affected by malicious software installed on selected players’ computers. The software allegedly allowed the attacker to monitor victims’…
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Pangram expands its AI detection tools to video and images
Pangram, maker of a widely used tool for detecting AI-generated text, released new tools for flagging AI-generated image and video slop. With the update, Pangram subscribers can upload videos and get an assessment of…
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‘Blade Runner 2099’ Shows the ‘Silver Linings’ of a Replicant Takeover
In some ways, literally. It defined what noir sci-fi would look like for years to come: the rain, the dramatic lighting, the trenchcoats. Denis Villeneuve delivered a worthy sequel in 2017 with Blade Runner 2049 , but…
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