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The Vergecast RAM Holiday Spec-tacular | https://www.theverge.com/podcast/849551/ram-explainer-holiday-spectacular-vergecast | Happy Holidays! As we like to do on The Vergecast, we take this time of year to see our families, relax and recharge, and go extremely deep into a specific technology that matters right now. This year, we picked the tiny chip in all your devices that is suddenly a precious and expensive commodity: RAM. […] | Happy Holidays! As we like to do on The Vergecast, we take this time of year to see our families, relax and recharge, and go extremely deep into a specific technology that matters right now. This year, we picked the tiny chip in all your devices that is suddenly a precious and expensive commodity: RAM.
On this episode... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T09:35:49-05:00 | 2025-12-23T14:42:38.419329 |
How AI broke the smart home in 2025 | https://www.theverge.com/tech/845958/ai-smart-home-broken | This morning, I asked my Alexa-enabled Bosch coffee machine to make me a coffee. Instead of running my routine, it told me it couldn't do that. Ever since I upgraded to Alexa Plus, Amazon's generative-AI-powered voice assistant, it has failed to reliably run my coffee routine, coming up with a different excuse almost e... | is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience. She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.
This morning, I asked my Alexa-enabled Bosch coffee machine to make me a coffee. Instead of running my routine, it told me it couldn’t do... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T08:30:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T14:42:38.628100 |
The year the government broke | https://www.theverge.com/policy/845838/2025-year-end-government-doge | The first crack showed right before Inauguration Day. The year before, Congress had overwhelmingly passed a bill banning TikTok unless it broke ties with its Chinese parent company. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld it, and it was clear what needed to happen next: either the president could give TikTok another 90 da... | is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
The first crack showed right before Inauguration Day. The year before, Congress had overwhelmingly pas... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T08:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T14:42:38.794131 |
Apple fined $116 million over app privacy prompts | https://www.theverge.com/news/849528/apple-italy-antitrust-fine-att-app-privacy | Apple has been fined more than €98 million (about $116 million) by Italy's antitrust regulator over the "excessively burdensome" privacy rules it imposes on third-party apps. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) says that Apple abused its dominant app store market position by burdening developers with "dispro... | Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Apple has been fined more than €98 million (about $116 million) by Italy’s antitrust regulator over the “excessively burdensome” privacy rules it imposes on third-party apps. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) says that Apple... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T07:46:56-05:00 | 2025-12-23T14:42:38.952414 |
Dometic makes a better portable water faucet | https://www.theverge.com/tech/848916/dometic-recon-360-water-pump-review | As a reluctant doomsday prepper and eager vanlifer, Dometic's battery-powered Go Faucet has, for the last few years, played a central role in my bougie bug-out kit and my camping rig's water system. So it took me all of two minutes with Dometic's new Recon 360 Faucet to realize it's an upgrade in every single […] | is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years.
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As a reluctant doomsday prepper and eager vanlifer, Dometic’s battery... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T05:44:07-05:00 | 2025-12-23T14:42:39.123442 |
Laptop Buying Guide (2025): How to Choose the Right PC (Step-by-Step Guide) | https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-buy-the-right-laptop-for-you/ | Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you. | Buying a laptop is an exercise in confusion. Even if you know what everything means and exactly what you want, finding it can be difficult. Heck, just navigating the manufacturer's website to locate the model you want is frustrating. We hope this guide will help you traverse the morass of modern laptops. Below is a sec... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:39.497323 |
iBuyPower RDY Slate 9MP R01 Gaming PC Review: Great Value | https://www.wired.com/review/ibuypower-rdy-slate-9mp-r01/ | iBuyPower’s prebuilt gaming desktop tries some new tricks but comes with a few flaws. | The iBuyPower Slate system I spent the last month gaming on isn’t particularly flashy, nor is it a shining example of the heights that gaming PC brands can reach. It is, however, a totally usable system with minimal bloatware, and any qualms I have with some odd choices don’t harm the gaming performance.
At its listed... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:39.733597 |
Google’s and OpenAI’s Chatbots Can Strip Women in Photos Down to Bikinis | https://www.wired.com/story/google-and-openais-chatbots-can-strip-women-in-photos-down-to-bikinis/ | Users of AI image generators are offering each other instructions on how to use the tech to alter pictures of women into realistic, revealing deepfakes. | Some users of popular chatbots are generating bikini deepfakes using photos of fully clothed women as their source material. Most of these fake images appear to be generated without the consent of the women in the photos. Some of these same users are also offering advice to others on how to use the generative AI tools ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:39.974506 |
Chinese Crypto Scammers on Telegram Are Fueling the Biggest Darknet Markets Ever | https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-chinese-scammer-crypto-markets/ | Online black markets once lurked in the shadows of the dark web. Today, they’ve moved onto public platforms like Telegram—and are racking up historic illicit fortunes. | When black markets for drugs, guns, and all manner of contraband first sprang up on the dark web more than a decade ago, it seemed that cryptocurrency and the technical sophistication of the anonymity software Tor were the keys to carrying out billions of dollars worth of untouchable, illicit transactions online.
Now,... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:40.212432 |
Big Balls Was Just the Beginning | https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-doge/ | DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk’s operatives shook up several US government agencies. It’s far from over. | Since the beginning of the Trump administration, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the brainchild of billionaire Elon Musk, has gone through several iterations, leading periodically to claims—most recently from the director of the Office of Personnel Management—that the group doesn’t exist, or h... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:40.480201 |
The tooth fairy just got reimagined for the tech-savvy generation | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/the-tooth-fairy-just-got-reimagined-for-the-tech-savvy-generation/ | Move over, Santa. Now there’s another magical character for kids to track: the Tooth Fairy. After making a personalized Tooth Fairy video for his nephew, Oliver Finel noticed a gap. While there are plenty of Santa trackers, nothing similar existed for the Tooth Fairy. Recognizing that Generation Alpha is growing up wit... | Move over, Santa. Now there’s another magical character for kids to track: the Tooth Fairy.
After making a personalized Tooth Fairy video for his nephew, Oliver Finel noticed a gap. While there are plenty of Santa trackers, nothing similar existed for the Tooth Fairy. Recognizing that Generation Alpha is growing up wi... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:40.631760 |
OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/openai-says-ai-browsers-may-always-be-vulnerable-to-prompt-injection-attacks/ | OpenAI says prompt injections will always be a risk for AI browsers with agentic capabilities, like Atlas. But the firm is beefing up its cybersecurity with an "LLM-based automated attacker." | Even as OpenAI works to harden its Atlas AI browser against cyberattacks, the company admits that prompt injections, a type of attack that manipulates AI agents to follow malicious instructions often hidden in web pages or emails, is a risk that’s not going away anytime soon — raising questions about how safely AI agen... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:11:19 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:40.757908 |
Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/alphabet-to-buy-intersect-power-to-bypass-energy-grid-bottlenecks/ | Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer. | In Brief
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt.
The acquisition, which was announced Monday, will help Alphabet expand its power-generation capacity alongside new data centers without hav... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:10:54 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:40.865345 |
Trump admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases again | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/trump-admin-halts-6-gw-of-offshore-wind-leases-again/ | The move is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to delay the construction of 6 gigawatts of offshore wind near a hotspot of data center development. | Two weeks after a judge struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that blocked offshore wind development, the White House is again pausing leases for five large projects, this time citing concerns over radar interference.
“Today’s action addresses emerging national security risks, including the rapid evolut... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:52:31 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:40.991369 |
Paramount renews bid for Warner Bros, ensuring $40B Larry Ellison backing | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/paramount-renews-bid-for-warner-bros-ensuring-40-billion-larry-ellison-backing/ | It's the latest attempt by one major Hollywood superpower to acquire another. | The war for the future of Warner Brothers continues, as Paramount Skydance announced Monday an amended all-cash offer for the legacy movie studio. The offer includes an “irrevocable personal guarantee” from a major backer, Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, to provide tens of billions in equity financing for the deal. I... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:53:33 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:41.104369 |
The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/the-splay-is-a-subpar-monitor-but-an-exciting-portable-projector/ | Splay can be a monitor and takes a lot of the stress out of projectors, too. | Since I’m fascinated by new display technologies and by improving image quality, I’ve never been a fan of home projectors. Projectors lack the image quality compared to good TVs and monitors, and they’re pretty needy. Without getting into the specific requirements of different models, you generally want a darker room w... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:30:06 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:41.578541 |
In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance | https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/in-a-surprise-announcement-tory-bruno-is-out-as-ceo-of-united-launch-alliance/ | "It has been a great privilege to lead ULA through its transformation and to bring Vulcan into service." | Tory Bruno, a veteran engineer and aerospace industry executive, has resigned from the top job at United Launch Alliance after more than a decade competing against the growing dominance of SpaceX, the company announced Monday.
The news of Bruno’s sudden resignation was unexpected. His tenure was marked by a decline in... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:51:44 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:42.061462 |
Call of Duty co-creator and Battlefield lead Vince Zampella dies in car crash | https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/12/vince-zampella-developer-of-call-of-duty-and-battlefield-games-dies-at-55/ | He had worked on Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Titanfall, and Battlefield. | Vince Zampella, a video game developer who has co-created or helmed some of the most popular franchises in the world, died in a car crash on a Los Angeles highway at 12:45 pm Pacific time on Sunday, December 21. He was 55 years old.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Zampella was in a car on Angeles Crest Hig... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:35:51 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:42.238391 |
Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously | https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/safety-panel-says-nasa-should-have-taken-starliner-incident-more-seriously/ | "This particular anomaly deserves to be right up front and center for quite some time." | For the better part of two months last year, most of us had no idea how serious the problems were with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station. A safety advisory panel found this uncertainty also filtered through NASA’s workforce.
On its first Crew Test Flight, Boeing’s Starliner delive... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:11:11 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:42.419125 |
World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/worlds-largest-shadow-library-brags-it-scraped-300tb-of-spotify-music-metadata/ | Spotify is reportedly investigating how much music Anna’s Archive scraped. | The world’s largest shadow library—which is increasingly funded by AI developers—shocked the Internet this weekend by announcing it had “backed up Spotify” and started distributing 300 terabytes of metadata and music files in bulk torrents.
According to Anna’s Archive, the data grab represents more than 99 percent of ... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:34:22 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:42:42.595956 |
Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/pirate-group-annas-archive-says-it-has-scraped-86-million-songs-from-spotify/ | Spotify says it has identified and disabled the user accounts involved in the scraping. | In Brief
Pirate activist group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped the entirety of Spotify’s music library, and plans to release it through torrents.
Spotify has around 256 million tracks, and the Anna’s Archive collection contains metadata for an estimated 99.9% of them. The group archived approximately 86 million mu... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:51:40 +0000 | 2025-12-23T14:56:33.707163 |
How Last Samurai Standing adds kinetic action to the Battle Royale formula | https://www.theverge.com/streaming/847992/last-samurai-standing-netflix-interview-junichi-okada | Last Samurai Standing begins with a familiar premise. Desperate samurai dispossessed by the restoration of the emperor enter into a deadly game for a life-changing cash prize - all for the entertainment of anonymous elites. Unlike its inspirations Battle Royale and Squid Game, however, Last Samurai Standing's violence ... | Last Samurai Standing begins with a familiar premise. Desperate samurai dispossessed by the restoration of the emperor enter into a deadly game for a life-changing cash prize — all for the entertainment of anonymous elites. Unlike its inspirations Battle Royale and Squid Game, however, Last Samurai Standing’s violence ... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T10:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T15:30:50.027059 |
Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/inside-uzbekistans-nationwide-license-plate-surveillance-system/ | The Uzbek government's national license plate scanning system was discovered exposed to the internet for anyone to access without a password. | Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their occupants, sometimes thousands a day, looking for potential traffic violations. Cars running red lights; drivers not wearing their seatbelts; and unlicensed vehicles driving at ... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:05:49 +0000 | 2025-12-23T15:30:50.347120 |
F1’s new engines are causing consternation over compression ratios | https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/f1s-new-engines-are-causing-consternation-over-compression-ratios/ | A loophole in the rules might have given Mercedes and Red Bull a big advantage. | Compression ratios
At issue is the engines’ compression ratio, which compares the volume of the cylinder when the piston is at top dead center with the volume when the piston is at its closest to the crank. Under the 2014–2025 rules, this was set at 18:1, but for 2026 onward, it has been reduced to 16:1.
This is meas... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:25:38 +0000 | 2025-12-23T15:30:50.936505 |
One last holiday hurrah for the $50 off deal on the Switch 2 | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/849552/switch-2-bundle-gaming-ps5-holiday-deal-sale | In case you’ve waited until the very last minute to buy Christmas gifts, and there’s a Switch 2 on your shopping list, you’ve really lucked out here. Not only is Nintendo’s powerful handheld readily available online and in stores, it’s still $50 off for the best console bundle you can buy. The set that includes […... | is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025.
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In case you’ve waited until the very last minute to buy Christmas gifts, and there’s a S... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T10:51:11-05:00 | 2025-12-23T15:55:35.685880 |
France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/frances-postal-and-banking-services-disrupted-by-suspected-ddos-attack/ | France's postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline. | In Brief
France’s national postal and baking services company La Poste was knocked offline by a suspected distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Monday, according to an announcement by the company. The postal service called the attack “a major network incident” that was disrupting “all of our information syste... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:42:23 +0000 | 2025-12-23T15:55:36.048360 |
DOJ appears to bungle Epstein Files redactions | https://www.theverge.com/news/849639/epstein-files-doj-redactions-links | The Justice Department has blamed its delayed release of some so-called Epstein files on needing more time to redact sensitive information like details identifying the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But at least some of the redactions so far released appear to mistakenly disclose information meant t... | is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
The Justice Department has blamed its delayed release of some so-called Epstein files on needing more ... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T11:33:23-05:00 | 2025-12-23T16:35:12.988469 |
Watch lists are broken. Federation could fix them. | https://www.theverge.com/column/849255/watch-lists-broken-federation-share-data | This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Lowpass is taking a winter break and will be back on January 8, 2026. All I want for Christmas is to find that darn movie I've been meaning to watch. [R... | This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Lowpass is taking a winter break and will be back on January 8, 2026.
All I want for Christmas is to find that darn movie I’ve been meaning to watch. What... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T11:30:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T16:35:13.192349 |
New York’s landmark AI safety bill was defanged — and universities were part of the push against it | https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/849293/ai-alliance-universities-colleges-funding-ad-campaign-against-raise-act | A group of tech companies and academic institutions spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past month - likely between $17,000 and $25,000 - on an ad campaign against New York's landmark AI safety bill, which may have reached more than two million people, according to Meta's Ad Library. The landmark bill is called [... | is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.
A group of tech companies and academic institutions spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past month — likely between $17,000 and $25,000 — on an ... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T11:18:49-05:00 | 2025-12-23T16:35:13.386538 |
Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there | https://www.theverge.com/news/849624/flock-ai-camera-feeds-exposed-benn-jordan | The livestreams connected to more than 60 of Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras were left available to view on the web, allowing someone to see live feeds of each location without needing a username or password, according to findings from tech YouTuber Benn Jordan and 404 Media. Flock is a technology company that ... | is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.
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The livestreams connected to more than 60 of Flock’s AI-powered surveillance camer... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T11:09:58-05:00 | 2025-12-23T16:35:13.586185 |
Belkin’s camera grip power bank is a few upgrades away from being a must-have | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/847321/belkin-stage-powergrip-wireless-power-bank-hands-on | Belkin's Stage PowerGrip has shown me that I should be asking more from a wireless magnetic power bank than just boosting battery life while it hangs off the back of my phone. Its clever design adds layers of extra functionality, and the inclusion of a retractable two-way charging cable expands the number of devices yo... | is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.
Belkin’s Stage PowerGrip has shown me that I should be asking more from a wireless magnetic power bank than just boosting battery life while it hangs off the back of my... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T11:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T16:35:13.803758 |
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/amazons-ai-assistant-alexa-now-works-with-angi-expedia-square-and-yelp/ | The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others. | Amazon is expanding its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ with new capabilities. The company announced on Thursday that it’s adding four new integrations to the service that will allow the assistant to work with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp starting in 2026.
These additions allow customers to book hotels, get quo... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:04:57 +0000 | 2025-12-23T16:35:14.944017 |
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/lemon-slice-nabs-10-5m-from-yc-and-matrix-to-build-out-its-digital-avatar-tech/ | Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image. | Developers and companies are increasingly deploying AI agents and chatbots within their apps, but so far they’ve mostly been restricted to text. Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to those chats with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image.
C... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T16:35:15.088958 |
“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/yo-what-limewire-re-emerges-in-online-rush-to-share-pulled-60-minutes-segment/ | Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness." | CBS cannot contain the online spread of a “60 Minutes” segment that its editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, tried to block from airing.
The episode, “Inside CECOT,” featured testimonies from US deportees who were tortured or suffered physical or sexual abuse at a notorious Salvadoran prison, the Center for the Confinement of... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:18:22 +0000 | 2025-12-23T16:35:15.591828 |
Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner’s Kirsten Green | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/marissa-mayers-new-startup-dazzle-raises-8m-led-by-forerruners-kirsten-green/ | Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine. | The former Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, refuses to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution.
After spending the last six years running Sunshine, a photo-sharing and contact-management startup with little success, the storied tech leader has shuttered the company to launch Dazzle, a new startup focused on buil... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:48:45 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:00:20.664746 |
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/us-insurance-giant-aflac-says-hackers-stole-personal-data-of-22-6-million/ | Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information. | In June, U.S. insurance giant Aflac disclosed a data breach where hackers stole customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers and health information, without saying how many victims were affected.
On Tuesday, the company confirmed it has begun notifying around 22.65 million whose data was stolen d... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:14:04 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:32:01.618111 |
This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: affordable custom home design | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/this-founder-just-landed-backing-for-a-second-go-at-the-same-problem-affordable-custom-home-design/ | Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it's everything Atmos wasn't. | Nick Donahue’s parents were in the business of building houses, which means he spent his childhood hearing about the U.S. construction industry. His dad built homes for major developers, and his mom sold to big-box builders across the East Coast.
Donahue was particularly interested in why designing a custom home cost ... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:32:01.750296 |
Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/marissa-mayers-new-startup-dazzle-raises-8m-led-by-forerunners-kirsten-green/ | Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine. Green’s investment suggests Dazzle is poised for the coming wave of new AI-infused consumer businesses. | Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer refuses to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution.
After spending the last six years running Sunshine, a photo-sharing and contact-management startup with little success, the storied tech leader has shuttered the company to launch Dazzle, a new startup focused on building t... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:48:45 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:32:01.873431 |
DJI’s new drones will not be available in the US as FCC ban takes effect | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/djis-new-drones-will-not-be-available-in-the-us-as-fcc-ban-takes-effect/ | US drone makers are happy—US drone hobbyists, not so much. | Americans will be unable to buy the latest and greatest drones because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned foreign-made drones as of today.
On Tuesday, the FCC added drones to its Covered List, which it says are communications equipment and services “that are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to t... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:29:57 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:32:02.305156 |
OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/openais-child-exploitation-reports-increased-sharply-this-year/ | Incident reports spiked during the first six months of 2025. | OpenAI sent 80 times as many child exploitation incident reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first half of 2025 as it did during a similar time period in 2024, according to a recent update from the company. The NCMEC’s CyberTipline is a Congressionally authorized clearinghouse for... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:02:26 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:32:02.543678 |
NYPD Sued Over Possible Records Collected Through Muslim Spying Program | https://www.wired.com/story/nypd-sued-over-possible-records-collected-through-muslim-spying-program/ | The New York Police Department's “mosque-raking” program targeted Muslim communities across NYC. Now, as the city's first Muslim mayor takes office, one man is fighting—again—to fully expose it. | A New Jersey man who previously sued the New York City Police Department in an unsuccessful quest to find out whether the NYPD’s Intelligence Division spied on him and fellow Muslims as part of its notorious and expansive “mosque-raking” program during the Michael Bloomberg era has filed a new open-records lawsuit agai... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:33:26 +0000 | 2025-12-23T17:53:52.651063 |
007 First Light’s release date gets shaken up | https://www.theverge.com/news/849810/james-bond-007-first-light-release-date-delay | IO Interactive has delayed the release of 007 First Light, its upcoming James Bond origin story game, by two months. 007 First Light will now be released on May 27th, 2026. According to an announcement about the delay: 007 First Light is our most ambitious project to date, and the team has been fully focused […] | 007 First Light is our most ambitious project to date, and the team has been fully focused on delivering an unforgettable James Bond experience, bringing together breathtaking action, globe-trotting, spycraft, gadgets, car chases, and more. As an independent developer and publisher, this decision allows us to ensure th... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T13:39:11-05:00 | 2025-12-23T19:00:29.211534 |
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law | https://www.theverge.com/news/849752/texas-app-store-accountability-act-age-verification-injunction | A federal judge blocked a Texas law requiring mobile app stores to verify users' ages from taking effect on January 1st. In an order granting a preliminary injunction on the Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), Judge Robert Pitman wrote that the statute "is akin to a law that would require every bookstore to [... | is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
A federal judge blocked a Texas law requiring mobile app stores to verify users’ ages from taking effe... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T13:15:49-05:00 | 2025-12-23T19:00:29.433194 |
These great digital gifts will arrive just in time for Christmas | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/848999/best-digital-gift-ideas-online-cards-subscriptions-2025 | And just like that, Christmas is less than two days away, which is too soon for most items bought online to arrive in time. That said, you aren’t alone if you waited too long to start buying gifts this year, and you definitely aren’t alone in feeling guilty for considering digital gifts instead of something […] | And just like that, Christmas is less than two days away, which is too soon for most items bought online to arrive in time. That said, you aren’t alone if you waited too long to start buying gifts this year, and you definitely aren’t alone in feeling guilty for considering digital gifts instead of something your recipi... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T13:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T19:00:29.717999 |
Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses | https://www.wired.com/story/data-holds-the-key-in-slowing-age-related-illnesses/ | More accurate and individualized health predictions will allow for preventative factors to be implemented well in advance. | In 2026, we will see the beginning of precision medical forecasting. Just as there have been remarkable advances in weather forecasting with the use of large language models, so will there be for determining an individual’s risk of the major age-related diseases (cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative). These di... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:11:52 +0000 | 2025-12-23T19:00:30.135404 |
Hackers stole over $2.7 billion in crypto in 2025, data shows | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/hackers-stole-over-2-7-billion-in-crypto-in-2025-data-shows/ | 2025 was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists, the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set. | Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in crypto this year, a new record for crypto-stealing hacks, according to blockchain monitoring firms.
Once again, in 2025, there were dozens of crypto heists hitting several cryptocurrency exchanges and other web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. The biggest hack by far was... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T19:00:30.492651 |
We found 25 great gifts that are on sale and will arrive in time for Christmas | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/846378/best-last-minute-gifts-ideas-airpods-pro-deal-sale | You don’t need to deal with long mall lines or crowded parking lots just to wrap up your holiday shopping, but you probably already knew this. Some of the best deals are online, and even though Christmas is now a day or two away, a lot of Verge-approved gifts should still arrive on time if […] | You don’t need to deal with long mall lines or crowded parking lots just to wrap up your holiday shopping, but you probably already knew this. Some of the best deals are online, and even though Christmas is now a day or two away, a lot of Verge-approved gifts should still arrive on time if you order them online. You ma... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T14:15:21-05:00 | 2025-12-23T19:26:28.618752 |
Samsung’s 2026 gaming monitors promise 6K, 3D, and up to 1,040Hz | https://www.theverge.com/news/849850/samsung-odyssey-gaming-monitors-6k-3d-ces-2026 | Samsung is breaking new ground with its 2026 lineup of gaming monitors, with the Odyssey 3D G90XH becoming the first to feature a 6K display with "glasses-free 3D." The new monitor comes with a 32-inch IPS panel, offering real-time eye-tracking that "adjusts depth and perspective" based on your position, along with a s... | is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.
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Samsung is breaking new ground with its 2026 lineup of gaming monitors, with the O... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T14:13:50-05:00 | 2025-12-23T19:26:28.784484 |
John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/john-carreyrou-and-other-authors-bring-new-lawsuit-against-six-major-ai-companies/ | These authors rejected Anthropic's class action settlement, arguing that "LLM companies should not be able to so easily extinguish thousands upon thousands of high-value claims at bargain-basement rates." | In Brief
A group of writers, including Theranos whistleblower and “Bad Blood” author John Carreyrou, is filing a lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing the companies of training their models on pirated copies of their books.
If this sounds familiar, it’s because another set of ... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:02:47 +0000 | 2025-12-23T19:26:29.116322 |
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/us-insurance-giant-aflac-says-hackers-stole-personal-and-health-data-of-22-6-million-people/ | Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information. | In June, U.S. insurance giant Aflac disclosed a data breach where hackers stole customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers and health information, without saying how many victims were affected.
On Tuesday, the company confirmed it has begun notifying around 22.65 million people whose data was s... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:14:04 +0000 | 2025-12-23T19:42:10.127197 |
Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/zoox-issues-software-recall-over-lane-crossings/ | The company has issued a software update to its autonomous driving system to fix its lane crossing behavior. | Amazon-owned Zoox issued a recall Tuesday over concerns its autonomous driving system caused vehicles to cross over the center lane line near intersections or block crosswalks. The voluntary recall of its software affected 332 vehicles, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:50:09 +0000 | 2025-12-23T19:55:12.613492 |
Steve Rogers returns in Avengers: Doomsday teaser | https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/12/steve-rogers-returns-in-avengers-doomsday-teaser/ | It's purportedly the first of four planned teasers, one per week, showing before <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash</em>. | You’ve no doubt heard some version of the Robert Burns adage about the best-laid plans. Marvel Studios had an elaborate marketing plan in place to introduce four teaser trailers for Avengers: Doomsday as previews prior to screenings of Avatar: Fire and Ash, with one teaser rolling out each successive week. But the firs... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:45:32 +0000 | 2025-12-23T19:55:13.332248 |
The Best Unlimited Phone Plan: T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Compared | https://www.wired.com/story/best-unlimited-phone-plans/ | We sifted through the fine print to figure out how to score the best deal on all the major carriers. | "Unlimited" is a funny term. Unlimited cell phone plans often come with a long list of footnotes, terms, conditions, and exceptions. Mercifully, all of the Big Three cell companies have, by now, ditched throttling on their highest-paid tiers, and include 5G data access in all their unlimited plans. Yet there are still ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:09:13 +0000 | 2025-12-23T20:29:16.414023 |
The 50 Best Shows on HBO Max, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026) | https://www.wired.com/story/hbo-max-best-shows-to-stream-right-now/ | Heated Rivalry, Mad Men, and The Pitt are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on HBO Max this month. | HBO Max may not have the shine it once did, but the streaming service (previously just Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, from The Sopranos and The Wire to Game of Thrones and The Leftovers.
Whether you’re a longtime fan of the “it’s not TV” cable network or an HBO Max newbie trying ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-23T20:29:16.814823 |
ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/servicenow-to-acquire-cybersecurity-startup-armis-for-7-75b/ | The deal is expected to yield significant returns for Armis investors, including Sequoia, CapitalG, and Insight Partners. | In Brief
Enterprise software company ServiceNow agreed to acquire a nine-year-old cybersecurity startup, Armis, for $7.75 billion in cash.
The deal is a massive valuation jump for the company. Just last month, Armis raised a $435 million pre-IPO funding round, which valued the company at $6.1 billion.
Armis co-found... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:40:10 +0000 | 2025-12-23T20:47:29.280176 |
The Pixel 10, our favorite Android phone, is nearly 50 percent off right now | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/836995/google-pixel-10-pro-xl-amazon-deal-sale-2025 | If you’re in the market for a new Android smartphone — or on the hunt for a solid last-minute gift — Google’s Pixel 10 is a great place to look. We consider it the best Android phone you can buy, and right now, you can grab it at Amazon starting at $449 ($350 off) when […] | If you’re in the market for a new Android smartphone — or on the hunt for a solid last-minute gift — Google’s Pixel 10 is a great place to look. We consider it the best Android phone you can buy, and right now, you can grab it at Amazon starting at $449 ($350 off) when you use promo code PIXEL10, which drops Google’s e... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T16:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-23T21:25:01.107353 |
Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week. You can say goodbye to new DJI models. | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/trump-administrations-ban-on-foreign-made-drones-starts-this-week-you-can-say-goodbye-to-new-dji-models/ | It's the latest development in an evolving war between Chinese and American consumer tech products. | On Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission banned all new foreign-made drone models from distribution in the U.S., citing “national security concerns.” Americans who already own older foreign drone models will still be able to use those products, the government said.
In a fact sheet publis... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:16:04 +0000 | 2025-12-23T21:25:01.356116 |
China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks | https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/china-just-carried-out-its-second-reusable-launch-attempt-in-three-weeks/ | The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery." | For the second time this month, a Chinese rocket designed for reuse successfully soared into low-Earth orbit on its first flight Monday, defying the questionable odds that burden the debuts of new launch vehicles.
The first Long March 12A rocket, roughly the same height and diameter of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9, lif... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:22:38 +0000 | 2025-12-23T21:25:01.881068 |
Apple is going to allow third-party app stores in Brazil, too | https://www.theverge.com/news/850061/apple-brazil-third-party-app-stores-external-payment-systems | Apple is set to allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil next year after settling with the country's competition watchdog in a legal battle dating back to 2022, as reported by 9to5Mac. According to a machine translation of a press release from the Brazilian regulator CADE, it has approved a Term of Commitment to [... | is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.
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Trump administration bars former EU official and anti-disinformation and hate researchers from US | https://www.theverge.com/news/850067/us-sanctions-thierry-breton-content-moderation-censorship | On Tuesday, the Trump Administration followed through on a threat of retaliation targeting foreigners who are involved in content moderation. The State Department announced sanctions barring US access for former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, as well as four researchers, while issuing an intentionally chilling threat ... | is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.
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On Tuesday, the Trump Administration followed through on a threat of ret... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-23T19:11:40-05:00 | 2025-12-24T02:10:48.754960 |
Paramount Plus Coupon Codes and Deals: 50% Off | https://www.wired.com/story/paramount-plus-coupon-code/ | Save on streaming with the latest Paramount+ promo codes and deals, including 50% off subscriptions, free trials, and more. | The most talked-about TV show in the country right now, South Park, is on Paramount+. Don’t you want to know what got Trump in such a tizzy?
Stream the much buzzed-about South Park, fan-favorite Yellowstone, original series MobLand, and rebooted crime drama Dexter & Dexter on Paramount+. The streaming network has a bi... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T06:44:02.311624 |
Vitamix Promo Codes and Deals: $25 Off + Free Shipping | https://www.wired.com/story/vitamix-promo-code/ | Score discounts on blenders, food processors, immersion blenders, and more with our selection of Vitamix coupons and deals. | I've been hooked on smoothies in an almost superstitious way ever since college: A fruit smoothie is like a good luck charm, promising the health you feel you deserve despite all your other bad decisions. But in my more recent adult life, a good blender is the passport to taqueria salsas, Oaxacan-style mole, and all th... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:20:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T06:44:02.533566 |
$100 Off Shark Promo Code | This Month | https://www.wired.com/story/shark-promo-code/ | Shark makes some seriously powerful vacuums, from handheld vacs to steam mops. Don’t miss $100 off, 10% off, and more limited-time coupons from WIRED. | Keeping my house clean can feel like an impossible task with a litter-kicking-happy cat and a two-year-old on a mission to throw everything, whether it’s Cheerios or pizza, onto the floor. One of the things that has made it easier, though, is my Shark handheld vacuum. The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro Plus is one of our f... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T06:44:02.759454 |
The Pluribus finale showed there’s a lot more to the story | https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/848379/pluribus-review-season-1-finale | It's a good thing that we already know a second season of Pluribus is on the way. Because the season finale for the show - a sci-fi drama on Apple TV, helmed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan - made it clear that things are just getting started. The episode brought together a number of […] | It’s a good thing that we already know a second season of Pluribus is on the way. Because the season finale for the show — a sci-fi drama on Apple TV, helmed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan — made it clear that things are just getting started. The episode brought together a number of significant threads but, mor... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-24T03:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-24T08:36:49.282558 |
AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving | https://www.wired.com/story/alphafold-changed-science-after-5-years-its-still-evolving/ | WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research project that changed biology and chemistry forever. | AlphaFold, the artificial intelligence system developed by Google DeepMind, has just turned five. Over the past few years, we've periodically reported on its successes; last year, it won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Until AlphaFold's debut in November 2020, DeepMind had been best known for teaching an artificial inte... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T10:28:30.074533 |
Pinterest Users Are Tired of All the AI Slop | https://www.wired.com/story/pinterst-ai-slop-content/ | A surge of AI-generated content is frustrating Pinterest users and left some questioning whether the platform still works at all. | For five years, Caitlyn Jones has used Pinterest on a weekly basis to find recipes for her son. In September, Jones spotted a creamy chicken and broccoli slow-cooker recipe, sprinkled with golden cheddar and a pop of parsley. She quickly looked at the ingredients and added them to her grocery list. But just as she was ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T10:49:15.537050 |
The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here | https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-all-access-ai-agents/ | Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private. | For years, the cost of using “free” services from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other Big Tech firms has been handing over your data. Uploading your life into the cloud and using free tech brings conveniences, but it puts personal information in the hands of giant corporations that will often be looking to monetize ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T11:24:20.388992 |
The Best Desk Accessories (2025) | https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-desk-accessories/ | Brighten up your bare desk with these cute, fidgety, functional, and stylish desk accessories. | Why buy the usual stack of Post-Its when you can get Resketch's Notepad and save the environment a bit? Each stack has 175 3x3 sheets, and it's important to know that, unlike Post-Its, there's no adhesive—don't buy these if you plan to stick notes all over your desk or wall. Instead, the entire stack is made from recla... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T11:42:21.586264 |
25 Work From Home Gift Ideas | https://www.wired.com/gallery/work-from-home-gift-ideas/ | Upgrade your loved one’s home office with these picks that make every day a little easier—and a little more fun. | If someone in your life needs a home office upgrade (that includes yourself!), you've come to the right place. WIRED's Gear team has been working remotely well before the pandemic made it a thing. And as WIRED's resident home office product reviewer, I've been churning through dozens of standing desks, office chairs, m... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T12:54:08.138355 |
Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth It? | https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-making-course-michigan-state-university/ | Apple, Michigan taxpayers, and one of Detroit’s wealthiest families spent roughly $30 million training hundreds of people to build iPhone apps. Not everyone lands coding jobs right away. | Two years ago, Lizmary Fernandez took a detour from studying to be an immigration attorney to join a free Apple course for making iPhone apps. The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit launched as part of the company’s $200 million response to the Black Lives Matter protests and aims to expand opportunities for people of ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T12:54:08.342209 |
How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/12/how-do-ai-coding-agents-work-we-look-under-the-hood/ | From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here's what makes them tick. | AI coding agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google can now work on software projects for hours at a time, writing complete apps, running tests, and fixing bugs with human supervision. But these tools are not magic and can complicate rather than simplify a software project. Understanding how they work under the hood ca... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:27 +0000 | 2025-12-24T12:54:09.375586 |
The best shows and movies to stream on Netflix in 2025 | https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/845388/netflix-best-shows-movies-2025 | Netflix has had an interesting year. Its ad tier, introduced last year, has grown significantly, and its live TV initiative has expanded to include not only weird one-offs like hot-dog-eating grudge matches but also WWE programming. Taking KPop Demon Hunters off Sony's hands for the business equivalent of $200 in a pot... | But KPop Demon Hunters wasn’t the streamer’s only quality offering this year. Here’s a list of Netflix’s best of 2025.
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
The documentary features new interviews from former associates, employees, and friends who allege everything from cheating business partners out of their share to having kno... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-24T08:30:00-05:00 | 2025-12-24T13:36:05.025987 |
In 2025, AI became a lightning rod for gamers and developers | https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/848368/gen-ai-video-games-2025 | 2025 was the year generative AI made its presence felt in the video game industry. Its use has been discovered in some of the most popular games of the year, and CEOs from some of the largest game studios claim it's being implemented everywhere in the industry including in their own development processes. Meanwhile, ra... | 2025 was the year generative AI made its presence felt in the video game industry. Its use has been discovered in some of the most popular games of the year, and CEOs from some of the largest game studios claim it’s being implemented everywhere in the industry including in their own development processes. Meanwhile, ra... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-24T08:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-24T13:36:05.239147 |
How to Choose a Computer Monitor (2025): Everything You Need to Know | https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-choose-a-computer-monitor/ | Monitors are cheaper, faster, and more beautiful than ever. Here’s how to choose one that will suit your needs and budget. | Most people treat their monitor like a printer. They just want it to work without having to think about it. But if you work from home or spend hours gaming every night, it's worth an upgrade. And that's where things can get complicated. Do you pay extra for more ports? Or for a large display? How about something with s... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T13:36:05.695416 |
SPEED Act passes in House despite changes that threaten clean power projects | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/speed-act-passes-in-house-despite-changes-that-threaten-clean-power-projects/ | The bill would significantly curtail scope of the federal environmental review process. | The House of Representatives cleared the way for a massive overhaul of the federal environmental review process last Thursday, despite last-minute changes that led clean energy groups and moderate Democrats to pull their support.
The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overc... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:30:59 +0000 | 2025-12-24T13:36:06.467497 |
TV Technica: Our favorite shows of 2025 | https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/12/tv-technica-our-favorite-shows-of-2025/ | Netflix and Apple TV dominate this year's list with thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi, and murder. | Editor’s note: Warning: Although we’ve done our best to avoid spoiling anything major, please note this list does include a few specific references to several of the listed shows that some might consider spoiler-y.
This was a pretty good year for television, with established favorites sharing space on our list with so... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:00:53 +0000 | 2025-12-24T13:36:06.916013 |
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/how-to-track-santa-claus-this-christmas-eve-2022/ | If you’re a parent with young children, then you’ll probably hear this a lot on Christmas Eve: “Where’s Santa right now?” With tracking tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker and Google’s Santa Tracker, everyone can know when Father Christmas will arrive. Plus, there are now some new AI tools to bring the holiday mag... | If you’re a parent with young children, then you’ll probably hear this a lot on Christmas Eve: “Where’s Santa right now?” With tracking tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker and Google’s Santa Tracker, everyone can know when Father Christmas will arrive. Plus, there are now some new AI tools to bring the holiday magic.
H... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T14:25:46.576575 |
Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/italy-tells-meta-to-suspend-its-policy-that-bans-rival-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/ | Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app. | In Brief
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) on Wednesday said it had found enough cause in its ongoing investigation into whether Meta was abusing its dom... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:40:34 +0000 | 2025-12-24T14:40:44.378928 |
Sony’s souped-up PlayStation 5 Pro is $100 off for the rest of today | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/684281/sony-playstation-5-ps5-pro-christmas-deal-sale-2025 | Sony’s full suite of PlayStation 5 consoles jumped in price in August due to increased US tariffs, but now through Christmas, you can save $100 on several models. This discount is especially great if you planned to go big with Sony’s PS5 Pro, the company’s priciest, most powerful console yet. Normally $749.99, you can ... | is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025.
Sony’s full suite of PlayStation 5 consoles jumped in price in August due to increased US tariffs, but now through Christmas, you can save $100 on several models. This discount ... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-24T10:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-24T15:27:42.665013 |
JBL Bar 500MK2 Review: A Fantastic Soundbar System | https://www.wired.com/review/jbl-bar-500-mk2/ | This compact 2.1 soundbar system offers realistic Dolby Atmos surround sound. | Everyone wants immersive, cinematic sound in their living room, but not everyone has the room (or the outlets) for placing rear surround speakers. Folks in smaller apartments or with smaller living rooms or older homes will love the power of the new JBL Bar 500MK2 as much as they love how compact the main bar is.
This... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:05:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T15:27:42.938054 |
Apple pauses app store changes in Texas after court blocks age assurance law | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/apple-pauses-app-store-changes-in-texas-after-court-blocks-age-assurance-law/ | Apple said it will pause its plans for compliance with the new law in Texas but notes other age assurance tech remains available to developers. | After a federal judge on Tuesday blocked Texas from implementing a new age verification law for app stores, Apple announced it will pause previously announced plans for the state as it continues to monitor the “ongoing legal process.”
Apple said its previously announced developer tools for age assurance would remain a... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:02:06 +0000 | 2025-12-24T15:27:43.143067 |
The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-14-top-agtech-food-tech-startups-from-disrupt-startup-battlefield/ | Here is the full list of the agtech and food tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition. | Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage for the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups blew us away, too, in th... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T15:27:43.308859 |
How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/how-mill-closed-the-deal-with-amazon-and-whole-foods/ | Matt Rogers's food waste startup will soon deploy its commercial food waste bins in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Here's how Rogers thinks about preparing a startup for success. | Mill may have started with households, but co-founder and CEO Matt Rogers says the food waste startup has long aspired to expand to commercial customers.
“This has been part of our plan since our Series A deck,” Rogers told TechCrunch.
Now, with an official deal locked in with Amazon and Whole Foods the company’s pla... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T15:46:11.433626 |
Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-is-testing-gemini-as-an-in-car-ai-assistant-in-its-robotaxis/ | Waymo is testing a Gemini-powered in-car AI assistant, per findings from a 1,200-line system prompt. The assistant can answer general knowledge questions, control certain in-cabin features, and more. | Waymo appears to be testing adding Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to its robotaxis in an effort to integrate an AI assistant that would accompany riders and answer their queries, according to findings by researcher Jane Manchun Wong.
“While digging through Waymo’s mobile app code, I discovered the complete system prompt f... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:27:55 +0000 | 2025-12-24T16:32:40.138989 |
The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-9-top-biotech-startups-from-disrupt-startup-battlefield/ | Here is the full list of the biotech and pharma Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition. | Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 start... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T16:32:40.330295 |
Being Santa Claus is a year-round calling | https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/being-santa-claus-is-a-year-round-calling/ | "You're Santa Claus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year." Acting out may shatter "the magic." | Tis the season when professional Santas are in peak demand, but many who choose this line of work often view it as a higher calling and maintain some aspects of the identity all year round—even those who don’t fit the stereotypical popular image of Santa, according to a paper published in the Academy of Management Jour... | en | tech | https://arstechnica.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:23:35 +0000 | 2025-12-24T16:32:41.238758 |
Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-explains-why-its-robotaxis-got-stuck-during-the-sf-blackout/ | The company also said its robotaxis navigated more than 7,000 dark stoplights successfully on Saturday. | Waymo is shipping a software update to help its robotaxis navigate disabled traffic lights during power outages “more decisively,” the company said Tuesday in a blog post that explains why its self-driving vehicles got stuck at intersections during a blackout in San Francisco this past weekend.
Waymo said the self-dri... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:55:54 +0000 | 2025-12-24T16:57:22.479181 |
Anker’s beefy Laptop Power Bank has returned to its Black Friday low | https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/849637/anker-laptop-power-bank-xbox-series-x-deal-sale | As you might expect, things have been relatively quiet on the deals front since Black Friday, particularly when it comes to discounts on charging accessories. Thankfully, Anker’s aptly titled Laptop Power Bank is once again on sale at Amazon and Walmart for $87.99 ($47 off), which matches the record-low price we last s... | As you might expect, things have been relatively quiet on the deals front since Black Friday, particularly when it comes to discounts on charging accessories. Thankfully, Anker’s aptly titled Laptop Power Bank is once again on sale at Amazon and Walmart for $87.99 ($47 off), which matches the record-low price we last s... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-24T13:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-24T18:39:04.986993 |
The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-european-startup-markets-data-doesnt-match-its-energy-yet/ | Europe's startup market hasn't produced meaningful numbers but there is reason to believe the data will start to change. | The excitement for the European startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush conference in Helsinki last month. But the actual data on the state of the region’s venture market shows a different reality.
The upshot: The European market has not recovered from the global venture capital reset that occurred in 20... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-24T18:39:05.250536 |
The year data centers went from backend to center stage | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-year-data-centers-went-from-backend-to-center-stage/ | Data centers are no longer the boring tech issue they once were. | There was a time when most Americans had little to no knowledge about their local data center. Long the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, server farms have rarely been a point of interest for folks outside of the tech industry, let alone an issue of particularly captivating political resonance.
Well, as... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:16:41 +0000 | 2025-12-24T20:29:06.875975 |
Nvidia acquires AI chip challenger Groq for $20B, report says | https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/ | With Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing. | In Brief
Nvidia is buying the AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion, according to a report from CNBC. The purchase is expected to be Nvidia’s largest ever, and with Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing.
As tech companies compete to grow their AI capabilities, they need ... | en | tech | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:03:16 +0000 | 2025-12-24T22:26:00.300691 |
Sealy Promo Code: Save $200 on Mattresses This Month | https://www.wired.com/story/sealy-promo-code/ | Whether you’re switching from springs to memory foam or just want to sleep cooler this summer, these Sealy mattress deals will have you waking up refreshed—and with cash left in your wallet. | Sealy is a mattress brand that is tried and true for many people, given that it has been around since 1881. That’s a lot of time to refine your product. Sealy has kept pace with the times by offering modern variations like memory foam and hybrid mattresses while also maintaining a strong lineup of traditional innerspri... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:10:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T06:41:19.161141 |
Tuft & Needle Promo Codes: 20% Off | December 2025 | https://www.wired.com/story/tuft-and-needle-promo-code/ | Save 20% on best-selling mattresses with our top Tuft & Needle coupon codes. | A good night’s sleep is worth every penny. But it sure is nice to get more for that penny, especially when you’re leveling up for a new mattress and bedding. Investing in a new mattress, pillow, or even just a quilt and sheets isn’t cheap—at least, not for the stuff you want to be buying. The good news? Tuft & Needle, ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:10:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T07:34:50.279580 |
‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds | https://www.wired.com/story/wolf-dna-lurks-in-many-modern-dog-breeds/ | Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes. | A surprising study reveals that there is a trace of "wolf" lurking within the tiny body of a Chihuahua and the gigantic build of a St. Bernard.
An international research team from the American Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of Natural History analyzed the genomes of 2,693 dogs and wolves and found t... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T10:28:28.090797 |
How a $200 Fake Fireplace From Home Depot Soothed My Soul | https://www.wired.com/story/turbro-suburbs-fireplace-rave-2025/ | Research shows that watching a simulated fire may have real psychological benefits. | When I first unboxed Turbro's Suburbs TS25 Smart Electric Fireplace, I was annoyed that it did not come with the recommended 6-inch Phillips-head screwdriver needed to attach the fireplace's freestanding legs. I dug through my toolbox and found a shorter screwdriver, which made screwing in the 16 screws a whole affair.... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:33:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T10:49:16.210244 |
The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair | https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-right-to-repair/ | This year, the right-to-repair movement got a boost from—surprisingly—big tech, tariffs, and economic downturn. But the companies controlling who fixes their stuff aren’t giving up that power willingly. | It has been a big year for the right to repair, the movement of advocates pushing for people to be able to fix their own electronics and equipment without manufacturer approval. The issue has gathered broad support from technologists, farmers, military leaders, and politicians on both sides of the aisle. It is popular ... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T11:22:58.211613 |
2025’s Best Phones Were Also Its Wackiest | https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-wacky-phones/ | If anything, iPhones and Pixels are practically vanilla. The next generation is thinner, more transparent, and folds in half. That’s a good thing. | This was a surprisingly fun year for smartphones. I wasn’t expecting it to be; the category is often described as stale or “plateaued.” But as WIRED’s resident phone reviewer, I’ve tested nearly all of this year’s handsets—devices as cheap as $130 all the way to an eye-watering $2,000—and I don’t think there’s been a y... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T11:22:58.881738 |
How to Set Up a Smartphone for Elderly Loved Ones | https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-set-up-smartphone-for-parents-grandparents/ | Here's how to make iPhone and Android devices a little easier to use. | Some folks just have trouble with smartphones, sometimes due to advanced age or inexperience with tech, but you can make phone life easier for older people with a few tweaks. These tips for setting up a smartphone for the elderly will help you get an iPhone or Android phone ready for your parents or grandparents to use... | en | tech | https://www.wired.com/feed/rss | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000 | 2025-12-25T12:53:32.495393 |
Hollywood cozied up to AI in 2025 and had nothing good to show for it | https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/848119/hollywood-film-tv-ai-2025 | AI isn't new to Hollywood - but this was the year when it really made its presence felt. For years now, the entertainment industry has used different kinds of generative AI products for a variety of post-production processes ranging from de-aging actors to removing green screen backgrounds. In many instances, the techn... | is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.
AI isn’t new to Hollywood — but this was the year when it really made its presence felt. For years now, the entertainment industry has used different kinds ... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-25T08:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-25T13:36:10.737316 |
I re-created Google’s cute Gemini ad with my own kid’s stuffie, and I wish I hadn’t | https://www.theverge.com/tech/849998/gemini-ai-stuffed-animal-commercial | When your kid starts showing a preference for one of their stuffed animals, you're supposed to buy a backup in case it goes missing. I've heard this advice again and again, but never got around to buying a second plush deer once "Buddy" became my son's obvious favorite. Neither, apparently, did the parents in Google's ... | is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview.
When your kid starts showing a preference for one of their stuffed animals, you’re supposed to buy a backup in case it goes missing.
I’ve... | en | tech | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml | 2025-12-25T09:00:00-05:00 | 2025-12-25T14:27:19.383350 |
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