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The Download: tricking LLMs, and reviving geothermal plants
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The lineage behind 69% of open models was never verified. Cisco just fingerprinted almost 900 for free
A security team approving an open-source model for production today starts with a repository page. The page lists the mo…
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Nano Banana image generation comes to Google Earth
Google Earth users can "visualize the past" via AI-created pictures.…
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Google Earth added Nano Banana, and I immediately reimagined Philly with zombies and evil clowns
Can Google Earth's new AI accurately redesign homes, recreate history, and imagine the future? I tested Nano Banana acro…
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Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle
Over the last few years, I've gradually shifted away from ebooks. It's been part of a general return to physical media, …
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DJI Osmo Pocket 4P review: The best gimbal camera money can't buy
The OG gimbal camera goes "pro" with two lenses, class-leading dynamic range and optical zoom.…
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Microsoft makes Copilot harder to miss in Classic Outlook
New button beside the ribbon promises consistency – and more questions for admins…
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How I free up Windows disk space and shred sensitive data for free with open-source BleachBit
Running low on hard disk space or just want to get rid of junk files? The free BleachBit utility can easily handle that …
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A second lens makes DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P my new favorite video camera
DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P is a pretty simple proposition: an Osmo Pocket 4 with a second camera lens slapped inside. But is t…
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7 Best Shower Filters of 2026 Are WIRED-Tested and -Approved
I tested leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water.…
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The spacecraft NASA sent to rescue the falling Swift observatory is in trouble
NASA sent a spacecraft called LINK to rescue a falling telescope, but it's now unclear if it can accomplish its mission.…
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AI chatbots are now better than humans at romance scams – and that’s scary
Romance scams are one of the oldest cons in the online world, but they continue to pull in new victims all of the time. …
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Hims & Hers accused of sharing health secrets and hiding the cancel button
FTC says Meta and Snap received sensitive patient information while customers faced unexpected prescription charges…
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4 Best Budget Smartwatch Models for Less Than $250 (2026)
From fitness tracking to notifications, the best budget smartwatch can do a lot without costing a fortune.…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is a Superhero Movie for Yearners
Peter Parker’s isolation lands especially hard in the age of AI, a loneliness crisis, and endless scrolling.…
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Jony Ive’s first OpenAI hardware device sounds rather like … a HomePad
Jony Ive and Sam Altman have been teasing an AI hardware device for a long time now, and it’s increasingly looking like …
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Delta, United ban humanoid and animal robots from flights
New policies from the airlines ban the robots from traveling in the passenger cabin or cargo hold.…
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SwitchBot makes a better fan
I was already a big fan of SwitchBot's big circulator fan I recently reviewed, and now we're getting the SwitchBot Batte…
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Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy
Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but …
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OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake
If the generative AI giant had followed well-known security best practices, it’s likely that its AI agent would never ha…
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A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack
It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work…
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Russian spies take their half-click email attack from Zimbra to Outlook
Opening a booby-trapped message unleashes a browser implant that can survive password changes and device rebuilds…
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LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, it’s challenging engineers to ma…
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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.…