2025-07-18
The Morning After: The next Google Pixel event kicks off on August 20
What can you expect from Google’s Made By Pixel event? Well, according to the media invite we got (brag), it’s promising new Pixel phones, watches, buds and more.<br /> Last year, that was t [...]
2025-07-18
Funding focus: Germany snaps up 90% of Europe’s record defence tech funding
Funding focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. Last week, we looked at the largest investment rounds in fusion energy this year, and now we’re honing in on Euro [...]
2025-07-18
'Eddington' Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It
Ari Aster tells WIRED he wrote Eddington during the height of the pandemic and BLM protests. The Western depicts the explosive consequences of his characters’ conspiracy-fueled social media diets. [...]
2025-07-18
More Than Half of Teens Surveyed Use AI for Companionship. Why That's Not Ideal
A study by Common Sense Media showed many say they'd just as soon talk with AI as with humans, but the survey company recommends that "no one younger than 18 should use AI companions." [...]
2025-07-18
Galaxy Watch 8: My first days with Samsung's smartwatch have been promising
Samsung announced its newest devices during its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 9. That happened to fall on the second day of Amazon’s Prime Day event. Do big tech companies not know what the others a [...]
2025-07-18
Britain just launched its top supercomputer. Here’s how it ranks globally
The UK has just launched its most advanced supercomputer — the 11th most powerful in the world. Isambard-AI, hosted at the University of Bristol, officially went live this week. The machine was bu [...]
2025-07-18
Subaru's third EV is the Uncharted (yep) with 300 miles of range and 338 horsepower
Subaru just screwed up our SEO with the launch of the Uncharted, an electric crossover with up to 300 miles of range that probably has nothing to do with the video game. It uses the same E-TNGA platfo [...]