- Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judgeby Paresh Dave on May 1, 2025 at 12:20 am
A US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—then tried to cover up its disobedience.
- RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Researchby Emily Mullin on April 30, 2025 at 9:53 pm
NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department.
- Dating Apps Are Using Role-Playing Games to Fix Your Rizzby Elana Klein on April 30, 2025 at 9:14 pm
Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr are rolling out scenario-based training, AI, and other tools to address their users’ lack of romantic experience.
- DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulationsby David Gilbert, Vittoria Elliott on April 30, 2025 at 7:34 pm
A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.
- AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacksby Dan Goodin, Ars Technica on April 30, 2025 at 7:08 pm
A new study found that code generated by AI is more likely to contain made-up information that can be used to trick software into interacting with malicious code.
- Staples Dexley Ergonomic Mesh Chair Review: Best Budget Chairby Julian Chokkattu on April 30, 2025 at 5:02 pm
This no-nonsense all-mesh office chair isn't much to look at, but you'll be hard-pressed to find something better for under $200.
- A Tariff Standoff With China, Power Outages, and the End of Christmasby Zoë Schiffer, Louise Matsakis on April 30, 2025 at 4:21 pm
On today's episode of Uncanny Valley, we break down how Trump's tariffs might threaten this year's holiday season.
- These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centersby Will Knight on April 30, 2025 at 4:00 pm
A new crowd-trained way to develop LLMs over the internet could shake up the AI industry with a giant 100 billion-parameter model later this year.
- Tineco Pure One Station 5 Review (2025): This Vac Empties Itselfby Nena Farrell on April 30, 2025 at 2:02 pm
The freestanding charging and emptying station makes this cordless vacuum feel almost like a robot vacuum—except you still do the vacuuming.
- Corsair K70 Pro TKL Review: Pro Isn’t Always Betterby Henri Robbins on April 30, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Corsair’s latest Pro keyboard cuts corners by mixing Hall effect and mechanical switches to create a confusing mess.
- Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judgeby Paresh Dave on May 1, 2025 at 12:20 am
A US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—then tried to cover up its disobedience.
- AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacksby Dan Goodin, Ars Technica on April 30, 2025 at 7:08 pm
A new study found that code generated by AI is more likely to contain made-up information that can be used to trick software into interacting with malicious code.
- These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centersby Will Knight on April 30, 2025 at 4:00 pm
A new crowd-trained way to develop LLMs over the internet could shake up the AI industry with a giant 100 billion-parameter model later this year.
- AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Headby Martin Reeves, Bob Goodson on April 29, 2025 at 11:00 am
Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do?
- The Agonizing Task of Turning Europe’s Power Back Onby Natasha Bernal on April 28, 2025 at 5:26 pm
A massive blackout affecting Spain, Portugal, and parts of France has been blamed on atmospheric conditions. Now engineers face the arduous task of getting the power back on.
- Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Showby Dell Cameron on April 28, 2025 at 10:30 am
Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.
- Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmasby Zeyi Yang on April 28, 2025 at 10:00 am
Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in the US on time for the December holiday.
- The Meta Trial Shows the Dangers of Selling Outby Steven Levy on April 25, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Several founders of hot startups took big payouts and let Mark Zuckerberg gobble up their companies—and came to regret it.
- The Real Winners of the Trump Memecoin Feeding Frenzyby Joel Khalili on April 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Donald Trump will attend a dinner with the largest holders of his own-brand crypto coin, sending its price through the roof. But the real profits have already been made just out of view.
- ‘Who Is DOGE?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Questionby Zoë Schiffer, Kate Knibbs on April 24, 2025 at 5:27 pm
The acting head of the General Services Administration says it has no DOGE team. It merely lists at least a half-dozen DOGE affiliates on payroll and has a section of its building for DOGE use only.