There’s a new, AI-powered way to search on Android. All it takes is a swish of your finger.
25 Best REI Anniversary Sale Deals: Fitness Trackers, Tents, Sleeping Bags, Outdoor Apparel
It’s the best time of the year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear that you’ll need for summer fun.
Netflix Isn’t About Flicks Anymore
And it’s not just Netflix—Max, Disney+, and even YouTube are also turning their attention to series, sports, and shorts.
Microsoft partnership with Mistral AI will avoid a UK antitrust probe after the CMA finds Microsoft can’t “materially influence” Mistral’s commercial policy (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg)
Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: Microsoft partnership with Mistral AI will avoid a UK antitrust probe after the CMA finds Microsoft can’t “materially influence” Mistral’s commercial policy — – CMA said the tie-up does not qualify under merger rules — Watchdog is looking into Big Tech AI startup investment
Cloud GPU provider CoreWeave raised $7.5B in debt financing, two weeks after raising $1.1B equity funding at a $19B valuation; it raised $2.3B in debt in 2023 (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Cloud GPU provider CoreWeave raised $7.5B in debt financing, two weeks after raising $1.1B equity funding at a $19B valuation; it raised $2.3B in debt in 2023 — Deal is one of the largest-ever private debt financings — CoreWeave, an artificial-intelligence cloud-computing startup backed by Nvidia …
Kuo: Apple to use higher energy density battery cells for iPhone 16 Pro Max and stainless steel battery cases for better replaceability, an EU requirement (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)
William Gallagher / AppleInsider: Kuo: Apple to use higher energy density battery cells for iPhone 16 Pro Max and stainless steel battery cases for better replaceability, an EU requirement — Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will get a new battery that has a greater energy density than before …
Researchers develop a detector for continuously monitoring toxic gases
Most systems used to detect toxic gases in industrial or domestic settings can be used only once, or at best a few times. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a detector that could provide continuous monitoring for the presence of these gases, at low cost. The new system combines two existing technologies, bringing them together […]
Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale
Ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.
How Google’s AI Overviews Work, and How to Turn Them Off (You Can’t)
Google’s new Gemini-powered search experience is rolling out to users in the US. Here’s some advice on how to navigate it. And if you want to turn AI Overviews off, too bad.
How Twitch Streamers Could Shape the 2024 Elections
WIRED talked to political streamer Hasan Piker about Joe Biden, the youth vote, and his advocacy for Gaza.
Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone and iPad screens to reduce motion sickness for passengers using them in moving vehicles (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone and iPad screens to reduce motion sickness for passengers using them in moving vehicles — Apple today announced new accessibility features coming to its devices later this year, and one feature in particular that is likely …
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit’s Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)
Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters: OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit’s Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner — Reddit (RDDT.N) has partnered with OpenAI to bring the social media platform’s content to ChatGPT, the companies said on Thursday.
Take-Two announces a fall 2025 release date for Grand Theft Auto VI, and reduces its bookings forecast for FY 2025 from $8B+ to $5.55B+ (Cecilia D’Anastasio/Bloomberg)
Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Take-Two announces a fall 2025 release date for Grand Theft Auto VI, and reduces its bookings forecast for FY 2025 from $8B+ to $5.55B+ — – Game maker lowers forecast for 2025 bookings as a result — The 2013 version of game has sold over 200 million copies
AI noise-cancelling headphones let you focus on just one voice
You can blank out certain types of background noise and focus on just one conversation using prototype noise-cancelling headphones
The beauty of biology
When Hanjun Lee arrived at MIT, he was set on becoming a Course 5 chemistry student. Based on his experience in high school, biology was all about rote memorization. That changed when he took course 7.03 (Genetics), taught by then-professor Aviv Regev, now head and executive vice president of research and early development at Genentech, and Peter Reddien, […]
Navigating longevity with industry leaders at MIT AgeLab PLAN Forum
How can people better imagine and plan for their future selves? A two-day event hosted at MIT featured two chief executives at the forefront of an emerging industry centered around helping the public prepare for longer lives. Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS, and Penny Pennington, managing partner at Edward Jones, were the opening speakers for […]
Jeong Min Park earns 2024 Schmidt Science Fellowship
Physics graduate student Jeong Min (Jane) Park is among the 32 exceptional early-career scientists worldwide chosen to receive the prestigious 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows award. As a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow, Park’s postdoctoral work will seek to directly detect phases that could host new particles by employing an instrument that can visualize subatomic-scale phenomena. […]
How to Ask for the Feedback You Really Need
Three steps to move past generic, unhelpful conversations.
Your Social Media Presence Can Help You Land (or Lose) a Job Opportunity
Tips for curating a professional and engaging brand that resonates with prospective employers.
Tech at Work: How the End of Cookies Will Transform Digital Marketing
What will the end of third-party cookies mean for digital advertising, online publishing, and the open Internet?
Google Search Is Growing Up
This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of how the world’s dominant search engine will evolve in the AI era.
Hasan Piker Won’t Tell You to Vote for Joe Biden
Twitch streamers could have a serious impact on the election—even by sitting it out.
Meta Faces Fresh Probe Over ‘Addictive’ Effect on Kids
The EU has launched an investigation into Facebook and Instagram’s child protection measures are part of mounting concerns around minors’ use of social media.
A profile of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed after an accident in mid-2016 and became the first person to receive Neuralink’s brain implant in January 2024 (Ashlee Vance/Bloomberg)
Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: A profile of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed after an accident in mid-2016 and became the first person to receive Neuralink’s brain implant in January 2024 — For the first time, Noland Arbaugh explains how Elon Musk’s brain implant, which allows him to control a computer with his thoughts, has changed […]
Senate hearing: US DNI Avril Haines says foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming elections, harnessing AI to spread disinformation (Associated Press)
Associated Press: Senate hearing: US DNI Avril Haines says foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming elections, harnessing AI to spread disinformation — America’s foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday …
Microsoft’s decisions, like seemingly rowing back on Surface, Start Menu ads, closing studios, and porting AAA games to PS5, show a short-term financial focus (Jez Corden/Windows Central)
Jez Corden / Windows Central: Microsoft’s decisions, like seemingly rowing back on Surface, Start Menu ads, closing studios, and porting AAA games to PS5, show a short-term financial focus — Microsoft has made a range of baffling decisions and awful mis-steps recently. You can trace everything back to insatiable desire for money.
Surgeons can use AI chatbot to tell robots to help with suturing
A virtual assistant for surgeons translates text prompts into commands for a robot, offering a simple way to instruct machines to carry out small tasks in operations
Scientists use generative AI to answer complex questions in physics
When water freezes, it transitions from a liquid phase to a solid phase, resulting in a drastic change in properties like density and volume. Phase transitions in water are so common most of us probably don’t even think about them, but phase transitions in novel materials or complex physical systems are an important area of […]
New tool empowers users to fight online misinformation
Most people agree that the spread of online misinformation is a serious problem. But there is much less consensus on what to do about it. Many proposed solutions focus on how social media platforms can or should moderate content their users post, to prevent misinformation from spreading. “But this approach puts a critical social decision […]
Elaine Liu: Charging ahead
MIT senior Elaine Siyu Liu doesn’t own an electric car, or any car. But she sees the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewables on the grid as two pieces of an energy puzzle she wants to solve. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the number of public and private EV charging ports nearly […]
11 Best All-Clad Cookware Deals Right Now (Spring 2024)
All-Clad makes some of the best—and priciest—cookware you can buy. These discounts will help you invest for less.
The US Election Threats Are Clear. What to Do About Them Is Anything But
A Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today saw broad agreement on how AI and other threats loom ahead of the US election—and uncertainty about how to respond.
Best iPad to Buy (and Some to Avoid) in 2024
New iPads are here. We break down Apple’s current lineup to help you figure out which one of Apple’s tablets is best for you.
Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers’ Association over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
Kristin Robinson / Billboard: Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers’ Association over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more — “Spotify appears to be engaged in direct infringement by hosting unlicensed musical works in its lyrics, videos and podcasts,” the NMPA writes.
Google One’s VPN service will no longer be available as of June 20, 2024; Pixel 7 devices and Pixel Fold will get a built-in VPN via an update on June 3, 2024 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google One’s VPN service will no longer be available as of June 20, 2024; Pixel 7 devices and Pixel Fold will get a built-in VPN via an update on June 3, 2024 — Earlier this year Google announced that the Google One VPN would be shutting down and, now, we have […]
Sony unveils the £1,299 Xperia 1 VI, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, a 6.5-inch OLED Full HD+ display, and 7.1x optical zoom lens, and the £349 Xperia 10 VI (Lewis Empson/What Hi-Fi?)
Lewis Empson / What Hi-Fi?: Sony unveils the £1,299 Xperia 1 VI, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, a 6.5-inch OLED Full HD+ display, and 7.1x optical zoom lens, and the £349 Xperia 10 VI — Sony’s budget and flagship phones for 2024 have arrived — Sony has unleashed its latest pair of Xperia […]
Cameras inspired by insect eyes could give robots a wider view
Artificial compound eyes made without the need for expensive and precise lenses could provide cheap visual sensors for robots and driverless cars
OpenAI overtakes Google in race to build the future, but who wants it?
With big announcements about the latest artificial intelligence models this week, tech firms are competing to have the most exciting products – but generative AI remains hampered by issues
Quantum internet draws near thanks to entangled memory breakthroughs
Researchers aiming to create a secure quantum version of the internet need a device called a quantum repeater, which doesn’t yet exist – but now two teams say they are well on the way to building one
2024 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards given to 35 undergraduates
The MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s Program has recognized 35 exceptional students from eight renowned undergraduate programs specializing in supply chain management and engineering across the United States. Presented annually, the MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards honor undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding talent in supply chain management or industrial engineering. These students originate from […]
Faces of MIT: Reimi Hicks
After almost 50 years at the Institute, the MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science (MITES) programs for middle and high school students continue to evolve. MITES increases confidence, creates community, and offers a challenging foundation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) topics for seventh through 12th grade students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. […]
John Joannopoulos receives 2024-2025 Killian Award
John Joannopoulos, an innovator and mentor in the fields of theoretical condensed matter physics and nanophotonics, has been named the recipient of the 2024-2025 James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award. Joannopoulos is the Francis Wright Davis Professor of Physics and director of MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. He has been a member of the […]
Understanding Your NDA (and When It Can Be Broken)
Non-disclosure agreements that restrict your ability to report misconduct to the government are illegal in the U.S.
Use Active Listening to Help a Colleague Make a Hard Decision
Don’t jump straight to problem-solving.
Ask These Questions Before Choosing a Manufacturing Location
How to grapple with the complexities of moving operations in a tightly woven global economy.
Microsoft PowerToys Is the Ultimate Windows 11 Customization Tool
Microsoft’s own PowerToys utility can help you unlock the full potential of the Windows desktop.
Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted
As H5N1 continues its spread among US cow herds, raw milk enthusiasts remain utterly unfazed.
Deadspin’s New Owners Reveal Their Plans: Betting Content—but No AI
The future of once-beloved sports blog Deadspin has been murky since it was acquired by an unknown company called Lineup Publishing in March. The new ownership shared its plans with WIRED.
As India’s elections run from April 19 to June 1, a look at the BJP’s vast WhatsApp operations, including using the app to campaign free from public scrutiny (Srishti Jaswal/Rest of World)
Srishti Jaswal / Rest of World: As India’s elections run from April 19 to June 1, a look at the BJP’s vast WhatsApp operations, including using the app to campaign free from public scrutiny — An analysis of thousands of messages reveals how India’s ruling party uses the app to campaign free from public scrutiny. […]
Bipartisan US Senators release a long-awaited plan for AI, calling for spending $32B annually by 2026 on R&D, creating a federal data privacy law, and more (New York Times)
New York Times: Bipartisan US Senators release a long-awaited plan for AI, calling for spending $32B annually by 2026 on R&D, creating a federal data privacy law, and more — Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.