The hardware behind AI data centers, semiconductors, electric vehicles, industrial robots, telecom gear, and defense systems depends on minerals supply chains the G7 no longer wants concentrated in China. At this week’s G7 summit, leaders put that hardware risk back on the agenda. The question now is whether governments and manufacturers can finance enough refining,…
Morale at Meta is reportedly near the worst it’s ever been. To help fix it, the tech giant will offer staff more snacks. Business Insider reports that Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew “Boz” Bosworth admitted the grim mood during an internal call earlier this month, stating that while employee morale has been worse before, the…
A clinic in London, run by a former maker of artisanal ice cream, is treating patients with stage 4 cancer using a method that involves sealing them, naked from the neck down, in a plastic bag while gassing them with the oxidizing industrial bleach chlorine dioxide—a treatment that even the person administering it admits is…
DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, has agreed to be sold to enterprise software company Elastic for up to $85 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Deductive, which was founded in 2023, came out stealth last November when it announced a $7.5 million seed…
AI-generated designs can move fast, but businesses still need them to adhere to brand rules, align with approved components, and survive the handoff to development. Anthropic announced a major Claude Design update on June 17 that adds design system imports, tighter Claude Code integration, direct canvas editing, and more export options. The beta product is…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
Dialog, the private network cofounded by Peter Thiel, grades its event attendees on a hidden scale, ranking them by wealth and fame, tracking their relationships, and using algorithms to help decide who they should meet, who they should sit with, and who no longer belongs, WIRED has learned. The records are part of a trove…
As India cut off access to messaging app Telegram for a week over concerns about exam-related fraud, users turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) and alternative messaging apps in unusually large numbers. App intelligence firm Appfigures told TechCrunch that Tuesday, the day India announced the Telegram restriction, marked the biggest day for VPN app downloads…
Dexcom’s Stelo is bringing over-the-counter glucose tracking into pediatrics, with phones, apps, and connected-device policies now part of the rollout. The FDA said June 12 that it cleared the Stelo Glucose Biosensor System for people 2 years and older who do not use insulin, making it the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor cleared for children….
Toy Story 5 is careening into cinemas with its foot to the floor, like a Pizza Planet employee behind on their deliveries. And if you’re concentrating, you’ll spy a very fast Easter egg that’s become a staple in Pixar movies. With Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and the gang back for the fifth adventure in the franchise,…
