Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk died after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
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Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk died after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
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Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. A suspect is in custody, according to campus police, but details remain murky.
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• Julian Chokkattu
An upgraded selfie camera with a square sensor, dual camera capture, and 8X optical-like image quality has me excited about the new iPhone 17 models.
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The ever elusive first lady has emerged with a brief to exert thought leadership over AI, for the children. Some insiders are excited; others won't touch the subject with a 10-foot pole.
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WIRED investigates the untimely death of the English tech titan.
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The iPhone's new software screens your calls using machine intelligence. Neat, but Google had the feature first—just like so many other features that rely on AI to work.
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After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battle.
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Apple's thinnest iPhone Air brings with it a high price, and the redesigned iPhone 17 Pro features a telephoto camera that can zoom up to 8X.
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This 55-inch Vizio was already an excellent value before the discount.
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Conservative creators are increasingly focusing on foreign policy. Whether they're emissaries from or to the US isn't always entirely clear.
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A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.