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VMware Cloud Foundation Is Now an AI-Native Platform

Broadcom is anticipating that most organizations will want to use AI in some fashion, and that the only economical way

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Matter Is Finally Ready to Deliver the Smart Home It Promised

After a turbulent beginning, smart home standard Matter feels like it’s growing up. And with big-name supporters like Google, Apple—and Ikea—behind it, a simpler smart home feels finally within reach.

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Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth

Rural Texas wears a friendly facade. You know everyone, and everyone treats each other so kindly, but, if you’re Black, you just ignore the stares when you walk into the local steakhouse for fish fry night. I was 7 or 8 when I realized I would always be treated differently than my white friends. It […]

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How They Make the Mario Kart-Style 'Ghost Car' for Auto Racing Broadcasts

Watch a Formula 1, Nascar, or IndyCar race and you'll see a “ghost car” overlayed atop the real-life image. The sensors used to create it also collect heaps of data that teams can access and study.

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US EV Sales Are Booming—for Now

Changes in US government support for electric vehicles have led to a buying bonanza—and a darker long-term future for the US auto industry.

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How America Got Obsessed With Protein

Seemingly overnight, Americans have become obsessed with pumping as much protein as possible into every drink, snack and meal. Elizabeth Dunn, a writer and contributor to The Times, explains the origins of this latest nutrition craze. Guest: Elizabeth Dunn, a writer and cont...

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Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole

The Reddit cofounder joins WIRED’s “Uncanny Valley” podcast and opens up about his early days in tech, his plans for Digg, the future of women’s sports, and what his immigrant mom taught him about America.

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Trump’s Fury Erupts in Many Directions, Unnerving Experts: “Insanity!”

In recent days, President Trump has reached new levels of emboldenment when it comes to his ongoing authoritarian takeover. He’s vowing retribution at news organizations that displease him with greater audacity. He’s responded to Democrats and others who criti...

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AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

New research from Stanford provides the clearest available evidence that AI is reshaping the workforce—but it’s complicated.

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The Future of WordPress and AI at WCUS

The presentations for WordCamp US are just a few days away! We have some really exciting keynotes including Danny Sullivan from Google, John Maeda from Microsoft AI, and Adam Gazzaley (one of the top neuroscientists in the world) from UCSF. I think being in the room and able to meet the speakers and ask questions … Continue reading The Future of WordPress and AI at WCUS →

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Dual Roomba

I tried uploading it to a household appliance porn site I found, but apparently their content is limited to only fans.

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"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google

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We Are Still the Web via Jay Hoffmann

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Twenty years ago, in August of 2005, Wired founding editor Kevin Kelly wrote “We are the Web” for the magazine. He begins by looking backwards ten years to 1995, a few months before a Netscape IPO would spur the web’s growth. There were, of course, many early adopters who believed in the promise of the web. But far more were critical of the web, believing that without massive consolidation, there would never be enough content or enough commerce to make the web truly viable.

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Musk sues over Grok flop

Musk sues over Grok flop

Stanford's Mark Lemley on xAI's whiny lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI

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★ MacOS 26 Tahoe’s Dead-Canary Utility App Icons

These are the not the work of carpenters who care about the backs of the cabinets they’re building. These icons are so bad, they look like the work of untrained “How hard can it be?” dilettante carpenters who only last a few days on the job before sawing off one of their own fingers.

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Homepage call-to-action variant test

Risk reduction copy

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Images in newsletters: how much is too much?

The answer is a perennial crowd-pleaser: it depends.

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Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children

Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children

Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter on Monday that says to companies developing AI chatbots: "If you knowingly harm kids, you will answer for it.”

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Trump's secret was comedy

Trump is a comedian. He makes people laugh the way Joan Rivers or Don Rickles did. It's verbal slapstick, which is for some reason I don't understand immensely funny and entertaining. Newsom is making us laugh by imitating Trump imitating Joan and Don. It's working. He must...

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CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide

CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide

Flock said it has "paused all federal pilots" after police departments said they didn't realize they were sharing access with Customs and Border Patrol.