The government is spending money faster in 2026 than it did in 2025 — a year surpassed in spending only by 2021.
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The government is spending money faster in 2026 than it did in 2025 — a year surpassed in spending only by 2021.
Every Fashion Designer, Explained. If you don’t know anything about fashion, this video will get you up to speed quickly. Vivienne Westwood, Nigo, Issey Miyake, Miuccia Prada, Dapper Dan, Hubert de Givenchy, etc. etc.
It’s 2026 and AppKit is the best way to build Mac apps. Even a part-time luddite like me is surprised by this. SwiftUI is great for new programmers who don’t want to embrace AI-assisted coding, but old school developers should not feel any guilt sticking with AppKit. It’s still the gold standard.
Amazon is working on a new phone:
According to people familiar with the new phone, “integrating artificial intelligence capabilities into the device” has been a central focus, which could mean “Transformer” may rely on mini apps like those available in ChatGPT, rather than a fully-fledged app store.
This might work. Alexa and mini apps could be the core UI, while still allowing Android apps and the web where needed.
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The attorney for the city of Ypsilanti, Michigan, said the construction of the data center puts “a big bulls eye target on this entire township."
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Linux kernel developers operate under constraints that very few other open source community maintainers experience. Evolving the capabilities of the
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OpenAI is planning to unify its apps into a single app. I don’t love this. Codex is excellent on its own, and Atlas already feels cluttered. From the WSJ:
OpenAI is planning to unify its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a desktop “superapp,” a step to simplify the user experience and continue with efforts to focus on engineering and business customers.
Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will oversee the change and focus on helping the company’s sales team market the new product.
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The WIRED Reviews team has kids, and we tested all types of kids’ bikes. Here are our top picks.
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While the United States and Europe are moving cautiously forward with clinical trials, China is racing toward the commercialization of brain implants.
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With more than a dozen new features, including analyzing users’ camera rolls and astrology-based matches, Tinder is trying to lure Gen Z—and bring back those burned out from dating apps.
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Firewire makes the most innovative surfboards in the industry. This winter, I tried the Neutrino, Machado, and Revo Max to see if they're worth the hype.
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These apps, some of which use AI and computer vision, were helpful for meeting my caloric and nutrition intake goals. But they also gave me some anxiety.
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Corsair's updated 4000D is one of the best cases you can buy, even if I still love the old one.
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Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
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When social media is constantly exhorting people to use AI, what is the point of not letting AI agents participate?
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The ActiveBreeze smart bed cools from within, pairing airflow tech with surprisingly detailed sleep data.