It's Not for Privacy Nerds, But Bitdefender VPN Is an Excellent Value
…There’s nothing wrong with that approach, but if you want a service that puts the P in VPN, you should look elsewhere. Bitdefender’s VPN is provided through a partnership with…
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Google's AI Search Results Love to Refer You Back to Google
…Some AI companies, like OpenAI, have turned to partnerships with publishers to compensate prominent websites that appear in chatbot results, including WIRED’s parent company Condé Nast. While Google has some deals…
Qobuz Is the Anti-Spotify Music Streamer You’ve Been Waiting For
…When services quote higher per-stream payment rates, the rep says, that just means their users listen less. The rep points out that every major streaming service operates basically the same way…
Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2026
…To rectify that, Apple entered into a partnership with Google to use its Gemini AI as a backbone to power Apple Intelligence. After years of wondering how that partnership might manifest, Apple…
SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers
…SpaceX says it expects to “enter into additional similar services contracts” for its compute infrastructure and will continue using its data centers for itself. “We have sufficient capacity to provide compute for…
Flush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio Gadget
…Opal's audio product will launch in partnership with a specific AI lab—the source was unable to specify which—but Opal is in talks with OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, allowing users…
Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
…Earlier this week, it announced an expanded partnership with Visa for agentic payments, and it previously built services that connect ChatGPT and Codex to your email inbox, Slack, and calendar. OpenAI is…
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies
…According to Donaldson, the keys were company property, and Micay, having refused to cooperate with revising their partnership terms, was no longer part of CopperheadOS. Donaldson told me what he remembers saying…
Leica Brings Summicron Optical Clarity to Cine Play 1 Projector
…VIDAA provides access to most streaming services, with Fandango at Home being a notable exception. (Leica reps stated that they may add this service at a later date.) Benchmark Results and First…
Dialog Claims It Was Hacked. A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members Exposed
…The records also contained participant lists, schedules, and links to completed questionnaires hosted by Fillout, a service Dialog used to collect information from attendees and store it in Airtable databases. Loading one…