How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’
…of browser tool catching on with productivity nerds looking to streamline workflows and save clicks. Even so, Skills seems like the kind of AI feature most Chrome users probably won’t even…
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Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop
…In addition to Miles, Alistair, and Daniel, WIRED was able to identify more than two dozen similar accounts, all of which were created in May or June 2026 and featured just a…
The Latest AI Documentary Asks: Just How Scared Should We Be?
…Ted Tremper held a brief Q&A, with each reinforcing the idea that the feature was a productive step toward raising awareness of AI as a critical issue. “We're excited to…
Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop
…Lingverse says the product is made with “the blessing of Jibo’s founding team,” but it does not own the intellectual property rights to Jibo—despite listing Jibo as a “product” on…
GoPro Deals So Good You’ll Jump off a Cliff to Get Them
…The larger sensors of the Max 2 provide sharper, clearer footage than other 360 cameras, and you can record 10-bit color in log for greater flexibility in post-production color grading…
X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds
…In the weeks leading up to April, Bier explained that “nearly half of the product team” had shifted its focus to improving X’s “spam mitigation features,” prioritizing bot detection systems and…
Apple’s New AirPods Max 2 Headphones Are a Lazy Update
…The H2 also provides some modern Apple features, like Voice Isolation, Live Translation, and ambient sound features like Conversation Awareness and Adaptive Audio, which adjust the audio to your voice and environment…
‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
…Three current employees tell WIRED there is widespread dissatisfaction with how Meta assembled the unit of about 6,500 engineers and product managers and the drudgework they allege they have been assigned…
FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage
…The majority of the acts aren’t from the US. “Ultimately, what's being globalized isn't American culture so much as the production model,” she says. “FIFA is borrowing the language…
These 3 Focus Timer Apps Will Keep You on Task
…Sometimes you get a few extra features as well, like the ability to block access to other apps. In the interest of trying to write this specific article without switching between browser…