Pope Leo XIV cited J.R.R. Tolkien in his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas," released Monday, using the Catholic author's work to critique the motives of tech billionaires developing artificial i…
Pope Leo XIV invited Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah to speak at the Vatican on Monday during the presentation of his first encyclical on artificial intelligence, marking an unprecedented allianc…
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, *Magnifica Humanitas*, published on May 25, warns that artificial intelligence has become an invisible infrastructure shaping daily life, work, and collective choices,…
Google released the Fitbit Air, its lightest and most screenless fitness tracker at 12 grams, designed for continuous health monitoring without user interaction. The $99 device offers wellness metrics…
A team of top academic and think tank researchers surveyed dozens of economists and AI experts to forecast AI’s effects on the economy through 2030. Most experts predicted that higher-ranking occupati…
AI debt collection bots are now handling millions of calls, emails, and texts as U.S. debt delinquency reaches record highs, with the industry projected to be worth nearly $16 billion within a decade.…
Nearly half of Americans now use AI to find information and generate ideas, but a professional fact-checker at WIRED reports the technology is wrong more often than people realize. The fact-checker fo…
Major AI labs including Google DeepMind and Anthropic have hired teams of in-house philosophers to address ethical questions around artificial intelligence, with at least 14 philosophers now employed …
Sam Liang, CEO of Otter, criticized a journalist for using iPhone Voice Memos and manual transcription instead of his AI-powered service. The article outlines seven strategies for becoming an "AI nati…
In August 2025, Peter Steinberger founded Claude Code Anonymous, a support group for developers addicted to Anthropic's coding tool, as AI agents began transforming software engineering. Anthropic's r…
A major U.S. corporation has mandated that all employees complete an artificial intelligence training module by the end of the week or face disciplinary action, including potential termination. The po…
Federal law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and FBI, have begun surveilling a newly designated category of "anti-tech extremists" following attacks on AI executives…
A wave of privacy-focused gay dating apps is emerging to challenge Grindr and Sniffies, as users grow frustrated with ads, bots, and corporate monetization. MeetMarket, launched in March by PhD studen…
Bug bounty programs that once offered $200,000 for a single vulnerability are now being reshaped by AI systems capable of autonomously finding and exploiting software flaws. Independent security resea…
Project Open Hand, a San Francisco nonprofit that prepares medically tailored meals for people with serious illnesses, has deployed robots from Chef Robotics to help assemble meal kits in its Tenderlo…
After testing over 100 portable chargers, the author recommends a few top power banks for most users, with additional options for specific needs like magnetic wireless charging or laptop power. The ar…
Several Dyson vacuum models, including the V15 Detect, Gen5Detect, and PencilVac, are on sale for Memorial Day weekend. The V15 Detect is praised for its lightweight design and hour-long battery life,…
The article is a review by WIRED writer Michael Calore, who praises the L.L.Bean Zip Hunter's Tote for its exceptional durability and practicality. He highlights its heavy-duty 1,200-denier polyester …
The article from Quanta Magazine discusses how quantum cryptographers are exploring the concept of "quantum jamming" to test the security of quantum communication protocols against potential future th…
The article summarizes that smart irrigation systems simplify yard watering by offering automated scheduling and "weather intelligence" that adjusts watering based on local conditions. It explains tha…