Today, the President of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, announced plans for the EU to restrict social media platforms and other “digital services” for children under 13. The statement comes in tandem...
Deep breaths! Chances are if you’re reading this, you just finished watching The Vampire Lestat episode 6, “Montreal.” Which means you’ve just seen on-again-off-again vampire lovers Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and Louis de Pointe du Lac...
Leah Feiger: Yeah. Senator Bernie Sanders and representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, they introduced the Data Center Moratorium Act, which would halt the construction of new AI data centers until there were actual national safeguards. This sounds, in so many...
Smart glasses company Solos has long focused on audio-only smart glasses. On Tuesday, it announced two new pairs of glasses, one of which has a camera—but you can buy a separate accessory to hide the camera for privacy’s sake. Solos’ new smart glasses are the...
For our very first WIRED Book Club livestream, Kate Knibbs will be joined by the author of The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria’s Romance Scammers , Carlos Barragán. Barragán, a journalist and researcher at The New York Times, flew to Lagos...
If you’re in the market for anything with a memory chip in it, now might be the time to snag it. Another round of price increases for consumer electronics seems to be underway. In June, Apple announced increased prices for its MacBooks and iPads. Xbox consoles...