New age checks for websites with explicit content continue to send users flocking to Proton VPN. The popular virtual private network (VPN) is reporting a 1,400 percent hourly increase in signups over its baseline so far on Friday, July 25, the day the UK’s age verification law goes into effect. This is according to an
What does it mean to be healthy in 2025? Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who’s well known for his extreme attempts to slow the aging process, thinks he knows the answer. Does Johnson really have the healthiest body on Earth, as he claims? Will he achieve immortality through AI? Recently, WIRED global editorial
ChatGPT users may want to think twice before turning to their AI app for therapy or other kinds of emotional support. According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the AI industry hasn’t yet figured out how to protect user privacy when it comes to these more sensitive conversations, because there’s no doctor-patient confidentiality when your doc
X is changing Community Notes again. On Thursday, the @CommunityNotes account expanded upon a June X post to announce a new pilot test where people can select posts that are liked by people who normally disagree. Think of, say, a post that both Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani like, or a post liked by both
On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I listened to executives talk about how they aligned their technology with human values, I realized that the malleability of AI models was a double-edged sword. Models could be tweaked to, say, minimize
Lyft will add autonomous shuttles made by Austrian manufacturer Benteler Group to its network in late 2026, the company announced Friday. The shuttles will be deployed in partnership with U.S. cities and airports, according to Lyft, but could expand out from there if things go well. The partnership will let Lyft use urban electric shuttles
SAVE $79.01: As of July 25, get the Anker Solix C300 portable power station for $219.99, down from its usual price of $299, at Amazon. That’s a discount of 26%. Planning to spend some time in the great outdoors this summer? Or maybe you just want to be prepared for when the next destructive storm
Other Samsung Phones to Consider Galaxy A36. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu If you don’t see a Samsung phone mentioned in this guide, that might be because it’s not sold in the US and is a little harder to source for testing. But here are a few other Samsung phones I’ve tried to consider. Samsung Galaxy A36
AI-powered coding tools have become so popular over the past few months that almost every major tech company is either using one or making its own. Makers of these so-called “vibe-coding” tools are a hot commodity at the moment, with startups like Lovable and Cursor fending off buyers and investors keen to tap a hot
SAVE $16: As of July 25, the Lego Ideas The Insect Collection set is on sale for $63.99 at Amazon. That’s 20% off its list price of $79.99. I’m a very big fan of Lego, and even more so when I can find a good set on sale. If you’ve been looking to pick up