Almost everything is on hiatus. The EU AI Act, Digital Services Act, and Digital Markets Act are all at risk. The European Commission is preparing to end the year with virtually no movement on its most important tech policy initiatives. Many measures may even be reversed.In particular, a series of changes threatens to weaken the entire framework of the EU AI Act by eroding its substance. There could also be major reconsiderations of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. Not to mention the Digital Networks Act and the EU Space Act, before they even see the light of…
One of the more colorful and fun people in gaming is Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, who has made a career of composing great game music and memorable voiceovers.Considering the depth and breadth of Mitsuyoshi’s work, I wanted to find out more about where he came from and what he enjoyed doing when…
USB and Thunderbolt docks are two-a-penny these days and many share very similar features. So, when a new docking station comes along that offers genuine innovation, I want to take a closer look. The new plug-and-play Kensington Thunderbolt 5 Docking Stations have arrived and they appear to offer more features…
Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, visited the White House this week to announce with an initiative with Donald Trump that would give priority to World Cup ticket holders next year to process a US visa. This initiative is called “FIFA Pass.”“FIFA Pass is a prioritized appointment scheduling system,” Infantino…
Apple’s iOS 26.2 is coming soon, along with a bunch of cool new features for your iPhone. In addition to new features, the iOS 26.2 update will likely include security patches and bug fixes. Here’s what to expect from the latest iPhone update when it arrives.iOS 26.2 Update FeaturesLike most…
As Kent Halliburton stood in a bathroom at the Rosewood Hotel in central Amsterdam, thousands of miles from home, running his fingers through an envelope filled with €10,000 in crisp banknotes, he started to wonder what he had gotten himself into.Halliburton is the cofounder and CEO of Sazmining, a company…
For those in precarious situations, standard advice like “use a burner phone” or encrypted apps only goes so far. The vulnerability often lies deeper, embedded in the same cellular architecture that connects every device. Earlier this month, privacy-focused U.S. carrier Cape, in partnership with the digital rights group Electronic Frontier…
Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot.I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an open-plan kitchen in Mountain View, California.Memo looks like something out of Wall-E, with a gleaming white body, two…
Lithuania wants AI companies to ship products that meet Europe’s toughest rules without burning a hole in their runway or slowing their ability to compete in an overheating AI market. The Innovation Agency Lithuania is putting two pillars in place to meet these goals. A national AI regulatory sandbox that…
If you read any of WIRED’s recent AI edition, you know that lots of people are spending lots of time talking about how the technology is revolutionizing pretty much everything—from coding to writing to accounting. You’ve also probably heard by now, from us or somebody else, that we might very…
It’s the third-largest planet in the solar system, but Uranus is one of the most overlooked by skywatchers. Nearly 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, it’s faint, slow-moving and rarely a target for casual stargazers. Even most experienced stargazers haven’t ever seen it — but it is possible.…
It turns out that when an AI-friendly super PAC with $100 million in backing from Silicon Valley bigwigs identifies you as its first target, it ends up generating a lot of attention.“I want to thank [the PAC] for their partnership in raising up the issue of how we regulate an…
Updated Nov. 22 with a new study into app tracking and a “do not tap” warning. You are being tracked — and not in an open and transparent way you can stop. Your smartphone has a unique fingerprint you can’t fully hide, and this can be secretly harvested without you…
Google is now upgrading Gmail — the world’s most popular email platform serving 2 billion users. But these upgrades come at a steep price and that has now triggered a backlash. Now you must decide carefully, before choosing what to do next.The backlash itself should come as no surprise. I…
Apple has removed two of the most popular gay dating apps in China from the App Store after receiving an order from China’s main internet regulator and censorship authority, WIRED has learned. The move comes as reports of Blued and Finka disappearing from the iOS App Store and several Android…
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