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A Treasury meeting with major bank leaders following Anthropic’s latest AI model release points to growing concern that frontier systems are moving cybersecurity risk from theory into financial-sector planning.

Musicians are finding synthetic tracks and fake releases attached to their names on Spotify, highlighting how generative AI is intensifying an older fraud problem in streaming.

Wired’s early hands-on account of Crimson Desert describes a game that mixes chaotic combat, buggy ambition, and an unexpectedly compelling pet-adoption loop into one unusually hard-to-quit package.

A new Wired roundup of electric cargo bikes points to a broader cultural shift: utility e-bikes are increasingly framed not as specialty products, but as practical substitutes for short car trips, school runs, and daily-

A new Wired analysis argues that the internet’s truth-checking systems are being outpaced by synthetic media, meme-native official messaging, and algorithmic distribution that rewards speed over verification

The safe return of Artemis II marked more than a technical success for NASA. It also revived the idea of human deep-space travel as a living, shared event rather than a chapter sealed in history.

Home Depot’s spring ‘Black Friday’ event is nominally about grills and power tools, but it also shows how discount branding has detached from the calendar and become a year-round retail language.

Anthropic’s limited release of its Mythos Preview model has triggered a sharp debate over whether AI has crossed a meaningful threshold in offensive cyber capability, or whether the real story is long-neglected software防

Aventon’s new full-suspension e-mountain bike is being praised for downhill stability, strong motor assistance, and unusually conventional trail-bike looks at its price point.

A new wave of AI-made podcast clips is finding massive audiences on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube by packaging dating advice as outrage bait. The format is profitable, scalable, and built to provoke.

We-Vibe is highlighting the app-controlled features and broader reach of its product catalog, underscoring how connected devices helped redefine the consumer sex-tech market.

Pornhub is now blocked in 23 U.S. states, according to Mashable, as age-verification laws spread and platforms, regulators, and users collide over privacy, compliance, and enforcement.

The New York Times’ sports-focused Connections game, launched with The Athletic, shows how puzzle design and niche media brands are increasingly converging into a daily engagement product.

As Artemis II closes out its 10-day mission, NASA’s Orion capsule is set to hit Earth’s atmosphere at more than 25,000 mph, with reentry and heat-shield performance now the mission’s most closely watched risk.

Amazon is facing criticism after telling users that support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier will end on May 20, prompting complaints about e-waste and forced upgrades.

Researchers and U.S. officials say Beijing has curbed some scam activity affecting Chinese citizens while allowing networks targeting foreigners, especially Americans, to keep operating.

Motorola’s latest Moto G price increases, some ranging from 33% to 50% year over year, show how pressure from memory shortages, AI infrastructure demand, and broader cost conditions are reshaping the low end of the phone

Doctors in Germany report that a CAR-T treatment sent three severe autoimmune diseases into sustained remission in a 47-year-old woman after years of failed therapies.

A new Gallup poll finds AI use among people aged 14 to 29 has stopped rising, while anxiety and anger about the technology are growing.

Ryan Murphy’s anthology series appears set to revisit one of its most popular storylines, with Sarah Paulson returning as Cordelia Goode and the Robichaux Academy rebuilt for season 13.