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How Quilt solved the heat pump’s biggest challenge

TIM DE CHANT

Quilt's heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems.

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon's Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

MAKENA KELLY

Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War-era warblogging.

The Ancient Art of Nasal Rinsing Might Protect You From a Cold

DAVID COX

New research has given credence to a 5,000-year-old practice.

New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park

CAROLINE HASKINS

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub's corpse in Central Park in 2014 to "be fun." Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.

EVs remain a niche choice in the US, according to survey

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

Consumers around the world told Deloitte what they want in their next vehicle.

New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry

JOHN TIMMER

Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.

We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans

KIONA N. SMITH

A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.

Review: Stranger Things’ frustrating finale didn’t quite stick the landing

JENNIFER OUELLETTE AND BETH MOLE

Sure, there were many great moments, but in the end, they didn't add up to a satisfying whole.

Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning”

MELISSA HEIKKILÄ, FINANCIAL TIMES

The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models.

Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment

REBECCA SZKUTAK

Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators built on Nvidia's physical AI platform.

Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students.

Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized

SARAH PEREZ

Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center.

Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data

JOHN TIMMER

Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers.

SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape

KYLE ORLAND

Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon.

Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation

REBECCA BELLAN

Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.