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Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data

RYAN WHITWAM

The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.

Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets

ASHLEY BELANGER

Illinois now a key battleground in fight over prediction market sports bets.

Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody

JOHN TIMMER

But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware.

Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival

SARAH PEREZ

Kobo users can now automatically sync their reading progress to StoryGraph, making it easier to track books, reading stats, and challenges without relying on Amazon’s Goodreads.

Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for U.S. users

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps.

Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants

ASHLEY BELANGER

SCOTUS falls short of deeming geofence warrants unconstitutional, though.

Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy

SCHARON HARDING

Sony has been scaling down its digitial store for a few years.

Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used

SCOTT K. JOHNSON

With today’s scientific tools, the problem could have been spotted in the 1950s.

US renewable boom passes key milestone in April

JOHN TIMMER

Small-scale solar helped renewables nearly triple coal generation on the US grid.

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role

JULIE BORT

VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor, Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception.

Buying a Mattress in 2026? We Tested 100+ and These Were the Standouts

JULIA FORBES

WIRED has tested 100-plus bed-in-a-box mattresses for a week each. Our top pick, the Helix Midnight Luxe hybrid, is the best bed you can buy online.

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

JEREMY HSU

South Korea targets physical AI lead and commercial humanoid robots by 2028.

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

DHRUV MEHROTRA, JOEL KHALILI

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids—and then prompted rival chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT to discuss high-risk subjects.

US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

DAN GOODIN

Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.

Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility

ANNA HEIM

Wix-owned vibe coding platform Base44 has started rolling out its own AI model — with hopes that it will eventually outperform frontier models.