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After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury

STEPHEN CLARK

"Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."

OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them

REBECCA BELLAN

OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.

XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

MARINA TEMKIN

The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.

Marvel Has Assigned 42 Hours of Homework Before ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

MEGAN TOMOS

The studio released an official catch-up list ahead of December’s release. We have easy links to watch every one of the movies so you can get up to speed.

The Watch World Went Crazy This Week. Here Are the 10 You Need to See

JEREMY WHITE

The main action took place at Geneva Watch Days, but others dialed in remotely to make sure it wasn't just a Swiss party.

Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears

AISHWARYA SRIRAM , CAROL MILES, RONALD MILES, SARA AGHAZADEH

The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better.

OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website

LILY HAY NEWMAN, MATT BURGESS, DHRUV MEHROTRA

Plus: Tens of millions of US and Canadian drivers’ licenses go up for sale on the dark web, the US military finally tries to tackle the risk online ad data poses to troops, and more.

There May Not Be an iPhone 18 This Year

BOONE ASHWORTH

Apple is expected to announce several products at its September event next week—including a folding phone—but the iPhone 18 might not be among them. It would be a first for the company.

4 Best Alexa Speakers I’ve Tested (2026)

NENA FARRELL

I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.

Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown

AISHA MALIK

While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, a growing number of rivals are now racing to dethrone it by trying all sorts of approaches to get an edge over it.

Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation

AARIAN MARSHALL, WIRED.COM

The US government is investigating whether the Cybercab meets vehicle safety standards.

Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Clucky's new alarm app has an option where users are woken up to the sound of a rooster. They then complete a mission to turn it off.

OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

ANTHONY HA

OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

ANTHONY HA

The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."

Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft

ANTHONY HA

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.