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TikTok rolls out a ‘Nearby’ feed to display local content in select countries

AISHA MALIK

While TikTok is already known for its recommendation algorithm, which is able to target users with highly personalized content, the addition of a Nearby feed gives it the ability to display even more relevant content to its users.

Amazon reportedly considering dropping USPS and building a competing postal service

SEAN O'KANE

Amazon is the USPS' biggest customer, and the e-commerce giant's potential break from the postal agency comes as the two sides are negotiating a new deal.

Meta centralizes Facebook and Instagram support, tests AI support assistant

SARAH PEREZ

The new support hub will connect users to security tools, account recovery options, and an AI assistant.

Why Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher thinks VCs and storytelling go hand-in-hand

REBECCA BELLAN

Day One Ventures' Masha Bucher doesn't just invest in startups—she tells their stories. Her integrated model aligns incentives and proves conviction matters more than contracts.

ByteDance and DeepSeek Are Placing Very Different AI Bets

ZEYI YANG

The diverging path of China’s two leading AI players shows where the country’s artificial intelligence industry is headed.

Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis

JACEK KRYWKO

They're quite a bit cheaper than manufactured nozzles if you can dissect them.

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

ANDY GREENBERG

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

California’s ban on self-driving trucks could soon be over

KIRSTEN KOROSEC

Revised rules in California would allow self-driving trucks to test on public highways. The rules also close a loophole allowing police to issue tickets for driverless vehicles.

Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft launch on December 10

AISHA MALIK

The new Kindle Scribe has a larger 11-inch glare-free display, is just 5.4 mm thick, and weighs only 400 g. It’s also 40% faster when writing or turning pages.

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

BENJ EDWARDS

Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all.

Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Based on a leaked video, security researchers alleged that Intellexa staffers have remote live access to their customers' surveillance systems, allowing them to see hacking targets’ personal data.

Legal AI startup Harvey confirms $8B valuation

JULIE BORT

Harvey confirms a third enormous round of funding in 2025 that has skyrocketed its valuation. Again.

From the NFL to Startup Battlefield: How Alltroo built a brand that wins

ISABELLE JOHANNESSEN

On season one of Build Mode: Product, Meet Market, we explore what it really takes to get your product into the hands of customers. We’ve talked a lot about product-market fit, but this week we take a step back to something just as essential and far less discussed: founder-market fit. Investors love to ask, “What’s your competitive advantage?” Usually they’re talking about moats, […]

AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown

ANGELA WATERCUTTER

Lisa Su leads Nvidia’s biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIRED’s Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, company said “Emphatically, from my perspective, no.”

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After Jan. 6

DELL CAMERON, DAVID GILBERT

The 30-year-old Virginia resident evaded capture for years after authorities discovered pipe bombs planted near buildings in Washington, DC, the day before the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.