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Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027
Airbnb says its upcoming AI agent will help travelers plan trips, compare options, manage bookings, and get assistance throughout their stay.
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Feds warn grocers: Don't chill on cyber defenses as freezer hacking spree heats up
No documented attacks against American supermarkets…yet
Reviews
The 7 Best Early Black Friday TV Deals (2026)
I found discounts of up to half off some of the top WIRED-tested TVs.
Enterprise
How Elon Musk and Big Tech Poured Millions Into the Midterms, and Lost
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the historic blue wave that swept the midterms and delivered a rebuke to the Trump administration, Big Tech, and data centers.
AI
AWS Kiro aims to solve identity crisis by adding another identity: bot orchestrator
The cloud giant refits its agentic dev tools for agent orchestration
Science & Eng
Thin, foldable films offer broadband electromagnetic shielding
A research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a method for manufacturing flexible films that can effectively shield electromagnetic waves across a broad frequency range. The films can…
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Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not
As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.
Science & Eng
Serve Robotics launches new business to become the AWS for robots
Serve Robotics announced alonsgside its third-quarter earnings that it will launch a new business line called Physical AI Services to offer customers its connectivity and data tools.
Science & Eng
New instrument at Brazil's Sirius accelerator enables researchers to observe solar cells in operation
Scientists at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas, São Paulo state, developed an instrument for the Sirius particle accelerator that can observe the interior of solar cells on a nanoscale while they are operating.…
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The White House is apparently a popular residential proxy exit spot
How it got there is another matter entirely
Reviews
13 Best Early Black Friday Deals at Best Buy on Hot Tech (2026)
Get a head start on holiday shopping with discounts on WIRED-tested headphones, laptops, and TVs.
Enterprise
The Blue Tsunami Swept Doctors and Scientists Into Office
More than 80 percent of congressional candidates backed by the pro-science PAC 314 Action won, including Michigan senator-elect and epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed.
AI
Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar
Meta's AI agent can now take calls as a customizable animated avatar, ahead of the launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
AI
Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
Anthropic is developing its artificial intelligence systems around twice as quickly as it was a year ago amid the CEO's calls to slow down the technology's pace of improvement, according to an analysis released Thursday by an independent monitoring group.
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Big Tech, green groups in talks over data center guardrails
A coalition of tech giants and environmental groups is negotiating a national framework for data centers, according to a document reviewed by AFP on Thursday.
Science & Eng
Autonomous microfactory turns digital files into DNA for power-free preservation
According to projections, the volume of digital data created, captured, copied and consumed worldwide will reach 175 zettabytes (ZB) in 2026. This is equivalent to the storage capacity of billions of hard drives, such as those found in our laptops.…
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Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
AI
Why AI cannot 'think' like humans do
Today's artificial intelligence technologies have become remarkably good at generating text and ideas that seem profoundly human. Chatbots powered by large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini and Perplexity AI can write poems, brainstorm and find solutions to…
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92% of HR say staff can train for AI jobs – but half of companies still hire outside
Most HR professionals say they believe employees can be reskilled for AI jobs, yet companies still often seek outside hires. Here’s why.
Science & Eng
Rechargeable battery prototype runs on vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is essential for the body's proper functioning and is found in foods of animal origin. It is produced by certain bacteria that, in addition to being found in nature, are cultivated at industrial facilities for commercial use, primarily…
Security
Get root on a musl Linux system by slamming it with an overly long password
Decade-old vulnerability in OpenSSH is now fixed, so get a-patchin'
Gadgets
6 default Pixel 11 settings I changed that made a big difference – and why
If you’re a new Pixel 11 user, here are six things I recommend changing right away to get the most from your phone.
Security
October crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed
Agentic 'on-path attack' went after Chainalysis's tools, which are routinely called upon to assist police investigations
AI
Claude’s new Personal Finance tool aims to help analyze your spending – read-only, of course
Anthropic has released what appears to be its answer to ChatGPT Finances.