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Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.

Making patent research a little less perplexing.

Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.

Teachers hate it. Most adults don't have a clue what it means. But if you've got a kid, you're likely hearing it all the time

Perplexity has been sued a number of times for alleged copyright infringement.

The FCC is moving to dismantle a rule that requires ISPs to publish detailed information regarding service plans. This is happening just over a year after...

An anonymous reader shares a report: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not let people decline to be scanned by its new facial recognition app, which the agency uses to verify a person's identity and their immigration status, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Apple says it's likely to spend a whopping $3.4 billion footing the bill for iPhone-related and similar tariffs through the end of 2025. That money could be better — or more frivolously — spent.

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy’s explanation for why the company is cutting 14,000 employees? Not money. Not even AI, but “culture.”

Security-conscious readers probably already use the data breach alert site Have I Been Pwned, but a new Proton website is...

As promised, the Trump FCC under Brendan Carr this week voted to begin dismantling rules requiring that your ISP offer clear and transparent details on the cost and limitations of your broadband co…

Encryption is going passwordless.

Apple TV‘s lineup of holiday-themed offerings includes new films and classic holiday specials that can be viewed even without a subscription.

Following a court ruling, Google has been forced to open up the Play Store in the US to allow Android...

Here’s how TikTok could change if China approves US sale.

The commerce department is considering a ban on TP-Link routers and other products.

The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.

Worldwide smartphone market share remains largely unchanged as Samsung and Apple continue to battle it out for the top spot...

Huge cyber breaches are on the horizon thanks to AI-powered web browsers like ChatGPT Atlas and Comet, experts warn.

Instead of using text tokens, the Chinese AI company is packing information into images.

The new federal tool would incorporate a citizenship check.

A bipartisan bill could lead to teams being banned from using AI chatbots, in response to parents expressing concerns about...

Ahead of Adobe's MAX Sneaks event, WIRED got an exclusive look at a new tool that can change the tone and style of a voice-over.

The United States tightened rules on telecoms gear made by Chinese companies deemed a national security risk, the latest move in a broader crackdown on Beijing.

Uber says it will launch its robotaxi service with Lucid and Nuro in San Francisco in 2026.

xAI’s version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, frames the world’s history from Elon Musk’s perspective.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers sought unanimous consent approval for a bill that would stop the changing of the clocks.

US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill called the "GUARD Act," which is meant to protect minor users from AI chatbots.

Paris Hilton said she has spent years training an artificial intelligence chatbot based on her interviews, writing and songs that knows her “sometimes even better than I know myself.” “It’s studied every single thing I’ve done, everywhere I’ve been, every interview I’ve done,” she said onstage ...

Apple Inc. is preparing major changes to its MacBook Air, iPad mini and iPad Air lines, with a plan to give the popular devices higher-end displays.