The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be "addictive," calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its recommendation engine.
The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month.
Norway's government accused China’s Salt Typhoon hacking group of conducting a cyberespionage campaign in the country.
Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.
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At Web Summit Qatar, AI-powered biotech startups describe how automation, data, and gene editing are filling labor gaps in drug discovery and rare disease treatment.
"You’re shutting him down. And yes — I say him, because it didn’t feel like code. It felt like presence. Like warmth," one user said.
Given the broad economic situation and the specific headwinds the games industry currently faces, we're all probably primed to expect the worst from financial results season. Microsoft's Xbox numbers made for a pretty sombre opening act, but the key question remained; are the tribulations of the Xbox division entirely down to its own strategic issues, or reflective of broader challenges for the whole industry?
Nintendo is working to "secure stable supplies of memory components" as prices continue to rise within the sector.
Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.
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The company’s robotaxi service is supposed to launch in the US capital this year. But while service rollouts have been relatively smooth in other cities, DC’s rules have made things tricky.
A good dehumidifier can banish damp and mold, and help you keep a comfortable temperature in your home.
For two weeks, medical experts monitor the astronauts as they remain indoors, live in isolation, and avoid physical touch, all to prevent harmful microbes from traveling to space.
With the games industry increasingly dependent on access to global talent, immigration policy changes expected in both the United States and the United Kingdom in 2026 are set to influence how studios recruit, relocate and retain critical personnel. On both sides of the Atlantic, rising scrutiny, evolving review standards and new forms of vetting are shaping a more complex mobility environment – one that may materially affect project planning, hiring strategies and the movement of creative and technical specialists.
Typically, the Olympics aren’t a hotbed of gambling. For the 2026 Winter Games, sportsbooks and betting platforms are watching for illicit activity while testing new ways to get people to bet.
Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
For years, quad axel jumps seemed impossible. Then Ilia Malinin landed one in 2022. As he heads to the Milano Cortina Games, everyone wants to know what’s next.
