Innovation

The Garmin Forerunner 970 Celebrates Your Race Finish With You
It has 15 new sport profiles compared to the Forerunner 965, including things like Backcountry Snowboarding, Pickleball, and even some motor sports. The list isn’t as extensive as the...
A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar | TechCrunch
A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an experiment conducted by a...
‘Dune’ Studio Legendary May Acquire ‘John Wick’ Studio Lionsgate
Studios have been threatening to acquire each other the past couple years, and now it seems to be Legendary Entertainment’s turn. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studio behind...
xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’ | TechCrunch
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to be an official statement from xAI,...
The Timekettle T1 Is an Adept Global Translator That’ll Work Even Offline
This service is skinned another way in the Chat app, which presents a two-way conversation system, with your language on one side and your partner’s language on the other,...
YouTube’s Latest Update Shows That Online Monoculture Is Dead
Remember “Baby Shark Dance?” How about “Gangnam Style?” Those videos were among the most inescapable offerings of the YouTube canon, pumped into our lives by the last vestige of...
OpenAI delays the release of its open model, again | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Friday the company is delaying the release of its open model, which was already pushed back a month earlier in this summer. OpenAI had...
I’ve Been Reviewing Laptops For a Decade—These Are My Prime Day Picks
You’ve gotta be careful buying random laptops on Amazon. There’s a lot of junk masquerading as good deals, especially when you get under $500. Don’t fall for it. Below,...
The Spell Is Still Working: Lee Pace Has Joined ‘Practical Magic 2’
Practical Magic 2 is already sky-high on our list of most-anticipated 2026 releases. The 1998 original follows the romantic misadventures of the witchy Owens sisters, played by Sandra Bullock...
Prime Day Deals on WIRED’s Top Air Fryer and Espresso Machine
Amazon Prime Day sales are timed for early summer—the time of enjoyment. The time you spoil yourself. Most of the best Prime Day kitchen deals I recommend here are...
RealSense spins out of Intel to scale its stereoscopic imaging technology | TechCrunch
After 14 years of developing inside of semiconductor giant Intel, RealSense is striking out on its own. RealSense sells cameras that use stereoscopic imaging, a process that combines two...
This ‘Molecular Shield’ Might Stop Pollen Before It Wrecks Your Nose
Every year, pollen seasons grow longer and more intense—to the great misery of those suffering from pollen allergies—myself included. There’s only so much one can do with antihistamines or...