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Social media ban Critics say bans push kids to riskier alternatives and can be beaten with VPNs. Credit: Getty Images | lixu The UK government announced today that it will ban social media for all kids under the age of 16 in rules expected to take effect in spring 2027. The
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Jun 15, 2026 3:57 PM Review: TCL A65K Soundbar Don’t be fooled by the compact size of this soundbar. It’s a solid option for smaller TVs or spaces without having to sacrifice sound quality. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when
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Tokyo-based AI startup Sakana AI has officially launched its first commercial product, Sakana Marlin. Billed as a "Virtual CSO" (Chief Strategy Officer), Marlin is an autonomous, B2B research agent that deliberately abandons the instantaneous text generation of modern chatbots in favor of deep, long-horizon reasoning. What sets Marlin
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella published a sweeping essay on Sunday laying out what he describes as the defining economic challenge of the AI era: the risk that a handful of frontier models will absorb the expertise of entire industries and commoditize it, leaving businesses stripped of their competitive moats. "
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Fox is about to take over the TVs in more than 100 million homes worldwide. On Monday, Fox announced that it’s acquiring Roku, the streaming middleman that serves as a portal for viewers to hop into services like Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, and more. The $22 billion deal may
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* Google is spending $50 million training 300,000 skilled-trades workers across more than 20 US states * Funding comes from Google's AI Opportunity Fund and is being positioned as a public-private partnership model to fulfil upcoming infrastructure-related jobs tied to datacenter and grid buildouts * This is a small fraction
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TL;DR Seattle Fire has used Corti AI on all 911 medical calls since December 2023 with no public disclosure or surveillance ordinance review. The Seattle Fire Department has been using artificial intelligence to listen to every 911 medical call in the city since December 2023, according to a GeekWire
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TL;DR Project Valhalla’s value classes are heading to JDK 28, a 197,000-line change that rewrites how Java handles object identity. Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement Proposal 401, which introduces value classes and objects to the language, will be integrated into the OpenJDK
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TL;DR Varonis found three chained bugs in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search that let an attacker steal data with one click on a microsoft.com link. Security researchers at Varonis Threat Labs have disclosed a vulnerability chain in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search that could have let an attacker
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TL;DR YouTube’s crackdown on AI slop is hurting legitimate faceless creators whose content is entirely human-made but penalised by the algorithm. YouTube has a growing AI slop problem, and its efforts to fix it are catching legitimate creators in the crossfire. In January 2026, the platform terminated 16
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Amazon’s Alexa-compatible thermostat can learn your routines and help you monitor energy use. by Sheena Vasani Jun 15, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC Sheena Vasani writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge. If your electricity bill
