If WIRED doesn’t write about Brooks running shoes more often, it’s because they’re so good and so reliable that it simply doesn’t occur to us. We just buy the next edition of the Brooks Ghost and carry on with our day. Several WIRED writers and editors wear Brooks running shoes as their everyday trainers, and…
TL;DR Google Search’s AI Overview results are known to confidently give wrong answers, and they continue to do so. The latest gaffe surfaced when users asked if it is 2025, to which AI Overview incorrectly claims it is 2024 and not 2025. Such confidently wrong results highlight the perils of relying on AI for fact-checking. Users can…
French authorities have charged 25 individuals, including six minors, over a series of kidnappings and attempted abductions linked to the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The group, aged between 16 and 23, faces charges connected to multiple plots targeting prominent crypto figures and their families, Le Monde reported, citing an announcement from the Paris public prosecutor’s office…
The White House is investigating after one or more people reportedly accessed the contacts from the personal phone of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and used the information to contact other top officials and impersonate her. Wiles reportedly told people that her phone was hacked. The Wall Street Journal first reported the hack…
TL;DR Google Search’s AI Overview previously gave confident but wrong answers for the simple search query “Is it 2025?”. This has now been fixed, and AI Overview gives the right answer. More importantly, Google no longer hides the disclaimer about possible mistakes in the AI Overview answer, which helps remind users to double-check results. Users…
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has criticized Mayor Eric Adams’s proposal to issue municipal bonds backed by Bitcoin, warning that such a move would introduce financial risk and undermine investor confidence. In a May 29 statement, Lander said he would not allow the New York City to issue the crypto-tied debt instrument while he…
On May 6, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in damages to the Meta-owned company. The ruling concluded a legal battle spanning more than five years, which started in October 2019 when WhatsApp accused NSO Group of hacking more…
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is beginning to introduce the Advanced Protection mode feature to users on Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. Advanced Protection is a one-click toggle for enhanced security measures on the entire device, including theft protection, network security, app restrictions, and more. Once Advanced Security is enabled, individual settings cannot…
Key takeaways: Ether (ETH) has repeatedly failed to break above $2,700 since May 13, but despite this short-term weakness, Ether’s price has outperformed the broader cryptocurrency market capitalization by 17% over the past 30 days, raising the likelihood of a correction as macroeconomic uncertainty continues. Investors are concerned that declining interest in decentralized applications (DApps)…
A little-known patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber — and potentially dozens of other companies. Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Uber alleging the company infringed on five of its patents that are related to the…