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How Businesses Deploy GPT-5: New Data on AI Adoption
A data-driven report on how workers across industries use ChatGPT—covering adoption trends, top tasks, departmental patterns, and the future of AI at work.
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Google Unveils Eighth-Gen TPUs Built for AI Agents
The eighth generation of Google’s TPU includes two specialized chips that will power the future of AI.
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Independent Journalism's Blueprint: Democracy Now!'s 30-Year Success
WIRED sat down with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman to talk politics, AI, and the future of media. A documentary about her rise hits theaters today.
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Triple-i Initiative Showcase Returns April 9 With 40 Games
The latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase is nearly upon us, as the indie-focused event returns for its third consecutive year on Thursday, April 9 at 12PM ET / 9
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Slate Auto: The Bezos-Backed EV Startup Taking On
Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.
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Microsoft Raises Surface PC Prices by $300 in 2026
"Paying more for the same stuff" is the story of consumer technology in 2026.
Cybersecurity
Scattered Spider Cybercriminal Pleads Guilty to Major Tech Hacks
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group "Scattered Spider" has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity
Cybersecurity
China-Linked Hackers Exploit Zero-Days to Deploy Medusa Ransomware
A China-based threat actor known for deploying Medusa ransomware has been linked to the weaponization of a combination of zero-day and N-day vulnerabilitie
Cybersecurity
Windows Server 2026 Update Triggers BitLocker Recovery Prompts
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that some Windows Server 2025 devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 KB5082063 Windows securit
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Google Ads Advisor Gets Three Major Safety and Speed Upgrades
The Road to Google Marketing Live graphic. May 20, 2026, 9am PT. White background with colorful bottom gradient.
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NASA's Artemis II Mission Hinges on Risky Reentry
Entire space programs have been canceled after a failure in the reentry phase. In the final test for Artemis II, astronauts will travel at 32 times the speed of
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Google Removes Doki Doki Literature Club From Play Store
Google has removed popular psychological horror game Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store. According to Dan Salvato, who led its development team, and
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Claude Steals the Spotlight at Major AI Conference
Anthropic was the star of the show at San Francisco's AI-centric conference.
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UK Government's Mythos AI Passes Advanced Cybersecurity Test
New model is the first AI system to complete a difficult multistep infiltration challenge.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Patches 167 Vulnerabilities in April Security Update
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a Shar
Cybersecurity
AI Browser Extensions Emerge as Major Security Blindspot
While much of the discussion on AI security centers around protecting ‘shadow’ AI and GenAI consumption, there's a wide-open window nobody's guar
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Patches Windows Server 2025 Unwanted Upgrade Bug
Microsoft has finally fixed a known issue that was causing systems running Windows Server 2019 and 2022 to "unexpectedly" upgrade to Windows Server 2025. [...]
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ChatGPT Enterprise Transforms How Teams Analyze Data
In this video, we share practical examples of how employees can use ChatGPT Enterprise to efficiently analyze data and uncover insights.
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7 Google Tools to Optimize Your Summer Travel Plans
Illustration showing a person with a Pixel phone in a beach town farmers' market by the water
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Federal-State Law Enforcement Rift Exposed in Minnesota Shooting Case
Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least two days, per records obtained by WIRED
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Epic Games Building Disney-Themed Extraction Shooter
Besides a wealth of Fortnite skins based on Disney IP, it hasn't really been clear what the entertainment company has gotten in return for its $1.5 billion inve
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AI Terminology Explained: Essential Terms Every User Should Know
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might en
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NASA Selects Crew for Historic New Space Exploration Era
"It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth."
Cybersecurity
Microsoft March Patch Tuesday: 77 Vulnerabilities Fixed
Microsoft Corp. today pushed security updates to fix at least 77 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. There are no pressing "zer
Cybersecurity
German Police Identify REvil Ransomware Leaders Behind 130 Attacks
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (aka BKA or the Bundeskriminalamt) has unmasked the real identities of two of the key figures associated with the now-d
Cybersecurity
Kraken Exchange Faces Extortion After Insider Security Breach
The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that a cybercrime group is trying to extort the company by threatening to release videos showing internal systems t
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OpenAI Launches Bug Bounty for ChatGPT Agent Security
Testing universal jailbreaks for biorisks in ChatGPT Agent
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Surfshark VPN Cuts Prices to $2/Month: 87% Off Deal
Save up to 87% with a Surfshark coupon code, 3 months of VPN free today, and more from WIRED.
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Pirate Survival Game Windrose Launches Early Access April 14
Windrose was a hit in a recent Steam Next Fest event, with more than 850,000 people checking out the demo. More than 1.5 million people have wishlisted the pira
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CFTC Secures Temporary Halt to Arizona Criminal Case Against Kalshi
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary restraining order preventing Arizona from pursuing its criminal case again
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Physicists Resolve Decades-Long Proton Size Mystery
"We believe this is the final nail in the coffin of the proton radius puzzle."
Cybersecurity
Iran-Linked Hackers Wipe Data at Medical Device Giant Stryker
A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology c
Cybersecurity
Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targets Journalists Across Middle East
An apparent hack-for-hire campaign likely orchestrated by a threat actor with suspected ties to the Indian government targeted journalists, activists, and
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Strengthens Windows Against Malicious Remote Desktop Attacks
Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disab
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Master Content Creation: ChatGPT Writing Guide
Learn how to use ChatGPT for writing to draft, revise, and refine content with clear structure, tone, and intent.
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Google Gemini Adds Personalized Image Creation Features
Example images made with Personal Intelligence
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Škoda's DuoBell Bike Bell Pierces Through Noise-Canceling Headphones
Škoda's DuoBell is designed to avoid collisions between cyclists and pedestrians preoccupied by their podcasts.
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Don't Starve Elsewhere Brings 3D Terrain to Survival Classic
Developer Klei Entertainment has announced a follow-up to Don't Starve that adds a new sense of depth to the popular survival game. And that's in a literal sens
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AMC Breaks Up 'The Audacity' Premiere Into 21 TikTok Parts
Is this a smart way to build buzz, or just an odd attempt to recreate Quibi?
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Google Chrome's New Skills Feature Simplifies Gemini Prompt Reuse
You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google's library.
Cybersecurity
AI Agents Reshape Enterprise Security Landscape
AI-based assistants or "agents" -- autonomous programs that have access to the user's computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task -- ar
Cybersecurity
WordPress Plugin Backdoor: Smart Slider 3 Pro Compromised
Unknown threat actors have hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla to push a poisoned version containing a backdoo
Cybersecurity
100+ Malicious Chrome Extensions Discovered Stealing User Data
More than 100 malicious extensions in the official Chrome Web Store are attempting to steal Google OAuth2 Bearer tokens, deploy backdoors, and carry out ad frau
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ChatGPT File Uploads: A Complete Workflow Guide
Learn how to upload and work with files in ChatGPT to analyze data, summarize documents, and generate content from PDFs, spreadsheets, and more.
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Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Brings Expressive AI Speech
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Earn more points on skincare purchases when you use our Sephora coupon.
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Amazon Luna Discontinues Third-Party Game Integrations
Amazon is ending support for third-party integrations on its Luna cloud gaming service. The most immediate changes mean that it's no longer possible to buy Ubis