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    A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

    An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

    A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

    To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for...

    A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran

    A memo obtained by WIRED, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Tehran.

    A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents

    Colleagues discussed the incident on internal message boards, according to documents seen by WIRED.

    A New Rocco Smart Fridge Just Dropped. So Did the Prices (2026)

    Save $100 on the new Essential or $200 on the original, and give your holiday drinks a place of their own.

    A Right-Wing Think Tank Has a Plan to Prevent Democrats From Being Seated in Congress

    The influential Center for Renewing America says that “neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Muslims” can’t sincerely swear to protect the Constitution—and shouldn’t be allowed to...

    A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System

    The Gulf’s water system is built with layers of backup, but it relies on continuous operation to hold.

    A Source of Mysterious Repeating Radio Signals From Space Has Been Identified

    Researchers say the discovery could be a “Rosetta stone” for cosmic signals.

    A Startup Wants to Power Data Centers With ‘Supercritical’ Carbon Dioxide

    The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient—but it wouldn’t do away with their emissions entirely.

    A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices

    Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer...

    A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the Enhanced Games

    Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Most won’t admit what drugs they used.

    A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

    How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how...

    A US-China AI Hotline Won’t Be Ready For a While

    As the US and China race to become the dominant power in the AI industry, the countries also appear to be figuring out ways...

    Ace the Ping-Pong Robot Can Whup Your Ass

    Ace can read the trajectory of a ball, adjust the racket angle, and respond with strokes that keep the exchange alive with real players.

    Adobe Premiere, One of the iPhone’s Best Video-Editing Apps, Is Now on Android

    The Android version of Premiere has unique layouts on candy bar phones and foldable devices. It’s free to use and available today.

    After Struggling With EVs, US Automakers Pivot to Energy

    Ford and GM are backing away from electric vehicles and moving into the battery storage business. And it all comes back to AI.