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Memorial Day is a major shopping holiday in the US, but nobody wants to spend their long weekend scrolling through marketing emails. Let us save you the trouble. We scoured the web to find actual deals on the gear WIRED reviewers…

Automation in 2022 is different from the robot takeover that some people have envisioned. Automation in the workplace now refers to platforms and systems that allow a layman to accelerate efficiency through digital means. As a result,…

Imagine a portable computer built from a network of 86 billion switches, capable of general intelligence sophisticated enough to build a spacefaring civilization—but weighing just 1.2 to 1.3 kilograms, consuming just 20 watts of power,…

After another week of dismally tragic news and moral failures by the powerful, it's good to know that you can at least depend on the small things, like "privacy-focused" search engine and browser DuckDuckGo resisting the temptation to…

If you still haven't been able to get your paws on a PlayStation 5 (and you are not alone) then get ready to join the party. Sony says it is ramping up production of the console, which has been notoriously difficult to obtain since its…

Reuters: A growing number of Chinese tech startups are going public in China at valuations lower than their private rounds; China's STAR Market has fallen ~30% this year — A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups,…

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: Proctoring software like Honorlock that track students' movements during online exams to prevent cheating are criticized for allegedly flagging normal behavior — An unsettling glimpse at…

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Watch now. If you think of the metaverse as a mostly ephemeral concept, then you might not imagine what role physical movement and…

Gnanli Landrou has invented a special powder that can turn earth and water into a solid building material. It's inspired by houses where he grew up in West Africa.It's got a far lower carbon footprint than concrete - and it's about to be…

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Watch now. Just a quick personal note: For those of you who don’t know, I’m a Texan. Something unspeakably awful happened in my home…