The AI Hype Index: AI-designed antibiotics show promise

The AI Hype Index: AI-designed antibiotics show promise
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary ...
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Microsoft’s employee protests have reached a boiling point

Microsoft’s employee protests have reached a boiling point
Some Microsoft employees are willing to risk everything to protest their employer. No Azure for Apartheid, a group led by ...
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This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities

This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities
A self-proclaimed leader of an online group linked to the violent extremist network The Com tells WIRED he is responsible ...
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The AI Researchers That Mark Zuckerberg Lured to Work for Him With Huge Payments Are Already Quitting for Mysterious Reasons

The AI Researchers That Mark Zuckerberg Lured to Work for Him With Huge Payments Are Already Quitting for Mysterious Reasons
Even in the money-soaked world of AI, the hiring efforts of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg stood out this year as ...
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Save 20 Percent on Our Favorite Android Earbuds

Save 20 Percent on Our Favorite Android Earbuds
Looking to upgrade your wireless earbuds without reaching deep into your wallet? Our favorite earbuds for most people, the Nothing ...
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I changed these 12 settings on my Android phone to greatly extend its battery life

I changed these 12 settings on my Android phone to greatly extend its battery life
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’ve spent large portions of my life looking for ways ...
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Sewing Robots, Rare Disease Advocacy And More 

Sewing Robots, Rare Disease Advocacy And More 
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under ...
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The VR Retail Experience Needs A Hard Reboot

The VR Retail Experience Needs A Hard Reboot
The Quest 3 dummy unit is fastened precariously to the table, with a Quest 2 flopped forward on its face ...
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LLMs Can't Handle Peer Pressure: Crumbling under Multi-Agent Social Interactions

LLMs Can't Handle Peer Pressure: Crumbling under Multi-Agent Social Interactions
arXiv:2508.18321v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in multi-agent systems (MAS) as components of collaborative ...
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Klarna set to revive IPO

Klarna set to revive IPO
After pausing plans for its US initial public offering amid market turbulence in the spring, Klarna will restart the process ...
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