Thursday, February 5, 2026

Technology

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Last week, the United Kingdom began requiring residents to verify their ages before accessing online pornography and other adult content, all in the name of protecting children. Almost immediately, things did not go as planned—although, they did go as...

11 Best Coolers WIRED Tested for Every Budget, Any Situation (2025)

The first thing to consider when buying a cooler is how you're going to use it. If you aren't heading out for days at a time, you probably don't need an expensive high-end cooler. All the coolers we've recommend...

Gear News of the Week: Insta360 Debuts a Drone Company, and DJI Surprises With an 8K 360 Camera

The 360 camera company Insta360 has entered the drone market with a spin-off brand called Antigravity. This new company hasn't released a drone yet, but it's coming soon and will likely have a slightly different take from current market...

Anthropic Revokes OpenAI’s Access to Claude

Anthropic revoked OpenAI’s API access to its models on Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell WIRED. OpenAI was informed that its access was cut off due to violating the terms of service.“Claude Code has become the go-to...

Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

A Miami jury found Tesla partially liable Friday in a 2019 crash that killed one person and injured another—all while the driver of the Model S used the automaker’s Autopilot driver assistance feature.The jury found Tesla liable for $200...

WIRED Roundup: ChatGPT Goes Full Demon Mode

On today’s episode, our host Zoë Schiffer is joined by WIRED’s senior business editor Louise Matsakis to run through five of the most important stories we published this week, from Meta continuing its AI talent poaching spree to how...

Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free

On Thursday, indie gaming platform Itch.io began re-indexing some of the adult content it had delisted last month amid pressure from conservative groups and payment processors over its hosting of NSFW titles. While the move returns some content to...

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Forgotten AI Summit

In 2002, artificial intelligence was still in winter. Despite decades of effort, dreams of bestowing computers with humanlike cognition and real-world understanding had not materialized. To look for a way forward, a small group of scientists gathered for “The...

11 Best Laptops for College Students (2025), Including Tablets and 2-in-1s

All our guidelines for choosing a laptop also apply to a device for college, including evaluating the quality of the display and chassis, along with ensuring that the laptop is fast enough for your work. Get something with at...

The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers?Starting in the mid-2010s, the University of Oxford pediatrician and immunologist began working with scientists in...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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