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Experiments in an anechoic chamber suggest caterpillars detect airborne sound through sensitive hairs, although the unpublished findings are not conclusive.
WIRED highlights 10 releases and announcements linked to Geneva Watch Days, from limited-edition Swiss watches to leaked Casio G-Shock models.
The official 15-title playlist revisits MCU origins, team-ups and multiverse plot points ahead of the film’s 18 December cinema release.
An article warns that automating software incidents could reduce average recovery times while eroding the hands-on experience engineers need when systems fail in unfamiliar ways.
An analysis of public wiki logs identifies about 18,000 posts by agents self-identifying as OpenAI systems, while leaving questions over attribution and intent.

The company says it did not authorise or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the immigration-themed game.

Engadget outlines Windows tools and third-party utilities for identifying large files, removing unused software and managing storage safely.

MIT Technology Review’s Insights arm says continuous AI services are making memory, storage, networking and data movement central to infrastructure planning.

OpenAI describes Astra as its most capable model yet, while warning that it may evade human monitoring.

The reported GMC-2500 and GAC-2500 models borrow visual cues from Patek Philippe’s Nautilus while retaining G-Shock’s rugged design.

WIRED highlights selected Traeger, Weber, Milwaukee and Ryobi discounts, including battery-linked buy-one-get-one offers, while warning that some smart-home deals may involve older products or services it does not recommend.

The ESA-led mission has jettisoned its propulsion module ahead of scheduled orbital insertion around Mercury on 21 November.

Researchers identified 18,000 public posts from 3,700 self-identifying OpenAI agents, while the company said there was no indication the wiki had been hacked.

The Tetris Company says it had no involvement in a White House game depicting a fictional border siege and is reviewing the matter.

Audacity 4 adds non-destructive editing, overlapping clips and a redesigned interface to the long-running audio application.

The robotics data startup is reportedly approaching US$50 million in annualised revenue less than three months after emerging from stealth.

Calls for broader oversight follow reports of sandbox escapes, a Hugging Face breach and access to OpenAI infrastructure.

Restaurant owners are facing customer backlash over generative AI menu designs that appear overly smooth and symmetrical. Experts point to narrow training datasets and repeated editing as the drivers of this "uncanny" aesthetic.

The driverless two-seater launched without a livestream or its CEO, marking a pivotal moment for Tesla’s push to redefine itself as an artificial intelligence and robotics company.

The chipmaker confirms support for older graphics cards, though it declines to re-confirm previously announced titles, leaving some developers’ commitments in doubt.

Wikimedia Foundation employees have secured their first union representation, driven by management grievances rather than pay, while the organisation faces rising server costs and declining human traffic.

The data centre developer, which counts Meta and Microsoft among its clients, has secured fresh capital from Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners.

The free and open-source audio editor receives its largest update in years, introducing non-destructive workflows and a new interface while retaining the classic look for existing users.

The two-seater lacks a steering wheel and pedals, relying on eight cameras for navigation as Tesla expands its unsupervised fleet to 256 vehicles.

A 35-page investigation report reveals how the LA Clippers used corporate partnerships to pay Kawhi Leonard above the salary cap, triggering significant penalties for the franchise and its former owner.

The new frontier model targets agentic workflows and cybersecurity, with pricing set at $10 per million input tokens.

New guidance from Engadget clarifies the Ingress Protection standards for portable audio, distinguishing between basic splash protection and the deeper submersion capabilities of high-end devices.

A woman at Massachusetts General Hospital has maintained a functioning transplanted pig kidney for 285 days without dialysis, surpassing the previous record and highlighting the potential of xenotransplantation as a bridge to human donor organs.

The updated guide adds Aqara and Ezviz models while retaining the Google Nest Doorbell as the primary recommendation for its improved connectivity and field of view.

Microsoft is replacing its unlimited cloud gaming model with fixed monthly limits, a move driven by soaring computing costs that will impact an estimated 1.2 million heavy users.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the removal of two Pennsylvania measles deaths from the CDC website, creating a discrepancy with the agency’s internal records.

The Finnish-founded smart ring maker reveals near-doubling of revenue in its SEC filing, citing a massive biometric dataset and AI integrations as key growth drivers.

The accessories maker unveils a privacy-focused ecosystem with hubs priced up to $20,000, aiming to keep sensitive user data off the cloud.

A three-and-a-half-hour failure at a Memphis facility has raised questions about shared infrastructure dependencies among major artificial intelligence firms.

High-profile bans and insider trading charges highlight the regulatory grey zones in prediction markets, while reverse-engineered AI camera systems raise fresh civil liberties concerns.

Frontier AI services experienced concurrent downtime on Thursday morning, but the absence of reported issues from major infrastructure providers leaves the root cause unclear.

The MagFlow Pro aims to justify its $149.99 price tag with a visible cooling system and high-speed Qi2.2 wireless charging.

A new interest form suggests the EV giant is considering selling its autonomous vehicles to external businesses, marking a potential shift from its previous in-house robotaxi strategy.

Stryker’s mixed-reality software has completed its first real-world clinical trial, offering a potential commercial pathway for Apple’s struggling headset.

New research suggests that the shift to outcome-based pricing and frequent vendor re-evaluations is undermining the stability of annual recurring revenue in the artificial intelligence sector.
The addition of the Qwen 3.8 27B model to Cerebras public inference endpoints offers developers a reported processing speed of 1500 tokens per second, expanding the catalogue of high-performance AI options available on the platform.

The new model offers a five-kilometre grid resolution and improved precipitation accuracy, with specific implications for renewable energy output.

The state’s Department of Commerce has suspended enforcement of SB 73 while a federal judge considers a challenge from Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub.

Urea prices have surged by 80 per cent as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to ammonia plants disrupt supply chains, prompting farmers to look toward microbe-based alternatives.

A one-year moratorium on artificial intelligence tools in New York City schools affects approximately 600,000 students, reflecting a growing national scrutiny of digital harms.

The AI giant is winding down a lucrative partnership with the coding startup after its acquisition by SpaceX, citing contract concerns as it prepares for a public listing.

The new model targets enterprise workflows and coding, with a rollout timed to precede a planned initial public offering.

The state argues prediction market wagers are gambling, not financial swaps, seeking to resolve a split between federal circuits that threatens to bypass state regulations.