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4 May 2026 Vol 19

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France bans social media for teens under 15, no phones in school

Lawmakers in the lower house of the French Parliament passed the bill by a 130 – 21 vote late Monday…

I removed ads and recommendations from my Fire TV with these settings

Amazon doesn’t exactly advertise the privacy controls buried in Fire TV’s settings menus. After months of being greeted by promotional…

It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers

The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy…

How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short

Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of software for selling life insurance, debuted on the Nasdaq on Thursday. As one…

The AI Hype Index: Grok makes porn, and Claude Code nails your job

If you want to get a handle on all that, don’t expect any help from the AI companies—they’re turning on…

We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings

Friday is the general release of the documentary Melania, a film about President Donald Trump’s third wife and first lady…

The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

Apple had a great Q1, though iPhone sales were the real standout. The company reports that its signature device had…

Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI

Apple exceeded expectations when it reported its quarterly earnings on Thursday, revealing that it made $143.8 billion in revenue for…

‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

In today’s episode, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer are joined by Tim Marchman, WIRED’s director of science, politics, and…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports

Three of Elon Musk’s companies — SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla — are in play for a potential merger. While the…