Tuesday

7 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia…
The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue the Pentagon

The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue the Pentagon

Coming soon: our 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now For years, MIT Technology Review’s newsroom has been ahead…
TriZetto confirms 3.4M people’s health and personal data was stolen during breach

TriZetto confirms 3.4M people’s health and personal data was stolen during breach

Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people’s personal and health information was stolen in a…
City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A

City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and neighborhoods, announced…
After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil

After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil

Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a fee, a…
Jones Mercury FASE Snowboard Bindings Review: The Best Fast Entry System

Jones Mercury FASE Snowboard Bindings Review: The Best Fast Entry System

The biggest change is in the highback of the binding, which is called the AutoBack in the FASE system. While…
These 2 Apps Help Me Make Sense of My 100K Screenshots

These 2 Apps Help Me Make Sense of My 100K Screenshots

I take a lot of screenshots. Like, an excessive amount. I’m not sure whether to blame my ADHD, my FOMO,…
Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

I stuck Amazon’s Echo Show 15 and its Alexa+ AI assistant in my kitchen for a month. Things have not…
The OLED Burn-In Test: Two Years Later

The OLED Burn-In Test: Two Years Later

After 6,500 hours of heavy productivity use, we revisit our intentionally abused 4K QD-OLED monitor to see how burn-in has…
Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs

Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Block’s cofounder and CEO says he axed 40 percent of his workforce so that…