Wired News
- Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAIThe news is a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about what happened.
- Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay QuietThe killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.
- Neuroscientists Decipher Procrastination: A Brain Mechanism Explains Why People Leave Certain Tasks for LaterNew research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.
- Save Big on One of Our Favorite Desk Lamps from Lume CubeLume Cube has a variety of marked-down lighting products to help revamp your home office.
- AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’AI models are getting so good at finding vulnerabilities that some experts say the tech industry might need to rethink how software is built.
- Verizon Outage Knocks Out US Mobile Service, Including Some 911 CallsA major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted.
CNET News
- Massive Verizon Outage Across US Could Be Affecting 2 Million (Live Updates)Verizon says it's working to restore service. But if your Verizon device still shows "SOS" instead of service bars, you're affected by today's outage.
- Digg, an Early Social and News Site, Officially RelaunchesDigg was an early Internet platform similar to Reddit.
- Best Internet Providers in San FranciscoSonic is CNET's favorite ISP in San Francisco, but you've got plenty of alternative service providers in the city.
- Popular Chinese 'Are You Dead?' Safety App Changes NameThe app offers a way for people who live alone to let others know they're alive and well.
- The Verizon Outage Shows Why You Still Need a Landline, Even in 2026A home phone could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world when there's a massive mobile outage.
- Best Laptops of 2026: Top Picks Tested by CNETThese are the best laptops my colleagues and I have reviewed, from basic models to high-powered gaming systems and everything in between.