Amazon reportedly considering ending ties with the US Postal Service

Amazon is reportedly considering discontinuing use of the US Postal Service and building out its own shipping network to rival it, according to The Washington Post. The e-commerce behemoth spends…

The Mystery of the iPhone 17 Pro’s Missing Night Mode for Portraits

It’s a mystery. Night mode isn’t available in Portrait Mode on the iPhone 17 Pro, and no one seems to know why. Yet. Night mode automatically brightens photos and captures…

Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies

It has been months since a group of Trump administration officials put together a Signal group chat to discuss classified military intelligence ahead of a military strike in Yemen while…

Engineer proves that Kohler’s smart toilet cameras aren’t very private

As Fondrie-Teitler noted, Kohler’s privacy policy says Kohler can use customer data to “create aggregated, de-identified and/or anonymized data, which we may use and share with third parties for our…

Check Out Highlights From WIRED’s 2025 Big Interview Event

WIRED’s Big Interview series prides itself on being the place for engaging conversations with political leaders, creators, executives, and scientists moving the world forward. In 2024, we brought those talks…

Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity | TechCrunch

The Chicago Tribune filed a lawsuit against AI search engine Perplexity on Thursday alleging copyright infringement. The suit, seen by TechCrunch, was filed in a federal court in New York.…

Cairn’s new release date is January 29, 2026

We’ve been monitoring the upcoming rock climbing game Cairn for several months, as have the many folks who’ve already enjoyed the demo — which has an impressive 99 percent rating…

Using Kohler’s Poop-Analysis Camera? Double-Check This Key Privacy Setting First

In October, Kohler launched Dekoda, a camera that attaches to a toilet and uses AI to examine your poop. Some say you can’t put a price on good gut health,…

Nintendo’s Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle is on sale at Amazon again for $50 off

One of the biggest surprises of Cyber Monday was the terrific discount we saw on the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle, which dropped in price by $50. We…

In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool

Two sibling contractors convicted a decade ago for hacking into US State Department systems have once again been charged, this time for a comically hamfisted attempt to steal and destroy…