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…

It’s Time to Save Silicon Valley From Itself

Alex Komoroske has always been at odds with Big Tech’s darker side. Though he cut his product-management teeth at Google and Stripe, he was never comfortable with the industry’s increasing…

Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Waymo for more information about its self-driving system and operations following reports from the Austin School District that its robotaxis illegally passed…

SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers – Krebs on Security

China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package or unpaid toll fee are promoting a new offering, just in time for the holiday shopping…

iam8bit is suing Skybound Game Studios alleging fraud and theft of designs

Skybound Game Studios is being sued by indie outfit iam8bit on charges including fraud and breach of contract, including the theft of original designs. Skybound Entertainment, the parent company of…

Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ Is Stressing Your Pets Out. What Other Holiday Songs Made the Cut?

Do you think Spotify releases Wrapped for listeners in early December so that Christmas music doesn’t inadvertently make its way into your annual roundup? At this point, Christmas tunes are…

Apple announces even more major executive turnover

Jackson, technically “vice president for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives,” will retire in “late January 2026,” Apple says. Newstead, who is currently Meta’s chief legal officer, will take over Apple’s…

Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work”

As for what to do about it, Griffin said legislators should end the present plan. “The Artemis III mission and those beyond should be canceled and we should start over,…

Cloudflare Has Blocked 416 Billion AI Bot Requests Since July 1

As the large language models powering generative AI tools slurp up ever more data across the web, Cloudflare cofounder and CEO Matthew Prince said at WIRED’s Big Interview event in…