Comparing the Best Alexa Speakers Honorable Mentions While I wouldn’t call these smart speakers my absolute favorites from Amazon, they have some excellent qualities that make them stand out among the vast lineup of Echo models. The Echo Studio (2nd Gen) is the best Alexa speaker for sound quality. This is the second version of
OpenAI is at the center of another agent swarm incident. Researchers say the company’s internally deployed agents took over an obscure German-language wiki in May and June, using it to coordinate on evaluations and swap methods to evade OpenAI’s own controls (OpenAI has not yet confirmed the swarm came from the company). The revelation surfaces
Getting the United States, China, Russia and Europe to agree on artificial intelligence policy is unusual. This week, they found at least one point of common ground: governments should be cautious about creating entirely new regulatory systems for AI. All G20 members backed a U.S.-led set of principles that favors innovation, existing sectoral regulators and
TL;DR: Watch Fiorentina vs. Torino in Serie A for free on SportyNet. Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Serie A has started without too many shocks, with the biggest clubs at the top of the table after two rounds. Fiorentina are really struggling. They’ve lost both their opening games without scoring
Other deals among WIRED-recommended grills include $50 off a couple of Weber’s durable, last-you-forever standbys—the Weber Kettle and the Weber Spirit E-210. I and fellow WIRED reviewer Scott Gilbertson tend to love these two models precisely because they are basic, durable, reliable, and low-cost. The Weber Kettle, especially, can be upgraded with smart features into
Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage talks to raise a Series B at a valuation of about $1.2 billion valuation led by 8VC, several people with knowledge of the deal said. XDOF was co-founded by UC Berkeley researchers
Xiaomi’s Smart Band 11 is now official, and it is a refinement rather than a redesign. It keeps the Smart Band 10’s 1.72-inch AMOLED display, 150-plus sports modes, 5ATM water resistance, and headline 21-day battery claim. The main changes are a thinner body, higher brightness rating, upgraded heart-rate and blood-oxygen sensing, sleep HRV tracking, and
Earlier this week, three young men with little climbing experience set out to summit Mt. Shasta, a 14,179-foot peak in California. Their planned eight-hour ascent ultimately turned into a search-and-rescue operation and drew national attention for one reason: The men used artificial intelligence to help plan their climb. “We relied too much on AI rather
Tesla’s Cybercab, a distinctive two-seater without a steering wheel or brake pedals, is set to start picking up members of the public in Austin, Texas, this evening. But the vehicle is already under investigation by the US federal government, which is probing whether it meets federal safety standards. The investigation comes just hours after the
Retro tech is making a comeback, and this week, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) put hard numbers to that trend in terms of music consumption habits. Surprisingly, the organization reported that CDs — yes, the shiny, round things that Spotify supposedly killed — are growing once again. According to the RIAA’s new report,