Meta accused of preparing facial recognition features for AI smart glasses

A WIRED investigation claims Meta quietly embedded facial recognition technology into its smart glasses ecosystem, reviving privacy concerns around biometric surveillance and wearable AI.

Google will comb through your Gmail inbox if you ask it while working in Drive

Google is expanding Ask Gemini in Drive by letting users add Gmail threads as sources for AI-powered answers, summaries, and cross-referenced workplace insights.

Bowers & Wilkins introduces redesigned 800 Series Diamond D5 lineup at HIGH END Vienna

Bowers & Wilkins has launched its new 800 Series Diamond D5 speakers with upgraded acoustics, redesigned cabinets, and luxury finishes for audiophiles and studio professionals.

Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer
Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

Valve now says that the delayed Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are set to launch sometime this summer. In a Thursday blog post detailing its Verified programs for both pieces of hardware, Valve concludes by saying that “We’re excited for players to try your titles on the new Steam hardware once they […]

HP and Ferrari made a dreamy red laptop, and I can’t stop ogling at it

The HP Limited Edition Scuderia Ferrari AI PC costs $5,599 and it goes on sale starting June 12 in the United States.

The Cadillac Lyriq costs $200 more for 2027, but it gains a key new feature
The Cadillac Lyriq costs $200 more for 2027, but it gains a key new feature

What’s another $200? Prices for the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq increase by just $200 for the 2027 model year, but it will likely be worth it.

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Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal
Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal

DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey, can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn’t look like a computer at all. Tan, who has been featured in The Cut and Wired, went viral earlier this year with a mermaid-themed cyberdeck she made inside an old purse. She has since […]

Houston gets a solar, storage + electricity bundle for 6¢ per kWh
Houston gets a solar, storage + electricity bundle for 6¢ per kWh

Houston homeowners are getting a new way to get solar and battery storage without signing up for a decades-long loan.

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BYD converts its popular electric hatch into a van with ‘class-leading range’ for $40,000
BYD converts its popular electric hatch into a van with ‘class-leading range’ for $40,000

BYD launched the purely electric van based on the Dolphin hatchback, one of the brand’s most popular EVs globally.

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Audi reveals 1,001-hp Nuvolari hybrid supercar — so much for going all-electric
Audi reveals 1,001-hp Nuvolari hybrid supercar — so much for going all-electric

Audi unveiled the Nuvolari today, a 1,001-hp hybrid supercar powered by a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo and three electric motors. Limited to 499 units at roughly $700,000 each, it is the most powerful and fastest production vehicle in the brand’s history.

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