🚀 Read this trending post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Deals,Gear / Products / Home,Gear / Products / Kitchen,Deals âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Water filters are A thriving economy based on fear. But people have good reasons to worry about their drinking water — chlorine, microplastics, ubiquitous PFAS, heavy metals in groundwater, and whatever else will bother me tomorrow.But while most water filters seem to make a lot of promises, only some of them back them with independent, third-party lab testing — something I was sad to discover while testing and researching countertop, under-sink, and shower water filters.…
🚀 Read this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Gear News and Events,Roll On đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Here it comes. Up to two-thirds of the United States faces the threat of snow, hail and ice this weekend, with roads (and the businesses that depend on them) likely to be disrupted from Texas to New York City. At this point, grocery stores, logistics experts, warehouse operators and trucking companies have been preparing for several days. However, the effects on the supply chain – and the retail store shelves that depend on it – have yet to be…
🚀 Explore this trending post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Gear News and Events,All Hands âś… **What You’ll Learn**: The 44mm case of the Big Bang Tourbillon GOAT Edition is a special composite developed by Hublot made from Lacoste polos and Head tennis rackets (yes, really), reinforced with a middle case of Titaplast (the world's strongest polymer). Then there's a 3D mainboard that looks like the strings of a racket, as well as a power reserve barrel shaped like a tennis ball. We're not done yet! The white leather strap is supposed to mimic the grip of a…
✨ Discover this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Security,Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks,Security / National Security,Security / Privacy,Security / Security News,Security Roundup âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Law enforcement authorities In the United States, it has for years circumvented the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution by purchasing data on US residents that could have been obtained by court order. Today, ICE appears to believe it can ignore long-standing constitutional protections by unjustifiably breaking down doors to arrest people, according to a recent whistleblower complaint — despite recent federal rulings holding that doing so violates the Fourth Amendment.That's the…
🔥 Read this trending post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Politics,Politics / Disinformation,Politics / Politics News,Security / National Security,Put Down âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Within minutes of Alex Peretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, calling him a “terrorist” and “crazy.”Pretty, 37, was killed during a standoff with several federal immigration agents. Preeti was a US citizen and a registered nurse working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, a colleague told The Guardian. Video from a bystander shows Preeti…
✨ Check out this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Kitchen,Blend on the Run 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Wireless portable blenders It wasn't a real thing a decade ago, or maybe even three years ago. But battery technology continues to improve. This means that the best portable blender I've tested, the Ninja Blast Max ($100), is now fully capable of making a six-pack of crushed iced margaritas on your next picnic or blending up a berry-infused protein shake at the gym without much effort. Meanwhile, the ingeniously designed Nutribullet Flip ($115) delivers…
🚀 Read this awesome post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Security,Security / Privacy,Business,Business / Computers and Software,Seeking Surveillance 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to provide information about “commercial big data and advertising technology” products that would “directly support investigative activities,” according to the information request published Friday in the Federal Register, the U.S. government’s official journal for agency notices, rulemaking and other public filings.The post says ICE is “working with increasing amounts of criminal, civil, regulatory and administrative documents from many internal and external sources.” The agency is positioning the request as a…
đź’Ą Read this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: AI,Anthropic,dario amodei,Elon Musk,Jensen Huang,nvidia,Satya Nadella,Tesla âś… **What You’ll Learn**: There were times at this week's World Economic Forum meeting when it seemed like Davos had turned into a high-profile technology conference, with appearances on stage by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and more industry executives. Unsurprisingly, the big topic was artificial intelligence, with CEOs laying out a vision of the technology's transformative potential while also acknowledging persistent concerns that they are inflating a huge bubble. Amid all the speculation…
🚀 Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Crypto,Government & Policy,Cameron Winklevoss,gemini,Tyler Winklevoss đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The Winklevoss twins were donors to Donald Trump's re-election campaign and also supported his family's business ventures. In a joint filing on Friday, the SEC and Gemini asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, which centered on the collapse of an investment product called Gemini Earn, with some investors losing access to their funds for 18 months. New York…
🔥 Read this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: AI,Apps,ai for kids,Google,learning đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Big tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and devices for kids. Many of these experiences are limited to text or voice messages, and children may not find that captivating. Three former Google employees want to overcome this obstacle with their interactive AI-powered app, Sparkli. Sparkli was founded last year by Lax Poojary, Lucie Marchand and Myn Kang. As parents, Pujari and Kang were unable to satisfy their children's curiosity or provide engaging answers to their questions.…
