Posts by Grazia British
Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE
[ad_1] Employees at Google DeepMind have asked the company’s leadership for plans and policies to keep them “physically safe” from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while on the company’s premises, according to screenshots of internal messages obtained by WIRED. On Monday morning, two days after federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, a…
Read MoreFollow these 8 tips to feel secure about your money in retirement
[ad_1] The greatest financial danger in retirement isn’t always the stock market. It’s the constant, nagging fear of running out of money. This anxiety causes many people to underspend and worry, even when their finances are sound. Here are eight ways to replace that worry with lasting security. Determine your spending baselineWorry often starts with…
Read MoreYou have a right to record ICE agents. Here’s how to protect your phone (and yourself)
[ad_1] It’s more obvious than ever why recording encounters with federal agents matters: without bystander videos, it would be much harder to disprove the government’s Orwellian lies about how Alex Pretti was killed last Saturday. But there are also risks when you pull out your phone to take a video at a protest or if…
Read MorePinterest layoffs today: 15% of jobs cut as social media giant is latest to cite shift to AI
[ad_1] Nike isn’t the only household corporate name to announce significant layoffs this week. Just a day after the sporting goods giant announced layoffs, citing a further embrace of automation, social media giant Pinterest has announced it will cut jobs. The driving factor here? Artificial intelligence. Here’s what you need to know about the Pinterest…
Read MoreTrump is threatening to hike tariffs on these South Korean goods. Here’s why
[ad_1] President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s legislature has yet to approve the trade framework announced last year. Trump said on social media that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going…
Read MoreNike layoffs: Hundreds of jobs cut in latest round as shoe giant embraces supply chain automation
[ad_1] America’s most iconic shoe giant is starting 2026 by laying off workers. Nike has confirmed that it will lay off 775 employees in the United States. The move marks the third year in a row that Nike has cut jobs. Here’s what you need to know about the latest Nike layoffs. What’s happened? On…
Read MoreThis Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush
[ad_1] The newest humanoid robot on the scene, Sprout, is not designed to carry boxes or stack shelves. Instead, this charming and relatively cheap model, roughly the size of a 9-year-old child, is meant to help customers in hotels, shops, and restaurants. “We said, ‘What if we could build something lightweight, engaging, and safe to…
Read MoreThis simple robot could drastically speed up data center construction
[ad_1] To anchor the long rows of server racks that power the artificial intelligence boom, every data center needs thousands of holes drilled into its concrete floor. It’s a precise part of the construction process that has required workers to bend over with handheld drills for hours at a time grinding meticulously placed holes into…
Read MoreIn “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” Character Development Returns to Westeros
[ad_1] “A new ‘Game of Thrones’ series!” you might be thinking. “Time to unroll my map of Westeros.” Well, unroll away—but “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” despite its name, won’t require a refresher on the distance from Sunspear to Dragonstone. The six-episode series, which débuted this month on HBO, has a small-scale focus, and…
Read MoreTrump designed a logo for ‘peace.’ It leaves out half the world
[ad_1] On January 22, President Donald Trump unveiled the logo for the Board of Peace, an international coalition his administration is forming to oversee the reconstruction of war-torn Gaza and address other global conflicts. There’s just one issue: The logo leaves out half the world. Trump initiated the effort last year, but has expanded its…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s The Line is collapsing into a hyphen
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia is officially gutting Neom and turning The Line into a server farm. After a year-long review triggered by financial reality, the Financial Times reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s flagship project is being “significantly downscaled.” The futuristic linear city known as The Line, originally designed to stretch 150 miles across the…
Read MoreWhere Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going
[ad_1] The future never feels fully certain. But in this time of rapid, intense transformation—political, technological, cultural, scientific—it’s as difficult as it ever has been to get a sense of what’s around the next corner. Here at WIRED, we’re obsessed with what comes next. Our pursuit of the future most often takes the form of…
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