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Alphabet’s “moonshot factory,” known as X, has long cultivated craziness in its edgy projects. Perhaps the most outlandish was Loon, which aimed to deliver internet via hundreds of high-flying balloons. Loon eventually “graduated” from X as a separate Alphabet division, before its parent company determined that the business model simply didn’t work. By the time … Read more

WIRED TIRED Affordable. Lightweight. Easy to fold and unfold. TSA approved. Comes with a cupholder. Pretty short stroller compared to our other picks. Cupholder is easy to knock off in the trunk. The Delta Children Icon doesn’t look like much, but I found myself quickly impressed with everything it offered for such a good price. … Read more

As of today, the Humane Ai Pin is dead—less than a year since its launch. Following an acquisition by HP, Humane shut down many of the core features of the artificial-intelligence-powered wearable and deleted user data, rendering it useless. Yes, some functions remain, like checking battery life (useful!), but you can’t access the voice assistant. … Read more

Because agencies sometimes get bulk or government-specific discounts, it can also be more affordable to buy software licenses on behalf of their private contractors. “It’s a very clear way for agencies to manage costs,” the ex-official says. Every government agency has its own unique structure, including many subagencies or units, each with their own software … Read more

In the Discord voice chat, Marcel broke the news by sharing his screen and playing a video. In it, he held out his hand, and across his palm the Humane Ai Pin’s laser projector played the music video for Nomico’s “Bad Apple,” which has become a meme as the first video hackers put on a … Read more