Aaron Sorkin tells WIRED he spent years fielding pitches for a follow-up to The Social Network before finding his angle: former Facebook engineer Frances Haugen, who leaked internal documents to journalist Jeff Horwitz. Those documents became the Wall Street Journal's 2021 'Facebook Files' series, which detailed the company's internal knowledge of harms ranging from hate speech to body image issues that it allegedly downplayed while prioritizing growth.
A property in Tilehurst, Reading, is going to auction with over 1,300 square feet of underground space built by hand over decades, including tunnels reaching more than 15 metres deep, a railway, a one-tonne goods lift and a hidden entrance disguised as a rocket by the pool. The tunnels were dug by former aerodrome construction worker Tony Deane and his six children using only buckets and wheelbarrows, starting in the 1960s with underground changing rooms and continuing through the 1980s and 90s.
A developer has released a browser-based project that renders art history as a walkable 3D museum, pulling artist and artwork data from Wikipedia. The project, shared on Hacker News, lets users navigate gallery walls and a 'star map' view to browse works by multiple artists in one virtual space.
Meta has partnered with Walmart, Stripe, Sierra and other companies to publish what they call a 'personal agent protocol,' an open standard meant to govern how AI agents interact with businesses and consumers. The move comes alongside other items in CNBC's Morning Squawk roundup, including the S&P 500 closing at a record before futures pulled back, and new research tying ICE immigration raids to localized economic slowdowns in cities like Minneapolis.
A developer released ProcInSh, an open-source web-based process inspector for Linux that renders running processes as a navigable 3D space, accessible through a browser at a local address. It's distributed via crates.io or can be built from source, requiring Rust, a C compiler, BPF tooling, and kernel BTF support, and currently targets Linux x86-64 with limited WSL2 support.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a lawsuit against TP-Link, alleging the company misrepresented the security of its routers and falsely claimed separation from China. Uthmeier said Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited TP-Link routers that lack auto-update capability and no longer receive support, and that despite claims of Vietnam-based manufacturing, less than 1% of parts used there are Vietnamese-sourced.
The latest Apple Watch Series 12, introduced just weeks ago, is now available at a $49 discount on Amazon, with prices starting at $350 for the 42mm model. The watch features enhanced health sensors, a new Readiness app, and Siri integration, with various configurations and colors on sale. The promotional prices are limited-time and may end soon now that Prime Day has concluded.
Amazon is selling the 46mm cellular Apple Watch Series 12 in a night blue ceramic case with navy sport band for $900, down from $949, on the last day of its Prime Day sale. The aluminum 46mm cellular version is also discounted by $49, to $500. Apple says the Series 12 includes new heart-rate and health sensors, a Readiness app, and Siri support.
Amazon's ongoing Prime Big Deal Days sale includes a curated set of budget desktop accessories priced at $13 or less, such as a retractable UGreen 100W USB-C cable discounted to $13.29 and a Tassmpitor keyboard cleaning kit now $9.96. The selection spans cables, adapters, cleaning tools and small desk gadgets aimed at PC setups.
Developers updated the Steam listing for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, removing Denuvo's anti-tamper technology ahead of its February 2027 release. This change has sparked speculation about the reasons behind the decision, with some suggesting low pre-order numbers or strategic timing. The removal may indicate a shift in the game's DRM approach before launch, as studios often adjust protections close to release date.
At a San Francisco event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri discussed how local AI will shape future PCs. The companies detailed their joint RTX Spark platform, which embeds Nvidia GPU technology into laptops such as the Surface Laptop Ultra to support local AI models, creative software, and gaming.
A developer has rebuilt an old prototype vehicle simulation as a browser-based JavaScript project, layering a 'Brick', a 'Ship' inspired by the 1986 game Thrust, and a 'Car' on top of a shared 2D rigid-body physics core. The system uses true rigid-body dynamics with torque rather than the simplified point-physics hacks common in older games, paired with an approximate, self-described 'not physically accurate' tyre model for vehicle handling.
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