The US Department of Justice has applied to the EU's General Court to intervene in Elon Musk's and X's legal challenge against a €120m EU fine issued in December 2025 over the platform's blue tick verification badges. The DOJ argues the European Commission overstepped its jurisdiction in applying the fine to an American company. The European Commission responded that it has a strong case based on X's alleged breach of the Digital Services Act.
Users continue reporting that alarms on Google Pixel phones fail to sound, with the Clock app displaying a message that the alarm 'didn't fire for an unknown reason.' The problem has been documented since at least 2021, and though Google previously said it addressed the issue, new reports keep surfacing, including one case where an overheated device blocked the alarm and another where alarms fired silently despite the phone not being on silent mode.
WIRED released an updated holiday gift guide for fathers, expanding it to 34 recommendations with 27 new additions since the last version. The list spans categories like travel gadgets, headphones, apparel and fitness gear, including items such as Anker's Nano Power Bank and Apple's second-generation AirTag. The guide's author, a WIRED reviewer, says the picks are based on hands-on testing and personal gifting experience.
Google has rolled out a Play services update that lets many Android 12+ phones show their IMEI number on the lock screen alongside emergency info like contacts and medical details. The feature is optional and can help prove ownership if a device is lost, especially as newer phones like the Pixel 11 series drop physical SIM trays that once displayed the number.
Oracle issued a force majeure notice to the developer of its Project Jupiter data-center site in New Mexico, according to reporting on the project. The company has also dropped one key development partner amid the buildout, while local residents have pushed back against the project.
The developer of CZP-1, a browser-based recreation of the Casio CZ-101 synthesizer, has added a downloadable patch bank recreating sounds used by YouTuber oliveoil22, who originally shared the CZ-101 patch data. Users can load the JSON file into the CZP-1's Library panel to access these 'Boards of Casio' style patches, though the tool lacks the post-processing effects used in the original demo. The CZP-1 also supports sharing individual sounds via URLs that encode patch data directly, without server-side storage.
Google's Alexander Kuscher explained on the Android Faithful podcast how Magic Pointer, a Gemini-powered cursor feature for Googlebook laptops, processes screen content. Identifying interactive elements like emails or images happens locally on the device, while content is only sent to Google's cloud once a user selects it and asks Gemini to act on it.
A Pentagon budget document requests $30 million to develop 'Polygraph+,' an AI-enhanced deception-detection program to be run by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The system would be used for vetting job applicants and detecting insider threats, though the specific technologies involved have not been disclosed. The request follows a period of increased polygraph use under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including tests given to roughly 50 Joint Staff officers after leaks about weapons stockpiles.
Tesla held an invite-only launch event in Sparks, Nevada, marking the start of high-volume production of its Tesla Semi truck, first unveiled as a concept in 2017. Vehicle engineering VP Lars Moravy confirmed the long-range version will travel roughly 500 miles per charge, with a standard version rated at about 325 miles. Elon Musk appeared only in a pre-recorded video, having skipped the event to attend a White House state dinner.
HTX Studio, a DIY tech creator, spent roughly two months building a desk that uses an overhead camera to detect a phone's position and a motorized system to slide a single wireless charging coil beneath it, rather than requiring the phone to sit on a fixed pad. The project, inspired by Apple's abandoned AirPower mat, also adds a transparent display with an animated cat that tracks the coil, plus standing-desk controls and other automation features, documented in a YouTube video.
WIRED's Reviews team refreshed its annual guide to coffee bean subscriptions for 2026, naming Atlas Coffee Club as the top overall pick, Trade Coffee as the best for varied tastes, and Podium Coffee Club for enthusiasts seeking prize-winning beans. The September 2026 update also added Beanz as a new top pick, revised pricing and tariff information, and reorganized several other listed services.
Leaked images and OnePlus's own Weibo posts reveal the upcoming OnePlus 16 will closely resemble the OnePlus 15, with a new glowing orange LED light array on its back panel. Aside from an expected Snapdragon chip upgrade and tweaked cameras, the phone appears to offer few other significant changes ahead of its release in the coming weeks.
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