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TikTok’s settlement priced release from a 2019 privacy order at $100m. A judge has tentatively said the order stays.

A federal judge in Los Angeles has tentatively refused to lift the consent decree imposed on Musical.ly, the app ByteDance bought and turned into TikTok. Vlad Savov and Josh Sisco reported the ruling for Bloomberg, which said Judge George H. Wu intends to keep oversight of the company’s privacy practices. Wu wrote that the order imposed […] This story continues at The Next Web

47 mins ago • The Next Web

Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear

Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear

The SkyNomad—with heated floors, a projector, a pop-up roof, a fridge, swiveling seats, and over 1,000 miles of range—is a “luxury” ride that undercut…

1 hour ago • Wired Technology

Own 1 dashboard for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more for only $54.97

Own 1 dashboard for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more for only $54.97

Get ChatPlayground AI Unlimited for $54.97 through Sept. 20 and compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and 20+ AI models in one place. TL;DR: Chat…

1 hour ago • Mashable Tech

How to watch Roosters vs Sharks: FREE streams, TV channels for NRL Semi-Final 2026

How to watch Roosters vs Sharks: FREE streams, TV channels for NRL Semi-Final 2026

All the ways to watch Roosters vs Sharks live streams – including for FREE – in an NRL Semi-Final 2026 that's too close to call. Watch Roosters vs Sha…

1 hour ago • TechRadar

Paramount+ Coupon Codes and Deals for September 2026

Paramount+ Coupon Codes and Deals for September 2026

Save on streaming with the latest Paramount+ promo codes and deals, including 50% off subscriptions, free trials, and more.

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This September 2026

B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This September 2026

Enjoy top deals on cameras, computers, and tech essentials at B&H Photo.

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

KitchenAid Promo Codes: Save Up to 20%

KitchenAid Promo Codes: Save Up to 20%

Save on every purchase with top KitchenAid coupons from WIRED, including up to 20% off countertop appliances.

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

Newegg Promo Codes and Coupons for September 2026

Newegg Promo Codes and Coupons for September 2026

Enjoy up to 10% off your entire order with today’s Newegg promo code and discount codes. Save with the latest deals for gaming PCs, laptops, and compu…

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

Whoop Promo Codes: 20% Off This September 2026

Whoop Promo Codes: 20% Off This September 2026

Whether you're looking for a Whoop free trial, student discount, or military savings, our guide to Whoop promo codes will help you maximize your membe…

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

eBay Coupons: 20% Off in September 2026

eBay Coupons: 20% Off in September 2026

Save up to 60% on a selection of items at eBay, including electronics, home products, card games, car parts and more.

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

20% Off Samsung Promo Code | September 2026

20% Off Samsung Promo Code | September 2026

Save 30% or 10% with Samsung coupon codes, up to $1,000 on appliances, plus limited-time deals on the Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7, and S25.

2 hours ago • Wired Technology

Apple Exec Says 'Hold Us Accountable' on iPhone Duo Crease

Apple Exec Says 'Hold Us Accountable' on iPhone Duo Crease

Apple hardware engineering VP Tom Marieb spoke with TechRadar and shared some candid thoughts about Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo. The ‌iPhone Duo‌ uses…

2 hours ago • MacRumors

Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test

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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test

The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

3 hours ago • BBC Technology

How to watch Hawthorn vs Brisbane for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for AFL 2026 Preliminary Final

How to watch Hawthorn vs Brisbane for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for AFL 2026 Preliminary Final

All the ways to watch Hawthorn vs Brisbane for free from anywhere, as the Hawks and Lions face off at the MCG in the AFL 2026 Preliminary Final. Watch…

3 hours ago • TechRadar

AI-Generated ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood Starts Rambling in Cantonese During Piers Morgan Interview

AI-Generated ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood Starts Rambling in Cantonese During Piers Morgan Interview

That press tour sure sounds like it's going well!

4 hours ago • Gizmodo

3 new Netflix TV series to binge this weekend if you love crime dramas

3 new Netflix TV series to binge this weekend if you love crime dramas

Need something dark to binge this weekend? These three new Netflix series deliver crime, murder, mystery, and plenty of unexpected twists.

4 hours ago • Digital Trends

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.

5 hours ago • Wired Technology

Google’s Gemini Hacked Three Companies in May, and It’s Only Admitting That Now

Google’s Gemini Hacked Three Companies in May, and It’s Only Admitting That Now

Google said the incident proved its safeguards work, actually.

5 hours ago • Gizmodo

India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos

India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos

Truecaller says the one-way sharing requirement would hand a commercially valuable proprietary asset to telecom operators.

6 hours ago • TechCrunch

How to watch Family Full House With Rohit Sharma online from anywhere

How to watch Family Full House With Rohit Sharma online from anywhere

Here's how to watch Family Full House With Rohit Sharma online from anywhere in the world as the Indian cricket legend gets his own entertainment show…

6 hours ago • TechRadar

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Adrienne Murray follows NASA scientists in Iceland researching a rare total solar eclipse.

6 hours ago • BBC Technology

Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies

Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies

Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models In a first for Google, the company c…

6 hours ago • The Guardian Technology

10 boats in one van: Russia goes DIY with a plywood vessel that can be built in 4 hours and can carry 4 fiber-optic UAVs

10 boats in one van: Russia goes DIY with a plywood vessel that can be built in 4 hours and can carry 4 fiber-optic UAVs

Russia's new drone-carrying warboat is made of plywood, ships flat-packed, and assembles in four hours with a screwdriver, letting you pack 10 in a va…

7 hours ago • TechRadar

Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI

Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI

In one particularly odd interview, Norwood seems to malfunction and begin speaking Chinese.

7 hours ago • TechCrunch

‘Almost Started a War’: US Military Nearly Boarded a Chinese Ship Based on Bad Intel From AI

‘Almost Started a War’: US Military Nearly Boarded a Chinese Ship Based on Bad Intel From AI

One source told CNN that the "hallucination" was part of a trend in the U.S. military, not an isolated incident.

7 hours ago • Gizmodo

Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says

Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says

A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing…

7 hours ago • The New York Times Tech

Gemini app for macOS adding send and read iMessage integration

Gemini app for macOS adding send and read iMessage integration

Google’s latest update to the Gemini app for macOS readies local iMessage integration. This follows the app coming to Windows last week. more…

7 hours ago • 9to5Mac