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Getty Images In July a botched software update caused chaos for the airline industry worldwide When the CrowdStrike software bug bricked 8.5 million computers around the world on 19 July, some of the first people to notice the effects were air travellers. Anthony Bosman, an academic at Andrews University in Michigan was trying to board … Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Pika, also known as Pika Labs, was one of the first startups to emerge with its own AI video generation model, allowing users to simply type in text and get video clips in return, raising $35 … Read more

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The  Raspberry Pi AI kit for the Pi 5is available from a number of retailers, including Amazon and Chicago Electronic Suppliers. The kit is an easy way to add AI computational power to the Raspberry Pi 5. However, you’ll need to take measures to prevent it from overheating. Artificial intelligence … Read more

Microsoft is discontinuing production of its HoloLens 2 headset, according a report from UploadVR. The company has no plans for a follow-up device, telling customers this will be the last chance to purchase the headset before stock runs out. At launch, it was advertised as a device for enterprise consumers, so it never really entered … Read more

Netflix has a sci-fi library worth losing yourself in. Over the past decade, science fiction has become a category that’s difficult to pin down, and for good reason. The demand for quality out-of-this-world programming has found the genre explode with entries that appeal to the whole family: I’m talking drama, comedy, thrillers, animation and even … Read more

Scientists at Northwestern University may have figured out why walking on carpet in your socks, petting your furry friend, or rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity. In a new study, they say they’ve found that rubbing can create tiny deformations on an object’s surface that allows the phenomenon to occur. People have … Read more

Well actually WIRED shares a parent company with Reddit. Good. Get rid of it. What’s the part of all of it that feels the weirdest to you still? Is it weird to have something happen in your life and have to issue a statement about it on Instagram? It’s weird that if I say anything, … Read more

No, it wasn’t as big a deal as the presidential debate, but last night’s VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz still came with its fair share of memorable and cringy moments. In the live monologue above, Daily Show host Michael Kosta breaks them all down — from the onscreen QR code linking to … Read more

The racist rumors about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio came up once again at tonight’s vice presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH).  “Governor Walz brought up the community of Springfield, and he’s very worried about the things that I’ve said,” Vance said after his opponent criticized him for saying he’s … Read more

Traditional retailers have a pressing problem. Fast-moving like Shein and Temu are eating their lunch by leveraging purpose-built, end-to-end supply chains. Meanwhile, incumbent retailers are still stuck on legacy platforms, juggling a myriad number of data sets, and struggling to respond to a punishingly fast market. A London-based startup thinks it has the solution to … Read more