Category: Tech News
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Lumbee Council advances gaming amendment in North Carolina, sending measure to tribal voters soon
The Lumbee Tribal Council voted Thursday night (April 16) to move a constitutional amendment forward that would allow gaming on Lumbee tribal land, setting up a future vote for tribal members after hours of testimony and debate. Council leaders said the proposal is meant to put the final decision in the hands of Lumbee citizens…
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DraftKings Alberta entry signals Canada gambling market legal shift ahead
DraftKings is lining up for Alberta, and the timing says as much as the announcement itself. The company disclosed on Thursday (April 16) that it plans to bring its sportsbook and casino products to the province, subject to licensing. Alberta is preparing to open a private online market, making it only the second province after…
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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China
An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.
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Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness
The actor-director discussed his least favorite currency and read a series of mean tweets—about us!—at our inaugural WIRED@Night event.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down
John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will replace Cook as CEO on September 1. Cook will stay on as executive chairman.
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A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It’s a ‘Very Rare’ Event
Denni Barrett, CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides, says the weekend backyard mishap is a “very rare” occurrence.
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War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content
The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.
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Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability
The brand’s new European 300-mile urban EV hatchback has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition.
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Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?
The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.
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The Download: murderous ‘mirror’ bacteria, and Chinese workers fighting AI doubles
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all In February 2019, a group of scientists proposed a high-risk, cutting-edge, irresistibly exciting idea that the National Science Foundation should…