The Oppo Find X9 Pro Has a Crazy-Long Detachable Zoom Lens

For several years, the top Chinese smartphone brands have been duking it out for photography dominance. Even though year-over-year changes are often minuscule, these companies try to one-up one another. Take Oppo’s latest flagship, the Find X9 Pro, as an example. It boasts a 200-megapixel telephoto lens developed with camera manufacturer Hasselblad, so you can…

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Best Deals on SUVs You Can Buy Right Now

The nationwide incentives featured below are good on the highlighted vehicles until at least July 31, 2025. The vehicles are listed in rank order by the percentage of potential savings off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, which is 4 to 23 percent this month. (And, yes, with electric vehicles there may be additional savings through…

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‘Wall-E With a Gun’: Midjourney Generates Videos of Disney Characters Amid Massive Copyright Lawsuit

Midjourney’s new AI-generated video tool will produce animated clips featuring copyrighted characters from Disney and Universal, WIRED has found—including video of the beloved Pixar character Wall-E holding a gun. It’s been a busy month for Midjourney. This week, the generative AI startup released its sophisticated new video tool, V1, which lets users make short animated…

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The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking

The new era of Silicon Valley runs on networking—and not the kind you find on LinkedIn. As the tech industry funnels billions into AI data centers, chip makers both big and small are ramping up innovation around the technology that connects chips to other chips, and server racks to other server racks. Networking technology has…

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An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a Tencent subsidiary) are using 3D-native AI models to prototype new characters, scenes, and storylines, according to a researcher familiar with the company’s efforts who spoke…

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23 Best Power Banks (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Portable Chargers We Tested Photograph: Simon Hill There are so many portable chargers out there. Here are a few more we like that just missed out on a place above for one reason or another. OnePlus Slim Magnetic Power Bank for $70: Sleek in silver grey aluminum with a chamfered edge, this power bank…

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ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that would “directly support investigations activities,” according to a request for information posted on Friday in the Federal Register, the US government’s official journal for agency notices, rulemaking, and other public filings. The posting says that…

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Sennheiser’s Awesome Wireless Earbuds Are Almost Half Off

Looking to score almost 50 percent off on a pair of high-end true wireless earbuds? Amazon currently has the Black Graphite Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) marked down to just $180, a full $170 off their list price, with lesser discounts on the regular black and white varieties. Courtesy of Sennheiser Sennheiser…

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