The Gambling Commission has published market impact data on UK gambling behavior and operator data for the first three quarters of 2025. The UKGC has shared an update to the industry’s data and user behavior for 2025 so far, up to September of this year and covering online and... Read more

Have you ever been ambushed by an irresistibly catchy tune? One minute you’re driving calmly, the next a tune like Wannabe by the Spice Girls comes on the radio, and suddenly you’re a full-on pop star, belting out the lyrics and banging on your steering wheel. Or maybe you’re at... Read more

Ostensibly, plant lovers should be the easiest to shop for. Just get them a plant, right? Wrong. (Well, most of the time.) I review indoor hydroponic gardens for WIRED and have been a proud plant parent for almost 30 years, so I can say that even if you have... Read more

Mere hours after OpenAI updated its flagship foundation model GPT-5 to GPT-5.1, promising reduced token usage overall and a more pleasant personality with more preset options, Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its next-generation foundation model, ERNIE 5.0, alongside a suite of AI product upgrades and strategic international expansions. The... Read more

Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has shut down 13 casinos after a multi-month investigation into organized crime and money laundering. Working with the Security Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has identified 13 casinos as part of an investigation into organized crime and money laundering.... Read more

One of the best aspects of owning a Pixel phone is that Google releases periodic “Pixel Drop” updates, which introduce new software features between major operating system updates. November’s Pixel Drop brings a slew of new features, including one that’ll be familiar to iOS users: AI-powered notification summaries.  We won’t lie... Read more

Apple enthusiasts know that the latest generation of watches only rarely go on sale, so imagine my surprise this morning to spot the Apple Watch Ultra 3 marked down at Amazon. Like the other Apple Watches, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 comes in a variety of case color and... Read more

LinkedIn is launching its new AI-powered people search this week, after what seems like a very long wait for what should have been a natural offering for generative AI. It comes a full three years after the launch of ChatGPT and six months after LinkedIn launched its AI job... Read more

Brazil’s fixed-odds betting market, which has been regulated for nearly a year, could be the major boost that the economy needs, according to several gambling bodies. A recent survey titled ‘Overview of the Fixed Odds Betting Market’, which was carried out by the LCA Consultores Econômica and Cruz Consulting,... Read more

NotebookLM just received a major upgrade to how you find and add sources to your notebooks. Announced on Thursday, the update follows additional new features added to its mobile app and a significantly better chat experience.  The Gemini-powered notetaking and research assistant is one of its best AI tools,... Read more