Timef 08/18/2025

Paradigm raised a $5 million seed round and is releasing it's AI-powered spreadsheet to the general public.

John Oliver has shared his thoughts on RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement.

Linktree is "investigating" an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.

In July, Peacock announced it was raising its prices for new subscribers. This week, prices go up for existing subscribers too.

As of Aug. 18, you can get the Apple 2024 Mac Mini (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $499, down from $99. That's a 17% discount and a $100 savings.

The Sony WH-CH520 headphones are on sale for only $38 at Amazon, which is 46% off the current list price.

The Nothing CMF Watch 3 Pro smartwatch is on sale at Amazon for $79, down from the standard price of $99. That's a 20% discount.

Authorities in France and the Netherlands have been notified. Meanwhile, impacted customers are being told to stay alert.

Age checks are supposed to be for explicit sites, but in practice, internet users have to verify their age to go on elsewhere online.

The HR tech giant said it had no indication of any unauthorized access to customer systems, but has not ruled out a breach affecting customers' personal information.

AI startup Perplexity is augmenting its Finance dashboard with the ability to transcribe Indian public companies' quarterly earnings calls live, as well as show schedules for post-results conference calls.

Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface also sports an AI assistant, as well as a few AI tools meant for students and professionals, including an AI grader, proofreader and citation finder.

From wired to wireless to ultralight, we've tested dozens of gaming mice to find the best for work, your next MMO, and everything in between.

As of Aug. 18, the Lego Icons Dried Flower Centerpiece set is on sale at Amazon for $37.49, 25% off its list price of $49.99.

John Oliver reacted to Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during Sunday episode of "Last Week Tonight."

WIRED’s air quality expert breaks down what we—and you—should consider when assessing one of these popular appliances.

We spent two months using the Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds: here's our verdict.

The Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds are available at Soundcore and Amazon for $229.99 as of Aug. 18.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Stephen King has posted his review of Zach Cregger's horror movie "Weapons" on X.

Mirroring the bizarre behaviour of the missing children in "Weapons," people have started running around with those creepy aeroplane arms.

As of Aug. 18, the Sony Ult Wear headphones are on sale at Amazon for $148, 41% off their list price of $249.99.

Apple just rolled out a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature to specific models, following a recent victory in a legal dispute.

From laptops for any kind of coursework to scooters to get you to class on time, here's everything you need to crush this school year.

As Australia rolls out a ban on social media for kids under 16, tech companies face steep fines and teens face life without TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms. Will it work?

Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.

From calculators to ChatGPT, the introduction of new technology into schools has long inspired frenzied discourse: Will it revolutionize the system or rot kids’ brains? It often does neither.

Long plagued by moderation issues, the platform recently released a series of updates aimed at improving the experience for kids. Experts worry they could have the opposite effect.

Since the start of the AI boom, teachers have been tasked with figuring out if LLMs are helpful tools or a cheat code. This is how they’re bringing AI to their curricula.

Young people entering classrooms this fall need a totally different tool set than the generations before them.

Parents, teachers, and experts have big opinions about the impacts of AI on young people and education. But what do the students themselves say?

For years, smartphones and computers have threatened to erase writing by hand. Would that be so bad?

AsperX portable charger review. Why I love theAsperX portable charger: features, specs, metrics, price, and more.

As of Aug. 18, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is on sale at Amazon for $79.95. That's 20% off its list price of $99.95.

Meta's upcoming smart glasses with a built-in display will cost $800, new report says.

Save 36% on the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet at Amazon.

Lego is releasing some new 'Wicked'-themed sets ahead of 'Wicked: For Good''s release this November. Here are the new sets releasing this month.

With record-breaking quantities of the seaweed set to hit Mexico’s beaches, experts propose converting it into biogas and construction materials, as well as using it to underwrite carbon credits.

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Get the most out of your Mac with a lifetime subscription to MacPilot, now only $29.97 (reg. $99) with code MAC10 through Sept. 7.

The highest-grossing animated film of all time, A24's "Ne Zha II" is now coming to the U,S. Review.

Save 25% on the Fitbit Charge 6 at Amazon.

Save 28% on the Echo Show 5 at Amazon.

The best Fitbit deal. Save 25% on the Fitbit Versa 4 at Amazon.

Answers to each clue for the August 18, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.

See the moon phase expected for August 18, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Sit back and let something else do all the hard work for you.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1521 on August 18 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.”

James Webb Space Telescope data suggests Earendel, the farthest and earliest star ever detected, may in fact be a star cluster, a collection of many stars.

Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits, with the Duffer Brothers reportedly signing an exclusive deal with Paramount.

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A federal judge has block an FTC investigation into Media Matters for its 2023 reporting of Elon Musk's X/Twitter

While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn faced backlash after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.”