Volkswagen to take China-developed car technology to global markets
Volkswagen to take China-developed car technology to global markets

Volkswagen plans to use technology developed in China in cars sold in other markets, starting with South America, Reuters reported from Hefei on Wednesday. Until now, the carmaker kept the technology it built in China for cars sold in China. The plan c…

Nitro PDF (2026) review
Nitro PDF (2026) review

I checked out Nitro PDF, a budget-friendly online Acrobat alternative that handles PDFs, lets you tweak them, sign them, and track e-signatures.

Gemini Notebook can now record lectures and meetings without the upload shuffle

Gemini Notebook’s mobile app now has a built-in recorder for capturing lectures and meetings as sources. You can record directly where you’ll use the material, skipping the separate recording app and the file upload afterward. Google announced the feat…

Malaysia seizes $12.1M of AI chips at Kuala Lumpur airport
Malaysia seizes $12.1M of AI chips at Kuala Lumpur airport

Malaysian customs officers have seized 30 servers containing advanced AI chips at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), the authorities said on Wednesday. The shipment was worth about RM49.5m ($12.1m), and it was moving through Malaysia without th…

Billionaires Andreessen And Horowitz Are Betting On Pro-AI Politicians Who Could Boost Their Massive Fortunes

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz’s fortunes have jumped thanks to smart investments in Coinbase, OpenAI and more. Now they’re spending tens of millions to elect AI-and-crypto-friendly politicians.

How To Set A Standard For Technology Execution (And Deliver It)

When leaders clarify what successful execution looks like, they can support employees in turning that standard into a lasting capability.

Apple AirPods Max 2 Are $100 Off Ahead of Black Friday

If Apple headphones have been sitting on your wish list, now might be the time to buy ahead of the holiday rush.

IT vendor lists massive $60 million AI supercomputer on eBay with 300 racks of decommissioned GPUs
IT vendor lists massive $60 million AI supercomputer on eBay with 300 racks of decommissioned GPUs

Someone listed a massive 300-rack AI supercomputer on eBay for $59.7M. Packed with 9,600 A100 GPUs and 4,200 EPYC CPUs, it even ships for free.

Discord’s next big feature could put your conversations on Google Search

Discord plans to make messages from large public servers searchable on Google starting in December, but a new privacy setting lets users keep their conversations off the wider web.

Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed

Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.