Culture Mira Vale October 22, 2026
Aged Intelligence Society founders Shoshana Berger and Nina Willdorf told Wired how their conversations about Claude grew into AI-focused gatherings for women.
Shared learning can give women a way to test AI tools, but attendance and enthusiasm do not establish practical benefits or control over the services.
Consumption Ezra Pike October 22, 2026
A Wired reporter measured 487 GB of Google Home Speaker data use over ten days; Google attributed the problem to repeated update downloads and said it had resolved the bug.
Excess downloads can consume a capped household internet allowance, while limited router reporting can make identifying the responsible device harder.
Living Talia Sorn October 22, 2026
OKA introduced Mori, a nearly 12-inch mushroom-shaped robot lamp with a camera and microphones, offering a $649 Founder’s Edition starting October 22, according to Wired.
Mori combines a decorative household object with sensors and subscription features, making data controls and continuing access part of the purchase rather than matters of taste alone.
Systems Len Voss October 22, 2026
Meta reported Wednesday that European advertising revenue grew 18 percent year over year in the quarter through September, slowing after it introduced a less-personalized ads option.
The slowdown exposes the commercial stakes of using less personal data, while Meta’s undisclosed adoption figures limit scrutiny of how the choice affects users and advertisers.
Style Talia Sorn October 22, 2026
US tailors and cobblers are gaining work resizing clothes and accessories for Americans losing weight with Ozempic and similar drugs, Reuters reports.
Customers must pay to adapt or replace possessions as their measurements change, while alteration workers supply the skill needed to keep existing wardrobes usable.
Culture Mira Vale October 22, 2026
Axel Springer chief Mathias Döpfner raised buying TikTok’s European arm over lunch with US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, the Financial Times reports.
Operating TikTok’s European business would put a newspaper owner in charge of a distribution environment that creators use to find audiences.
Systems Len Voss October 22, 2026
Polymarket listed and later removed a market asking whether any of the Cornell 7 would face a felony sex-crime charge, Futurism reports.
Polymarket’s listing rules determine when people involved in a sexual-assault proceeding can become the subjects of a tradable contract.
Power K. Arden October 22, 2026
Palantir says it cannot shut off NATO’s AI system, Reuters reports, amid European concerns about dependence on US technology.
NATO’s ability to maintain, modify, and replace the system would determine how much leverage a supplier could retain even without shutdown authority.