Author: InfoForTech
Singapore brands used to thrive in China. Today, they’re fighting to survive. For about two decades, a Singapore brand in a Chinese shopping mall exuded “quality,” “hygiene,” “trustworthy”—a halo effect so strong that brands like BreadTalk, Jumbo Seafood, Toast Box and Food Republic could set up premium real estate in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu and watch the country’s rising middle class come to them as it rode the wave of China’s consumption upgrade. However, the appeal of “Singapore quality” has since faded, and that golden era is over. Food Republic closed its last Beijing outlet on Jun 15, 2026. Its…
My wife doesn’t use AI very much. She isn’t philosophically opposed to it, nor is she waiting for the machines to overthrow civilization. She simply opens Google Photos because she wants to look at her photos. Lately, however, the app keeps greeting her with invitations to try its AI tools. Google would very much like her to search her library conversationally, generate something new, or ask Gemini to edit a photo. She dismisses the prompt, gets on with her life, and eventually meets it again. That small irritation made me look at the apps on my own phone. Apparently, nearly…
Maggie Hollinbeck and James Wagar are leading the charge on Month Offline Seattle, a move to get people off their smartphones. Seattle helped create the modern smartphone era. Now, nearly 40 people in the heart of one of the world’s biggest technology hubs are voluntarily putting theirs away. The inaugural Month Offline Seattle cohort challenges participants to swap their smartphones for flip phones — or other “dumb phones” — for 35 days, gathering weekly for what organizers describe as part happy hour, part support group. What started as a niche experiment in Washington, D.C. and Brooklyn has found an enthusiastic…
The cyber kill chain is one of the most obvious examples of how AI is affecting cybersecurity. During the reconnaissance phase, AI can quickly analyze existing public information, locate vulnerable infrastructure, draw maps of technology stacks, and priorities potential targets. Tasks that once required significant manual effort and human expertise can now be automated and executed continuously. Things that used to take a lot of manual effort can now be done automatically and continuously. Initial access is also speeding up.Phishing emails created by AI are more believable than ever, and can be customized to specific people, industries, and organizations. In…
Gaming is better with great gear. A powerful gaming headset and a good keyboard are two must-haves for me, whether I’m playing Stardew Valley or firing up my latest unfinished run of Baldur’s Gate 3 (I’ll move on eventually to Expedition 33, I promise). A longtime favorite brand of WIRED’s for this kind of gaming gadgetry comes from SteelSeries. SteelSeries’ latest gaming headphones and mice have been a hit in testing, and now you can score your very own with the help of a SteelSeries discount code.Whether you’re shopping for a new gaming headset or keyboard, or looking for a…
The API is supposed to deliver posts from ‘the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.’ IB Photography/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind social media platform Truth Social, has announced it will sell access to Truth Social posts through a new API. When it becomes available on August 1, the new Truth API will give businesses “real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts” — a direct pipe from President Donald Trump’s favorite social media site to anyone trying to make investments based on…
Swati KhandelwalJul 17, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security An anonymous HTTP request can run code on a WordPress site. The bug is in core, so a bare install with zero plugins is exploitable. Every 6.9 and 7.0 site was in range until Friday, when WordPress shipped 6.9.5 and 7.0.2 and enabled what it calls forced updates through its auto-update system. Adam Kues at Assetnote, Searchlight Cyber’s attack surface management arm, found the flaw and reported it through WordPress’s HackerOne program. The writeup, published under the name wp2shell, says the attack has “no preconditions and can be exploited by an anonymous user.”…
Anthropic PBC is reportedly seeking to lease some of Meta Platforms Inc.’s data center capacity. The New York Times today cited three sources as saying that the deal could be worth $10 billion over two years. However, the report noted that the companies’ discussions are at an early stage and could fall through. The idea of a data center lease was reportedly floated by Anthropic in June. According to the Times, the company is seeking terms that would give it the option to cancel the contract early. The artificial intelligence developer added a similar clause to its recently signed infrastructure deal…
Ever since she was a child playing on her family’s farmland in Wisconsin, Bailey Flanigan was guided by her own selective, yet wide-ranging, curiosity. Describing her young self as spirited and a bit unruly, she directed her energies to everything from building booby traps to doing experimental construction projects to exploring an intense interest in medicine to writing fiction and music to planning nonprofit organizations to help lessen social inequality.By high school, Flanigan was intensely drawn to particular subjects.“I found myself unmotivated to take all the AP [advanced placement] classes for the sake of it. My interest was captured by…
Focal Bathys: French audio company Focal is known for its high-end speakers and headphones. You might call it the Bowers & Wilkins of France. Back in 2022, it finally did done what a lot of high-end audio companies have had to do in this age of on-the-go wireless music listening: They made active noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones. Easily one of the best-sounding wireless headphones, the pricey Bathys (now down to $600 from their list price of $850) feature not only wireless connectivity but also a built-in digital-to-analog converter for USB wired listening with any computer, smartphone or tablet with USB-C. Read the full review.Noble…