Tech & Automotive Headlines: Range Rover GT, AI Hacks, & More

Is the All-New Range Rover GT Stepping on Jaguar’s Tail? It’s “the most car-like Range Rover ever created,” but will this all-electric grand tourer spoil Jaguar’s Type 01 party?

OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.

Best Buy’s Black Friday in July Is Back, and These Are the Deals Worth Buying The discounts may not beat Prime Day, but I found worthwhile prices on WIRED-approved TVs, laptops, tablets, speakers, and other home gear.

Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

This Former Intel CEO Wants to Jumpstart Moore’s Law With Light Pat Gelsinger wants to pave the way to ever more powerful artificial intelligence using tiny beams of light.

A Sneaky Hacking Tool Targeting AI Infrastructure Is Lurking in Victims’ Blind Spots A new type of malware can worm deep into AI coding systems to steal data and logins—and can flip a “death switch” to destroy files and keep out real users.

The Light Flip Is the Stylish Dumb Flip Phone of Your Dreams A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it ain’t so.

Nvidia Wants to Own Every Chip Inside AI Data Centers Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform combines CPUs and GPUs into a single system, reflecting the company’s growing ambition to power every layer of AI infrastructure.

The Great Peptide Cash Grab Has Begun The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs.

Halliday’s New Smart Glasses Skip the Camera Halliday’s G2 glasses can listen to and summarize your workplace meetings—with no video involved.

The Outdoor Smart Home Gear I’ll Always Recommend These locks, lights, and other smart home upgrades let you add automation without messing up your home’s vibe.