Elon Musk Is Expected to Point His Money Machine at Texas Politics 20. August 2026 (01:00) Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk is expected to spend up to $200 million in the midterms. It could be a big boost for GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who’s struggled to raise cash.(Wired)
NASA’s Attempt to Save the Swift Telescope Has Failed 19. August 2026 (23:51) NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will soon burn up in the atmosphere.(New York Times)
Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI 19. August 2026 (18:34) With smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini, the Pixel Watch 5 fine-tunes a winning formula—for a price.(Wired)
The A.I. in Google’s New Pixel 11 Is Not Very Helpful 19. August 2026 (18:00) The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?(New York Times)
