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Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to...
Connect Wireless Headphones to Your TV to Watch Movies and Shows in Peace
You don’t have to stop watching when everyone else does.
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This lightweight, full-power electric mountain bike was born to take on long uphills and wide open...
The New Beats Pill Is a Serious Contender in a Crowded Field
Beats’ resurrected Pill speaker is bolder, brawnier, and better than ever.
The Hugely Important Ocean Current You’ve Never Heard Of
This week, we learn about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and how the failure of this...
Joe Biden Lost The Internet. Kamala Harris Is Trying to Win It Back
Biden's campaign crafted countless bespoke identities for him, a response to a fractured internet. It's early,...
At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV...
Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy
The former public health lead opens up on serving under Trump, what dangers America faces right...
Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of...
'Deadpool & Wolverine' Scales New Heights of Cinematic Self-Awareness
Deadpool’s first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is all about giving fans more Easter eggs...
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse. Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen had a...
The Thomas Crooks Conspiracy Theories Aren’t Going Anywhere
The FBI says Donald Trump’s would-be assassin acted alone; the CIA denies any association with him....
The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
Researchers believe they have discovered oxygen being produced 4,000 meters below the sea surface, and think...
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Isn’t an Apple Watch Ultra Dupe … Yet
Samsung’s premium outdoor fitness watch has basic navigation features and measures your metabolism.
The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Be Unlike Any Before It
For the first time in history, the Olympics opening ceremony won’t be held inside a stadium....
The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave
The latest dominant Covid variants have stronger infectiousness than their predecessors and the ability to evade...
How to Watch the 2024 Summer Olympics
This time around, it will be much easier to watch the games you want, live or...
WIRED Has an Exclusive Coupon for 15 Percent off SHED RAIN Umbrellas
WIRED has teamed up with umbrella-maker SHED RAIN for an exclusive 15 percent off discount code.
You Can Actually Use a Chromebook Offline. Here’s How
The always-online laptop doesn’t really have to always be online.
Samsung Coupon and Promo Codes (July 2024)
WIRED has the best deals to save on your favorite Samsung products.
This Is the Year Comic-Con Bounces Back
After being upended by Covid-19 cancellations and Hollywood strikes, Comic-Con International in San Diego has a...
How to Buy a Sleep Mask: Fit, Material, and Features to Look For
Sleep masks offer a range of benefits, including deeper and more restful sleep, but there are...
The ACLU Fights for Your Constitutional Right to Make Deepfakes
States across the US are seeking to criminalize certain uses of AI-generated content. Civil rights groups...
How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
System administrators and their teams sprang into action last Friday and worked tirelessly to get their...
A Former Google Engineer Built a Search Engine for Finding Every Privacy Violation You Face Online
A former Google engineer has built a search engine, webXray, that aims to find illicit online...
The Race for the Next Ozempic
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The Time Is Right for a Folding iPhone
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Why Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes Are Sleeping on Cardboard Beds
The competitors’ bedroom furniture is simply stiff paper, along with coffee tables made from badminton shuttlecocks...
Silicon Valley Is Coconuts for Kamala Harris
Prominent names in Big Tech are rallying behind Kamala Harris following Joe Biden’s exit from the...
There’s Another Chance to See the Northern Lights This Week
Don’t worry if you missed them in May—due to another geomagnetic storm, the northern lights might...
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold6 and Flip6 Are Impressive as Ever, but Competition Is Fierce
Six years on, these super-refined folding phones feel like they’re losing their edge.
MetaVs New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and Risky
The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also...
Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris
Activists believe that the vice president, who is already the leading voice for reproductive rights in...
ViewSonic’s OLED Gaming Monitor Is Better Than Budget
If you’re used to seeing ViewSonic as the cheap monitor brand, this one might change your...
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7x Dishes Out Good Performance for a Reasonable Price
It’s a bit plain, but dollar for dollar, this Lenovo PC has the best price-to-performance ratio.
What Climber Jesse Grupper Is Bringing to the Olympics
If you want to climb like a champ, this is the forearm massager, climbing shoes, and...
Toyota Pulls Off a Fast and Furious Demo With Dual Drifting AI-Powered Race Cars
Algorithms designed to handle a car after it loses traction could potentially intervene on behalf of...
The Best Zojirushi Rice Cookers
The popular brand of rice cooker offers a large lineup of options—we help you choose which...
For the Director of Wicked, There’s No Place Like Silicon Valley
Six years after Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu prepares to release his adaptation of one...
TikTok Lite Leaves up to 1 Billion Users With Fewer Protections
TikTok labels AI-generated material and warns about potentially deceptive content. A Lite version popular in the...
What 'Twisters' Gets Right—and Wrong—About Tornado Science
The Twister sequel, which brought in over $80 million at the box office this weekend, is...
Silicon Valley Donors Bailed on Biden. Kamala Harris Is Winning Them Back
Now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the election, enthusiasm from Democratic donors in...
The Best Mechanical Keyboard for Beginners Got a Little Better
With softer, quieter keys, and tools to customize the exact pressure of your key presses, the...
Here’s What Happens When You Give People Free Money
OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to...
The Right Reacts to Biden’s Withdrawal: It’s a ‘Coup’
Accusations that Democrats engineered a coup to overthrow President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and disrupt the...
The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But...
The ROG Ally X Wins Most Improved Player, but Windows Still Gets in the Way
I still can't stand Windows on a handheld gaming console. But if you can, the ROG...
