~wired | Bookmarks (1315)
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Dyson’s WashG1 Is an All-in-One Wet Floor Cleaner That Doesn’t Use Suction
In true Dyson fashion, this new floor cleaner is over-engineered and expensive, looks awesome, and overlooks...
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I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the Whole Movie
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly cited Her as an inspiration for ChatGPT’s conversational voice assistant...
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Apple’s New iPad Pro Is Thin and Powerful, but Its True Potential Is Still Unknown
Beautifully designed and endowed with abundant horsepower, the iPad Pro may not be fully realized until...
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Protesters Are Fighting to Stop AI, but They’re Split on How to Do It
PauseAI protests are underway in London, New York, San Francisco, and across the globe. Its members...
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The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died
The hospital that carried out the procedure two months prior says there’s “no indication” that the...
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ChatGPT Gets a Snappy, Flirty Upgrade With OpenAI’s GPT-4o AI Model
Prepare for ChatGPT to get more emotional. OpenAI demonstrated upgrades that make the chatbot capable of...
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How A Controversial Gun-Detection Technology Found Its Way to NYC
NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying...
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The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy
Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is...
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Google’s Pixel 8A Is Still the Best Phone You Can Buy for Under $500
This Android phone has great cameras, a fun design, and seven years of software support.
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It’s International Masturbation Month! Here Are 9 Great Sex Toy Deals
The sun’s shining, the birds are chirping, and the vibrators are buzzing. It’s time for Masturbation...
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These Pricey Yamaha Speakers Are Tonally Bright but Visually Moving
Yamaha stuffs the beauty of its grand pianos into these spritely premium speakers
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Twelve South’s MacBook Laptop Stand Had One Job, and It Failed at It
The Twelve South BookArc Flex can’t always properly hold a laptop. It’s the perfect example of...
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Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard
Wearable AI gadgets from Rabbit and Humane were panned by reviewers, including at WIRED. Their face-plants...
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Inside the Cult of the Haskell Programmer
It’s spooky. It’s esoteric. It’s also the key to understanding the rise and relevance of functional...
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Time Is Running Out in the Hunt for Rare Bitcoin
A small band of collectors is finding and collecting rare fragments of bitcoin worth many times...
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The US Has Unleashed the Age of the Laser Weapon
Amid a rising tide of adversary drones and missile attacks, laser weapons are finally poised to...
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These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives
Platelets help blood clot, but they have a short shelf life. With blood in short supply,...
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The Hisense U8N TV Is Bright Enough for Any Room
Hisense’s flagship TV brings over-the-top brightness but still comes out a winner.
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The Gazelle Eclipse Is a Luxury Dutch Long-Range Electric Bike
Gazelle’s latest long-range electric bike has a mind-boggling Bosch smart system and is extremely comfortable, smart,...
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Reading Has Hurt Me for Years. With a Tablet Holder, It Doesn't
Cysts in both wrists made reading a literal pain. But Lamicall’s Tablet Holder takes that pain...
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An Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by Mercedes
Compared to the usual EV power plants, axial-flux motors are smaller and lighter, and have more...
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NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun
The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface....
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Looking for the Best Smart Scale? Step On Up
If you’re ready to start tracking your weight, BMI, and other critical health data on your...
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The Apollo Go Is a Superb Commuter Scooter That Does It All
Apollo’s midrange electric scooter has all the bells and whistles you’d want in a reasonable 46-pound...