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Sony A95L OLED Review: Stunning Picture
Move over Samsung. Sony's QD OLED is the prettiest TV we've looked at this year.
The Toxic Truth About Your Christmas Tree
Growing the perfect Christmas tree often requires coating saplings in insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides, some of which are dangerous to human health.
The iPhone’s Notes App Is the Purest Reflection of Our Messy Existence
This deceptively simple app is where we deposit both our grocery lists and our deepest, darkest thoughts. It is the medium of our time.
'For All Mankind' Deserves 7 Seasons
Ronald D. Moore, the creator of the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind, has said there's a seven-season plan for the show. He should be able to execute it.
Netflix's Big Data Dump Shows Just OK TV Is Here to Stay
Earlier this week, Netflix finally released viewership numbers for nearly all of its shows and movies. Bottom line: Expect a lot more The Night Agent.
School of Rock: The Physics of Waves on Guitar Strings
Playing the guitar is an art form. But the good vibrations you hear are a science.
Tesla Wireless Charging Platform: Convenience Has a Cost
Tesla's wireless charger is stupid-expensive. It's also astonishingly convenient for juicing up phones, earbuds, and more.
Energy Drinks Are Out of Control
Highly caffeinated drinks have become a cultural staple. But following a death allegedly related to Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade, has our collective obsession with energy drinks become unsafe?
In a World First, a Patient's Antibody Cells Were Just Genetically Engineered
B cells are prolific producers of antibodies, but for the first time, scientists have modified them to make other proteins to counteract a serious genetic disease.
Microsoft’s AI Chatbot Replies to Election Questions With Conspiracies, Fake Scandals, and Lies
Research shared exclusively with WIRED shows that Copilot, Microsoft's AI chatbot, often responds to questions about elections with lies and conspiracy theories.
McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
Kytch, the company that tried to fix McDonald's broken ice cream machines, has unearthed a 3-year-old email it says proves claims of an alleged plot to undermine their business.
Massive Layoffs Hit Troubled Robotaxi Developer Cruise
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, will lay off a quarter of its staff. After a grisly October accident in San Francisco, GM said it would slash the unit's funding.
OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever Has a Plan for Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check
The Superalignment team led by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has devised a way to guide the behavior of AI models as they get ever smarter.
Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime
Ten years in, Microsoft's DCU has honed its strategy of using both unique legal tactics and the company's technical reach to disrupt global cybercrime and state-backed actors.
My Surprisingly Unbiased Week With Elon Musk’s ‘Politically Biased’ Chatbot
Some Elon Musk fans are concerned that Grok, xAI's answer to ChatGPT, is too politically liberal. The nature of the underlying AI technology will make fixing" its outlook difficult.
Moms for Liberty Is Tearing Itself Apart
One of the Republican Party's most successful grassroots organizations is being torn apart by scandal, including accusations of sexual assault.
Why Deleting Carbon From the Atmosphere Is So Controversial
Delegates just agreed on a historic climate deal at COP28. But without more ambition, humanity will have to rely ever more on a contentious strategy: carbon removal.
LG C3 Review: The Best OLED for Most
A frustrating setup gives way to OLED bliss inside this fantastic LG TV.
Astrology Gifts Are Remarkably Intimate. These Picks Are Stellar
This year, use your friends' sun, moon, and star signs to tailor your gift-giving. These astrology-themed perfumes, mugs, and more are our favorites.
Meet Taylor Swift’s Pro-Russia Doppelganger
This week, we talk about disinformation campaigns online that use doctored images of celebrities to sow confusion about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other world events.
Pinterest Is Having a Moment
Millennials may have popularized Pinterest, but Gen Z is pushing the platform to new heights.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Top-Secret Hawaii Compound
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a sprawling, $100 million compound in Hawaii-complete with plans for a huge underground bunker. A WIRED investigation reveals the true scale of the project-and its impact on the local community.
Samsung’s End-of-Year Sale Cuts Prices on Our Favorite Phones, TVs, and Tablets (2023)
If you've been thinking about giving a folding phone a try, Samsung's big sale might be your chance.
Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek-previously linked to Russia's notorious Sandworm hackers-says it carried out a disruptive breach of Kyivstar, a major Ukrainian mobile and internet provider.
The US Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Medication Abortion
The Supreme Court will hear a case to determine access to the abortion pill in the US. If the court decides to curtail the availability of mifepristone, it would be a major blow to reproductive health care.
Tesla Is Recalling Nearly All Vehicles Sold in US to Fix an Autopilot Fault
The Tesla recall, which affects more than 2 million vehicles, follows a two-year investigation by the US government into a series of crashes linked to the Autopilot system.
Who Knew That Rothy’s Made Men’s Shoes? They’re Great!
I've worn the Driving Loafers almost every day for the past 10 months. They're comfy, easy to slip on, and made of recycled bottles.
Denon PerL Earbuds Review: Cool Idea, Imperfect Execution
These earbuds might be bulky, but they're custom-tuned for your ears.
Europe to End Robo-Firing in Major Gig Economy Overhaul
Platforms will no longer be able to fire their workers automatically as part of new EU rules that will affect millions of people, including Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers.
US Regulators Want Cars to Include Drunk-Driver Detection Technology
In 2021, more than 13,000 people died in US alcohol-related crashes. The top US road safety regulator is exploring tech in vehicles that could check whether a driver is drunk.
Stop Planting Trees, Says Guy Who Inspired World to Plant a Trillion Trees
Ecologist Thomas Crowther's research inspired countless tree-planting campaigns, greenwashing, and attacks from scientists. Now he's back with a new plan for nature restoration.
Why Even a Partial Digital Detox Is a Good Idea This Christmas
Usually these stories are about parents begging their kids to put their phones down. This time it's my daughter asking me to stop taking so many pictures.
Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation
An animal welfare advocacy group claims in a letter to the SEC that Elon Musk again made statements about the health of Neuralink test subjects that may have misled investors.
A Brilliant COP Agreement? It Depends Who You Ask
The agreement at COP28 satisfies no-one. But it's probably the best that countries could have hoped for.
The Death of E3 Signals the End of Gaming’s Most Extravagant Era
Now that any video game company can go online to hype up its big new releases, no one needs big events anymore.
Tierra Whack Doesn’t Want Her Creativity Boxed In
The rap star's success is fueled by the fact that she's constantly evolving and challenging the boundaries of what fame can look like.
Here’s Scientific Proof Your Cat Will Eat Almost Anything
Free-ranging domestic cats eat over 2,000 animal species across the globe, including hundreds at risk of extinction. It's a problem with no easy solution.
Mutalk Leakage Voice Suppression Microphone Review: Niche and Cringeworthy
The Multalk mouthpiece claims to channel your words clearly to a Bluetooth microphone but muffle them for anyone close by. It's as bizarre as it looks.
The Best Eero Wi-Fi Mesh Routers (2023): Eero 6, 6+, Pro 6, Max 7, and More Tips
These popular Wi-Fi systems are easy to use, but the product lineup is confusing. Here's how to choose the right one for your home.
Panasonic's New Powder-Powered Batteries Will Supercharge EVs
A company working with Tesla's main US battery supplier has silicon-based tech that could soon give electric cars 500-mile ranges and charge refills in just 10 minutes.
How to Use Double Tap on WatchOS (2023)
With Apple's latest WatchOS update, you can now read a text or stop an alarm with two quick finger taps.
YouTube Is Now Hiding Which Channels Get a Cut of Ad Revenue
YouTube removed a snippet of code that publicly disclosed whether a channel receives ad and subscription payouts, obscuring which creators benefit most from the platform.
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store. A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the case for years.
Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance-but they pave very different paths forward for Americans' privacy and civil liberties.
Sony’s New Access Controller Reveals a Big Problem in Adaptive Gaming
Sony's new Access controller is a welcome addition to accessible hardware solutions. But its high price tag is a reminder of the cost that gamers bear simply for being disabled.
Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom
This week, Taylor Swift was named Time's Person of the Year. QAnon conspiracy theorists say it's all part of a psyop to alter the trajectory of the 2024 election.
Analogue Duo Review: A Return to PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 Games
The Analogue Duo puts all your PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 games onto your television, regardless of format, region coding, or age. It also makes them look amazing with some video upscaling tech.
Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own crowdfunding platform.
Biophysicists Uncover Powerful Symmetries in Living Tissue
After identifying interlocking symmetries in mammalian cells, scientists describe some tissues as liquid crystals. That lays the groundwork for a fluid-dynamic theory of how tissues move.
All the Fish We Cannot See
In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate's future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery.
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