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With temperatures rising to the 90s in Los Angeles, avoiding the heat wasn't exactly an option while I was at a relative's outdoor party in August. So I sat beneath a patio umbrella with a powerful fan nearby, figuring I was protected from the sun and heat. Ha…

Today, I’m talking with Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition and longtime cybersecurity expert, about what a mess cybersecurity is right now. This episode is part one of a special series looking at AI in real life. I’ve always enjoyed talking to Al…

Escalating hacks affecting blood labs and grocery stores show the very real risks to critical infrastructure that come from basic security lapses involving internet-connected devices.

Genes and archaeology are revealing how Bantu speakers spread across much of Africa.

Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or budget.

Get up to 50 percent off some of my favorite headphones and earbuds from Apple, Sony, Bose, and more.

Ensuring your cat stays hydrated is one of the best ways to keep your pet healthy. The right pet water fountain can help.

Stop paying for disk cleaners. This open source utility safely clears hidden caches, leftover app junk, and even gigabytes of offline Apple Intelligence models.

Soldier told repeatedly to lock down devices before deploying, got sextorted, court-martialed.

Will Lawrence beat out better-funded opponents in the race to represent Michigan’s 7th District. Now, the representative-elect is laying out his plans to fight for a federal data center moratorium.

With huge capacities, retractable USB-C cables, and fast-charging capability, these discounted Ecoflow power banks are worth grabbing.

The apps and platforms that help family caregivers manage their loved ones’ needs are becoming more capable, but the broader issue of caregivers’ well-being remains unsolved.

Skip the gym and get outdoors with GoRuck’s indestructible packs and workout gear, deeply discounted ahead of the holidays.

The early bird gets the worm. Here are the best Black Friday deals for 2026 you can already get right now.

Owning a home is billed as a way to build wealth, but amid climate-related disasters, for many, it's beginning to feel like a trap.

Sequoia pioneered the scouts model and many VC firms followed suit, but a consensus now seems to be forming that the model has reached limits in its current form.

After spending two years getting cozy with the White House, Big Tech is suddenly trying to make friends with Democrats, and the open question is whether that image makeover can hold up against what states, local communities, and the markets are about to do.

The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.

It's the exact path, not the apparent severity that matters most, doctors say.

OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.

Iran threatened to attack subsea cables if US escalates military strikes again.

Tesla’s biggest failure is the second massive EV to get the axe within the last year, while smaller vehicles are proliferating. It could be a huge benefit for the US battery supply chain.

It's mostly bad news from EA lately, but preservation efforts are nice to see.

There are now 100,000 Duo-optimized apps, says Apple, and thousands more arrive daily.

The architect of the Trump administration’s brutal crackdowns on immigration and dissent was already known as “the prime minister.” Now he’ll work as the chief of staff.

Company said a "multifront cyberattack" included AI agents and an on-path data snatch.

Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.

Substantial layoffs are reportedly expected in the country as part of the company’s broader strategic overhaul.

6 pallets of hardware vanished en route to Texas, with no arrests 2 months later.

Developer: “I can’t be part of the Fox world.”

FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.

The new Essential and certain colors of the original Classic are at their lowest prices of the year.

I’ve already found early deals on our favorite WIRED-tested mattresses and sleep accessories.

An experiment in which AI models were asked to break into simulated networks showed the hacking skills of DeepSeek and GLM to be not far behind OpenAI’s most advanced cyber model, which isn’t public.

Stuntman/director Chad Stahelski and 87Eleven bring us an action-packed dystopian, futuristic thriller.

"The Blacklift rocket is the springboard to significantly expand our total addressable market."

Meta won't force Facebook page owners to allow AI training on linked content.

Someone at the White House appears to be running software that could enable outsiders to rent access on the presidential network for just "a few dollars," as reported by Krebs on Security and The Register. That's according to findings from the security firms L…

Next week, experts will determine if the US has lost its measles elimination status.

A former Rockstar tech director thinks the developer is facing new time pressures.

Data brokers are collecting all sorts of internal corporate files to help train AI models. Not everyone is thrilled.

It has the best laptop screen we've used, but there may be reasons to wait.

The decision to halt production of Tesla’s polarizing polygonal pickup marks the end of an error.

Lawmakers want answers about Jensen Huang’s ties to an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.

Tesla wanted to unseat the Ford F-150, instead it made the Edsel look successful.

Interstellar Technologies announces more government funding for the Japanese Zero rocket.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. I watched a humanoid robot clean my apartment. It felt like a taste of the future. —Grace Huckins When I saw an X post abo…

With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.

Creators in their sixties, seventies, and eighties have flooded adult platforms as the demand for mature content has skyrocketed, with some turning to online sex work as a retirement lifeline.

After enduring years of smells, strange noises, and waste “tea,” I’ve found the composters and food recyclers I’d actually recommend.