The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Cox Media Group, MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle allegations that they falsely claimed their "Active Li…
A podcast episode of WIRED's "Uncanny Valley," which discusses Meta's recent layoffs and declining employee morale, Elon Musk's loss in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and Google's ambitious AI-driven cha…
Best window air conditioners of 2026, with the Midea 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Smart Inverter model as the top pick for its energy efficiency and smart design. It also features budget-friendly options like t…
Mustard Made, a company known for its colorful and stylish storage lockers, is offering a rare 20% discount on eight colors through May 31. The lockers, which have been praised by WIRED reviewers for …
Palantir held a spring hack week to develop new oversight tools for its software used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), aiming to address inte…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a potentially below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, with 8 to 14 named storms, due to an expected El Niño event that creates…
Author's experience testing Google Gemini's new AI avatar feature, which creates a digital clone of the user to insert into AI-generated videos. After a quick five-minute setup process, the author gen…
New York City and Los Angeles County have announced a partnership to form a "bicoastal bridge" advocacy bloc, using their combined purchasing power to push automakers to continue producing electric ve…
Guide to the best duffel bags, updated for May 2026, with the Eastpak Duffel Pack S Tarp named as the top overall pick. It also highlights other options tailored to different needs, such as new picks …
An ex-restaurant critic and WIRED reviewer tested over two dozen meal delivery services since 2017, evaluating them on recipe quality, ease of preparation, ingredient sourcing, and dietary suitability…
The article reviews the best Android tablets of 2026, naming the OnePlus Pad 3 as the top overall choice for its performance, display, and battery life, while highlighting the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 U…
In its IPO filing, SpaceX warned investors that AI features like Grok's "Spicy" and "Unhinged" modes, which generate raunchy or less filtered content, could lead to regulatory scrutiny and reputationa…
According to a regulatory filing, SpaceX has committed over $2.8 billion to purchase gas turbines to power data centers for its artificial intelligence unit, xAI. The investment comes amid legal and e…
According to a SpaceX IPO filing, Anthropic has agreed to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion per month (totaling $15 billion annually) through May 2029 for access to cloud computing infrastructure at SpaceX's C…
The author successfully connected an AI agent called OpenClaw to a physical robot arm, enabling it to configure the arm, grasp objects, and train another AI model for object manipulation. This experim…
According to a report from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), major U.S. data brokers and AI firms use deceptive design tactics to prevent consumers from opting out of the sale of their…
Several winners of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been accused of using generative AI to write their entries, with readers and writers pointing out stylistic markers of AI text. The alle…
At Google I/O 2026, the company announced a major push to integrate AI agents across its core services, including Search, Gmail, YouTube, and Docs, with features like an "intelligent search box" and g…
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, argues that fears of AI eliminating software developer jobs are misguided, stating that increased productivity should lead to more ambitious projects rather tha…
Google has introduced a new "avatar" feature for its AI video and image tool, Flow, allowing users to create digital clones of themselves and insert them into AI-generated video clips. The feature, po…