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TV mounts have evolved, and so have all the other options for getting your huge new television set off the entertainment stand.
These are the best Star Wars gifts in the galaxy for everyone from Padawan fans to Jedi masters.
Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California.
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the weeks top security news.
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With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy farms, the full scale of the outbreak is unclear.
This compact but mighty speaker lets you bring the thrills of a real subwoofer virtually anywhere.
Red and blue light therapy can help reduce wrinkles and acne. I spoke to a dermatologist and donned a few masks to test their efficacy.
Yes, the $200 price tag is well above the entry-level point-and-shoot Instax cameras, but Fujifilms latest gives photographers more manual control over their instant images.
There are many apps to help you record and organize your thoughts on any device. These are our favorites.
The Dell XPS 14 and 16 are both speedy, beautiful machines that are just a little too expensive for what you get.
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WeWorks controversial former CEO tried to acquire the bankrupt company he left in crisis. After being rebuffed, Adam Neumann will have to pivot to something new.
CoreWeave, once a small player in crypto, is now a $19 billion unicorn that provides GPUs to AI developers. Its frenetic culture and rising competition now pose challenges, former employees say.
Entrepreneur Jeff Lawsons plan to revive venerable satirical outlet The Onion involves borrowing from the playbook of the founders of WhatsApp.
Cut out the beeps and bloops and get some rest for a change.
Jerry Seinfeld thinks PC crap is ruining comedy. Hacks proves him wrong.
Whats the difference between a hybrid, a mild hybrid, and a plug-in hybrid? This is the WIRED guide for the electric-curious.
A US judge who will decide Googles fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was odd for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals.
Theres still time left to bid for a 145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer that was once the 20th most powerful computer in the world.
Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem.
In the aftermath of the Capitol riot, far-right militia groups are using Facebook to organizeand they're not worried about getting banned by Meta.
When it rains, it pours. Here are our picks for cold, wet daysplus expert tips on deciphering product specs.
Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.
Get your pictures off your phone and in front of your friends and family with these connected displays.
From the Move to the Beam, weve tested nearly every speaker from the venerable brand. We like them allbut here are the best picks to fit your lifestyle.
We've spent time with most of the available apps for making music on iPad, and this loop station, DAW, and sampler combo is the best free (and paid) app around.
Le Wand's vibrator is an elegant reimagining of a sex-tech classic that can vibrate your jeans right off.
When emoji and Memoji cant fully capture your emotions, Stickers will do the trick.
Scientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Heres whats turning the storms into increasingly dangerous behemoths.
This week, we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.
Trumps former fixer is now a political content creator.
In March, an aspiring author got a troubling message: All of her works in progress were no longer accessible. What happened next is every writers worst fear.
Some startups that launched buzzy generative AI products are now narrowing their offerings to try to make them more useful to business clients.
The company's decision to eliminate the team building its charging infrastructure comes at a delicate time for the EV industry. Other players are eager to pick up where Tesla left off.
Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.
Coconus vibrator is approachable, affordable, and surprisingly intuitive.
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This laptop packs an all-day battery for work, a smooth screen, and enough power to run your favorite games.
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI modeland the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained onthat aims to spot the shape of bitcoin money laundering.
Move over MoonSwatchin a collaboration with Kith, TAG is reissuing 10 pimped versions of its classic plastic sports watch. And, yes, they will be available online (if you're fast enough).
This sub-$1,000 laptop dishes out great power with Intels Core Ultra 7 chip at the expense of build quality and decent speakers.
When I rejoined the app and quickly got addicted, I realized it was exactly what I needed: not reality itself but the illusion of it.
Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, healthcare, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.
If youve wanted to join the Google Pixel ecosystem, youre in luck. Googles A-Series phone is on sale alongside the Pixel Watch 2.
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
A US judge has sentenced crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, to four months in prison for breaking anti-money-laundering rules.
Rotels versatile network amplifier offers audiophile sound, but the software that pairs with it needs an upgrade.