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Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the region.

This climate phenomenon could cause a massive global temperature spike and cause economic losses of $10 trillion by 2032.

These are the AC units weve trusted to cool our homes for months, if not years.

The TK705STis highly responsive, low-latency performance makes gameplay ultra-realistic. For movies and TV? Its a purely average home projector.

Never mind the heat death of the universe. Entropy is just a bridge between two levels of reality.

Analysis of satellite images of Myanmar shows dozens of alleged scam compounds have appeared in recent months, despite a purported crackdown on the criminal organizations.

I think it should stand for artificial idiot, one 9-year-old says. Heres why kids of all ages are calling AI disgusting and creepy.

If youre tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curatedand human-centricway to find what youre looking for.

After Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.

EU law gives researchers unprecedented rights to scrutinize Big Tech. Researchers say Tik Tok, X, and Meta are still deciding who gets to look inside.

Outside expertssome with a vested interest in peptidesrecommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA's bulk list, including the Wolverine stack touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers.

The clip features the David Bowie track Five Years, which includes lyrics such as Earth was really dying (dying).

MSGs sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop stars rehearsal dinner.

The European Commission claims that Google boosted its own apps and products to the top of search rankings to the detriment of its competitors.

The next time youre locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.

The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that really matter.

I cranked Apples iOS 27 beta to maximum transparency on my iPhone and enjoyed every warped second.

With blessings from the original Jibo founders, iKairos is a wearable or desk-mounted AI journal that turns your family moments into AI images and video.

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.

The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isnt an isolated incident. Its part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.

Theres a debate going on in the Trump administration over how to handle increasingly powerful Chinese AI models.

Save on WIRED-tested LED therapy devices from TheraFace, HigherDose, and more.

Elon Musk and the online right convinced themselves that Christopher Nolans woke epic would go down in flames. Now theyre crashing out.

As access to Anthropics and OpenAIs frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable.

Out of Dysons two new affordable stick vacuums, this one is easily my favorite.

Samsungs folding phone family has a new middle child with a fresh form factor, but which of its eighth-gen foldables is right for you?

People spend hours watching videos on their smartphones. The wider, shorter, and lighter Galaxy Z Fold8 caters to exactly that.

From powerful air movers and whisper-quiet pedestal models to options that double as misters, lamps, and air purifiers, these are the fans that impressed us most.

The fitness trackers Id recommend to beginners, athletes, and kids.

An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.

It didnt keep my coworkers at bay, but Flippers expensive productivity tool did help me focus on the task at hand.

The discounts may not beat Prime Day, but I found worthwhile prices on WIRED-approved TVs, laptops, tablets, speakers, and other home gear.

The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

Pat Gelsinger wants to pave the way to ever more powerful artificial intelligence using tiny beams of light.

A new type of malware can worm deep into AI coding systems to steal data and loginsand can flip a death switch to destroy files and keep out real users.

A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it aint so.

Nvidias Vera Rubin platform combines CPUs and GPUs into a single system, reflecting the companys growing ambition to power every layer of AI infrastructure.

The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs.

Hallidays G2 glasses can listen to and summarize your workplace meetingswith no video involved.

These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.

These locks, lights, and other smart home upgrades let you add automation without messing up your homes vibe.

Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the Mississippi Miracle, its all about comprehension.

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehiclesand left them in even if the buyer didnt want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars.

Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.

Once a quirky bastion of amateur vulva jewelry and pet portraits, Etsy is now deluged with mass-produced goods and AI knockoffs. Some customers dont seem to mind.