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US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
Want to give your children an easy way to contact youwithout giving them a smartphone? Family Setup on WatchOS can help.
From surprisingly good $300 Chromebooks to excellent $650 Windows laptops, these are the best budget laptops weve tested.
Wacoms Android-based drawing pad tries, and mostly succeeds, to pack a full digital art workstation into a portable sketch pad.
What a three-time Olympic medalist packs to Milano Cortina 2026.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and a host of other major tech companies have found common ground in F/ai, a new startup accelerator based out of Paris.
Mazzer Philos is a commercial-caliber coffee grinder made for the home countertop. And it made for some of the most delicious espresso I pulled this year.
Some of the best sales of the year are happening right nowwell help you save on our all-time favorite mattresses and bedding.
As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar systems chaotic youth.
From app-controlled toys to mounts and wearables, I tested a variety of sex toys for every type of body and ability.
The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international employees in attendance, sparking immediate backlash.
Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how its possible the Quad God can do more than four full rotations in the air.
The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musks Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition informationsome of which contradicts the governments new guidelines.
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the companys products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
You can grab a fully kitted action camera and all the lenses for $550.
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
From LEDs to fancy OLED models, these are our favorite televisions at every price.
We tested the latest and greatest gaming laptops, and whittled our list down to the six absolute best you can buy right now.
Ditch the old Word doc that's hanging on by a thread. A proper rsum builder can help you stand out from the crowd.
Bidets are extremely common in northern Italy, where the Milano Cortina Games are being played. Theyre less familiar to the people visiting.
These second-generation smart glasses give you superpowersif the software behaves.
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
It' a decent value for a $200, but unreliable performance makes this Samsung smartphone tough to recommend.
Here are the current best bundles from the most popular services.
Instead of throwing that spent Elf Bar nicotine vape into the trash, you can pull most of the guts out, plug in a circuit board and some controls, then suck on the mouthpiece to play digital sounds.
Our remote team clocked serious hours walking, working, and sometimes jogging to find the best under-desk treadmills for home offices and small spaces.
Get tracking, temperature regulation, and other smart features without the hassle or investment of a smart bed.
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Save up to 20% and get up to $4,000 with a Refund Advance Loan at H&R Block this tax season.
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A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name io for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.
Attorney general Ral Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.
I tried Boarderies new sweets-only board, which ships overnight, to see if its impressive enough for your valentine.
The Epson ET-2980 is a great value at its full price, and the discount sweetens the deal.
We got a peek at the interior of Ferraris new Luce electric car, which was dreamed up by famed ex-Apple designer and his firm, LoveFrom. It looks and feels a whole lot like an Apple product.
These are our favorite ebike locks for every ride, including the best bike locks designed to thwart angle grinders.
The design of Soundcore's latest open earbuds magically transforms them into noise-cancelling buds, but does it actually work?
New York state has required companies to disclose if technological innovation or automation was the cause of job loss for nearly a year. So far, none has.
After more than 15 years of draconian measures, culminating in an ongoing internet shutdown, the Iranian regime seems to be staggering toward its digital surveillance endgame.
If throwing stones and sweeping ice seem strange to you, the centuries-old history of the sport explains why it became so beloved.
The Bryte Balance Pro takes smart mattresses to the next level with adjustable coils and programmable massage settings.
General Galactic, cofounded by a former SpaceX engineer, plans to test its water-based propellant this fall. If successful, it could help usher in a new era of space travel. That's a big if.
We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LXs pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event.
The All-American Halftime Show, born out of outrage over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance, fell short of the hype. From Kid Rocks poor lip synching to Erika Kirk being MIA, it was simply dull.
Bad Bunnys Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
Ready to cut the cord? These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled.
From jogging and cycling to multi-tasking or puttering around the house, open earbuds are an excellent way to jam out in the real world.
Looking for all our top recommended vacuums? Here are our favorites in every style weve tested, from stick vacs to robot vacuums.

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