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Steve Bannon got out of federal prison at around 3 am Tuesday. Seven hours later, he was live on his War Room podcast to “flood the zone with shit” exactly one week before the presidential election.Flooding the zone with shit is Bannon’s own oft-quoted description of his media strategy: churning so many lies or half-truths into the stratosphere that it becomes impossible to draw a line between fact and fiction.“I am more energized and more focused than I’ve ever been...

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As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, Max (aka the streamer formerly known as HBO Max)—is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content that is the stuff of Oscar dreams. However, because Max is not (yet) a production powerhouse like, say, Netflix, hundreds of great movies come and go each month. So if you see something you want to watch, don’t...

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Election workers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are not destroying mail-in ballots cast for former President Donald Trump. The Department of Defense did not issue a directive last month giving US soldiers unprecedented authority to use lethal force against Trump supporters who riot if the former president loses next week. And no, 180,000 Amish people did not register to vote in Pennsylvania—given there are only 92,600 Amish living in the state, including minors. Ron DeSantis never said that Florida would not...

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There's Shark Week, and then there's Mac Week. It's a little less exciting, but Apple first announced a new iMac yesterday, and today we're being treated to a new Mac Mini. Tomorrow, there's a good chance you can expect a new MacBook Pro, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.The Mac Mini is Apple's tiniest desktop computer and it's getting its first redesign in decades. Apple refreshed this machine early in 2023 with the M2 chipset, but the latest entry...

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Anker Soundcore Life Q30 WirelessAnker makes everything from phone chargers to headphones, and we generally like most of its gear. The Q30 are a standout, thanks to the decent hybrid active noise-canceling tech and class-leading 40-hour playtime. These are a great cheap model to buck the noise of planes, trains, and automobiles. A pair of 40-mm silk diaphragm drivers even produce pretty good sound quality for the money. Just be careful with them because they're a bit fragile; the plastic...

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The primary speaker features a few physical controls across its top surface, but greater control is available via an unglamorous remote control handset. There’s also the Technics Audio Center control app that’s free for iOS and Android. It takes the concept of “unglamorous” to previously unimagined places, but it’s a stable and useful enough interface. No, it’s not the swiftest in operation, and no, it’s no one’s idea of a visual treat—but if you want to integrate your favorite music...

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro MaxApple completely canceled the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max from 2021, but they're still fine to buy. They have speedy processors and three rear cameras that deliver near-identical photos to the latest iPhone 14 Pro models, so you can zoom out with the ultrawide or zoom in with the telephoto. Everything else is par for the course, with stainless steel bodies, excellent OLED displays, daylong battery life, water resistance,...

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SlimFold Micro Soft Shell Thin WalletLike a good set of sheets or your first tools, a wallet is a gift that you only get excited about when you're almost an adult. SlimFold makes great gear. My partner has used this wallet daily for over eight years, and it's still going strong. It has just enough room for cash and cards, preventing it from becoming bulky or obtrusive (or leaving a wear mark on pants pockets). The material is durable, stretchy,...

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I don’t have many regrets, but buying the basic Kindle a few years ago is one of them. Ironically, I hadn't done much research before purchasing it. I wanted to get back into reading and didn't want to spend much—I was struggling to finish hard copies and thought an ebook reader would solve the problem. I marched onto Amazon and bought myself the basic Kindle from 2019.Between the low screen resolution, slow performance, and short battery life, the frustrating experience...

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“Many of us are pissed,” wrote the “commander” of a Three Percenter militia in Kentucky in a post. “We need to have a location all patriots from all states can come to when the time comes,” he continued. “Thoughts?” Other militia members replied, affirming their readiness. “It’s time the enemy paid a price for their treason and crimes against humanity,” one person responded.These plans for militia activity in the wake of the US election are not from a private conversation...

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Nostalgia is not our strong suit at WIRED. We rarely look back. But sometimes conscience demands that even we zealots of the future take stock. And so we are solemnly ready to examine our origins.The internet has gone terribly wrong, or so common wisdom has it. AI has salted the earth with factory-made frankenwords. Online spaces are besieged by bad actors, from roving groypers to troll militias to tyrannical oligarchs. Identity thieves, lie peddlers, and revenge pornographers infest every corner...

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This article was copublished with EdSurge. EdSurge is a nonprofit newsroom that covers education through original journalism and research. Sign up for its newsletters.As Jennifer Hill’s eldest child was heading into fifth grade, she began to wonder how she would communicate with him in the hour between his school bus drop-off and her arrival home from work in downtown Cleveland.“There’s no phone in this house if something goes wrong,” she remembers thinking. “It’s not safe.”When Hill was a kid, there...

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Like other online travel agencies, Booking.com helps you find discount rates for airline tickets, cruises, hotel stays, car rentals, and packages. We at WIRED regularly post updates with the newest Booking.com promo codes for discounts on car rentals, last-minute hotel bookings, and other travel-related expenses, including this promo code for 50% off stays and free cancellation when you sign up at Booking.com. Whether you want to grab an apartment in a walkable neighborhood or be bad and bougie in a...

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Trump’s relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook is one of the most congenial the former president has shared with a Silicon Valley leader. Cook maintained a relationship with Trump during his time in office, often meeting with the president and serving on advisory panels influencing policy decisions that affect Apple’s business, such as tariffs and immigration.Cook has not publicly confirmed that this most recent call took place. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WIRED.Meta CEO...

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At his rally on Sunday at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that if elected he would allow wellness conspiracist and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to “go wild on health.” Kennedy, a former Democrat and scion of the famous political family, initially ran as an independent third-party and potential spoiler candidate, and has spent the better part of two decades spreading conspiracy theories that would likely inform the policies...

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Not all AI tools are the generate-from-scratch types like Google’s MusicFX, Suno, and Udio that independent creators like Hatcher use—there are also ones for extracting stems, for mixing and mastering, and for brainstorming lyrics, all of which are finding user bases amongst hobbyists as well as professional producers. Sam Hollander, a pop hitmaker who has worked with Panic! at the Disco and Flava Flav, compares AI to the explosion of drum machines in the ’80s, and how session drummers had...

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Stubblebine does not deny that Medium has seen a major uptick in AI-generated articles. “We think, probably, AI-generated content that gets posted to Medium is probably up tenfold from the beginning of the year,” he says. He also adopts a generally adversarial approach to AI slop appearing on the platform: “We’re strongly against AI content.” But he objects to the use of AI detectors in assessing the scope of the issue, in part because he alleges they cannot differentiate between...

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The colors are technically the same as before (green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue, alongside silver), but rather than pastel shades, Apple made them darker. It comes with color-matched accessories too.Speaking of, Apple finally transitioned the peripherals to USB-C—so, we can take them off the list of products that still use the Lightning Connector. At checkout, you can pick between the standard Magic Keyboard or the Touch ID model as well as either a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad....

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Apple has officially unveiled the latest version of its operating system for Mac. This time around, Apple stuck to its “California places” naming convention and went with macOS Sequoia. (Yes, a sequoia is a type of tree, but it's also a national park in northern California.)Also known as macOS 15, the new OS packs a ton of new capabilities onto the desktop, including a password management app, video conferencing tools, and updates to Safari, as well as all the features...

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The idea is you'll be able to speak more naturally with Siri. Ask and the assistant will be able to understand context better than ever before. You can say, “Play the podcast my wife sent me the other day,” and Siri will be able to pull it up. That kind of thing.Siri can also help explain how to do certain functions on your phone if you're not sure (maybe Samsung was onto something with Bixby). And if you make a...

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If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDI've been living with a beta version of Apple Intelligence for over a month, and life hasn't changed much since its features arrived on my iPhone 16 Pro.If you haven't braved the public beta, today you'll get to experience it for yourself. Apple is finally shipping its much-hyped artificial intelligence suite of features in...

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I’ve had the Beis Dopp Kit for four years now, and it’s still my go-to for any trip. The poly canvas material is durable and easy to spot clean. Plus, I opted for the black version to mask the inevitable scuffs and smaller stains. What I love the most, though, are the compartments. The water-resistant section is a total game changer when packing liquids or fragrances. If something leaks, a quick wipe gets the job done. The waterproof bottom is...

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If you’re looking for a soundbar-subwoofer combo that doubles as a smart speaker for your living room, there is no better option than the Yamaha YAS-209. It has Amazon Alexa built in, two virtual surround sound modes, Wi-Fi, Spotify Connect, and Bluetooth. You can use your voice to do everything from playing Taylor Swift to checking the weather. That’s a heck of a lot of features for a semi-affordable bar.It also sounds better than it has any right to at...

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Insider threats will “likely be an issue” that election centers across the US will face in the coming weeks, according to a US intelligence memo viewed by WIRED. These threats, the memo warns, “could derail or jeopardize a fair and transparent election process.”The bulletin cites the Department of Homeland Security's definition of an insider threat: someone who “will use his or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do harm to an entity.”This stark warning was rolled into a situational...

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Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-backed hackers have been active throughout the 2024 United States campaign season, compromising digital accounts associated with political campaigns, spreading disinformation, and probing election systems. But in a report from early October, the threat-sharing and coordination group known as the Election Infrastructure ISAC warned that cybercriminals like ransomware attackers pose a far greater risk of launching disruptive attacks than foreign espionage actors.While state-backed actors were emboldened following Russia's meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, the...

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Skip to main contentShopping for tiny people is intimidating. Good news: We did it for you.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more.One of the most intimidating things I ever did in my twenties was attend my first baby shower. I was still in college, and if there was an online registry of some kind, nobody bothered to share it with me, so I went in completely blind trying to shop for...

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Skip to main contentOct 27, 2024 10:03 AMThese addictive smartphone games are perfect for the small screen in your pocket.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more.Don’t doomscroll more depressing news, use that phone to lift your mood instead. The best mobile games will bring a little joy to your day, whether you’re killing time on the commute or chilling on the couch. And these games are all addictive slices of gaming...

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Fellow Tally Pro Studio Edition ScaleIt's safe to say nobody actually needs a $185 kitchen scale, but it's exactly the kind of thing the intense coffee lover in your life might not splurge on for themself. This scale is an absolute joy to use. It feels solid, heavy, powerful. You turn the knob to cycle through the different units of weight on its little OLED display, and press a smaller button beside it to cycle through the modes.Brew Assist mode...

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The ubiquitous KitchenAid stand mixer—domestic icon, home cook must-have, subject of tattoos and even master’s theses—has rarely been controversial. Content to sleep tucked away within cabinets waiting to make cookies or birthday cakes, this century-old staple has garnered little public criticism for anything other than its price. (The standard 5-quart tilt-head Artisan costs $350; stand mixers from other brands run around $100.)That all changed with this year’s Design Series release: the Evergreen. Unveiled in September, this zhuzhed-up tilt-head Artisan model...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a honeybee. In many ways, your world is small. Your four delicate wings, each less than a centimeter long, transport your half-gram body through looming landscapes full of giant animals and plants. In other ways, your world is expansive, even grand. Your five eyes see colors and patterns that humans can’t, and your multisensory antennae detect odors from distant flowers.For years, biologists have wondered whether...

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The problem isn’t bandwidth though, it’s latency. Video games are built on instant feedback. Some games can fudge the definition of “instant” a bit, but anything more than half a second of delay between input and action would be unplayable for even the most forgiving games.This is the problem I faced when trying out Xbox Cloud Gaming on an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max. On paper, this is one of the most accessible ways to get into Xbox gaming....

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If range is your biggest concern, you should consider Apollo's Phantom V3 (9/10, WIRED Recommends). I was able to take it on a 22-mile trip, and it had 43 percent left in the tank at the end—that's after climbing two different bridges! The Phantom can go up to 38 miles per hour (41 if you use the Ludo mode), but this is far too much. I instead restricted the speed to 20 mph using the companion app. Much more reasonable....

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Specialized Turbo Tero X 4.0If you're an avid cyclist, you probably already know the n + 1 rule, where n = the number of bikes you already own and 1 is the number of bikes you should own (in other words: Buy another bike). If you or a loved one wants to break this addictive bike-buying cycle with one bike to rule them all, Specialized's Turbo Tero X (8/10, WIRED Recommends) might just be the bike for you. Specialized revamped...

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Credit where it’s due, former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn—the man who was later smuggled out of Japan in a double bass case—was quick to identify electrification as the key paradigm shift in the 21st-century car industry. Cue the cute Renault Zoe, forward-thinking in terms of design and propulsion, but perhaps too aloof to capture hearts and minds.The new Renault 5 EV is unashamedly nostalgic in look, mining a design trend that’s been around so long that retro is almost retro....

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Lention C-95 Docking StationApple recently brought back ports—thank goodness—but that doesn't help those of us who can't drop $2,000 or more for a new device when we have a perfectly good MacBook Pro at home. If you're in the same boat, the Lention 11-in-1 docking station corrects the frustrating lack of ports. It keeps everything plugged in while staying tucked away beneath your laptop, instead of dangling off the side. It's not much of a stand, but it offers a slight...

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Over the past year or so, Netflix and Apple TV+ have been duking it out to have the most prestigious film offerings (congrats, CODA!), but that doesn’t mean some of the best movies aren't on Amazon Prime. The streamer was one of the first to go around picking up film festival darlings and other lovable favorites, and they’re all still there in the library, so if they flew under your radar the first time, now is the perfect time to...

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The Chinese spy operation adds to the growing sense of a melee of foreign digital interference in the election, which has already included Iranian hackers’ attempt to hack and leak emails from the Trump campaign—with limited success—and Russia-linked disinformation efforts across social media.Apple Releases Security Research Tools for Private Cloud ComputeAhead of the full launch next week of Apple’s AI platform, Apple Intelligence, the company debuted tools this week for security researchers to evaluate its cloud infrastructure known as Private...

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Listen up, nerds. Newegg has deals on gently used, refurbished, new and hard-to-find electronics, gaming products and more. Remaining one of the biggest online-only retailers in the US for the last 20 years, Newegg is a leading global online retailer for PC hardware, home appliances and all things tech, as well as providing help with businesses’ e-commerce needs. In the last decade, Newegg has expanded its online retail presence, selling everything from PC parts to refurbished vacuum cleaners. So, whether...

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Since then, though, the expectations of the level of Apple’s capitulation have only grown more onerous. Algorithms that determine what the public sees online or through AI have to be registered with the Chinese authorities, and new AI legislation is largely focused on controlling the exact public-interfacing models that Western tech companies want to get involved with.“You need to file with regulators. You might need to submit a lot of details about things like coding … many tech companies may...

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Costumes, candy, putting Lewis in your yard—some Halloween traditions you just can't pass up. Like, for example, parking your tush on the couch with a bag of fun-size treats and all the werewolves, vampires, and mermen you can handle. From old favorites to new classics, here are 25 of the best horror movies to put you in the Halloween spirit, all of which you can stream right now.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a...

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It's really no wonder that there has been this scattering to the winds of people on social media now, as if they didn't need another reason to migrate to other platforms. I remember that moment when there was Threads, Bluesky, Twitter, Mastodon, and some other ones—and I'm like, this is the fucking War of the Roses.I dunk on Twitter constantly—I am never calling it X—but can’t seem to quit. It’s still important and useful for many reasons.From my vantage point,...

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For years, they had been losing their central vision—what allows people to see letters, faces, and details clearly. The light-receiving cells in their eyes were deteriorating, gradually blurring their sight.But after receiving an experimental eye implant as part of a clinical trial, some study participants can now see well enough to read from a book, play cards, and fill in a crossword puzzle despite being legally blind. Science Corporation, the California-based brain-computer interface company developing the implant, announced the preliminary...

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The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has contacted former OceanGate employees and expedition members as part of an investigatory probe, WIRED has learned from multiple sources. The carbon fiber submersible Titan imploded on a tourist trip to the wreck of the Titanic in June 2023, killing the five people on board, including OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush.WIRED could not confirm the subject of the investigation, and the US Attorney’s Office would not comment....

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There are so many cases. Here are other ones I've tried that I don't like as much as the picks above but might be suitable for you.Casely Bold ($35) and Classic Cases for $25: I like the Casely Classic more than the bold—the buttons don't feel as mushy, and the hardshell plastic feels nice. Both have a nice cutout for Camera Control, with raised edges around the screen, and good MagSafe support. They also look fun! There's even a collaboration...

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I’ve been wearing the Even Realities G1 glasses for four months, and while many people have commented on my new frames, only two friends asked if my glasses were “smart.” For someone who wore Google Glass in public and lived to tell the tale, this technological anonymity is high praise indeed. They look like glasses you might actually want to wear, and they don’t draw unnecessary attention to your (OK, my) face.But as Clark Kent accessed his superpowers after taking...

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Skip to main contentThere comes a pivotal time in every adult's life when they finally upgrade from hand-me-downs. A bed frame might seem like something you can go without, but not only can they upgrade the look of your room, but they can also help your mattress last longer. We've put a few frames through their paces over the years, and these are the best bed frames we've tested. Just know that the prices we've listed are for the queen-size...

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To take up the slack, Trek routed the chain through not one but two idler pulleys. The result looks a little like a three-ring circus near the chain ring, but that added idler pulley allows the derailleur to do what it’s supposed to do, which is keep the bike shifting well.Love at First RideI loved this bike off the bat because it felt nimble and fast and gave me the confidence to sail over a few steep lines that I...

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Eric Lander is a Big Science heavyweight. A geneticist, molecular biologist, and mathematician, he led the International Human Genome Project and is founding director of the powerful Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. His countless accolades include a MacArthur “genius” grant and 14 honorary doctorates. When Joe Biden became president, he tapped Lander to be his science adviser and the head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Lander lost the job because of charges that he bullied subordinates,...

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The newest addition to Samsung's smartphone lineup is the Galaxy S24 FE—the “FE” stands for Fan Edition. This moniker never made much sense to me because wouldn't a Samsung fan want to save up for the flagship? In any case, these phones were made to bring top-of-the-line features to a lower price. But therein lies the rub. The S24 FE starts at $650, which is $150 less than the base Galaxy S24. However, since it launched around eight months after...

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Many lies get told on TikTok; also, many truths. One such truth came last weekend when a user with the handle @madallthatime explained that all the people looking for distinct Halloween costume ideas on social media were just being served the same videos by the algorithm—thus negating their uniqueness. Instead, this internet sage explained, they should be looking somewhere else: the #HearMeOut trend.TikToks of the trend, also known as #HearMeOutCake, encompass a simple premise: A group of friends, or enemies,...

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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get its Muni Metro light rail off floppy disks.The Muni Metro’s Automatic Train Control System (ATCS) has required 5¼-inch floppy disks since 1998, when it was installed at San Francisco’s Market Street subway station. The system uses three floppy disks for loading DOS software that controls the system’s central servers. Michael Roccaforte, an SFMTA spokesperson, gave further details on how the light rail operates to...

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Target has set itself apart from big box retailers like Walmart by having trendy clothes, homegoods branded by reality TV stars and, of course, in-store Starbucks. With malls and traditional department stores in decline, Target has even become the go-to destination for stay-at-home parents who need to get out of the house (and maybe get a Frappucino). In recent years, the store has cemented themselves as a notch above similar retailers with exclusive products with a more high-end feel, while...

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VistaPrint specializes in custom physical and digital marketing products for small businesses, like marketing materials and promotional products, along with personal products like invitations and posters to meet any print and online personalization needs you may have. Whether you need products for your small biz or want personalized gag gifts, use coupon code for $15 off orders of $100 or more with code TAKE15 at VistaPrint (offer ends September 30 and cannot be combined with other offers. Whether you need...

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Skip to main contentCurl up by the fire—or start your own—with our favorite vibrators, suction toys, lubes, and condoms this holiday season.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more.Sex toys and accessories can be a huge benefit to most people's sex lives, but we don't talk about them openly enough. That's a shame, because here at WIRED, we have many thoughts on all the gadgets you can use to spice up your...

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In the game known as the streaming wars, Disney+ came out swinging, bringing with it a massive library of the best movies and TV shows—with new ones being added all the time. Watched everything on Netflix? Disney+ has a seemingly endless selection of Marvel movies and plenty of Star Wars and Pixar fare too. Problem is, there’s so much stuff, it’s hard to know where to begin. WIRED is here to help. Below are our picks for the best films...

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"Right now, we're seeing the highest sales of Kindle in over a decade—20 billion pages are currently read every month," claims Panay. "And it turns out the majority of this new cohort are millennials and Gen Z, this is the fastest growing segment."Kevin Keith goes further, explaining that while social media used to be a distraction from books, it's now a driving force for selling Kindles to new, younger readers. The “BookTok” phenomenon, he says, has a lot to do...

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It sounds like something out of the Old West, but this year, Constitutional Sheriffs—law enforcement officers who believe they’re above state and federal oversight—have rounded up posses and set their sights on election security. WIRED’s Tim Marchman talks with reporter David Gilbert about how the Constitutional Sheriffs hitched their wagons to the big guns in the election denial movement, and how just one rogue county sheriff could call the entire presidential race into question.Tim Marchman is @timmarchman. David Gilbert is...

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I didn't expect to love the Plank Firm Natural, as it sounded a little too firm for side sleeping. But consider me a changed woman. It's a dual-sided hybrid mattress, with a medium-firm side and a firm side. There are individually encased coils in the middle of the mattress, and a 1.5-inch layer of latex on either side with different densities to create the medium versus medium-firm experience. I started with a week on the medium-firm side and in the...

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Ronald Reagan gave one to Mikhail Gorbachev. Gerald Ford was a fan. Bill Nye The Science Guy keeps one in his New York apartment. Henry Kissinger and Frank Sinatra both owned one. Malcolm Forbes had five. Perhaps peak celebrity endorsement comes in the form of Admiral Greer having one in The Hunt for Red October.The Geochron World Time Indicator—a 2- by 3-foot world map with the ability to track Earth's daylight in real time, a world first when invented—has fascinated...

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DJI's new Osmo Action 5 Pro is here to compete with the new GoPro Hero 13 Black. The company's latest action camera is smaller and lighter, has 47 GB of built-in storage, and has battery life that GoPro owners don't even dare to dream about.Throw in a new, higher-resolution image sensor, improved low-light capabilities, subject tracking, and out-of-the-box support for the DJI Mic 2 wireless microphone, and you have a camera that's not only capable of getting that shot but...

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If you want a more audiophile-like wireless listening experience, check out this no-frills pair from Grado Labs. The Brooklyn brand is known for its excellent headphones and turntable cartridges, and it has branched out to truly wireless earbuds. The GT220 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) are comfortable and ergonomic, and they deliver a quality version of the company's transparent sound. In fact, WIRED senior associate editor Adrienne So says they fit so well you don't need noise canceling. An IPX4 rating and six...

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Looking like a slightly overgrown electric kettle, the Tribest Soyabella is a simple plant milk maker that can do other things, such as make soups, infusions, and tofu. It is rather too simple, though—the only option is to make raw or heated milk, chosen by a pair of buttons on the top of the device. This top lifts off to reveal the device's workings: a blender arm and a filter cup. To make a batch of milk, you put up...

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Guerrero said that possible opportunities would be jumping on a campaign bus touring Las Vegas and speaking to voters about reproductive rights or to go door-knocking in battleground states. It sounds like the details are still shaking out, but I reached out to the Harris campaign for more information.“At the very least, creators should at least be telling our audiences and asking our audiences to vote. I know we feel overwhelmed with the presidential election, but there’s so much more...

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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court’s ruling that the federal government—not Texas —had ultimate authority over border enforcement led to a tense standoff, which turbocharged violent rhetoric and civil war fantasies online. That ruling, which DHS cited as a driver behind the uptick in anti-immigration threats, drew an array of extremists who traveled convoy style to the border to “support” Texas law enforcement. As that was playing out, FBI agents said they disrupted a plot by militiamen to shoot border...

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This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a nonprofit journalism organization.It’s 2016 and Simone Strey looks giddy. In the video, a clip from a series titled Innovators Under 35: Germany, the agritech entrepreneur awkwardly explains the challenge of jumping into the business side of the startup world. “We are all more from science,” she says in her German-accented English. But she and her team of coders, anthropologists, botanists, and plant pathologists had struck on...

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Dar Leaf and Richard Mack don’t seem like they would pose a threat to US democracy.Leaf, a sheriff from Barry County, Michigan, always has at least two pens clipped neatly to his shirt pocket and speaks softly with a Midwestern accent. When we meet at an April event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Leaf is immaculately dressed in a sheriff’s uniform, replete with the polished gold star.Mack also wears a gold star—even though he’s no longer a sheriff. But in the...

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Google added that part of the problem it faces in generating its AI Overviews is that, for some very specific queries, there’s an absence of high quality information on the web. And there’s little doubt that Lynn’s work is not of high quality.“The science underlying Lynn’s database of ‘national IQs’ is of such poor quality that it is difficult to believe the database is anything but fraudulent,” Sear said. “Lynn has never described his methodology for selecting samples into the...

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On August 19, a twentysomething man who goes by the online handle ZachXBT was walking into an airport to board a flight home—which airport, his real name, where home is, he’d rather not say—when he saw an alert on his phone. A sum of bitcoins had just been transferred to a small cryptocurrency exchange, one of many whose transactions he constantly monitors on Bitcoin’s blockchain for signs of criminal money laundering. The alert piqued his interest: This transaction was worth...

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Samsung makes everything from gaming monitors to dishwashers. WIRED often reviews the South Korean company’s products—especially Samsung’s vast lineup of Galaxy smartphones. WIRED is also always looking for a sale, finding the best promo codes and coupons to help you save big on your most important tech purchases.Refer a friend and get $100Sign up for Promo Codes and DiscountsRight now, one of the hottest Samsung promo codes is a whopping 30% discount for government employees and educators. Samsung also has...

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Squarespace helps small businesses and regular Joe Schmoes to get software help to build their own websites (for both personal and business), even including the commerce side of things with point of sale, inventory, and customer data features (both online or in person). In the age where literally everything is digitized and accessed through the World Wide Web, having an online presence is the most important thing you can do for your business or brand’s growth. Creating a website can...

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Students, it’s the worst time of your life, you might as well save a little money. Just kidding, life only gets harder from here. Kidding. Again. Maybe. What is not a joke is this deal. Dell is giving students a 10% discount on things students need like Dell XPS laptops and Alienware gaming rigs. Don’t call them that when you tell your parents you need one. Just say it’s a Dell 32-inch 4K OLED Monitor, no need to say anything...

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Dyson's vacuums are top-tier for various reasons. They're powerful, easy to maneuver, bagless, lightweight, and more. But a majority of these vacs are also very expensive. If you've been waiting for one to go on sale, you're in luck. Right now (until December 31), you can get up to $200 off of one of its cordless models on the Dyson website—a majority of which are listed as our top picks in our guide to The Best Dyson Vacuums.How To Use...

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A leader in almost everything tech and home office related for over 40 years, Swiss-founded Logitech offers a vast array of products, including keyboards, consoles, webcam, audio, as well as tech gear made especially for education, business, and gaming. We at WIRED know the company's wares well (obviously), so we’ve found a Logitech promo code to save on those peripheral purchases and have found some other great ways to save, too.Logitech makes seriously great Bluetooth keyboards, keyboard cases, and smart...

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KitchenAid’s strategy is one that maybe we should all live by—if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Remaining nearly unchanged since its introduction in 1914, KitchenAid’s stand mixer has become such a legendary kitchen staple that we called it an “everlasting” kitchen must-have and put it on our Buy It For Life guide. Right now (until October 1st), you can get 15% off major appliances such as dishwashers, microwaves, ovens, cooktops, refrigeration, and ventilation systems on the KitchenAid website using...

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Design Within Reach has some of the best and coolest home decor you can find, from modern couches to fantastic office chairs and fun designers like Herman Miller and Dusen Dusen. It’s not a cheap store to shop at, though, which is what makes these coupons something to jump on. Right now, you can get 20% off Design Within Reach’s sale section with our code EXTRA20. Design Within Reach carries some of our favorite office chairs, plus some other fantastic...

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Artificial intelligence might now be solving advanced math, performing complex reasoning, and even using personal computers, but today’s algorithms could still learn a thing or two from microscopic worms.Liquid AI, a startup spun out of MIT, will today reveal several new AI models based on a novel type of “liquid” neural network that has the potential to be more efficient, less power-hungry, and more transparent than the ones that underpin everything from chatbots to image generators to facial recognition systems.Liquid...

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As November 5 draws closer, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) warned on Wednesday that malicious foreign influence operations launched by Russia, China, and Iran against the US presidential election are continuing to evolve and should not be ignored even though they have come to feel inevitable. In the group's fifth report, researchers emphasize the range of ongoing activities as well as the inevitability that attackers will work to stoke doubts about the integrity of the election in its aftermath.In...

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Drugmaker Novo Nordisk is taking action to curb the massively popular compounded semaglutide industry, which provides copies of its blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to patients—often for much lower prices.The Danish pharmaceutical company is lobbying the US Food and Drug Administration to add semaglutide to the agency’s Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding (DDC) lists, which would block compounding pharmacies from producing dupes of the drug. In a filing posted by the agency on Tuesday, lawyers for Novo Nordisk reason that...

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For eight months, the criminal investigator who pioneered cryptocurrency tracing as a law enforcement technique has, in a bizarre twist of fate, been detained and then jailed in Nigeria facing charges of money laundering and tax evasion. Now, he may finally be coming home.On Wednesday in Abuja, a court ruled that criminal charges against Gambaryan, a Binance executive who previously served as an IRS criminal investigator for a decade, will be dropped on medical grounds as pressure from the US...

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We are all aware of the need for strong Wi-Fi inside the home, and Amazon’s Eero has done much to boost the popularity of mesh systems that create reliable networks. Now, Eero has set its sights on your backyard, garage, and other outbuildings with the weatherproof Eero Outdoor 7.This dual-band (2.4-GHz and 5-GHz) Wi-Fi 7 access point can join any existing Eero mesh system to expand coverage outside your home and offers speeds of up to 2.1 Gbps. Eero suggests...

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Apple Pencil (First Gen, USB-C, Second Gen)The Apple Pencil is a must-have for any iPad owner who takes a lot of notes or likes to draw. (You can even use it to sign documents.) iPadOS also has handwriting support within certain search fields and apps (like Notes), so you don't need to switch to the keyboard every time you want to type. Apple recently debuted a new Pencil, so now there are three to choose from. Here are the differences:Apple...

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I have always been a r/OneBag traveler. In my twenties and thirties, it was euphemistically called “backpacking,” even if actual hiking in the wilderness was only rarely involved. Bringing that one tiny bag that you could sling over your shoulders was often the only way you could hop onto that tiny inter-island flight or walk around a city looking for a hostel with air conditioning.I abandoned minimalist travel briefly when my spouse and I had small children. But now that...

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Fooling Alarmo seems at first an easy task. When my 7am alarm went off the first time, I did not get out of bed and start my day. Instead, I aggressively waved my hand in front of the clock’s sensors until an inkling from Nintendo’s Splatoon 3 stopped making horrible, gunfire-like splat sounds. Alarmo had been disarmed. I fell back asleep.Unfortunately for me, bleary-eyed with exhaustion, Alarmo is not like the clock on my phone. A few minutes later, it...

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The beauty of coffee stems from the endless ways of personalizing it. But with the number of fancy espresso machines, pour-over sets, French presses, and bottles of cold brew concentrate on the shelves, it can get exhausting to choose your preferred method for your kitchen. One way of thinking about what’s best for your home is to determine if you’re making coffee just for yourself or for a whole family. If you’re a solo dweller who’s looking for a new...

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Ever since I watched the Disney Channel original movie Smart House as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by futuristic visions of technology in our daily lives. While writing about artificial intelligence tools and providing advice for using them at WIRED over the past two years, it’s become so clear to me that the software is nothing like it’s depicted in these sci-fi movies or what the hype-focused marketing materials from AI companies would have you believe.Even with this in mind,...

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I spend a lot of time reviewing products for WIRED that are supposed to help you hear more. But there are plenty of times when what I really need is to hear less.I’ve long been a fan of Belgium-based Loop Earplugs, largely because its earplugs fit my ears so well and because, thanks to the namesake loop, they always stay in place. And, yes, they look great. But Loop now sells at least nine different styles of earplugs, each designed...

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DHS also cautioned that it is unable to get a grasp on the full scale of the threat. “We lack a complete threat picture due the ability of some DVEs to evade law enforcement using advanced encryption,” the agency wrote. And because extremists have gotten tech-savvier, intelligence officials don’t really know whether they’re joining forces.This is a trend that researchers and experts have observed especially since the Capitol riot nearly four years ago. “We’ve seen people move from mainstream platforms,...

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The first thing you’ll likely notice about Meta’s new Quest 3S is that it costs only a few hundred dollars, not many hundreds (or thousands) like other virtual reality headsets. The price stands out, because the Quest 3S arrives only a few months after Apple’s Vision Pro—a heavy and buggy $3,499 VR headset—was released to disappointing sales numbers.Instead of appealing to developers and early adopters with deep pockets, as Apple tried to do, Meta wants its headset to appeal to...

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T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation, claiming that locking phones to a carrier's network makes it possible to provide cheaper handsets to consumers. "If the Commission mandates a uniform unlocking policy, it is consumers—not providers—who stand to lose the most," T-Mobile wrote in an October 17 filing with the Federal Communications Commission.The proposed rule has support from consumer advocacy groups who say it will give users...

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After living in big cities like San Francisco and New York, when I returned to the Midwest and set foot in Wally World, I heard angels sing. Rows and rows of fluorescent lights highlighted any and every product you'd ever need want, from hearing aids to video games, in one place. Sorry to the mom-and-pop bodegas—I missed this level of convenience. If by chance they don’t have what you need in-store at Walmart, there’s even more online, with pickup and...

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This story originally appeared on WIRED Japan and has been translated from Japanese.Cities are never truly complete and done; instead they are always changing, always evolving. One positive change is the rise of regenerative cities—urban centers designed to have a restorative relationship with the environment that protects and enhances local ecosystems.WIRED Japan collaborated with the urban design studio For Cities to highlight some of the world’s best sustainable urban developments, which are harbingers of what is to come. From using...

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May the 4th might only happen once a year, but it’s always a celebration of Star Wars on Disney+. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and all Marvel titles, the streaming service isn’t just for kids. It offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars and Marvel to launch scores of TV shows, from The Mandalorian to...

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A database containing sensitive, sometimes personal information from the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women was openly accessible on the internet, revealing more than 115,000 files related to organizations that partner with or receive funding from UN Women. The documents range from staffing information and contracts to letters and even detailed financial audits about organizations working with vulnerable communities around the world, including under repressive regimes.Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered the database, which was not password protected...

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But then, too, there was the assurance, the confidence, in the accounts of the biologists as remedy to allay suspicion. Because Sergeant Rocker, too, had then taken to the waters and disappeared, the biologists using their tracking equipment to make sure they could follow the alligators in their new lives.The Tyrant kept to herself, while the others remained in close proximity, for a while. None, at least overnight, seemed inclined to leave the area, and by the fourth day, Team...

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If you’re willing to spend more than $100, great headphones abound. Once Apple breached the wireless earbud dam with its initial AirPod model, excellent-sounding buds with noise-canceling, great mics, and high-fidelity sound have flooded the market. Put a list of name brands on a board, throw a dart, and buy the pair it makes that’s closest to $150. You’ll probably find something that’s reasonably good.That’s why I’m so impressed with a new pair of headphones from relative newcomer Soundpeats, the...

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Demos of AI agents can seem stunning but getting the technology to perform reliably and without annoying, or costly, errors in real life can be a challenge. Current models can answer questions and converse with almost human-like skill and are the backbone of chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. They can also perform tasks on computers when given a simple command by accessing the computer screen as well as input devices like a keyboard and trackpad or through...

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The fundraising drives are organized on Discord, Signal, and Telegram—but not on X, the platform that the NAFO movement has thrived on for years.“People are being forced away from X, just because Russia basically bought the platform,” the UK-based fella tells WIRED, citing the prevalence of Russian bots and pro-Kremlin accounts allowed on the platform under Musk’s stewardship. X did not respond to a request for comment.One of the most successful and prolific NAFO fundraisers has been Ragnar Sass, who...

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When my husband first saw me vacuuming with the Shark stick vacuum, he asked me dubiously, “Is that a Dyson?” The British company has become so synonymous with cordless stick vacuums that it just didn’t seem possible that we wouldn’t have one. It’s like buying the generic brand Q-Tips. Who does that? Even the Shark’s color scheme deliberately echoes Dyson’s.I’ve been testing Shark’s latest cordless stick vacuum for a month in order to answer my husband’s, and also your, question:...

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We test mattresses over a number of weeks for a reason. Rarely is the break-in period as pronounced as it was with the Nolah Evolution 15 in the “Luxury Firm” option. This thick and tightly structured hybrid felt like an overstuffed balloon out of the box and took two full weeks to break in. By the end of the month, I was sad to send it away.The Nolah Evolution has seven layers, notably a full inch of high-density foam and...

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The iPad Mini has always felt like an outlier in Apple's iPad lineup. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles like the iPad Pro, it's not the cheapest iPad, and unlike the iPad Air, it's a little too small to use for work. That size is its biggest strength though—if you really want a tiny tablet to tote around everywhere, the iPad Mini doesn't have strong competition and remains the best. The latest iteration maintains that ethos and brings...

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