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June 12, 2025

How Steve Jobs Wrote the Greatest Commencement Speech Ever

Back in 2005, Jobs spent months trying to figure out what to say to Stanford’s graduates. Newly released materials show how he went from hop...

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June 12, 2025

25 Father’s Day Gifts That Are Actually on Sale

Get Dad a WIRED-approved weather station, pair of headphones, or treadmill for less.

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June 11, 2025

The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants

Days after NOAA released figures showing the highest seasonal concentration of CO2 in recorded history, the EPA moved to roll back emission...

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June 11, 2025

My Virtual Avatar No Longer Looks Terrible in the Apple Vision Pro

The visionOS 26 update brings some notable features to Apple's headset. The only question is who it's for.

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June 11, 2025

An Experimental New Dating Site Matches Singles Based on Their Browser Histories

Browser Dating users upload their 5,000 most recent searches, which are turned into a “browsing personality profile" by AI.

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June 11, 2025

How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests

Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is store...

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June 11, 2025

Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement

In the complaint, the Hollywood giants allege Midjourney generates “endless” ripoffs of everything from minions to Darth Vader.

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June 11, 2025

A Deep Learning Alternative Can Help AI Agents Gameplay the Real World

A new machine learning approach tries to better emulate the human brain, in hopes of creating more capable agentic AI.

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June 11, 2025

Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits

"This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits," Senator Elizabeth...

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June 11, 2025

The Best Workout Headphones for Moving Around Constantly

Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones. Here are our favorites.

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June 11, 2025

Our Favorite Cordless Vacuums for Speedy Cleaning

Clean your house without the restraint of a power cord with these cordless stick vacuums.

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June 11, 2025

The Best Hair Straighteners to Iron Out Those Kinks

Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these hot tools—irons, brushes, and combs—work wonders.

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June 11, 2025

The Viral Storm Streamers Predicting Deadly Tornadoes—Sometimes Faster Than the Government

Storm streamers are using radars and AI robots to predict extreme weather for millions of YouTube subscribers, in some cases faster than the...

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June 11, 2025

Inside the AI Party at the End of the World

At a mansion overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI insiders met to debate one unsettling question: If humanity ends, what comes...

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June 11, 2025

The Top New Features in MacOS Tahoe—Including One Feature Mac Nerds Will Love

MacOS 26 Tahoe brings a slew of new features, but the massive overhaul to Spotlight will likely become a fan favorite.

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June 11, 2025

The Best Organic Mattress Toppers for Your Nontoxic Bed

These mattress toppers can support, cushion, and improve your bed, whether you need a firm topper or a luxurious pillow top.

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June 11, 2025

He’s Blind. He Plays Video Games. Here’s How That Works

Ross Minor lost his eyesight at 8 years old. Today, he’s a hardcore gamer who runs YouTube and Twitch channels and consults for big studios....

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June 11, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Secrets of Black Holes

A neural network trained with simulations of supermassive black holes has found that the one at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*,...

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June 11, 2025

How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid

If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.

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June 11, 2025

Top HP Coupon Codes and Discounts

Enjoy discounts of up to 40% off with HP promo codes for gaming laptops, printers, PCs, and more.

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June 10, 2025

The Best Organic Sheets We’ve Tested for a Nontoxic Bedroom

Looking to go organic with your bedding? These are the best sheets to sleep on, from cotton percale to bamboo and linen.

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June 10, 2025

Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature

Many new Apple Intelligence features happen on your device rather than in the cloud. While it may not be flashy, the privacy-centric approac...

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June 10, 2025

AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse

Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not—and getti...

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June 10, 2025

The 45 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now

“Conan O’Brien Must Go,” “The Last of Us,” and “The Rehearsal” are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.

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June 10, 2025

A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipa...

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June 10, 2025

The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 26 and iPadOS 26

Liquid Glass, iPad multitasking, and call screening—take a look at Apple's latest features coming to your iPhone and iPad later this year.

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June 10, 2025

The Top New Android 16 Features

Android 16 is now available for select phones today. Here are the features we're most excited about.

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June 10, 2025

A Google Shareholder is Suing the Company Over the TikTok Ban

Silicon Valley software engineer Tony Tan says his battle against Google and the Trump administration is about upholding the rule of law.

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June 10, 2025

The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests

President Trump’s deployment of more than 700 Marines to Los Angeles—following ICE raids and mass protests—has ignited a fierce national deb...

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June 10, 2025

Boating Expert Answers Boat Questions

Boating expert and instructor Tara Foster joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about boating. How many types of boats are...

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June 10, 2025

Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger dat...

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June 10, 2025

The Top New Features in WatchOS 26

Apple's new additions this year include a wrist flick gesture to dismiss a call and a personalized Workout Buddy to tell you when you "crush...

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June 10, 2025

Sony WH-1000XM6 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra: Can Sony Snatch the Noise-Canceling Crown?

Which are the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy in 2025?

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June 10, 2025

As Robotaxi Rides Begin, We Still Don't Know the Mystery of Tesla’s Human Helpers

Neither the US federal government nor the City of Austin will say how teleoperations, self-driving’s critical safety feature, will be used i...

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June 10, 2025

What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body

So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerv...

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June 10, 2025

‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US

Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects...

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June 10, 2025

WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe

NB.1.8.1 has mutations that could increase the virus’s transmissibility and decrease the efficacy of certain neutralizing antibodies against...

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June 10, 2025

The UK Accelerates Its Self-Driving Car Ambitions

The British government announced today that it will allow limited self-driving pilots on UK roads as early as next year. Uber and British AV...

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June 10, 2025

‘Beautiful’ and ‘Hard to Read’: Designers React to Apple’s Liquid Glass Update

Software designers, even those impressed by Apple’s refreshed look at WWDC 2025, are concerned about the readability of the company’s new se...

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June 10, 2025

Apple Is Pushing AI Into More of Its Products—but Still Lacks a State-of-the-Art Model

Apple took a measured approach to AI at WWDC. A new research paper suggests the company is skeptical about some recent AI advances, too.