09-16-26 -
Apple iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max Review: For Camera Fiends
Fun camera features help make these candy bar iPhones stand out from the dazzle of the folding iPhone Duo.
09-16-26 -
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
09-16-26 -
Introducing the WIRED App
The app is the best way to read, watch, and listen to WIRED’s journalism.
09-16-26 -
The EU Plans to Ban Social Media For Under-13s
The bloc wants to curb Big Tech’s grip on children with its new EU KIDS ACTS, but age checks, parental oversight, and privacy concerns could make its plan difficult to implement.
09-16-26 -
Self-Driving Cars Might Change Crash Testing Forever
Lie down in a car, and you’re more likely to get seriously hurt in a crash. But a driverless future is forcing governments to revisit long-standing safety issues.
09-16-26 -
Boox Launches the Palma 3 E-Reader
The e-paper device maker also launched two new color digital notebooks last night, the Note Air6 C and Mini C.
09-16-26 -
China Isnt Buying Silicon Valleys Call for an AI Slowdown
The US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead.
09-16-26 -
Why It Seems Like Great White Sharks Are Overrunning Maine
While a bunch of sharks cruising the Maine coast may seem ominous, it’s actually a sign of a conservation success story.
09-16-26 -
Polymarkets Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company
The legal battle over whether prediction markets are a form of gambling has overshadowed something else entirely: They’re already a new form of media.
09-16-26 -
Smart Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Directly to Tumors in New Cancer Therapy
The treatment can reprogram immune cells that have been corrupted by the cancer, strengthening the body’s ability to attack.
09-15-26 -
AI Actor Tilly Norwood Told Me That All Lives Matter
The virtual character, which is promoting its upcoming movie Misaligned, tries to evade politics by repetitively commenting on the clothes you’re wearing.
09-15-26 -
The FBI Doubles Down on Easing Bestiality Hiring Standards
FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.
09-15-26 -
ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.
09-15-26 -
Join WIRED@Night for an Uncanny Valley Live Recording on Women, Tech, and Power
An evening of podcasting in San Francisco (with a discount for WIRED readers).
09-15-26 -
Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
09-15-26 -
I Felt Super Violated: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag
As anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses.
09-15-26 -
Those Viral Bodega Peptides Arent Actually Peptides
WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.
09-15-26 -
The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal funding based on population sizes.
09-15-26 -
If the US Collapses Soon, Dont Blame Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. Her new novel, Exit Party, imagines two possible American futures—totalitarian state and post-civil-war chaos.
09-15-26 -
Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Camerasor Pay the Price
A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.
09-15-26 -
A New Headset to Help With Depression Is Now Available in the US
The device made by Flow Neuroscience is approved by the FDA and could help people get off antidepressants—but it costs $2,200.
09-15-26 -
System 76 Pangolin Pro Review (2026): Powerhouse Linux Laptop
The System76 Pangolin Pro Linux Laptop wraps a speedy processor, plenty of ports, and a great operating system in a svelte, 16-inch package.
09-15-26 -
The Supreme Court Just Blocked Trumps Efforts to Control Mail-In Voting for t...
The ruling bars the United States Postal Service from implementing restrictions that experts and election officials say would upend voting in November.
09-14-26 -
The Top New Features in Apples iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
Now rolling out, the iPhone update is chock-full of smart upgrades, with a big focus on improvements to Siri.
09-14-26 -
New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.
09-14-26 -
Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe
An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women.
09-14-26 -
AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trumps Team Says Its on Them
Sam Altman and Elon Musk this weekend backed a call for restraint, after Dario Amodei called on Washington to slow AI development. Donald Trump, meanwhile, wants the US to maintain its lead over China.
09-14-26 -
The Best Soundbars (2026): Sonos, LG, TCL, Bose, and More
I tested soundbars of all shapes and sizes—these are the best for clear dialogue, booming bass, and realistic surround sound.
09-14-26 -
Roborock Qrevo 2 Review (2026): A New Budget Vacuum King?
Roborock\'s more affordable vacuum did well on corners and navigating my home, but thresholds and small objects remain a challenge. Still, it\'s a good vacuum for the price, especially when it\'s on sale.
09-14-26 -
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
09-14-26 -
Best Noise-Canceling Earbuds (2026): Bose, Apple, Samsung, Beats, and More
I’ve tested dozens of wireless earbuds. These are the best for when you want to tune out the world, wherever you are.
09-14-26 -
I Like My Big Rat Wife: Meet the People Using Chatbots to Write Custom Fiction
While the publishing industry frets over how authors are using AI, many readers are taking things into their own hands.
09-13-26 -
Try These 3 iOS 27 Safari Settings to Get More Out of Apples Browser
Apple’s Safari browser gets a few helpful automation and personalization features in iOS 27.
09-13-26 -
AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power
Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it\'s driving the data center buildout.
09-13-26 -
With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions
“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”
09-12-26 -
The Anti-Woke Right Cant Figure Out How to Stop Grand Theft Auto VI
A subset of male gamers have spent years warning that the transgressive series has been neutered by progressive developers, but the backlash isn’t taking hold.
09-12-26 -
From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere
Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.
09-12-26 -
Branch Ergonomic Chair Pro (Sega Edition) Review: Comfy, Not Boring
Turns out that the best office chair is also the best gaming chair, now with aesthetics to match.
09-12-26 -
Im Really Terrified: A Mathematician Grapples With AIs Recent Breakthroughs
Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his life’s work.
09-12-26 -
You Dont Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules
And if your tap water is undrinkable, you have no “constitutional right to truthful information” about it.
09-11-26 -
The 9 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (September 2026)
South Park, Slow Horses, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and a Lego-fied Mandalorian are just a few of the things you should be watching right now.
09-11-26 -
The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymark...
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.
09-11-26 -
Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems
The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag” face recognition feature.
09-11-26 -
One of AIs Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is Meant to Distract Us
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
09-11-26 -
This Man Has a Cult Internet Following Over His Olive Garden Lifetime Pasta Pass
Braden Sinclair has turned his love affair with the restaurant chain into an interactive trove of dietary data.
09-11-26 -
I Fixed a Tractor Using John Deeres Self-Repair Service. Farmers Arent Sold o...
The agricultural machine manufacturer has a subscription service that lets owners repair their own equipment. Why is barely anybody using it?
09-11-26 -
The Trump Alien Disclosure Speech Rumors Are Reaching a Fever Pitch
The US government has been sharing more information about UFOs. That\'s fueling excitement over the possibility of the president announcing that humans are not alone.
09-11-26 -
How 9/11 Made Everyone a Conspiracy Theorist
Crackpot theories were once the stuff of shortwave radio, but September 11 unleashed the Age of Alex Jones.
09-11-26 -
The US and Mexico Announce Theyre Teaming Up Against Drones
The new joint operation uses laser-based technology capable of detecting, tracking, and disabling commercial drones linked to human and drug trafficking.
09-11-26 -
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Review: Same as Before, but for More Money
Samsung is resting on its laurels with the midrange S26 FE, with an unwelcome price bump and only a new processor to show for it.
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