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Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction

9/15/2024

"I figured he was either dead or in prison by now," says the charging officer in Ryan Routh's 2002 arrest, who spoke with WIRED Sunday.

4 Tools That Make It Easier to Write While Traveling—Wherever You Go

9/15/2024

Whether you’re typing newsletters, marketing copy, or the next great novel, these tech tools and tips can help you spread the word.

Shark PowerDetect 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum and Mop Review (2024)

9/15/2024

This robot vacuum can hitch itself over ledges and detach the mop plate, but it can’t empty the darn bin.

The Auto Industry Finally Has a Plan to Stop Electric Vehicle Fires

9/15/2024

EVs can burn for days, firefighters have little or no training to deal with them, and conventional equipment isn’t effective. But new technology is being developed that should make all the difference.

Dyson WashG1 Floor Cleaner Review: Won’t Replace Your Vacuum

9/15/2024

The newest Dyson wet-floor cleaner doesn’t suck (or blow).

The Best Audiophile Gear (2024): Headphones, Speakers, Amps, DACs

9/15/2024

Ready to get the best sound quality of your life? From speakers and headphones to streaming amps, here are our favorite tools for gold-plated listening.

Stephen Hawking Was Wrong—Extremal Black Holes Are Possible

9/15/2024

For decades, a black hole that has as much spin or charge as it can given it mass was considered mathematically impossible. A new proof reveals otherwise.

Best Natural Sleep Aids (2024), Tested and Reviewed

9/15/2024

I tested an array of alternative sleep aids, from CBD capsules to mushroom chocolate to bath bombs, to see if they would help my chronic insomnia.

The Best Vibrators (2024), Tested and Reviewed

9/15/2024

Gender? I don’t even know her! No matter what you’ve got, these tools promise good vibes for all.

Bote Lowrider Aero Paddleboard Review: This SUP Knows What’s Up

9/14/2024

Want a stand-up paddleboard? How about a kayak? Get both with the Bote Lowrider Aero, the brand’s latest hybrid paddleboard.

Amazon’s Audiobook Narrators Can Now Make Their Own AI Voice Clones

9/14/2024

Plus: Meta’s AI scrapes the UK, Google digitizes your passport, Chrome syncs your tabs everywhere, and (have you heard?) Apple announces some new iPhones.

The Best Sex Toys (2024), Tested and Reviewed

9/14/2024

These are our favorite gender-inclusive vibrators, wand massagers, and sleeves to give you and your partner(s) a helping hand.

Tribit Stormbox 2: Great Sound, Better Price

9/14/2024

This budget-friendly Bluetooth speaker stands tall against speakers twice its price.

South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change

9/14/2024

Protracted flooding has engulfed the country’s Sudd region due to more water entering the Nile upstream, which is driving conflict and disease and is potentially leaving the region uninhabitable.

The 26 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (September 2024)

9/14/2024

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Boys, and Fallout are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

The Best Smartwatches, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2024): Apple Watch, Wear OS, Hybrid Watches, Kids' Watches

9/14/2024

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

An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic

9/14/2024

Cedric Dark is a gun-owning emergency physician, a father, and the cousin of a man who was shot to death. This is what he—and the science—say needs to change.

A Creative Trick Makes ChatGPT Spit Out Bomb-Making Instructions

9/14/2024

Plus: New evidence emerges about who may have helped 9/11 hijackers, UK police arrest a teen in connection with an attack on London’s transit system, and Poland’s spyware scandal enters a new phase.

What Is Wi-Fi 7? Everything to Know About the Next Standard

9/14/2024

The Wi-Fi 6E successor has arrived, and it promises to significantly boost the speed and stability of your wireless connections.

AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion’s Biggest Polluter

9/14/2024

The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the worst actor in a notoriously unsustainable industry.

The Best Tested and Reviewed Mesh Wi-Fi Routers of 2024

9/13/2024

Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested multiroom mesh systems will get you online in no time.

The Music Industry’s ’90s Hard Drives Are Dying

9/13/2024

The hard disk drives that the music industry relied on to archive a generation of albums are increasingly unreadable.

This Digital Archivist Believes Hollywood’s ‘Competition Era’ Is Over

9/13/2024

“It’s as if television, media, and filmmaking are becoming manifest destiny in the wrong ways,” says Maya Cade, founder of the Black Film Archive. “And there's nothing sadder.”

The $129 AirPods 4 Have Features the $549 AirPods Max Don’t

9/13/2024

Without the H2 chip, Apple’s flagship headphones bizarrely can’t do key things its basic buds now can.

The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

9/13/2024

US health officials say they don’t know how a patient in Missouri contracted bird flu.

‘Terrorgram’ Charges Show US Has Had Tools to Crack Down on Far-Right Terrorism All Along

9/13/2024

The federal indictment of two alleged members of the Terrorgram Collective, a far-right cell accused of inspiring “lone wolf” attacks, reveals the US is now using a “forgotten” legal strategy.

Which iPhone 16 Model Should You Buy?

9/13/2024

You’ve decided to upgrade to Apple’s new iPhone. Now the question is which model to buy. We break it down.

How to View the ‘Comet of the Century’ C/2023 A3

9/13/2024

September will see the appearance of C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, that has traveled for tens of thousands of years through the solar system.

Election Deniers Want AI Cameras to Stream Footage of Ballot Drop Boxes

9/13/2024

An election conspiracy group has announced plans to livestream footage from ballot drop boxes and recruit sheriffs to help. Local officials are concerned about potential voter intimidation.

How to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Dumb Phone

9/13/2024

There’s such a thing as too much phone. Use these methods to silence notifications, eliminate distractions, and collar time-wasting apps.

ReMarkable Paper Pro Review: A Colorful Delight

9/13/2024

This is a high price to pay for distraction-free productivity, but perennial notetakers will find it hard not to love the ReMarkable Paper Pro.

The Godmother of AI Wants Everyone to Be a World Builder

9/13/2024

Stanford computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is unveiling a startup that aims to teach AI systems deep knowledge of physical reality. Investors are throwing money at it.

The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear

9/13/2024

Because, according to sources, they’d plead the Fifth, the witness list is missing key executives and staff with knowledge of the fatal Titanic expedition, raising questions about just how much can be learned from this investigation.

Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI

9/13/2024

This week, Reddit solved the long-running Celebrity Number Six mystery, but it almost got derailed thanks to accusations that the missing piece was made with AI.

Beautiful 1.7-Liter Electric Kettle Review: When Form and Function Make Sense

9/13/2024

This electric kettle packs all the top-tier features at an affordable price.

This Is How Johnnie Walker Made the World’s Lightest Whisky Bottle

9/13/2024

The spirit brand has created a whisky bottle 80 percent lighter than a conventional one. Now it's sharing the knowledge for free so that others might follow.

The 32 Best Movies on Hulu This Week (September 2024)

9/12/2024

Kinds of Kindness, Immaculate, and Little Women are just a few of the movies you need to watch on Hulu right now.

27 Gifts Teens May Actually Like (2024)

9/12/2024

Teenagers can be scary and impossible to shop for. These adolescent-approved gifts can help.

OpenAI Announces a New AI Model, Code-Named Strawberry, That Solves Difficult Problems Step by Step

9/12/2024

The ChatGPT maker reveals details of what’s officially known as OpenAI o1, which shows that AI needs more than scale to advance.

Yes, You Can Now Bet on Elections in the US

9/12/2024

A US judge has overturned a moratorium that stopped gambling companies from letting people bet on election results.

How to Set Up Your New TV

9/12/2024

You got a new TV! Here's how to make it sing.

Lockly Visage Zeno Series Smart Lock Review: Infrared Sensors for Face Detection

9/12/2024

This smart lock uses infrared sensors to see me coming, recognize my face, and unlock the front door.

Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up

9/12/2024

A new report attempts to calculate how much damage shipping our Amazon orders is doing to the planet and how badly the company is missing its own targets.

16 Best Cozy Games (2024), Tested and Reviewed

9/12/2024

Forget stressful leaderboards and time-sensitive missions. These games let you play at your own pace.

How Useful Will Apple Intelligence Be? The Next iPhone Will Tell Us

9/12/2024

This week, we talk about the new iPhone 16 and its many AI tricks. Some of them are impressive, some of them are meh, all of them are very Apple.

A Diamond-Making Machine Will Cost You $200,000 on Alibaba

9/12/2024

Diamonds are increasingly commoditized—to the point that you can make them in your own home.

18 Best Fitness Trackers (2024): Watches, Bands, and Rings

9/12/2024

Whether you’re skiing in the backcountry or trampolining in the backyard, we have an activity tracker for you.

People Are Setting Themselves on Fire and Getting Punched in the Face to Pump Their Crypto Coins

9/12/2024

To compete against thousands of crypto meme coins flooding the market, creators are resorting to elaborate and sometimes dangerous stunts for attention.

How to Trade In or Sell Your iPhone (2024)

9/12/2024

If you plan to upgrade to one of Apple’s new models, don’t forget to cash in on your old one.

After Shark Tank, Mark Cuban Just Wants to Break Shit—Especially the Prescription Drug Industry

9/12/2024

Billionaire Mark Cuban is done with his hit TV show, but he’s still invested in fighting pharma’s middlemen, being a dad, and needling Elon Musk.

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Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction

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The Best Audiophile Gear (2024): Headphones, Speakers, Amps, DACs

Stephen Hawking Was Wrong—Extremal Black Holes Are Possible

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Amazon’s Audiobook Narrators Can Now Make Their Own AI Voice Clones

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The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

‘Terrorgram’ Charges Show US Has Had Tools to Crack Down on Far-Right Terrorism All Along

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Election Deniers Want AI Cameras to Stream Footage of Ballot Drop Boxes

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The Godmother of AI Wants Everyone to Be a World Builder

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Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI

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27 Gifts Teens May Actually Like (2024)

OpenAI Announces a New AI Model, Code-Named Strawberry, That Solves Difficult Problems Step by Step

Yes, You Can Now Bet on Elections in the US

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Lockly Visage Zeno Series Smart Lock Review: Infrared Sensors for Face Detection

Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up

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How Useful Will Apple Intelligence Be? The Next iPhone Will Tell Us

A Diamond-Making Machine Will Cost You $200,000 on Alibaba

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People Are Setting Themselves on Fire and Getting Punched in the Face to Pump Their Crypto Coins

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