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What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke

The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 19:17

Polymarket’s Corporate Structure Is a Mystery—Even to Some of Its Former Employees

The prediction market’s Panamanian operation seems odd, even for a company whose CEO had his apartment raided by FBI agents.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 18:30

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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 17:47

‘The Odyssey’ Backlash Failed Tremendously

For all the hysteria over “woke” casting and ahistorical choices, Christopher Nolan’s epic is on track to make $200 million globally during its opening weekend.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 17:09

Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’

David Risher insists that Lyft has lowered its prices and that customers who only check his competitor’s app are “leaving money on the table.”

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 15:00

The Best New Camping Gear at REI (2026): Tents, Coolers, Bikes, More

I tested REI’s best new and revamped outdoor gear of 2026. Here’s what’s worth buying, from tents and sleeping bags to coolers and bikes.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 14:55

Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

Election deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 13:48

Essential Gear for an Emergency Kit—for Cars or Go-Bags

We consulted preparedness experts and WIRED’s team of testers for the essential gear to keep on hand in case of wildfires, earthquakes, and lord knows what else.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 12:06

5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google, Apple

Looking to add a smart speaker to your house? Here’s which to choose, whether you’re an Alexa, Siri, or Gemini fan.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 12:01

Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console

Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 11:00

23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers

From the best air fryer to frying pans to knife sharpeners anyone can use, these ideas will keep the curious home chef in your life tinkering away.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 10:34

Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking

The Japanese Microwave measures food temperature directly, and stops cooking when food’s hot. It’s kinda terrific.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 10:34

A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again

Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 10:30

San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores

The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 10:00

The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 09:30

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 09:15

A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it’s exploring some “kinetic things.”

📢 Published on 📅 July 17, 2026 🕒 09:00

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