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This Startup Wants to Build Self-Driving Car Software—Super Fast
The autonomous vehicle industry is heating up thanks to advances in AI. But can those same innovations help startups like HyprLabs build safe tech?
📢 Published on 📅 15 December 2025 🕒 12:00 pm
7 Best Desktop Computers (2025): Gaming, Macs, Compact, and More
Despite advancements in laptops, desktop computers still have a place. These are the WIRED-tested options you should consider.
📢 Published on 📅 15 December 2025 🕒 12:00 pm
Interstellar Arc Serves Up Alien Foxes, Exoplanets, and VR Carl Sagan
Interstellar Arc is an immersive sci-fi experience that uses recent advances in headset tech to break new ground in virtual reality. And it all happens inside an empty-looking room in Las Vegas.
📢 Published on 📅 15 December 2025 🕒 11:00 am
Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You
If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chernobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.
📢 Published on 📅 15 December 2025 🕒 10:00 am
Best Tested Walking Pads (2025): Urevo, WalkingPad, Sperax
These compact walking pads fit under your desk and make staying active so much easier.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 3:00 pm
10 Best Portable Power Stations (2025): Power Capacity, Portability, Camping, and More
Whether you’re going off-grid or safeguarding against blackouts, these beefy, WIRED-tested batteries can keep the lights on.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 2:30 pm
Nanit Home Display Review: A Transformative Tablet
The innovative smart baby monitor ecosystem adds a tablet to its lineup. Is it worth overlooking some quirks?
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 2:04 pm
The Best Bike Gear for Your Brisk, Wintry Commute (2025)
Stay strong, fair-weather friends—you can keep biking to work even through the darkest, coldest days.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 1:00 pm
PlayStation Portal's Latest Update Proves Sony Needs a Real Handheld Console Again
Cloud gaming remains a pie-in-the-sky idea.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
Samsung Galaxy XR Review: Needs More Polish
A little more accessible than the Apple Vision Pro, this Android XR headset could use more polish.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?
Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 11:00 am
Is Your Vibrator Spying on You?
Here’s everything you need to know about data privacy in sex toys and the apps that connect to them.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 10:00 am
Alpine A390 Review: Price, Specs, Availability
Ahead of its entry into the US, the European brand with an ex-Ferrari boss and decades of motorsport success has a new EV to take on Porsche and Polestar. WIRED tries it on for size.
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 7:00 am
For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert
If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 7:00 am
18 Gifts for People Who Are Perpetually Cold (2025)
From a backyard hot tub to the warmest slippers, these picks will make your loved ones feel warm and fuzzy—inside and out.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 2:09 pm
The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartphones.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 1:00 pm
The Best Kindle of 2025: Paperwhite, Scribe, or Colorsoft?
Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up—and which one might be right for you.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 12:35 pm
The 24 Best Shows on Amazon Prime, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)
Bat-Fam, The Girlfriend, and The Mighty Nein are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 12:00 pm
Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country
A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 12:00 pm
AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda
Plus: Travelers to the US may have to hand over five years of social media history, South Korean CEOs are resigning due to cyberattacks, and more.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
Velotric Discover 2 Electric Bike Review: Versatile and Powerful
This laid-back ride comes with an almost bewildering array of power modes and riding styles. Just make sure you obey the law.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
Gear News of the Week: Android Gets Emergency Live Video, and the Pixel Watch 4 Supports Gestures
Plus: Apple Fitness+ expands to new markets, it’s even easier to add photos to Aura’s digital frames, and the new Nocs speakers go heavy metal.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 11:00 am
How to Use Smart Lighting Around the Home: Reviewer Recommendations
I’ve been reviewing smart lighting for years. Here are tips on how to prep, what to choose, and the smart lights that work best in each room.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 10:30 am
The Instagram-Fueled Boom in Copycat Vintage Car-Body Shells
Instagram is awash with Asian firms showing how they can remake old Broncos, Defenders, and other whole classic cars—better and much cheaper than in the US.
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 10:00 am
AMD CEO Lisa Su Isn’t Afraid of the Competition
In this episode of Uncanny Valley we take you through our recent conversation with Lisa Su and go behind the scenes of our Big Interview event.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 8:01 pm
Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public
Like so many things in Elon Musk's orbit, a lot of it may come down to AI.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 6:37 pm
This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law
Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 5:01 pm
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 4:00 pm
The Best Age-Tech Gadgets Tried and Tested by WIRED
As more and more age tech hits the market, I’ve been testing the most innovative gadgets for older folks and caregivers.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 3:00 pm
The Best Permanent Outdoor Lights (2025): Govee, Eufy, Lepro
DIY permanent eave lights that attach to the exterior of your home are becoming more popular. But are they worth the effort (and cost)?
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 2:06 pm
Best Merino Wool T-Shirts (2025), Tried On and Tested
These merino wool tees are the last shirts you’ll ever wear. I’m wearing one right now.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 1:30 pm
Baseus Inspire XH1 Headphones Review: Affordable Excellence
Watch out high-end models, these noise-canceling headphones are an amazing value.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 1:00 pm
People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug
Retatrutide, originally developed by Eli Lilly, has found a loyal fan base—even though clinical trials of the drug still haven’t finished.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
Does Red-Light Therapy Work? (2025)
Even if the glowing mask scares your family, red-light therapy can rejuvenate skin and aid in muscle repair.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
The Best Meteor Shower of the Year Is Coming—Here’s How to Watch
The highlight of the year, the Geminids are the most active and colorful meteor shower, offering the chance to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour when they peak in mid-December.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 10:00 am
Evolved Novelties Pleasure Puff Inflatable Rabbit Review: A-Spot Stimulation
If A-spot stimulation doesn't mean much to you, the Pleasure Puff likely won't excite.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 9:00 am
B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals for December 2025
Enjoy top deals on cameras, computers, and tech essentials at B&H Photo.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 6:10 am
Factor Promo Code: Up to $130 Off Meal Prep
Make meal prep easier for any dietary need while enjoying great savings with our hand-picked Factor discount codes this December.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 6:00 am
Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
The order creates a Justice Department task force to challenge state AI laws and directs the Commerce Department to pull future broadband funding from states that pass “onerous” legislation.
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 12:54 am
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
The founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced today for lying about “experimental” coins that blew a $40 billion hole in the crypto economy.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 10:19 pm
Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
Experts tell US lawmakers that a crucial spy program’s safeguards are failing, allowing intel agencies deeper, unconstrained access to Americans’ data.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 10:15 pm
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Pondering a National Men’s Health Initiative
At an FDA discussion of testosterone replacement therapy, a top official called for special health centers to address a “men’s health crisis.” Others called to ease men’s access to hormones.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 10:11 pm
The 45 Best Movies on Hulu, WIRED's Picks (December 2025)
Gremlins, Home Alone, and Sovereign are just a few of the movies you need to watch on Hulu right now.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 8:00 pm
Best Holiday Coffee Subscription Deals (2025): Atlas, Trade
Coffee subscriptions offer their steepest discounts in December—including on WIRED’s two favorite coffee subscriptions.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 7:08 pm
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 6:54 pm
How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
Taiwan’s digital payment infrastructure is tactile, decentralized, and completely distinct from China’s QR-code-dominated model.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 6:06 pm
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’
The ChatGPT-maker is releasing its “best model yet” as it faces new pressures from Google and other AI competitors.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 6:00 pm
The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War
Disney is hedging against the future. OpenAI is clearing a path for Sora. And together they’ve made a blueprint for how AI and Hollywood can move forward.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 4:49 pm
Cursor Launches an AI Coding Tool For Designers
The 300-person startup hopes bringing designers aboard will give it an edge in an increasingly competitive AI software market.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 4:00 pm
AT&T’s Connected Life Platform Is a Second Try in the Smart-Home Space
The carrier’s Connected Life platform, now available nationwide, lets AT&T customers easily set up a smart-home security system.
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 3:00 pm
