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Feb 21, 2026
Sony's WH-CH720N headphones offer excellent value at full price, but right now they're a steal.
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Feb 21, 2026
From pins to mascots to Swatch watches, memorabilia from the Milano Cortina Games is showing up on sites like eBay and Vinted.
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Feb 21, 2026
Headphone jacks are endangered, but they're not gone. Here are our favorite smartphones that still let you plug and play.
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Feb 21, 2026
You might assume all monitors under $200 are terrible. But after trying some out, I found a few that defy expectations.
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Feb 21, 2026
Plus: The cybersecurity community grapples with Epstein files revelations, the US State Department plans an online anti-censorship "portal" for the world, and more.
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Feb 21, 2026
By typing simple, text-based commands into Windows' PowerShell, you can quickly install apps directly from the Microsoft Store—all without the typical ads or clutter.
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Feb 21, 2026
After just two months, my husband saw enough hair regrowth that his college friends commented on it.
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Feb 21, 2026
From disappointments to scandals to Madison Chock and Evan Bates' silver medal, figure skating brought some of the biggest surprises of the Milano Cortina Games. We talked to Adam Rippon to find out why.
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Feb 21, 2026
Following increased surveillance and patrols of routes used by transnational drug-trafficking networks, Mexican authorities have seized approximately 10 tons of cocaine in the past week alone.
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Feb 20, 2026
The president signed an executive order implementing 10 percent global tariffs after calling the justices who struck down his signature trade policy a "disgrace."
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Feb 20, 2026
Despite Friday's SCOTUS ruling, many tariffs affecting the auto industry will remain. So will the other dynamics that have led to today's historically high car prices.
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Feb 20, 2026
What scientists thought were four separate star clusters are actually part of one nearly invisible system.
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Feb 20, 2026
Self-driving vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical "remote assistance" programs—but questions remain.
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Feb 20, 2026
After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's tariff regime, investment firms are in line for a whopping return on a niche trade.
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Feb 20, 2026
This Samsung OLED comes loaded with features specifically for gamers.
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Feb 20, 2026
Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.
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Feb 20, 2026
A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White House won't say when that will change.
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Feb 20, 2026
Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security's proposal to build "mega" detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.
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Feb 20, 2026
Branch makes excellent office essentials, and our top picks are discounted.
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Feb 20, 2026
Anthropic doesn't want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.
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Feb 20, 2026
In a 6-3 ruling, justices upended the Trump administration's signature economic policy, potentially putting the US government on the hook for at least $175 billion in tariff refunds.
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Feb 20, 2026
We used particle size analysis and real-world testing to find the best conical burr, flat burr, and blade grinders for every budget and style of coffee drinker.
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Feb 20, 2026
Epilogue's adorable GB Operator plug-in gizmo is a must-have for collectors of retro Nintendo Game Boy games.
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Feb 20, 2026
The Boldr Kelvin heater looks cool and promises energy savings and far-infrared heat. Too bad it also heats backward.
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Feb 20, 2026
Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit?
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Feb 20, 2026
Whether you're hiking, climbing, or backpacking, here's how to use base layers, mid layers, and a shell to be comfortable no matter what nature throws at you.
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Feb 20, 2026
Inside Dewar's cavernous whisky warehouses, man's best mechanical friend—a Boston Dynamics robot dog with an ethanol sensor for a nose—is on the hunt for leaky barrels.
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Feb 20, 2026
These edibles made from functional fungi are not your childhood Flintstone vitamins.
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Feb 20, 2026
Presearch's "Doppelgänger" is trying to help people discover adult creators rather than use nonconsensual deepfakes.
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Feb 20, 2026
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming, and so is a fight among regulators, lawmakers, and advocates over their legality.
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Feb 20, 2026
If you have multiple email accounts, your Gmail setup may soon need some reorganizing.
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Feb 20, 2026
We used particle size analysis and real-world testing to find the best conical burr, flat burr, and blade grinders for every budget and style of coffee drinker.
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Feb 20, 2026
House Democrats are demanding answers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and urging it to halt rumored changes they say could undermine its mission.
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Feb 20, 2026
The Olympics often provide a moment of unity and celebration during times of geopolitical uncertainty. But blind nationalism didn't win at the 2026 Winter Games.
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Feb 20, 2026
When you visit your local H&R Block store, you can save up to $50 when you use one of our (unique) codes.
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Feb 19, 2026
Documents say customs officers in the US Virgin Islands had friendly relationships with Epstein years after his 2008 conviction, showing how the infamous sex offender tried to cultivate allies.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Fulu Foundation, a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features, is hunting for a way to keep Ring cameras from sending data to Amazon—without breaking the hardware.
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Feb 19, 2026
A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Executive Branch has a reported membership list that includes Trumpworld elites like David Sacks. A WIRED review of corporate filings reveals an under-the-radar player: a notorious former DC police officer.
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Feb 19, 2026
Fallout, Neighbors, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters are just a few of the TV shows we're swooning over for February.
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Feb 19, 2026
On TikTok, Chinese manufacturers are advertising signal-blocking weapons with the breezy cadence of consumer lifestyle advertising.
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Feb 19, 2026
Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily.
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Feb 19, 2026
These compact Edifier speakers may not be the fanciest, but they'll blow your monitor's built-in speakers out of the water.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can't come at the cost of new bugs.
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Feb 19, 2026
The AI search startup once predicted advertising would be a massive business. Now it's betting on a smaller, more valuable audience.
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Feb 19, 2026
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir's work across DHS, please reach out," a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.
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Feb 19, 2026
We sifted through the fine print to figure out how to score the best deal on all the major carriers in 2026
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Feb 19, 2026
The Gear team spends countless hours in front of displays while writing for you. So we reviewed those too (including a portable screen).
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Feb 19, 2026
Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That's why we've tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find the ones worth your money.
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Feb 19, 2026
There's little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $600—stood up to WIRED's testing.
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Feb 19, 2026
Lifting weights can keep you carrying groceries and riding bikes even as you get older. Here's our guide to a simple home setup.
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Feb 19, 2026
Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates.
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Feb 19, 2026
Bowers & Wilkins' latest Px7 headphones keep sound and style at the forefront, with brilliant results.
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Feb 19, 2026
Fomi watches you work, then scolds you when your attention wanders. It's helpful, but there are privacy issues to consider.
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Feb 19, 2026
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we've collected experts' tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Feb 18, 2026
Bose's fabulous QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 noise-canceling headphones are the best travel headphones and are $50 off.
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Feb 18, 2026
Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.
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Feb 18, 2026
While it may sound unorthodox, these earbuds make a great companion for your Switch 2 or other portable console.
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Feb 18, 2026
The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.
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Feb 18, 2026
A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals appear to have not yet exploited.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Alexa-enabled smoke detector is Kidde's second model in collaboration with Ring—no wires required.
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Feb 18, 2026
Evie is a longtime favorite of far-right. At its very first live event, the strength of the publication's politics was in the pretense that it doesn't have any.
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Feb 18, 2026
Here's a guide to all the models—plus Pixel case recommendations and smart software tricks to try.
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Feb 18, 2026
A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.
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Feb 18, 2026
With specs nearly identical to last year's Pixel 9a, the new Pixel 10a doesn't pack as much of a punch as prior A-series smartphones.
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Feb 18, 2026
A svelte smart ring can track important activity, sleep, and health metrics. Unlike some smartwatches, a ring doesn't need to be charged every day.
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Feb 18, 2026
Benoît Richaud is working with 16 figure skaters from 13 countries at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. WIRED spoke to him about how he roots for all of them.
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Feb 18, 2026
We spoke with registered dietitians and tested popular formulas to break down the research behind functional fungi.
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Feb 18, 2026
Sporting a refined design and incredible integrated GPU performance, the Dell XPS 14 is the return to form I hoped it would be.
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Feb 18, 2026
"We would [all] love to have an AI boss who wouldn't yell at you or gaslight you. Claude as a boss is the nicest guy ever."
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Feb 18, 2026
WIRED spoke with the Zoomer founders of a platform where AI agents hire humans to do real-world tasks. Their pitch: "People would love to have a clanker as their boss."
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Feb 18, 2026
Lego's next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.
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Feb 18, 2026
Bamboo makes some of the softest bedding you can find. Here's how it's made and how it's different from cotton and linen bedding.
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Feb 18, 2026
Save on Lovehoney, including bestselling toys, lingerie, and popular gift sets for date nights, self-care, and couples' play.
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Feb 18, 2026
Find the latest Lowe's promo codes and offers, including up to 40% off select major appliances and $5 off $50 with sign-up, here at WIRED.
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Feb 17, 2026
Paying US federal and state taxes online can be confusing, and one wrong move can result in penalties or extra money owed. We break it down so you can have the most worry-free tax filing possible.
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Feb 17, 2026
With excellent noise canceling, the QuietComfort Ultra 2 would love to join you on your next long-haul flight.
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Feb 17, 2026
Security experts have urged people to be cautious with the viral agentic AI tool, known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.
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Feb 17, 2026
Security experts have urged people to be cautious with the viral agentic AI tool, known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.
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Feb 17, 2026
After Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson accused Canadian vice-skip Marc Kennedy of cheating last week, everyone has become an expert in curling rules. They're missing the point.
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Feb 17, 2026
Forum members discuss their discomfort with mass deportation efforts, debate how federal agents have interacted with civilians, and complain about their working conditions.
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Feb 17, 2026
Most scanning apps try to get you to buy a cloud storage subscription or pay for extras. Not FairScan, which is free and open-source, and has some powerful features.
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Feb 17, 2026
As patients and employers look for alternatives to pricey GLP-1 drugs, Silicon Valley startup Twin Health is using AI and wearable sensors to help people make healthier choices.
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Feb 17, 2026
The residents of Potters Bar are working to protect the "green belt" of farms, forests, and meadows that surround London from the endless demand for AI infrastructure.
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Feb 16, 2026
The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid has been chosen for Olympians. Could it be the one for you, too?
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Feb 16, 2026
I review laptops for a living, and it kills me when I see the PCs that Amazon and other retailers filter to the top.
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Feb 16, 2026
In light of Zoom crackdowns and Skype shutting down, Batemates has emerged as an alternative for "bators" who like masturbating together online.
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Feb 16, 2026
Fears over a drug cartel drone over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in El Paso and New Mexico, highlighting just how tricky it can be to deploy anti-drone weapons near cities.
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Feb 16, 2026
Sony's new LinkBuds Clip serve up solid performance, but I'd wait until they're on sale.
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Feb 16, 2026
In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation.
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Feb 15, 2026
From flagship and budget to flipping and folding, Samsung's Galaxy range spans the breadth of the smartphone cosmos. WIRED's here to help you make your choice.
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Feb 15, 2026
You can never truly empty a box. Why? Zero-point energy.
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Feb 15, 2026
Windows laptops have never been so good, and they're only going to get better as we move through 2026.
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Feb 15, 2026
Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths.
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Feb 15, 2026
This FDA-cleared red-light helmet helps spur hair growth and is Bluetooth-enabled with a comfortable design. But don't expect results overnight.
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Feb 15, 2026
Bobsledders rely a lot on specialized equipment to perform well and stay safe during the "Formula 1 of ice." Here's a quick guide.
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Feb 14, 2026
Should you splurge on the new Series 11, or will the SE 3 do? Let us help you figure out which version to get (and which to avoid).
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Feb 14, 2026
With over a decade of experience in reviewing gaming laptops, here's my rundown of what to consider before pulling the trigger.
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Feb 14, 2026
Plus: Meta plans to add face recognition to its smart glasses, Jared Kushner named as part of whistleblower's mysterious national security complaint, and more.
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