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Dec 28, 2025
Many people rely on the sleep aid melatonin to help them get a more restful night's sleep. But is it safe? And how much is too much?
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Dec 28, 2025
Whether you want to battle Star Wars spaceships or shoot a cinematic masterpiece, one of these drones is going to be perfect for you.
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Dec 28, 2025
Convenience isn't just for meat eaters anymore. These plant-based meal kits and delivery services bring healthy preprepared meals and meal kits to your door.
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Dec 28, 2025
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don't.
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Dec 28, 2025
The battle for AI dominance has left a large footprint—and it's only getting bigger and more expensive.
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Dec 28, 2025
Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world's currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging.
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Dec 28, 2025
In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.
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Dec 28, 2025
Save on the science-backed devices you've been eyeing with 15% off Theragun discount code and 30% off other great deals.
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Dec 28, 2025
Get up to 30% off your first order and free gifts using a Hungryroot promo code today. Discover our best coupons and discounts to let you save on your healthy groceries as a new or returning customer.
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Dec 27, 2025
Money gifts burning a hole in your pocket? These deals on WIRED-tested gadgets and gizmos will stretch your dollars.
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Dec 27, 2025
This copycat controller can't clone the PS5's best features, but it's a solid option for Xbox and PC gamers.
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Dec 27, 2025
Stranger Things, City of Shadows, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
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Dec 27, 2025
Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas, but the projects are having significant social, environmental, and human rights impacts.
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Dec 27, 2025
Choosing a mattress for your guest room, Airbnb, or VRBO rental is challenging. This hybrid is up for it.
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Dec 27, 2025
In a year that began with a memecoin trading frenzy, stablecoins have emerged as the respectable face of the crypto industry.
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Dec 27, 2025
In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama?) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.
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Dec 27, 2025
The future of conflict is cheap, rapidly manufactured, and tough to defend against.
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Dec 27, 2025
Get up to 55% off and free meal boxes using a HelloFresh coupon code today. Discover our best codes and discounts to let you save time and money.
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Dec 26, 2025
In Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack and Will use an overturned dinghy to hold air underwater. Madness or brilliance?
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Dec 26, 2025
Ricoh's cult-inspiring pocketable camera gets a small update, with important improvements in autofocus and image quality.
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Dec 26, 2025
This legacy brand brings its beds into the modern era with 100 firmness levels and in-depth sleep tracking.
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Dec 26, 2025
Savvy countries will discover there's a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump's tariffs—and it'll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
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Dec 26, 2025
Militias and far-right extremists believed they would be central to Trump's mass deportation plans. Instead he militarized law enforcement agencies.
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Dec 26, 2025
Billed as a workstation (and priced accordingly), HP's Zbook 8 falls short of dazzling.
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Dec 26, 2025
On the hunt for the perfect mattress (and pillow)? Save on your soon-to-be favorite brand, Purple, with these coupons and deals.
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Dec 25, 2025
One Battle After Another, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley are just a few of the movies you should be watching on HBO Max this month.
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Dec 25, 2025
Here's how to make iPhone and Android devices a little easier to use.
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Dec 25, 2025
If anything, iPhones and Pixels are practically vanilla. The next generation is thinner, more transparent, and folds in half. That's a good thing.
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Dec 25, 2025
This year, the right-to-repair movement got a boost from—surprisingly—big tech, tariffs, and economic downturn. But the companies controlling who fixes their stuff aren't giving up that power willingly.
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Dec 25, 2025
Research shows that watching a simulated fire may have real psychological benefits.
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Dec 25, 2025
Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes.
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Dec 25, 2025
Save 20% on best-selling mattresses with our top Tuft & Needle coupon codes.
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Dec 25, 2025
Whether you're switching from springs to memory foam or just want to sleep cooler this summer, these Sealy mattress deals will have you waking up refreshed—and with cash left in your wallet.
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Dec 24, 2025
This compact 2.1 soundbar system offers realistic Dolby Atmos surround sound.
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Dec 24, 2025
Monitors are cheaper, faster, and more beautiful than ever. Here's how to choose one that will suit your needs and budget.
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Dec 24, 2025
Upgrade your loved one's home office with these picks that make every day a little easier—and a little more fun.
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Dec 24, 2025
Apple, Michigan taxpayers, and one of Detroit's wealthiest families spent roughly $30 million training hundreds of people to build iPhone apps. Not everyone lands coding jobs right away.
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Dec 24, 2025
Brighten up your bare desk with these cute, fidgety, functional, and stylish desk accessories.
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Dec 24, 2025
Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private.
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Dec 24, 2025
A surge of AI-generated content is frustrating Pinterest users and left some questioning whether the platform still works at all.
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Dec 24, 2025
WIRED spoke with DeepMind's Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research project that changed biology and chemistry forever.
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Dec 24, 2025
Save on streaming with the latest Paramount promo codes and deals, including 50% off subscriptions, free trials, and more.
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Dec 24, 2025
Score discounts on blenders, food processors, immersion blenders, and more with our selection of Vitamix coupons and deals.
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Dec 24, 2025
Shark makes some seriously powerful vacuums, from handheld vacs to steam mops. Don't miss $100 off, 10% off, and more limited-time coupons from WIRED.
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Dec 23, 2025
We sifted through the fine print to figure out how to score the best deal on all the major carriers.
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Dec 23, 2025
Heated Rivalry, Mad Men, and The Pitt are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on HBO Max this month.
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Dec 23, 2025
More accurate and individualized health predictions will allow for preventative factors to be implemented well in advance.
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Dec 23, 2025
The New York Police Department's "mosque-raking" program targeted Muslim communities across NYC. Now, as the city's first Muslim mayor takes office, one man is fighting—again—to fully expose it.
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Dec 23, 2025
Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here's how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you.
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Dec 23, 2025
iBuyPower's prebuilt gaming desktop tries some new tricks but comes with a few flaws.
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Dec 23, 2025
Users of AI image generators are offering each other instructions on how to use the tech to alter pictures of women into realistic, revealing deepfakes.
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Dec 23, 2025
DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk's operatives shook up several US government agencies. It's far from over.
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Dec 23, 2025
Online black markets once lurked in the shadows of the dark web. Today, they've moved onto public platforms like Telegram—and are racking up historic illicit fortunes.
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Dec 23, 2025
Grow a backyard's worth of greens and vegetables in your house with a vertical hydroponic garden. Here are a few that might be worth the investment.
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Dec 23, 2025
Make a house into a home with these gifts, whether your recipient is moving into their first house or a great new apartment.
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Dec 23, 2025
Unlock up to 50% off, 40% off packages, and 25% off with top Groupon coupon codes. Explore coupons to save extra on travel getaways, holiday gifts, spa days, and event tickets.
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Dec 23, 2025
Whether you're looking to upgrade your mattress or swap out your bedding, browse our Tempur-Pedic coupons for up to $300 off and the best sleep of your life.
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Dec 23, 2025
Save on Naturepedic's line of organic, thoughtfully crafted mattresses and bedding with our coupon codes for this month.
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Dec 22, 2025
Novo Nordisk's semaglutide will soon be available in a daily pill Americans can take for weight loss.
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Dec 22, 2025
Here's how a fake clip from 2019 wound up in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump.
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Dec 22, 2025
If you care about good air, it's time for a dehumidifier. These are the best ones we've tested for everything from basements to drying laundry.
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Dec 22, 2025
The Zwilling Four-Star chef's knife is the carbon steel blade WIRED recommends for most casual home chefs. It's free with HelloFresh meal kits, using this promo code
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Dec 22, 2025
The latest Epstein Files release appears to contain hundreds of photographs along with court records and other materials.
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Dec 22, 2025
The DOJ says it still has "hundreds of thousands" of pages to review, as the latest Epstein files release spurred more pushback from Democratic lawmakers and other critics of the administration.
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Dec 22, 2025
The company made 80 times as many reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first six months of 2025 as it did in the same period a year prior.
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Dec 22, 2025
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
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Dec 22, 2025
These open-back headphones sound insane, but they aren't that comfortable.
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Dec 22, 2025
Are Japanese planners like the Hobonichi really better than American planners? Here's where they differ and why you might want to switch.
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Dec 22, 2025
Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.
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Dec 22, 2025
From Zohran Mamdani's campaign to the US government's Halo memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.
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Dec 22, 2025
Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future.
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Dec 22, 2025
The billionaire's involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla's bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX.
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Dec 22, 2025
Smartwatches are cool and all, but have you considered wearable neurotech?
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Dec 22, 2025
Hamstrung by lawsuits, the state can't officially keep its goal to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035. But it's going to keep trying.
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Dec 21, 2025
The Mac Mini is a fantastic little computer, but you'll need one of these great monitors to complete the setup.
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Dec 21, 2025
The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can't get any better.
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Dec 21, 2025
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
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Dec 21, 2025
Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here's what to know.
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Dec 21, 2025
Digital tools are not always superior. Here are some WIRED-tested paper agendas and notebooks to keep you on track.
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Dec 20, 2025
Plant parents don't always want another plant—up your gift-giving game with these favorite plant presents we've tested.
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Dec 20, 2025
Get a grip on gaming with the best controller options for Nintendo's latest handheld console.
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Dec 20, 2025
Wicked, Merry Little Batman, and Die Hard are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
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Dec 20, 2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Frankenstein, and Klaus are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
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Dec 20, 2025
The administration's pro-industry tilt—across three executive agencies—is feeding the MAHA movement's growing discontent.
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Dec 20, 2025
Procrastinators, rejoice. Super Saturday is here with last-minute deals on WIRED-tested gear.
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Dec 20, 2025
Plus: Cisco discloses a zero-day with no available patch, Venezuela accuses the US of a cyberattack, and more.
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Dec 20, 2025
Our public spaces are now awash with wireless internet. Make sure you're getting the most out of every connection.
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Dec 20, 2025
Plus: Samsung also announces new Micro RGB TVs, and a looming global memory crunch might make Nvidia reduce its supply of graphics cards.
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Dec 20, 2025
Sleep is the one thing every giftee needs, and you can help them get it. These are our tried-and-tested picks for giftable sleep aids, from masks to melatonin.
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Dec 20, 2025
Save on Loop Earplugs, including Quiet 2 and popular gift sets for improved sleep, focus, and comfort.
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Dec 20, 2025
Score up to $100 off refurbished premium products, free shipping on orders of $29 , and more at Logitech.
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Dec 19, 2025
From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department's release is curious but far from revelatory.
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Dec 19, 2025
From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department's release is curious but far from revelatory.
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Dec 19, 2025
In today's episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026.
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Dec 19, 2025
In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what's in store for Uncanny Valley.
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Dec 19, 2025
Forced by an act of Congress, the Justice Department has released "hundreds of thousands" of pages of documents related to Epstein—but not everything, as is required by law.
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Dec 19, 2025
From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce sites.
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Dec 19, 2025
Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.
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Dec 19, 2025
The JBL Flip 7 is our top tried-and-tested Bluetooth speaker, and we haven't seen it sell for less than it is right now.
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Dec 19, 2025
Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?
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