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After Testing Dyson’s New Vacuums Against the Old, There’s a Clear Winner
Curious if you should get Dyson’s new 2026 stick vacuums or stick to the older ones? I tested five models, old and new, to find out for you.
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It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
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It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed.
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
Climate change is helping invasive species to not only establish themselves across the Continent but to stay alive for longer. Scientists suggest we get used to it.
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Love It or Hate It, Ferrari’s First EV Is a Thrilling Drive
WIRED test-drove a preproduction version of the Luce, the storied Italian automaker’s controversial electric car, and it was remarkably surprising. Will it convert Ferrari fanatics?
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The Best Festival Gear, Tested by a Dubstep Enjoyer
Our field-tested gear includes power banks, electrolytes, outdoor blankets, earplugs, and more.
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X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
Elon Musk’s platform hit out at the country’s “invasive” information-gathering powers as it demands the government drop efforts to strengthen its no-children policy.
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Months After Apple Warned of Low Supply, It’s Still Very Difficult to Buy a Mac Mini
Thanks to the surge in local AI processing and the ongoing memory shortage, it’s incredibly difficult to buy a Mac Mini.
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One of These Ethernet Switches Will Give Your Router the Ports You Need
If your router is short on ports, you can add more with one of the best Ethernet switches. These are my top picks from what I’ve tested.
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More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’
Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots.
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NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
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No, You Probably Shouldn’t Lease Your iPhone
With Apple Upgrade, the company is making it easier to pay for its products in monthly installments. Critics call it the “financialization of the affordability crisis.”
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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.
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How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back From the Dead
Startup Zanskar has created one of the most productive geothermal wells in the US at a power plant that had been in decline for years.
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Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.
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Best Braun Coupon Codes: 15% Off
Unlock exclusive savings on Braun IPL, shavers, and grooming products. Find verified Braun promo codes and expert tips to maximize your discounts.
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OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
In a new disclosure, OpenAI says its agent used exposed logins to gain access to at least four “publicly available services” in its unhinged quest to solve a test.
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A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months
How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.
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Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.
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Laura Loomer’s Reversal on Ukraine Stirs Up the MAGA Civil War
Donald Trump’s base has been increasingly spilt. Laura Loomer’s sudden embrace of Ukraine has only widened that divide.
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A Two-Person Startup Has Fixed One of the Most Hated Sounds in Modern Life
A couple of enterprising sound designers have taken on the challenge of producing more pleasant beeps for the humble microwave.
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Is the Electric Trike the Next Big Thing in Shared Micromobility?
Veo is launching accessibility-focused electric tricycles in Denver, with plans to put its e-trikes on the streets nationwide.
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Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?
In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. They’ve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulzberger has no plans to stop fighting it.
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‘They’re Fucking a Lot of People’: 7-OH Users Brace for DEA Ban
The opioid-like compound, which is found in kratom, can cause brutal withdrawal symptoms and will soon be a controlled substance. Some users tell WIRED it has relieved their pain and anxiety.
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Dyson’s New Vacuum Is Great—But It’s Not the One I’d Buy
The Dyson V16 Piston Animal is powerful and packs a ton of capabilities, but it’s not the Dyson I’d buy with my hard-earned money.
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Silicon Valley’s Next IPO Billionaires Are Coming. Nonprofits Are Ready for Them
Anthropic and OpenAI employees are expected to give generously after their companies go public. “It’s going to be a wild ride,” says one nonprofit leader.
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An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined
Scientists have long assumed that there’s an upper limit to the intensity of the solar winds that reach Earth. New research suggests there’s not—and the implications are alarming.
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Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem
Researchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes—and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software.
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Top Ray-Ban Coupon Codes for July 2026
Upgrade your frames with major savings on classic shapes, custom designs, and prescription lenses using these verified Ray-Ban discounts.
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France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires
Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.
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Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results
The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public.
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New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain
Climate change is upping the odds of major wildfires, creating a need for new tools to combat them.
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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago
Beluga whales were in danger of getting euthanized after a Canadian theme park went bust. WIRED spoke with some of the scientists behind the groundbreaking rescue mission.
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Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed
As the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable.
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It’s Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel
Black holes eject powerful energy jets that blow away the surrounding gas to great distances. So how can they continue to grow?
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This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust
“It’s not an argument with two sides, it’s an argument with 10 sides,” one senior administration official tells WIRED about how US AI policy is being shaped.
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This Affordable Projector Has Pop-Out Surround Sound Speakers
I tested the Soundcore Nebula P1i, an affordable projector, to see if it could overcome the typical drawbacks that most budget projectors suffer from.
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All the Ways You Can Make Reading on Your Phone Easier
Tired of eye strain? These tips will help optimize your smartphone for marathon reading sessions.
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The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway
More electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons.