wired.comadded August 2026
Wiredby Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert29d ago
A report published by the US Census Bureau last month purported to uncover evidence backing up President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that noncitizens voting cost him the 2020 election.
Wiredby Aarian Marshall29d ago
This week, Lyft riders in Nashville, Tennessee, who request a ride on the app might get matched with a new driver: a robot.
Wiredby Julian Chokkattu9 Sept 2026
The 6.3-inch AMOLED, 120-Hz screen is more than adequate. It’s colorful, sharp, and bright enough to read in sunlight.
Wiredby Harry Rabinowitz9 Sept 2026
Sony is one of the best, most enduring electronics brands we’ve tested. And that’s true across a huge range of categories—the brand makes some of the best OLED TVs, best soundbars, best wireless...
Wiredby Molly Higgins9 Sept 2026
As they say, the only things you can't escape in life are death and taxes. Doing your own taxes has only gotten easier over the years but it’s still plenty confusing, especially with both federal...
Wiredby Molly Higgins9 Sept 2026
TurboTax has been my go-to for self-filing taxes for years. It’s good enough for me—and literally millions of other users.
Wiredby Boutayna Chokrane9 Sept 2026
What if I told you Brooks Running started out making ballet slippers and bathing shoes? Founded in 1914, the Seattle-based company spent decades making just about everything except running shoes...
Wiredby Jorge Garay8 Sept 2026
Achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think. That’s the motto of the Ig Nobel Prizes, an annual competition that—parodying the Nobel Prizes—recognizes some of the world’s...
Wiredby Lily Hay Newman, Maxwell Zeff8 Sept 2026
Meta announced Tuesday the release of Muse, a personal AI agent that people can message to automate digital tasks in a secure cloud environment, all while relying on security and privacy that the...
Wiredby Isabella Ward8 Sept 2026
In June, the UK government told Big Tech it had three months to make taking, viewing, or sharing images of child nudity on their devices impossible.
Wiredby Will Knight, Maxwell Zeff8 Sept 2026
OpenAI said today that it has found an AI-generated solution to one of the biggest problems in mathematics—a 200-year-old equation that describes the natural behavior of fluids like water and air.
Wiredby Julian Chokkattu8 Sept 2026
On the eve of Apple's highly anticipated folding iPhone, Samsung isn't feeling threatened. Instead, the folding smartphone pioneer says the competition is “absolutely welcome.” That's according to...
Wiredby Miles Klee8 Sept 2026
For a diehard fan of Donnie Darko, meeting director and screenwriter Richard Kelly is a thrill in itself.
Wiredby Matt Burgess8 Sept 2026
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of imagery depicting child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
Wiredby Alex Davies8 Sept 2026
In 1906, in response to public outcry that came after Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle detailed the revolting conditions in Chicago’s meatpacking plants, the US government passed the Federal Meat...
Wiredby David Gilbert8 Sept 2026
Over a decade ago, the Islamic State released a disturbing video that depicted its members lowering men locked in a cage into a swimming pool and drowning them.
Wiredby Jeremy White7 Sept 2026
Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the penne outweigh the needs of the stew, or the bun. While this would have been a gloriously fan-faithful reason for Le Creuset, the French-Belgian maker...
Wiredby Steve Nadis7 Sept 2026
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For those who see the world as a dark place, the universe seems to offer little solace.
Wiredby Ritsuko Kawai7 Sept 2026
The driving force behind our universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy.
Wiredby David Nield7 Sept 2026
If you opt for an Android phone over an iPhone, there are certain features you get as standard as part of Android.
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