Come to Our WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!
For the second WIRED@NIGHT event, WIRED presents a special screening of The Oldest Person in the World, a documentary that...
Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss Threads as it recently hit 500 million monthly users, putting it...
Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5
AI model developers have long offered consumers a simple deal: Use our technology for free through an online chatbot, or...
The 1X Neo Robot Has Freaky Fast Fingers
Friendly home robots have been the dream of sci-fi for a long time. Docile, helpful machines that do your laundry,...
A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.
The European Parliament has voted to extend legislation allowing tech companies to voluntarily scan users’ private messages for child sexual...
Slate’s Gray $25,000 Truck Just Got a Crayola Makeover
Slate Auto, the Bezos-backed carmaker building America’s cheapest electric truck, is teaming up with Crayola on five vehicle wraps. It...
Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic
Omaira Garcia didn’t realize life on her small ranch in Abilene, Texas, was about to change until clouds of dust—kicked...
Influencers Are Promoting $50 Straws They Claim Will Protect Against Electromagnetic Radiation
“Everyone asks me, ‘What’s up with this straw?” Sandra Fernandes says in the voice-over for a November 2025 Instagram Reel....
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
Fat Joe is a superfan, both of the New York Knicks and their controversial owner, Jim Dolan. The rapper celebrated...
Self-Driving Cars Are Interfering With First Responders. Feds Aren’t Happy
The head of the top US road safety agency cautioned autonomous vehicle developers in a letter Wednesday about what he...
Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?
If you’re reading this while the blinds are drawn against yet another heat wave and wondering whether it’s finally time...
Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted
On April 14, 2025, a federal IT staffer filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress alleging that members of the so-called...
Why Do Some Soccer Players Cut the Heels Off Their Cleats?
During this year’s World Cup, one very peculiar image caught the attention of fans and commentators: Portuguese forward Pedro Neto...
The 4 Best Home Air Conditioners to Buy Right Now
By the end of June, the heat wave that has engulfed Europe, with temperatures hitting 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees...
One of Meta’s Offices Was Briefly Overtaken by a Rogue Squirrel
Meta’s year so far hasn’t exactly been a picnic. But that didn’t stop one nut-loving creature from seeking some joy...
