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WIRED

Best Wireless Headphones (2026): I Compare Bose, Apple, Sony and More

From workout-ready earbuds to gaming over-ears, these WIRED-tested picks sound like a million bucks.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Best Wireless Headphones (2026): I Compare Bose, Apple, Sony and More

WIRED

Kubuntu Focus Zr Gen 1 Review: A Powerhouse Linux Laptop

Need the power of a Linux desktop in a laptop? Kubuntu Focus’ latest laptop is perfect for developers, video editors, and anyone who needs serious computing power.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Kubuntu Focus Zr Gen 1 Review: A Powerhouse Linux Laptop

WIRED

This Is the Worst Thing That Could Happen to the International Space Station

There’s a good way to throw out the ISS. And then there’s a really bad way.

4 hours ago

WIRED

This Is the Worst Thing That Could Happen to the International Space Station

WIRED

Vantrue E1 4K Pro Review (2026): Tiny and High-Definition

The Vantrue E1 4K Pro is the smallest dashcam I've seen with high-resolution video and great daytime license plate capture. But the night, it comes.

5 hours ago

WIRED

Vantrue E1 4K Pro Review (2026): Tiny and High-Definition

WIRED

How Mexico's ‘CJNG’ Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media

Drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes may be dead, but the Jalisco cartel he ran for years will likely outlive him—thanks, in part, to the criminal group’s embrace of technology.

6 hours ago

WIRED

How Mexico's ‘CJNG’ Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media

WIRED

On Running Is Finally Ramping Up Production of Its ‘Hyper-Foam’ Spray-On Shoes

Swiss shoemaker On’s newest kicks—the LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper—are laceless shoes with a single-piece, stretchy, sprayed-on toe box.

6 hours ago

WIRED

On Running Is Finally Ramping Up Production of Its ‘Hyper-Foam’ Spray-On Shoes

TechCrunch

Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows

Recent findings also show that video podcasting -- while popular -- is not necessarily replacing audio shows.

7 minutes ago

TechCrunch

Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows

TechCrunch

Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI

It's the Los Angeles trucking startup's first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI

TechCrunch

Jira’s latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side

Atlassian is unveiling "agents in Jira" which gives users the ability to assign and manage work given to AI agents the same as humans.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Jira’s latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side

TechCrunch

Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M

Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after a member of YC's Winter 2025 cohort.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M

TechCrunch

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

TechCrunch

Adobe Firefly's video editor can now automatically create a first draft from footage

Adobe Firefly is getting a new feature called Quick Cut that uses AI to edit footage to create a first draft of the final video based on user instructions.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Adobe Firefly's video editor can now automatically create a first draft from footage

The Verge

Engadget

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

1 hour ago

Engadget

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

Engadget

Spotify can reorder your playlists by BPM and key

1 hour ago

Engadget

Spotify can reorder your playlists by BPM and key

Engadget

Uber previews its Dubai air taxi service

2 hours ago

Engadget

Uber previews its Dubai air taxi service

Engadget

Honor says its 4.8mm thick MagicPad 4 is the world's slimmest Android tablet

3 hours ago

Engadget

Honor says its 4.8mm thick MagicPad 4 is the world's slimmest Android tablet

Engadget

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed

5 hours ago

Engadget

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed

Engadget

The best cheap kitchen gadgets in 2026

5 hours ago

Engadget

The best cheap kitchen gadgets in 2026

FastCompany

Ars Technica

Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

Ars Technica

Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory

Spare a thought for the intrepid graduate students who spent last summer in Africa collecting chimp urine.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory

Ars Technica

Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid

Coal makes a bit of a comeback, if only by accident.

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid

Ars Technica

DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones

DJI lawsuit says company has been "severely harmed by the FCC’s ruling."

18 hours ago

Ars Technica

DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones

Ars Technica

UK fines Reddit for not checking user ages aggressively enough

UK agency alleges "Reddit failed to apply any robust age assurance mechanism."

19 hours ago

Ars Technica

UK fines Reddit for not checking user ages aggressively enough

Ars Technica

Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game

Stories and lesson learned from an impossibly large community modding project.

22 hours ago

Ars Technica

Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game