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WIRED

14 Best Couches We've Tested That You Can Buy Online (2025)

Refresh your space with a comfy sofa that arrives right at your doorstep.

5 hours ago

WIRED

14 Best Couches We've Tested That You Can Buy Online (2025)

WIRED

The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Government tech experts say Elon Musk’s team could have seized the moment to make Washington work better.

6 hours ago

WIRED

The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

WIRED

Zepp Clarity Omni, One, Pixie Review: Lackluster Hearing Aids

Zepp’s upcoming try-before-you-buy plan wants to encourage greater hearing aid adoption. Unfortunately, the hardware on offer still needs work.

6 hours ago

WIRED

Zepp Clarity Omni, One, Pixie Review: Lackluster Hearing Aids

WIRED

The 7 Best Scented Candles (2025)

Set the right mood with these tried-and-tested candles.

7 hours ago

WIRED

The 7 Best Scented Candles (2025)

WIRED

Best Kindle Accessories (2025): Kindle Cases, Straps, Charms

Enhance your reading experience and protect your device with cases, sleeves, stands, and more.

7 hours ago

WIRED

Best Kindle Accessories (2025): Kindle Cases, Straps, Charms

WIRED

The Best Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding Too!)

It’s one of the best times of year to invest in a mattress, pillows, and sheets. Here’s everything we recommend buying and who has the best sales during Presidents’ Day weekend.

8 hours ago

WIRED

The Best Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding Too!)

Engadget

Reddit CEO says paid subreddits are coming this year

35 minutes ago

Engadget

Reddit CEO says paid subreddits are coming this year

Engadget

Meta is reportedly working on humanoid robots that help with chores

1 hour ago

Engadget

Meta is reportedly working on humanoid robots that help with chores

Engadget

Instagram is testing a dislike button, but only for comments

1 hour ago

Engadget

Instagram is testing a dislike button, but only for comments

Engadget

Meta confirms it's building its own subsea cable

2 hours ago

Engadget

Meta confirms it's building its own subsea cable

Engadget

The best President's Day tech deals on Apple, Samsung, Dyson, Blink and more

3 hours ago

Engadget

The best President's Day tech deals on Apple, Samsung, Dyson, Blink and more

Engadget

Amazon is holding a devices event on February 26, here's what to expect

4 hours ago

Engadget

Amazon is holding a devices event on February 26, here's what to expect

FastCompany

Missouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programs

The fight over businesses' diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs is heading to the courtroom. This week, a lawsuit was filed against coffee giant Starbucks over DEI practices which the suit claims break the law.That lawsuit, filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a republican, says ...

1 hour ago

FastCompany

Missouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programs

FastCompany

She helped create the U.S. Digital Service. Now it’s become the U.S. DOGE Service

As former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Jen Pahlka helped to create the U.S. Digital Service (USDS). Today, the USDS houses Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), hell-bent on quick, disruptive change. Pahlka shares why the motivation behind Musk’s disruption of the status ...

3 hours ago

FastCompany

She helped create the U.S. Digital Service. Now it’s become the U.S. DOGE Service

FastCompany

Where’s my tax refund? This online IRS tool shows your refund’s status

The 2025 tax season is in full swing, and the number one question most people have on their minds after filing their return is, “Where’s my tax refund"” Thankfully, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers a quick and easy online tool to help you check the status of your tax refund. Here’s ...

4 hours ago

FastCompany

Where’s my tax refund? This online IRS tool shows your refund’s status

FastCompany

‘The New Yorker’ turns 100: Here’s how it started with a poker game

Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new—and much-needed—sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ago this month. As I researched the history of U.S. journalism for my book Covering America, I became fascinated by ...

4 hours ago

FastCompany

‘The New Yorker’ turns 100: Here’s how it started with a poker game

FastCompany

A partnership between Jigsaw and this Kentucky city could be the future of civic engagement

Bowling Green, Kentucky, is known for being the city from which Corvettes roll off the production lines, and for Fruit of the Loom underwear, which is headquartered there. But the city of 76,000 could soon be known for something else: its AI-powered mass civic engagement project that is using public ...

5 hours ago

FastCompany

A partnership between Jigsaw and this Kentucky city could be the future of civic engagement

FastCompany

National Park Service erases transgender references from Stonewall National Monument website

In a move on the petty-but-harmful bar of shutting down the White House Spanish-language page and the removal of words such as “diversity” and “fairness” from the FBI core values, the National Park Service (NPS) has erased references to transgender and queer people from the official website ...

6 hours ago

FastCompany

National Park Service erases transgender references from Stonewall National Monument website

Ars Technica

Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate

Hector Martin cites burnout, and Rust for Linux oppostion, in resigning.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate

Ars Technica

After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches

"Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball."

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches

Ars Technica

What we know about AMD and Nvidia’s imminent midrange GPU launches

Will the GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9070 achieve the dream of affordable 4K?

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

What we know about AMD and Nvidia’s imminent midrange GPU launches

Ars Technica

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics

Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics

Ars Technica

DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone

DOGE site is apparently not running on government servers.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone

Ars Technica

Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

How will Reddit generate content for paid-for subreddits?

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says