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This digital fretboard is a unique standa-lone instrument and affordable intro to MIDI polyphonic expression (MPE).
These SVS Bookshelf Speakers Offer Clear Sound and Clean Looks
SVS reimagined its Ultra series speakers for premium style and sound.
Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch
A store in Singapore is selling lab-grown chicken, but it contains only 3 percent animal cells.
Google Search Is Growing Up
This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of...
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Twitch streamers could have a serious impact on the election—even by sitting it out.
Meta Faces Fresh Probe Over ‘Addictive’ Effect on Kids
The EU has launched an investigation into Facebook and Instagram’s child protection measures as part of...
Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research Shows
Users receiving weekly injections saw their weight fall, plateau, and stabilize over the course of a...
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress
Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and...
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All-Clad makes some of the best—and priciest—cookware you can buy. These discounts will help you invest...
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A Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today saw broad agreement on how AI and other threats loom...
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The 15 Top New Android 15 Features
Android 15 is creeping closer to its release date. Here are the notable features and upgrades...
All the New Features Coming to Android Phones, Watches, and TVs This Year
At I/O, Google showed off new features in Android 15, the latest version of Wear OS,...
Android Can Now Detect When Your Phone Is Stolen
Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone...
These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid
Loaded with ever more renewables, the grid will need to store a whole lot of energy....
This Microsoft Add-On Is the Ultimate Windows 11 Customization Tool
Microsoft’s own PowerToys utility can help you unlock the full potential of the Windows desktop.
Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted
As H5N1 continues its spread among US cow herds, raw milk enthusiasts remain utterly unfazed.
Deadspin’s New Owners Are Embracing Betting Content—but Not AI
The future of once-beloved sports blog Deadspin has been murky since it was acquired by an...
OpenAI’s Chief AI Wizard, Ilya Sutskever, Is Leaving the Company
One day after OpenAI showed off an all-new, emotional version of ChatGPT, the company announced that...
Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024
It was AI all day at Google’s developer keynote. The company showed off new AI-powered chatbot...
Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work
America now has 100 percent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, but with US automakers struggling to...
The 28 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now
Mad Max, Stop Making Sense, and Dune are just a few of the movies you should...
'Hades II' Proves Lightning Can Strike Twice
They say that you can’t improve upon perfection, but somehow, Supergiant Games’ Hades sequel does.
With Gemini on Android, Google Points to Mobile Computing’s Future—and Past
Google’s new upgrades to Gemini and Circle to Search offer a look at how the operating...
It’s the End of Google Search As We Know It
Google is rethinking its most iconic and lucrative product by adding new AI features to search....
Astra Is Google’s Answer to the New ChatGPT
Google's new voice-operated AI assistant, called Astra, can make sense of what your phone’s camera sees....
Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just...
This UFO-Looking Litter Box Cleans Itself—and Your Cat Will Probably Love It Too
If your cats hate covered litter boxes, the Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box is a no-scoop,...
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Tornado Cash Developer Found Guilty of Laundering $1.2 Billion of Crypto
Alexey Pertsev, cofounder of the crypto-anonymizing tool, has been sentenced to more than five years behind...
Generative AI Is Totally Shameless. I Want to Be It
The best thing about brain-melting software like ChatGPT? It doesn’t feel remorse.
There’s Nothing Revolutionary About ‘Morning After the Revolution’
Former New York Times tech reporter and media entrepreneur Nellie Bowles’ book Morning After the Revolution...
Google I/O 2024 Live Blog: Latest News on Android, Gemini, and Search
Join us for up-to-the-minute coverage from WIRED’s reporters on the ground at Google I/O 2024.
With OpenAI’s Release of GPT-4o, Is ChatGPT Plus Still Worth It?
While the newest AI model from OpenAI, GPT-4o, is available to users for free, ChatGPT Plus...
Dyson’s WashG1 Is an All-in-One Wet Floor Cleaner That Doesn’t Use Suction
In true Dyson fashion, this new floor cleaner is over-engineered and expensive, looks awesome, and overlooks...
I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the Whole Movie
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly cited Her as an inspiration for ChatGPT’s conversational voice assistant...
Apple’s New iPad Pro Is Thin and Powerful, but Its True Potential Is Still Unknown
Beautifully designed and endowed with abundant horsepower, the iPad Pro may not be fully realized until...
Protesters Are Fighting to Stop AI, but They’re Split on How to Do It
PauseAI protests are underway in London, New York, San Francisco, and across the globe. Its members...
The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died
The hospital that carried out the procedure two months prior says there’s “no indication” that the...
ChatGPT Gets a Snappy, Flirty Upgrade With OpenAI’s GPT-4o AI Model
Prepare for ChatGPT to get more emotional. OpenAI demonstrated upgrades that make the chatbot capable of...
How A Controversial Gun-Detection Technology Found Its Way to NYC
NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying...
The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy
Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is...
Google’s Pixel 8A Is Still the Best Phone You Can Buy for Under $500
This Android phone has great cameras, a fun design, and seven years of software support.
It’s International Masturbation Month! Here Are 9 Great Sex Toy Deals
The sun’s shining, the birds are chirping, and the vibrators are buzzing. It’s time for Masturbation...
These Pricey Yamaha Speakers Are Tonally Bright but Visually Moving
Yamaha stuffs the beauty of its grand pianos into these spritely premium speakers
Twelve South’s MacBook Laptop Stand Had One Job, and It Failed at It
The Twelve South BookArc Flex can’t always properly hold a laptop. It’s the perfect example of...
