22 Back-to-School College Dorm Room Essentials (2026)
Deck out your room and make class a cinch with these WIRED-tested favorites.
The Best Vacuum for Pet Hair—We Tested Many to Find Which Ones Work Best (2026)
Cordless, handheld, robot, and traditional—we tested them all to find the vacuum that’s fantastic for fur.
The Best MagSafe Wallets for Your Everyday Carry (2026)
The slim and convenient magnetic wallets you’ll actually want stuck to the back of your phone.
The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters
The EPA has proposed a rule change that would let states decide how much input the public has on air pollution permits. It would be a huge boon for data centers increasingly reliant on fossil fuels.
America’s Hot Hybrid Summer
Gas prices are up, and US car dealerships are full of hybrids. Customers are going for it.
10 Best Meal Delivery Services, Tested by an Ex-Restaurant Critic
Here are the best delivery services and meal kits in 2026, including Martha Stewart’s meal service, a GLP-1–supportive plan, and a budget-friendly option.
People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids
MAGA-coded adult content playing off immigration crackdowns, white supremacy, and obeying the “natural order” is finding rabid audiences on X.
Banning Social Media for Kids Is a Bad Idea
The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that really matter.
Google Turns a Selfie Video Into Your Account’s Spare Key
The next time you’re locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.
My Week of Transparent Living With Apple’s ‘More Clear’ Liquid Glass Setting
I cranked Apple’s iOS 27 beta to maximum transparency on my iPhone and enjoyed every warped second.
Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop
With “blessings” from the original Jibo founders, iKairos is a wearable or desk-mounted “AI journal” that turns your family moments into AI images and video.
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out
Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.
Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick
The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.
The White House Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About Chinese AI
There’s a debate going on in the Trump administration over how to handle increasingly powerful Chinese AI models.
Top Red-Light Therapy Deals at Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale (2026)
Save on WIRED-tested LED therapy devices from TheraFace, HigherDose, and more.
‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope
Elon Musk and the online right convinced themselves that Christopher Nolan’s “woke” epic would go down in flames. Now they’re crashing out.
China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook
As access to Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable.
Dyson V10 Konical Review (2026): Affordable and Solid
Out of Dyson’s two new affordable stick vacuums, this one is easily my favorite.
Which New Samsung Foldable Phone Should You Buy? Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, or Flip8?
Samsung’s folding phone family has a new middle child with a fresh form factor, but which of its eighth-gen foldables is right for you?
Why Samsung Gave Its Next Folding Phone a New Shape
People spend hours watching videos on their smartphones. The wider, shorter, and lighter Galaxy Z Fold8 caters to exactly that.