The 30 Best Gifts for Star Wars Fans (2026)
From marble runs to advent calendars, these are the best Star Wars gifts for fans of all ages.
There’s a Free Video Editor Inside Google Drive That Anyone Can Use
You may not have noticed everything Google’s free software suite offers—especially a web app called Google Vids.
The Hollywood Color Nerd Who Shot ‘Knives Out’ Explains His Viral iPhone Camera App
The Chromagraph Camera app costs $13 dollars and processes iPhone photos with the same color math Rian Johnson’s cinematographer, Steve Yedlin, uses for film.
Lenovo LOQ 15: The Only Gaming Laptop Worth Buying Below $1,500
As prices escalate on gaming laptops, there’s really only one affordable option still around: the Lenovo LOQ 15, which offers a better performance and display than its competitors.
8 Best Space Heaters (2026): Tested, Measured, and Mistreated
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
What Democrats Can Learn From New York’s Data Center Moratorium
With a number of anti-data-center candidates poised to win on Tuesday, New York provides a glimpse at the tensions around actually having to do something about the digital infrastructure.
7 Best Travel Mugs (2026): Insulated, Leakproof, and Self-Heating
These top picks from brands like Ember, Owala, and Hydro Flask are built to last, keeping your drinks hot and your mornings smooth.
Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences
Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
Best Chromebooks and Googlebooks (2026): Laptops With a Google Touch
While Google is heralding a new series of laptops called Googlebooks, Chromebooks are sticking around—for now. These are the ones to consider.
A Newly Discovered Trail of Cosmic Debris Illustrates How the End of the Solar System Could Look
A dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust that astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
Govee Christmas Lights 2 Deal: Save $25 on These Smart String Lights
Glow up your home indoors or out with these versatile, discounted, full color smart string lights. They’re WIRED-tested and 25 percent off right now.
There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs
The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wine—and the spirit world is mighty impressed.
Backup by Biolite Review: A Cool Idea
Backup by BioLite is designed to power your fridge when the grid goes down. It works, but protecting your ice cream doesn’t come cheap.
Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet
Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.
An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain
A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.
Bose QC Headphones (2nd Gen) Sale: Lowest Price Ahead of Black Friday
They’re a steal at over 40 percent off in multiple colors. Plus, other great Bose deals you should know about ahead of Black Friday.
Keurig Alta Brewer Review: Brand-New Tech, Classically Good Coffee
This multifaceted home coffee brewer and its new AltaRounds will make you rethink everything you know about Keurig machines.
Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out
In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.
Best Sunrise Alarm Clock (2026): Hatch, Lumie
I’ve never been a morning person. This bedside gadget is the only thing that’s ever changed that.