Meet the New Dyson Vacuums: V16 Piston Animal, V10 Konical, V8 Cyclone (2026)
The rest of Dyson’s promised 2026 vacuum lineup is here, from the new Dyson V16 Piston Animal to an updated version of the favored Dyson V8 Cyclone.
How Can Soccer Players Bend Their Shots in Midair?
As World Cup action kicks off, we look at the physics of the beautiful game.
The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones
Plus: AI bug hunting fuels Microsoft’s biggest-ever Patch Tuesday, ShinyHunters ransomware gang exploits an Oracle zero-day, and more.
EcoFlow PowerOcean Battery Review: Cutting My Bill in Half
Whether you want to buy cheaper electricity, store solar energy, or guard against outages, EcoFlow’s home battery might be just what you need.
Rivian’s CEO on Tesla’s Cybertruck, Ferrari’s Luce, and What Happens If the R2 Fails
RJ Scaringe, the CEO of Rivian Automotive, joined us for a wide-ranging interview about how his company’s new electric SUV fits into the current EV industry, and what comes next.
A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews
The ruling holds that a company that designs, trains, operates, and manages an AI system must assume legal liability for any damages caused by the responses it generates.
Here’s How AI Agents Can Protect EV Chargers
An AI agent system proposed by researchers in Spain promises to prevent energy theft and damage to EV chargers, as well as the critical energy infrastructure that powers them.
Anthropic Says It’s Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government Order
“The government believes it has become aware of a method of bypassing, or ‘jailbreaking’ Fable 5,” the company said in a blog post.
Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon
“I’m not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore,” one employee posted in a forum open to the entire staff.
‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Executives and employees alike are struggling with Meta’s chaotic AI strategy, according to sources and internal discussions reviewed by WIRED.
Donald Trump’s White House UFC Event Would Be Embarrassing Anywhere
A Monster Energy–sponsored MMA show on the White House’s South Lawn was never going to be the height of dignity. But UFC Freedom 250 is failing to clear even the lowest bar.
Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards
A cottage industry of celebrity figurines, blinking screens, and other DIY gadgets is helping drivers bypass Tesla's distracted-driving controls.
Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire
SpaceX’s stock market debut has thrust the richest man in the universe into an unexplored frontier of wealth.
China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers
GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data-center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say it’s much more complicated than that.
Crypto Guys Bought the Answer to the CIA’s Mysterious Kryptos Sculpture
They swear they haven’t peeked at the closely guarded secret and that they’ll keep the cryptographic competition going.
A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots
After Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson stoked anger over a horrific knife attack in Belfast, a youth group linked to a global neo-Nazi movement quietly orchestrated anti-immigrant riots.
6 Best Digital Notebooks (2026): ReMarkable, Kobo, Kindle
These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.
4 Best Floodlight Security Cameras (2026) After Thorough Testing
Light up and secure your driveway, backyard, or porch with a floodlight security camera.
Pedal Electric H/T Review: A Fast, Powerful, Stylish Ebike
The pedal-assist can be jerky, but the throttle offers smooth, powerful acceleration.
Real-Life Disclosure Day Will Look Nothing Like Steven Spielberg’s New Movie
Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth.