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Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

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Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Facing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.

Noah Shachtman 2 weeks ago

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The Best Gaming Mouse You Can Buy After Testing Dozens of Models

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The Best Gaming Mouse You Can Buy After Testing Dozens of Models

From wired to wireless to ultralight, we've tested dozens of gaming mice to find the best for work, your next MMO, and everything in between.

Henri Robbins 2 weeks ago

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Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat

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Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat

I’m an omnivore. Purple Carrot’s vegan meal kit offers some of the best cooking I’ve seen from any meal kit, with or without meat.

Matthew Korfhage 2 weeks ago

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Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So

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Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So

ESPN unveiled an “AI tells detection” tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker. Is it a neat computer-powered party trick, or a real threat to poker’s future?

Ben Dowsett 2 weeks ago

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How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot

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How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot

Ati Robotics assembles its robots in India and uses just a few Chinese parts—a strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese humanoids.

Paresh Dave 2 weeks ago

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‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

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‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.

Katie Drummond 2 weeks ago

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How Data Centers Broke American Politics

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How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

Molly Taft 2 weeks ago

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The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout

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The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout

In 2018, more than 20,000 employees walked out to protest how Google handled allegations of sexual harassment. Here’s how they organized it from inside the company.

Claire Stapleton 2 weeks ago

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Mistral Is in the Right Place at the Right Time

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Mistral Is in the Right Place at the Right Time

Open-weight AI models are having a moment in the wake of recent turmoil at US tech giants. For French AI lab Mistral, that’s the the best thing that could have happened.

Joel Khalili 2 weeks ago

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Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?

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Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?

Fenix Flexin’s hit song “Rubberz” has hip-hop fans arguing over whether it was generated by AI. Some say they have proof it’s machine-made, but will anyone care?

Dexter Thomas 2 weeks ago

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The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases

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The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases

The risk of more debris hitting the moon is on the rise as the space race heats up.

Javier Carbajal 2 weeks ago

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Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner

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Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner

We’ve come a long way since exclusively $1,000+ OLED gaming monitors. Alienware’s latest display brings the price down to a shocking $350, though it comes with some important compromises.

Matthew S. Smith 2 weeks ago

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People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It

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People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It

The communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who ghosted his partner of four years tells WIRED.

Jason Parham 2 weeks ago

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The Best Audio Players for Kids: Yoto, Toniebox, and More

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The Best Audio Players for Kids: Yoto, Toniebox, and More

Whether you want an audio player that’ll grow with your kid or one that your toddler can operate independently, I have a recommendation for you.

Nicole Kinning 2 weeks ago

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The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter

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The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter

I tested modern locks, lights, climate controls, and more in a historic home that I very much wanted to keep historic.

Jordan Michelman 2 weeks ago

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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.

Dhruv Mehrotra 2 weeks ago

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AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is Next

Your next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. And you might not even notice.

Kate Taylor 2 weeks ago

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Nothing Ear (3a) Wireless Earbuds Review: Style Meets Value

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Nothing Ear (3a) Wireless Earbuds Review: Style Meets Value

The $100 earbuds look and sound better than earbuds nearly twice the price—as long as you can stomach just average noise canceling.

Chris Haslam 2 weeks ago

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The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them

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The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them

Steve Elmers, also known as the “Guardrail Guy,” is done calling out license plate readers after two that appeared in his videos were vandalized.

Caroline Haskins 2 weeks ago

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8 Best Password Managers (2026), Tested and Reviewed

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8 Best Password Managers (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.

Scott Gilbertson 3 weeks ago

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The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

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The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories to build out.

Jay Bennett 3 weeks ago

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