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The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.

Jorge Garay 1 month ago

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FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage

Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?

Angela Watercutter 1 month ago

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The Best Motion Sensors and Home Security Gadgets Without Cameras

If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

Simon Hill 1 month ago

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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman 1 month ago

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FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

Tik Root 1 month ago

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How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.

David Nield 1 month ago

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Balmuda NatureWind Studio Review: A Better Breeze

Balmuda has engineered a remarkably pleasant breeze with its new NatureWind Studio, but is it worth hundreds more than its competition?

Kat Merck 1 month ago

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The Best Tech for Back to School

Get ready to crush your coursework or scoot to class in style with these back-to-school gear picks.

Gear Team 1 month ago

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Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents

“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm.

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica 1 month ago

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SteelSeries Coupon Codes: 15% Off in July 2026

Find the best SteelSeries coupon codes, promo codes, and discount codes for May 2026. Get deals on headsets, keyboards, and mice, including first-order and student discounts.

Nena Farrell 1 month ago

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AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees

An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.

Caroline Haskins 1 month ago

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What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke

The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border.

Brian Kahn 1 month ago

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Polymarket’s Corporate Structure Is a Mystery—Even to Some of Its Former Employees

The prediction market’s Panamanian operation seems odd, even for a company whose CEO had his apartment raided by FBI agents.

Kate Knibbs 1 month ago

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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thompson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.

Caroline Haskins, Vittoria Elliott 1 month ago

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‘The Odyssey’ Backlash Failed Tremendously

For all the hysteria over “woke” casting and ahistorical choices, Christopher Nolan’s epic is on track to make $200 million globally during its opening weekend.

John Semley 1 month ago

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Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’

David Risher insists that Lyft has lowered its prices and that customers who only check his competitor’s app are “leaving money on the table.”

Steven Levy 1 month ago

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The Best New Camping Gear at REI (2026): Tents, Coolers, Bikes, More

I tested REI’s best new and revamped outdoor gear of 2026. Here’s what’s worth buying, from tents and sleeping bags to coolers and bikes.

Scott Gilbertson 1 month ago

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Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

Election deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.

David Gilbert 1 month ago

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Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console

Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.

Matt Kamen 1 month ago

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23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers

From the best air fryer to frying pans to knife sharpeners anyone can use, these ideas will keep the curious home chef in your life tinkering away.

Matthew Korfhage 1 month ago

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Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking

The Japanese Microwave measures food temperature directly, and stops cooking when food’s hot. It’s kinda terrific.

Matthew Korfhage 1 month ago

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A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again

Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.

Boone Ashworth 1 month ago

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San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores

The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls.

Matt Burgess 1 month ago

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The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

David Gilbert 1 month ago

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