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Tim Cook's Legacy Is Turning Apple Into a Subscription

The soon-to-exit Apple CEO went all in on services. Now, the incoming CEO, John Ternus, will need to embrace the AI era.

Lauren Goode 4 months ago

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Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram

A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.

Maddy Varner 4 months ago

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TAG Heuer Has Dropped New Polylight-Powered F1s

The five new Formula 1 watches are driven by light—and we have a definite favorite.

Jeremy White 4 months ago

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The Best Casio Watches You Can Wear Anywhere

From calculators to simple daily beaters, these are my favorite Casio watches on sale today.

Parker Hall 4 months ago

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The 10 Best Electrolyte Powders (We Tested Nearly 20)

Get those lost minerals back with the help of our top electrolyte powders, tablets, drops, and chews for athletes, partiers, and everyone in between.

Louryn Strampe 4 months ago

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Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More

You don't want any old gaming laptop. Here's my take on which to get based on hundreds of hours of testing.

Luke Larsen 4 months ago

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This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men

A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.

Ej Dickson 4 months ago

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H2O Audio Tri Run Workout Headphones Review: A Little Underwhelming

H2O Audio’s stab at a sub-$100 pair of bone-conduction workout headphones just misses the mark.

Michael Sawh 4 months ago

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The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’

Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire. Now he’s warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality itself.

Katie Drummond 4 months ago

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They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies

There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security. There’s very little love between the two guys at the center of its history.

Tiffany Ng 4 months ago

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How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April 22, those looking in the right place will see the sky light up with 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

Jorge Garay 4 months ago

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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

Javier Carbajal 4 months ago

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Best Kitchen Composters and Food Recyclers (2026)

Responsibly dispose of your food scraps with one of these indoor, (mostly) odor-free, WIRED-tested devices.

Kat Merck 4 months ago

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down

John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will replace Cook as CEO on September 1. Cook will stay on as executive chairman.

Lauren Goode, Paresh Dave 4 months ago

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Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness

The actor-director discussed his least favorite currency and read a series of mean tweets—about us!—at our inaugural WIRED@Night event.

WIRED Staff 4 months ago

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A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event

Denni Barrett, CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides, says the weekend backyard mishap is a “very rare” occurrence.

Brian Barrett 4 months ago

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War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content

The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.

Rand Al-Hadethi 4 months ago

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Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability

The brand's new European 300-mile urban EV hatchback has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition.

Jeremy White 4 months ago

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Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?

The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.

Boone Ashworth 4 months ago

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We Love the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2, Especially at $50 Off

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 have the best active noise cancellation on the market, and they very rarely get cheaper.

Louryn Strampe 4 months ago

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Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have different visions for how to use AI for management purposes, but both imagine a system of heightened control.

Miles Klee 4 months ago

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The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Years before the figure skater became an Olympic superstar, a Chinese operative tried to stalk her father and monitored other US residents deemed dissidents against China. And that’s just the beginning.

Timothy McLaughlin 4 months ago

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The Best Hybrid Mattresses for Couples, Back Pain, and More (2026)

By combining foam and springs in carefully tuned layers, hybrids hit the sweet spot between soft and supportive. Here are our favorites after extensive testing.

Julia Forbes 4 months ago

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There’s New Evidence for How Loneliness Affects Memory in Old Age

A longitudinal study found that loneliness is more closely linked to lapses in immediate and delayed recall than to the overall speed of cognitive decline.

Jorge Garay 4 months ago

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