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Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah

In a second attack on Hezbollah members, two-way radios detonated around Lebanon on Wednesday, causing injuries and multiple deaths. https://www.wired.com/story/walkie-talkie-explosions-hezbollah/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Do You Need an Antivirus Program on Windows?

Just keeping all your software up to date will go a long way toward ensuring you’re safe from threats. But follow these tips to stay as protected as possible. https://www.wired.com/story/do-you-need-an-antivirus-program-on-windows/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

22 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using

Your membership gets you more than free two-day shipping. Here’s what you may be missing ahead of Amazon Prime Day 2024. https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-prime-perks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It’s the Last Day of the All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale

All-Clad cookware is the best you can buy—and it has a price tag to match. This sale will stretch your dollars. https://www.wired.com/story/all-clad-sale-september-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI Threatens to Ban Users Who Probe Its ‘Strawberry’ AI Models

If you try to figure out how OpenAI’s o1 models solve problems, you might get a nastygram. https://www.wired.com/story/openai-threatens-bans-as-users-probe-o1-model/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What Is a Copilot+ PC? Explaining Microsoft’s AI Term for Windows Laptops

Microsoft aimed to revolutionize its Windows operating system with this AI-soaked laptop certification. It’s still a work in progress. https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-copilot-plus-pc/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

11 Best Organic Mattresses, Toppers, Bedding (2024): Nontoxic and Natural

These nontoxic beds and bedsheets are easier on the environment and your health—and they feel like a dream. https://www.wired.com/story/best-organic-mattresses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple Watch Series 10 Review: Sleep Apnea Notifications and a Bigger Display

The absence of a blood oxygen sensor is a huge ding. But the Apple Watch still does everything else, and looks hella good doing it. https://www.wired.com/review/review-apple-watch-series-10-nl/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

Apple has officially released iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. We break down all the top new features and how to download it. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-iphone-ios-18-ipados-18-new-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 With Active Noise Cancellation Review: Not Worth It

Apple has refreshed its cheapest wireless earbuds and split features into two models. The AirPods 4 raise more questions than answers. https://www.wired.com/review/apple-airpods-4/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Scientists Crack a 50-Year Mystery to Discover a New Set of Blood Groups

We now know why some blood is missing a key antigen—leading to the creation of a new blood-grouping system. Experts believe even more discoveries are on the way. https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-keep-discovering-new-blood-groups-type-anwj-nhs-abo-rhesus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

How to Choose the Right Soundbar (2024): Size, Price, Surround Sound, and Subwoofers

What size should you get? Do you need a subwoofer? Here’s everything you need to know when upgrading your TV’s audio. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-buy-the-right-soundbar/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds

Neuralink rival Synchron is connecting its brain–computer interface with consumer technologies to allow people with paralysis more functionality. https://www.wired.com/story/synchron-amazon-alexa-brain-computer-interface-bci/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Best Clitoral Suction Toys (2024), Tested and Reviewed

The world of clitoral suction sex toys is getting bigger every day. We’ve tested dozens, and these are our favorites. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-clitoral-suction-toys/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Auto Industry Finally Has a Plan to Stop Electric Vehicle Fires

EVs can burn for days, firefighters have little or no training to deal with them, and conventional equipment isn’t effective. But new technology is being developed that should make all the difference. https://www.wired.com/story/the-auto-industry-finally-has-a-plan-to-stop-electric-vehicle-fires/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Best Audiophile Gear (2024): Headphones, Speakers, Amps, DACs

Ready to get the best sound quality of your life? From speakers and headphones to streaming amps, here are our favorite tools for gold-plated listening. https://www.wired.com/story/audiophile-gear-guide/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Stephen Hawking Was Wrong—Extremal Black Holes Are Possible

For decades, a black hole that has as much spin or charge as it can given it mass was considered mathematically impossible. A new proof reveals otherwise. https://www.wired.com/story/mathematicians-prove-stephen-hawking-wrong-about-the-most-extreme-black-holes-space-physics-astrophysics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Best Natural Sleep Aids (2024), Tested and Reviewed

I tested an array of alternative sleep aids, from CBD capsules to mushroom chocolate to bath bombs, to see if they would help my chronic insomnia. https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-natural-sleep-aids/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Best Vibrators (2024), Tested and Reviewed

Gender? I don’t even know her! No matter what you’ve got, these tools promise good vibes for all. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-vibrators/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Best Smartwatches, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2024): Apple Watch, Wear OS, Hybrid Watches, Kids' Watches

These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smartwatches/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What Is Wi-Fi 7? Everything to Know About the Next Standard

The Wi-Fi 6E successor has arrived, and it promises to significantly boost the speed and stability of your wireless connections. https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-wi-fi-7/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion’s Biggest Polluter

The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the worst actor in a notoriously unsustainable industry. https://www.wired.com/story/shein-is-officially-the-biggest-polluter-in-fast-fashion-ai-is-making-things-worse/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

US health officials say they don’t know how a patient in Missouri contracted bird flu. https://www.wired.com/story/the-bird-flu-outbreak-takes-a-mysterious-turn-missouri-avian-influenza/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The 7 Best Mesh Wi-Fi Routers of 2024

Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested mesh systems will get you online in no time. https://www.wired.com/story/best-mesh-wifi-routers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear

Because, according to sources, they’d plead the Fifth, the witness list is missing key executives and staff with knowledge of the fatal Titanic expedition, raising questions about just how much can be learned from this investigation. https://www.wired.com/story/the-coast-guards-oceangate-hearings-start-next-week-but-key-witnesses-wont-appear/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Beautiful 1.7-Liter Electric Kettle Review: When Form and Function Make Sense

This electric kettle packs all the top-tier features at an affordable price. https://www.wired.com/review/beautiful-by-drew-barrymore-electric-kettle-one-touch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This Is How Johnnie Walker Made the World’s Lightest Whisky Bottle

The spirit brand has created a whisky bottle 80 percent lighter than a conventional one. Now it's sharing the knowledge for free so that others might follow. https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-how-johnnie-walker-made-the-worlds-lightest-whisky-bottle/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI Announces a New AI Model, Code-Named Strawberry, That Solves Difficult Problems Step by Step

The ChatGPT maker reveals details of what’s officially known as OpenAI-o1, which shows that AI needs more than scale to advance. https://www.wired.com/story/openai-o1-strawberry-problem-reasoning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

People Are Setting Themselves on Fire and Getting Punched in the Face to Pump Their Crypto Coins

To compete against thousands of crypto meme coins flooding the market, creators are resorting to elaborate and sometimes dangerous stunts for attention. https://www.wired.com/story/people-on-fire-punched-pump-crypto-coins/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple Shared Its First Public AI-Generated Image. It’s Craig Federighi’s Dog

Shared exclusively with WIRED, this Image Playground creation is the first that Apple has released outside of marketing materials. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-image-playground-craig-federighi-dog/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple Intelligence Promises Better AI Privacy. Here’s How It Actually Works

Private Cloud Compute is an entirely new kind of infrastructure that, Apple’s Craig Federighi tells WIRED, allows your personal data to be “hermetically sealed inside of a privacy bubble.” https://www.wired.com/story/apple-private-cloud-compute-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

How to Back Up Your iPhone to iCloud, MacOS, or Windows (2024)

Save your memories before you grab a new iPhone or update to the latest version of iOS. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-backup-your-iphone/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

How to Hide or Lock Apps With iOS 18 (2024)

Protect your apps from prying eyes with Apple’s latest security feature. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-hide-and-lock-apps-ios-18/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Which iPhone 16 Model Should You Buy?

You’ve decided to upgrade to Apple’s new iPhone. Now the question is which model to buy. We break it down. https://www.wired.com/story/which-apple-iphone-16-models-to-buy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sony’s $700 PlayStation 5 Pro Is Finally Coming in November

Following months of rumors, the company just announced its powerful yet pricey PlayStation 5 upgrade. https://www.wired.com/story/playstation-5-pro-coming-november/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Confessions of a Hinge Power User

“It’s gonna sound wild,” he confesses, “but I’ve probably been on close to 200 dates in the last year and a half.” https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-of-a-hinge-power-user/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Best Apple Watch (2024): Which Model Should You Buy?

Should you splurge for the Ultra Watch 2? Or stick with the SE? Let us help you figure out which version to get (and which to avoid). https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-apple-watch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

An Underwater Data Center in San Francisco Bay? Regulators Say Not So Fast

The YC-backed startup NetworkOcean plans to sink GPUs into San Francisco Bay. Multiple California regulators WIRED spoke with hadn’t heard about the test—and raised concerns about its potential environmental impact. https://www.wired.com/story/networkocean-datacenter-san-francisco-bay-environment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Where Is CarPlay 2?

The next generation of Apple’s car dashboard software is supposed to debut this year. But another Apple product event has come and gone without any CarPlay news. https://www.wired.com/story/where-is-carplay-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Apple Watch Series 10 Has a Whole New Look

On the 10th anniversary of its launch, the Apple Watch is now thinner, lighter, shinier, and blacker than ever. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-watch-series-10-price-specs-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

I Screwed Up My 5K Time by Training With the Pixel Watch 3’s AI Running Coach

Fitbit’s new fitness features on Google’s latest smartwatch are a great starting point, but training to be a better runner still requires a human touch. https://www.wired.com/story/google-pixel-watch-3-running-coach-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What to Expect in the Trump-Harris Presidential Debate and How to Watch It

Donald Trump is already promoting outlandish conspiracies ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate with Kamala Harris. https://www.wired.com/story/what-to-expect-trump-harris-presidential-debate-how-to-watch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple Event Live Blog: All the iPhone 16 News as It Happens

Get ready for some fresh hardware. Follow along live as Apple debuts the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watches, and a few other surprises. https://www.wired.com/live/apple-event-live-blog-iphone-16-apple-watch-series-10/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What You Need to Know About Grok AI and Your Privacy

xAI's generative AI tool, Grok AI, is unhinged compared to its competitors. It's also scooping up a ton of data people post on X. Here's how to keep your posts out of Grok—and why you should. https://www.wired.com/story/grok-ai-privacy-opt-out/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Best 2-in-1 Laptops to Flip Between Work and Play (2024), Tested and Reviewed

These 2-in-1 computers upgrade the norm with touchscreen displays, 360-degree hinges, and detachable keyboards. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-2-in-1-laptops/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Best Android Phones of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That’s why we’ve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find those worth your money. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-android-phones/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves

The concept of space-time makes Star Trek-style warp drives theoretically possible, and researchers have proposed a way of detecting their use. https://www.wired.com/story/alien-spaceships-could-be-detected-using-gravitational-waves/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Biggest Controversy in Cosmology Just Got Bigger

A long-awaited study of the cosmic expansion rate suggests that when it comes to the Hubble tension, cosmologists are still missing something. https://www.wired.com/story/the-biggest-controversy-in-cosmology-just-got-deeper/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

15 Best Wireless Earbuds, Tested and Reviewed (2024)

Ready to cut the cord? These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-wirefree-earbuds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza

After a quarter of a century, the disease has returned to Gaza, prompting a campaign to immunize all of the territory's children against the virus. https://www.wired.com/story/how-did-polio-reemerge-in-gaza-after-a-quarter-of-a-century-virologist/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger