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Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP

Best Buy has raised the price of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC to $2,099 - the first time a major US retailer is directly selling an RTX…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Xiaomi’s SkyNomad N90 Max is an extended-range EV with a transforming interior

Hopefully, nobody is giving coffee to that dog. | Image: Xiaomi The SkyNomad N90 Max is the latest electric SUV from Xiaomi and its first…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features

Here be magnets. And RGB. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Razer has insisted that optical keyboard switches are the best choic…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis

Zoox just got permission to charge for robotaxi rides in its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is hundreds off at Best Buy

If you’re keen on getting a laptop that looks fantastic, feels great to use, and doesn’t cost too much, well, pickings are slim right due t…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo

An easier way to find the right beats for your BPM. | Image: Spotify Spotify has introduced a new Running Mode feature that makes it easier…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle

Over the last few years, I've gradually shifted away from ebooks. It's been part of a general return to physical media, an attempt to creat…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

A second lens makes DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P my new favorite video camera

Like other recent DJI products, the Pocket 4P won’t launch in the US. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P is a pretty simple proposition: an Osmo Pocket 4…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

SwitchBot makes a better fan

SwitchBot Battery Circulator Fan 2 Pro is smart, powerful, and portable. | Image: SwitchBot I was already a big fan of SwitchBot's big circ…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year

Microsoft is working on an AI "super app" that combines Copilot's chat, coding, and agentic capabilities. During an earnings call on Wednes…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You

Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann welcomes me into his palace—what he calls his large apartment in San Francisco. He sits on the couch in his livin…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World

Google DeepMind just released a new version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini, and it can control a range of different robots—inc…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Razer Huntsman V3 HE Review: Jumping on the Bandwagon

It finally happened. After years of standing by optical switch technology, Razer has finally jumped on the bandwagon and made its own Hall…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets

Polymarket’s every move is under close scrutiny these days as the prediction market giant fights dozens of legal battles about how it can o…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Best Vacuum Cleaners (2026): Cordless Vacuums, Robot Vacuums, Dysons

In my quest to find the best vacuum cleaner, I’ve tried every kind, from robot vacuums to cheap stick vacs. As a toddler mom plagued by san…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

7 Best Shower Filters of 2026 Are WIRED-Tested and -Approved

Can you trust the water from your shower? The answer, according to WIRED reporting, is not always encouraging. For nearly two years, I've t…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

4 Best Budget Smartwatch Models for Less Than $250 (2026)

Like many consumer gadgets and wearables, smartwatches have gotten more expensive in recent months, thanks in part to rising component cost…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is a Superhero Movie for Yearners

Spider-Man: Brand New Day remembers what the comics have always been about—a man who keeps getting back up, even at his lowest. If you are…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy

On July 14, internet history was made. After capturing video of a cryptid-like raccoon with a hunched spine and stumpy tail in Seattle's Ba…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Comes Down to Human Error

The age of rogue AI hacker agents has arrived—but it didn't have to happen this way. After an OpenAI agent breached the Hugging Face platfo…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year

Unlike many other big tech platforms, LinkedIn has decided it won’t spend aggressively on expanding its AI data centers this fiscal year. E…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

TCL Tab A1 Plus Review (2026): Cheap Tablet That Doesn’t Feel It

Tablets have never quite become must-haves. While I know some people manage to work on iPads or other premium tablets, for most of us, tabl…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

This past May, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air medevac plane took off from Roswell, New Mexico, and headed west to the town of Ruidoso to…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans

The notion that scammers can use AI to sharpen their deceptions, polish their language, and lubricate their banter with victims is now a re…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots

When the private chef sent by Shift arrived at my apartment to cook a three-course meal, he was already ready to record. He walked through…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Nike Promo Codes and Discounts: 30% for August 2026

In the midst of our reporting on Nike’s turbulent year, we failed to emphasize one fact: Even as Nike’s corporate leadership flails in a po…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

50% Off DoorDash Promo Code | August 2026

What can I say about DoorDash to truly encapsulate what this company means to me? I could say it’s the father I never had; it’s the mother…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Hotels.com Coupon Codes for August 2026

Traveling can be complicated, especially if you’re planning a last-minute trip. Hotels.com has hotel deals at thousands of hotels around th…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Office Depot Coupons: Save With Promo Codes in August 2026

As someone who WFH for a minimum of forty hours a week, and is constantly rotating between working from an office chair, couch, and bed, I…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Bose Promo Code: 40% Off for August 2026

If you hate hearing the sound of the world around you, Bose products are for you. And WIRED has Bose coupon codes to help you save. The bra…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Columbia Promo Codes: 15% Off | August 2026

When I decided to take a last-minute ski trip, despite never having skied before, I went straight to Columbia. Was I shredding the slopes?…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Dyson Promo Codes: 25% Off in August 2026

If you’re hunting for a new vacuum, Dyson has surely come up in one way or another. The brand is famous for its powerful vacuum cleaners, b…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA’s Support for ICE

On Tuesday, the day after hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants effectively lost their temporary protected status that allowed them to…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Save Up to $100 on Apple’s Newest AirPods (2026)

If you’ve been patiently waiting for a discount on Apple’s latest earbuds or over-ear headphones, it’s finally here. For a limited time, bo…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Which of Dyson’s 2026 Vacuum Models Is the Best?

Dyson's vacuum lineup has a whole new look these days, but that doesn't necessarily make it easier to decide if you're looking to buy one.…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models

I recently got to watch what happens when you jailbreak some of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence models. Don’t worry—this…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

In September 2024, a handful of patients showed up at the emergency room in the coastal city of Fano, Italy, with mysterious symptoms: a ra…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law

X has a new argument against sweeping underage social media bans that would limit usage of its platform: They interfere with international…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Festival Must-Haves, Field-Tested at Lost Lands and Electric Forest

The best festival gear, of course, depends on which festival you’re attending, the weather, your sleeping arrangements, and a ton of other…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

The 15 Best Pool Accessories to Upgrade Your Summer (2026)

Pools are hard. This is not news to anyone who owns one, but the uninitiated may not know about the inordinate amount of daily labor and ch…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Love It or Hate It, the Ferrari Luce Is a Thrilling Drive

Some still believe that you can’t manage a car company unless you’re a fully paid-up “car guy.” Tell that to Benedetto Vigna, Ferrari’s CEO…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

23 WIRED-Approved Gifts for Frequent Travelers (2026)

Gifts for travelers should focus on ease and peace of mind. Even the most seasoned globetrotter can find traveling stressful. Between packi…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Mac Mini Availability: Long Waits and Higher Prices

Three months ago, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted that the company had been caught off guard by the sharp increase in demand for the M…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Apple Upgrade Isn’t the Best Way to Buy an iPhone

Apple has spent more than a decade tending to its thriving walled garden of products. Outgoing CEO Tim Cook’s core legacy at the company wa…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Best Ethernet Switches: Fast, Reliable, and Secure

Modern routers and mesh systems offer better performance than ever, but many of them have a limited supply of ports. The best Ethernet swit…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’

Last year, when the novelist Laura Brooke Robson began writing Love Is an Algorithm—a love story between the cofounder of an AI dating app…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back from the Dead

Geothermal company Zanskar bought a New Mexico power plant in 2024 that appeared from the outside to be failing. The shallow wells had been…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books

Every parent of young children has a book they’re sick of reading aloud, whether it’s The Rainbow Fish or Goodnight Moon. In recent years,…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess

a new visualization of Earth looks nothing like the Blue Marble seen from space. NASA has released a new geoid model showing the shape of E…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to place its private detention network beyond the reach of state inspectors, publishing dr…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

LG Promo Codes and Coupons for July 2026

LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy. Its OLED TVs in particular are perennial favorites at WIRED, with C-series models like the C4 (9…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Therabody Promo Codes: 15% Off July 2026

I don’t know if you’re like me, but one of my favorite ways to treat myself is with products that I know will help me better my body or eas…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Zoro Coupon Codes: 55% Off July

Whether you have a contracting or handyman business, or you're tired of big box stores like Home Depot or Office Max, and are looking for a…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This July 2026

B&H Photo is one of our favorite places to shop for camera gear. If you’re ever in New York, head to the store to check out the giant overh…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Surfshark Promo Codes: 87% Off | July 2026

Surfshark is one of our favorite VPNs to get around geographical restrictions on content (aka access Netflix) and protect your web traffic…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

LegalZoom Promo Code: Exclusive 10% Off LLC Formations

LegalZoom is one of those online legal services that in most cases can handle basic legal tasks for you. I recently tried it out to make an…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Hostinger Promo Code: 79% Off for August 2026

As I expand my writing career, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that I need to make a business website to showcase my talent and present…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Braun Promo Codes: 15% Off July

You probably already have at least one Braun product in your home, and you probably did growing up, too. Whether we’re talking about tech,…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face

OpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as…

Technology • Jul 28, 2026

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

One missing underscore in a Skyrim-themed username put an innocent Nova Scotia man in prison for 18 months. A 2018 child-luring investigati…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Google says it has fixed a Pixel battery drain issue, but some users disagree

The company said a July update resolves the problem on recent devices, with Pixel 9a and 8a getting a fix in September. Google says it has…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Google Voice paid subscriptions offer more than just a phone number

Google Voice is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that provides individuals and small businesses with a virtual phone number th…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

How to use screen mirroring on Roku with your Android phone

You can even use your Roku like a PC, if you have the right phone. One of the best things about owning a Roku TV or streaming box is the ab…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Netflix pays $500 million to share 'The Walking Dead' streaming rights with AMC+

It also gained international streaming rights in the UK, Italy, Australia and other territories. Netflix has ponied up a half billion dolla…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Lego Pokémon Smart Play hands-on: A better way to build, train and battle

Earlier this year, Lego introduced the first sets featuring its Smart Brick tech. But now that the Star Wars line has been out for a while,…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Spotify rolls out new personalized running features for Premium users

The company is making a big push into fitness, having already partnered with Peloton earlier this year. Spotify is adding a new suite of fe…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Maingear introduces a new lineup of hidden-cable 'Zero' pre-built PCs

The machines, which move wires to the back of the case for a clean look, now offer NVIDIA's latest GPUs. If you're looking for a high-perfo…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Nano Banana image generation comes to Google Earth

This lets people "visualize the past" via AI-created pictures. Google just announced that its Nano Banana image generation tool is coming t…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P review: The best gimbal camera money can't buy

The OG goes "pro" with two lenses, class-leading dynamic range and optical zoom. To say it's been a long road to the Osmo Pocket 4P is an u…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

The spacecraft NASA sent to rescue the falling Swift observatory is in trouble

In early July, NASA launched a spacecraft designed to rescue the Swift observatory, which is currently decaying at a faster rate than norma…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Surprise: The global oil crisis is pushing people toward buying electrified cars

EV sales hit new highs around the world, according to a new report. Electrified vehicle sales hit new highs around the world as 50 countrie…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

ChatGPT and Roblox will reportedly be subject to tighter rules in the EU

They will be added to the EU’s ‘very large online platform’ list in August, according to Bloomberg. The European Union is gearing up to lab…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

Samsung's mobile division posts first-ever loss due to soaring memory prices

How can one of the world's largest smartphone companies lose money by selling more smartphones than ever? I think we all know the answer: s…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Xbox says game discs should have worked during its outage

The company’s tech chief said a fix for the error will be arriving soon. Xbox experienced a strange outage earlier this week. Not only were…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers

The program, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, will start with 10,000 participants this summer. OpenAI is launching a new program called Ch…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers

The Age Signals API will be available globally before the end of the year. Google shared some details on how it will ask Android developers…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

The US government's robot ban also includes vacuums

Robots reportedly don't need to be bipedal to be caught up in the FCC's new foreign-made robot ban. The Federal Communications Commission's…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Waymos are starting to run on freeways again

The company paused highway operations in May after several robotaxis drove into sections that were closed for construction. Waymo is return…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Here's how to switch from ChatGPT to Claude without losing any information

If you're moving from ChatGPT to Claude, you don't have to start with a clean slate. Earlier this year, Anthropic added Claude's Import Mem…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Google teases the Pixel 11 Pro and hints at a new camera bar feature

Google will formally unveil this year's Pixel lineup at an event on August 12. As is often the case before one of the company's hardware sh…

Technology • Jul 30, 2026

New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise adoption

This week, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open source standard for how AI systems interact with external tools and data sources, saw…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission

A quantum-resistant cryptography algorithm that was under consideration as an official US standard has been taken out of the running after…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Musk went to “war,” sought jail time for X ad boycotts—but case ends with a whimper

Elon Musk has settled his lawsuit with advertisers that he once claimed should be criminally prosecuted for refusing to advertise on his so…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?

Humanoid robots and four-legged robots made in China fall squarely under a new ban imposed by the US Federal Communications Commission on f…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims

A lawsuit against Comcast's cable division alleges that a store manager humiliated the lowest performing salesperson each month with a stra…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription

Having it your way is one of the benefits of being an Ars Pro subscriber. You get all of the great content you come to Ars for every day, b…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Google's "privacy-preserving" age verification system is coming to the Play Store

Governments around the world are suddenly very keen on online age verification requirements. In some places, this takes the form of ID requ…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning

Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning as arrests of Grok users accused of making child sex abuse materials (CSAM…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

If you follow quantum computing news for long enough, it can start to seem like any quantum system that can alternate between two well-sepa…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

When we last checked in on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in February, NASA was announcing that it had formally classified the 2024 crewed f…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them

On an afternoon in mid-May, dozens of Microsoft engineers and their managers gathered online and in a conference room at the company’s Redm…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck

As the Steam Deck slowly marches toward its fifth birthday next February, owners are likely eager for a way to extend its life rather than…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Gaming and IRL worlds collide in Jumanji: Open World trailer

You'd think all the trailers for upcoming major films would have been released during San Diego Comic-Con last weekend. But Sony Pictures d…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?

Every ancient language that has ever been deciphered needed an anchor. Usually that’s a bilingual text, like the Rosetta Stone, or a known…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI disinformation

The scale of AI-generated media can be hard to grasp. Starling Lab, a research collaboration from Stanford University and the University of…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Elon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?

Imagine you’re an X user who's actually excited to make the app your primary payments app after X Money finally launched Monday, after year…

Technology • Jul 29, 2026

Audi has a new flagship designed with the US in mind: The 2027 Q9

Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could see the Q9 and Q7. And we also drove the new…

Technology • Jul 28, 2026

Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

Nearly a month since its launch, a first-of-its-kind commercial satellite built to save NASA's Swift gamma-ray telescope from a fiery reent…

Technology • Jul 28, 2026

College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure

A bizarre series of events in a college microbiology lab class left 33 people—including students, professors, and lab workers—believing the…

Technology • Jul 28, 2026

We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face

Last week’s unprecedented security event in which two OpenAI security hacking models trespassed into the network of fellow AI company Huggi…