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While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution — and a SPAC.

Back in February, Uber announced ambitious plans to launch in seven new European markets in 2026 — but now five of those launches are reportedly on hold.

Nearly 1 million people have lost a total of $3.8 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, while Trump made $636 million.

These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

The right desk gadgets can help you reduce clutter, stay focused, and add a little extra convenience to your day.

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month.

Two hundred and fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a new commercial asks: What if the Founding Fathers had access to Google Workspace?

As part of an ongoing legal dispute with three Hollywood studios, Midjourney is seeking to compel those studios to reveal how they use AI themselves.

Alibaba has reportedly classified Claude Code as high-risk software.

Mistral AI, which offers some open source AI models, has raised significant funding since its creation in 2023, with the ambition to “put frontier AI in the hands of everyone.”

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

The gadget has three buttons, and it changes context based on what app you are looking at. For instance, in meeting apps and sites, it could be toggle mic, toggle video, and bring window to the front.

The Chevy Silverado EV is a solid first draft of an EV pickup truck. Here's what could make it better.

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Many people who want Apple's rumored folding iPhone 'Ultra' may not be able to get it at first

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This week's science news.

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The company's robotaxi roadmap mentions future expansions to Orlando and Tampa.

NASA has made contact with LINK, the robotic spacecraft made for the Swift Boost mission.

The incident is also being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Wi-Fi standards remain as confusing as ever.

Midjourney is asking the court to get Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal to submit information on their AI use.

The spacecraft has been in LA since 2012, but now it's moving to a new permanent home at the California Science Center.

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I call BS: the founding fathers definitely would have been Microsoft Teams users. | Image: Google "Group project, but make it 1776." That's how a new commercial for Google Workspace opens. And things only get cringier from there. The clip imagines what it would be like if the founding fathers turned to Google's collaboration tools and Gemini to help them draft the Declaration of Independence. Ben Franklin texts Thomas Jefferson to check on the status of a draft, who takes a photo and uses AI to transcribe it into a Google Doc. Franklin and Adams hop in to make edits

The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees.

A study based on 47 million galaxies found that the cosmic web retains patterns on enormous scales, which could force a reevaluation of a pillar of cosmology.

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Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson.

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A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish—may not lead to improvements in cognitive function.

A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our planet’s climate.

You can minimize the risk of films and shows being spoiled for you by muting comments, conversations, and keywords on various platforms.

The Yahoo Boys author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

Top up your Qi2 Android phone or MagSafe iPhone with a magnetic wireless charging stand, pad, car charger, or power bank.

Explore decades of incredible images and videos of stars, planets, moons, and galaxies—most of which are free to use and share.

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From cooling hybrids to organic latex beds, these are the mattresses WIRED reviewers actually sleep on and recommend.

Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for millions of years.

The companies’ Fourth of July plans include celebrating new reactor designs coming online. But there’s still a long way to go before they deliver energy at a meaningful scale.

During negotiations on Wednesday, employees voiced frustrations with what they consider an unwillingness among executives to engage meaningfully with the prospect of unionization.

Everyone needs a safe way to listen to music on outdoor runs. We’ve found the bone conduction headphones to grab on your way out the door.

Thanks to the AI-driven chip shortage, prices for phones, computers, and consoles are sky-high—and still climbing.

Avoid phone FOMO with our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.

ZYN nicotine pouches, the FDA found, can be advertised as a less-harmful option for adult smokers. But quitting all tobacco and nicotine products remains the best idea.

Lighten your pack this summer—skip the sleeping bag and carry one of our favorite ultralight backpacking quilts instead.

Dealers who invested in Polestar won’t be able to sell in the US next year after the federal government denied an authorization that would have allowed the company to avoid a Chinese tech ban.

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In September, some PlayStation customers will no longer be able to access some purchased movies and shows. It underscores the fact that digital purchases are really more like long-term rentals.

“It is a direct attack on the rule of law,” says one European Parliament member of the new findings from Citizen Lab.

The satirical site is fighting to officially take over Infowars. In the meantime, CEO Ben Collins says the new show will mock “how fucking stupid” conspiratorial brain rot has become.

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One of Kalshi’s most prominent traders tells WIRED he’s swearing off Spotify-related markets until the issue is resolved.

Cursor hopes to continue offering third-party AI models after it's acquired by SpaceX, testing the relationships between frontier AI labs.

The federal agency says it will temporarily schedule the drug, which has been called “gas station heroin,” as a controlled substance—a boon for MAHA and the mainstream kratom industry.

Adjust your options for things like account recovery, ad personalization, and which parts of your Google profile are shared publicly.

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The Bublue BuVortex V5 ditches conventional skimming for a vortex-powered design that’s fascinating to watch, even if it’s severely impractical.

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I ripped open $892 worth of Pokémon packs on my phone in under 15 minutes and walked away with 62 cents. My adrenaline rush felt like the future of gambling.

New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline amid the suffocating presence of Big Tech.

You bought the hardware. Now you’ll need to subscribe for “expanded access” to the most advanced features.

Long hours outdoors, day drinking, and World Cup matches are among the factors raising the risks of heat-related illness, as hot weather spreads across the eastern US.

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