15 Best Memorial Day Tech Deals (2025): iPads and Bluetooth Speakers
Grab a discounted iPad, laptop, or Bluetooth speaker this holiday weekend.
https://www.wired.com/story/best-memorial-day-tech-deals-2025/
Inside Anthropic's First Developer Day, Where AI Agents Took Center Stage
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said everything human workers do now will eventually be done by AI systems.
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-first-developer-conference/
We Hand-Picked the 52 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
It’s the best time of year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear you’ll need for summer fun.
Let's Talk About ChatGPT and Cheating in the Classroom
Today on Uncanny Valley, we address one of the most pressing questions in education right now: What constitutes cheating at school in today’s world of AI?
https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-chatgpt-cheating-in-the-classroom/
29 Best Memorial Day Sales on Our Favorite Gear (2025)
Save on bedding, meal kits, speakers, and more this Memorial Day weekend.
Kentucky’s Bitcoin Boom Has Gone Bust
In the US state's coal country, crypto mining was supposed to bring renewal. Now mines are powering down, and investors are hoping AI-powered data centers will fill the void.
https://www.wired.com/story/kentuckys-bitcoin-boom-has-gone-bust/
A United Arab Emirates Lab Announces Frontier AI Projects—and a New Outpost in Silicon Valley
As Donald Trump pens deals in the Middle East, the gulf nation opens a research lab in San Francisco.
DOGE Used Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers
DOGE tested and used Meta’s Llama 2 model to review and classify responses from federal workers to the infamous “Fork in the Road” email.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-used-meta-ai-model-review-fork-emails-from-federal-workers/
Kesha Wants to ‘Smash’ the Music Industry With a New LinkedIn-Style App
Ahead of her new album and tour, pop titan Kesha says she wants to start a new platform called Smash that helps artists connect, collaborate, and collectively heal the wounds of the past.
LG’s Blazingly Brilliant G5 OLED Is the Pacesetter for Best TV of the Year
LG’s innovative new flagship OLED levels up the brightness for picture perfection.
Who’s to Blame When AI Agents Screw Up?
As Google and Microsoft push agentic AI systems, the kinks are still being worked on how agents interact with each other—and intersect with the law.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-legal-liability-issues/
Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials
The trove has now been taken down but included users’ logins for platforms including Apple, Google, and Meta, plus services from multiple governments.
https://www.wired.com/story/mysterious-database-logins-governments-social-media/
Samsung Promo Codes: 30% Off | May 2025
Save with the latest Samsung coupons, including 30% off phones, an extra $50 off your order, and up to $750 off trade-in offers on the latest tech.
I Tried Out Dyson’s New PencilVac. Here’s What You Need to Know
Dyson’s newest cordless vacuum, which won’t be available in the US until next year, is its thinnest yet with an all-new motor.
https://www.wired.com/story/dyson-pencilvac-cordless-vacuum-2025/
13 Best Memorial Day Sales on Our Favorite Gear (2025)
Save on bedding, meal kits, speakers, and more this Memorial Day weekend.
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.
Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals
US, European, and Japanese authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they’ve disrupted Lumma, an infostealer popular with criminal gangs.
https://www.wired.com/story/lumma-stealer-takedown-disrupted/
The Time Sam Altman Asked for a Countersurveillance Audit of OpenAI
In her new book Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao chronicles the anxieties around the OpenAI office in its early days.
https://www.wired.com/story/empire-of-ai-excerpt-sam-altman-elon-musk/
Eating Disorder Content Is Infiltrating TikTok. Some Creators Are Going Viral Debunking It
As “SkinnyTok” posts advise people to suck up their hunger, some creators are using blunt humor to dissuade young people from pro-eating disorder messaging.
We Hand-Picked the 45 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
It’s the best time of year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear you’ll need for summer fun.
Best Bike Helmets (2025), Tested and Reviewed
We tested and reviewed the best helmets for road cycling, commuting, mountain biking, and more.
How Peter Thiel’s Relationship With Eliezer Yudkowsky Launched the AI Revolution
The AI doomer and the AI boomer both created each other's monsters. An excerpt from The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future.
https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-the-optimist-open-ai-sam-altman/
We Hand-Picked the 37 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
It’s the best time of the year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear you’ll need for summer fun.
Nvidia RTX 5060: Specs, Release Date, Pricing, Features
Nvidia wants you to buy the RTX 5060, but it hasn’t given reviewers a chance to test them.
How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes
The company behind the Signal clone used by at least one Trump administration official was breached earlier this month. The hacker says they got in thanks to a basic misconfiguration.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-minutes/
Polestar 4 2025 Review: Prices, Specs, Availability
An unusual solution to increase cabin headroom has resulted in a singular EV design, but is it solving a problem no one needed fixing?
8 Best Down Comforters (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Snuggle up under our favorite comforters for every season and every budget.
The 44 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (May 2025)
Mary and the Witch's Flower, Bullet Train Explosion, and The Old Guard are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
The 44 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (May 2025)
The Eternaut, The Four Seasons, and Black Mirror are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
Is Elon Musk Really Stepping Back from DOGE?
Elon Musk is apparently turning his attention away from Washington and back to Tesla. On this episode of Uncanny Valley, the hosts unpack what Musk’s pivot means for the future of DOGE.
https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-elon-musk-stepping-back-from-doge/
We Hand-Picked the 24 Best Deals from the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
It’s the best time of the year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear you’ll need for summer fun.
The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartphones.
Shark CryoGlow Review: Chill Out
The FDA-cleared LED mask features targeted modes for helping reduce fine lines and blemishes, but if you're consistent, the benefits go far deeper.
10 Best Android Phones of 2025, 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.
EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for ‘The Sims 4’—but More Keep Surfacing
The download automatically changed Black NPCs to white, trans NPCs to cis-gendered, and gay NPCs to straight. And it's just the beginning.
https://www.wired.com/story/ea-tried-to-stop-an-anti-dei-mod-for-the-sims-4-but-more-keep-surfacing/
A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time
Scientists were able to create a bespoke treatment for KJ Muldoon’s rare genetic disorder within six months. It could be a blueprint for potentially life-saving, gene-editing Crispr therapies.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-baby-received-a-custom-crispr-treatment-in-record-time/
The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass
Last year, the Biden administration set limits on PFAS in drinking water systems. Donald Trump's EPA is planning to dramatically soften that rule.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-epa-is-giving-some-forever-chemicals-a-pass/
Patients Are Left With Few Options as GLP-1 Copycats Disappear
With the active ingredients in drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound no longer in shortage, access to medicine for millions who had come to rely on compounded versions is increasingly uncertain.
A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them
VPNSecure’s lifetime plan didn’t survive after new ownership took over. Now customers are hopping mad.