The Download: pigeons’ role in developing AI, and Native artists’ tech interpretations
People looking for precursors to artificial intelligence often point to science fiction by authors like Isaac Asimov or thought experiments like the Turing test....
9 Picks of the Best Gaming Mouse, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Other Good Mice to ConsiderNZXT Lift 2 Symm
Photograph: Eric RavenscraftNZXT Lift 2 Symm for $50: PC manufacturer NZXT has been venturing out into the...
These 5 Posture Corrector Picks Will Straighten You Out (2025)
Compare Top 5 Posture CorrectorsHow We Test Posture CorrectorsAccordionItemContainerButtonLargeChevronWe tested each posture corrector, wearing them through the routines of daily life—from sitting at a...
11 Best Android Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Other Phones to ConsiderWe test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you'll be better off with one of the...
The Download: Taiwan’s silicon shield, and ChatGPT’s personality misstep
Taiwanese politics increasingly revolves around one crucial question: Will China invade? China’s ruling party has wanted to seize Taiwan for more than half a...
Now You Can Get Your Flu Vaccine at Home
Instead of going to the pharmacy to get the annual flu vaccine, many people in the US will now be able to get it...
Why GPT-4o’s sudden shutdown left people grieving
OpenAI’s decision to replace 4o with the more straightforward GPT-5 follows a steady drumbeat of news about the potentially harmful effects of extensive chatbot...
Indigenous knowledge meets artificial intelligence
Suzanne Kite’s AI art installations, for example, model a Lakota framework of data sovereignty: intelligence that emerges only through reciprocal, consensual interaction. Unlike systems...
Senators Press Howard Lutnick’s Former Investment Firm Over Tariff Conflict of Interest Concerns
Last month, WIRED reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary...
The US could really use an affordable electric truck
As Andrew Hawkins pointed out in The Verge this week, “Ford seems to realize its timing is unfortunate.” During the announcement, executives emphasized that...
