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WIRED

The Best Samsung Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

From flagship and budget to flipping and folding, Samsung’s Galaxy range spans the breadth of the smartphone cosmos. WIRED’s here to help you make your choice.

3 hours ago

WIRED

The Best Samsung Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

WIRED

Wish List 2025: A WIRED Gift Guide

27 thoughtful and beautifully designed gifts, chosen by WIRED's editors.

6 hours ago

WIRED

Wish List 2025: A WIRED Gift Guide

WIRED

11 Best Down Comforters (2025), Tested in Our Homes in Every Season

The best down comforters keep you cozy and comfortable no matter the season. After sleep-testing multiple options, our top pick is the Premium from Quince.

6 hours ago

WIRED

11 Best Down Comforters (2025), Tested in Our Homes in Every Season

WIRED

Analogue3D Review: A Retro Gamer’s Dream

This is the best way to play classic N64 games in 2025.

24 hours ago

WIRED

Analogue3D Review: A Retro Gamer’s Dream

WIRED

What Kilian Jornet Packs to Climb Every 14er in the Mountain West in 31 days

The world’s greatest skyrunner shares the shoes, fitness tracker, and practices that let him climb every mountain in the western United States in just 31 days.

1 day ago

WIRED

What Kilian Jornet Packs to Climb Every 14er in the Mountain West in 31 days

WIRED

The 10 Best Home Arcade Machines (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Rewind to the classic games of the ’70s and ’80s with a WIRED-tested home arcade machine.

1 day ago

WIRED

The 10 Best Home Arcade Machines (2025), Tested and Reviewed

TechCrunch

Microsoft's AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15

WhatsApp's new platform policies ban general purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service.

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TechCrunch

Microsoft's AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15

TechCrunch

China's Pony.ai plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026

The Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai has global ambitions, and plans to build a 3,000-strong robotaxi fleet to meet them.

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TechCrunch

China's Pony.ai plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026

TechCrunch

Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites

The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites

TechCrunch

Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension

In the last 12 months, there has been a proliferation of voice detection tools, thanks to overall quality improvement in speech recognition models. Speechify is hitching its wagon to this train and launching its own dictation tool with support for English.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension

TechCrunch

Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says

Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says

TechCrunch

India's gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive

India is restructuring its gig economy with a new labor law, but much more is needed before gig workers see real benefits.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

India's gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive

The Verge

Engadget

Microsoft just released a bunch of software updates for the ROG Xbox Ally

29 minutes ago

Engadget

Microsoft just released a bunch of software updates for the ROG Xbox Ally

Engadget

IKEA is releasing a new family of Bluetooth speakers in partnership with Swedish designer Tekla Severin

1 hour ago

Engadget

IKEA is releasing a new family of Bluetooth speakers in partnership with Swedish designer Tekla Severin

Engadget

FX orders a Far Cry TV show from Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley and Rob Mac

1 hour ago

Engadget

FX orders a Far Cry TV show from Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley and Rob Mac

Engadget

Meta's Oversight Board is fine with leaving manipulated content on Facebook

1 hour ago

Engadget

Meta's Oversight Board is fine with leaving manipulated content on Facebook

Engadget

Disney teases an Olaf robot for its parks

2 hours ago

Engadget

Disney teases an Olaf robot for its parks

Engadget

China launches emergency mission to its space station

2 hours ago

Engadget

China launches emergency mission to its space station

FastCompany

Ars Technica

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

A rigid ice shell over a shrinking interior makes for pressures low enough to boil.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

Ars Technica

Mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art, and science

Researchers seek to understand the various uses of wild mushroom species.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art, and science

Ars Technica

Anthropic introduces cheaper, more powerful, more efficient Opus 4.5 model

Longer chats address a long-standing criticism of Claude.

18 hours ago

Ars Technica

Anthropic introduces cheaper, more powerful, more efficient Opus 4.5 model

Ars Technica

DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts

Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.

19 hours ago

Ars Technica

DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts

Ars Technica

Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition

“Why is reverse-engineering prohibited... for a company built on openly hackable systems?”

20 hours ago

Ars Technica

Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition

Ars Technica

Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time

Light is the greatest threat to 19th-century masterpieces like James Ensor's The Intrigue, study finds.

21 hours ago

Ars Technica

Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time