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WIRED

The 17 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers We’d Buy Ourselves (2025)

Plant parents don’t always want another plant—up your gift-giving game with these favorite plant presents we've tested.

7 hours ago

WIRED

The 17 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers We’d Buy Ourselves (2025)

WIRED

Best Nintendo Switch 2 Controllers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Get a grip on gaming with the best controller options for Nintendo’s latest handheld console.

7 hours ago

WIRED

Best Nintendo Switch 2 Controllers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

WIRED

Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion

Plus: Cisco discloses a zero-day with no available patch, Venezuela accuses the US of a cyberattack, and more.

9 hours ago

WIRED

Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion

WIRED

25 Amazon Super Saturday Deals on Last-Minute Gifts We've Tested (2025)

Procrastinators, rejoice. Super Saturday is here with last-minute deals on WIRED-tested gear.

9 hours ago

WIRED

25 Amazon Super Saturday Deals on Last-Minute Gifts We've Tested (2025)

WIRED

Gear News of the Week: LG Debuts an RGB LED TV, and Google Brings Find Hub to Wear OS

Plus: Samsung also announces new Micro RGB TVs, and a looming global memory crunch might make Nvidia reduce its supply of graphics cards.

9 hours ago

WIRED

Gear News of the Week: LG Debuts an RGB LED TV, and Google Brings Find Hub to Wear OS

WIRED

7 Useful Tips for Anyone Connecting to Public Wi-Fi

Our public spaces are now awash with wireless internet. Make sure you’re getting the most out of every connection.

9 hours ago

WIRED

7 Useful Tips for Anyone Connecting to Public Wi-Fi

TechCrunch

OpenAI allows users to directly adjust ChatGPT’s enthusiasm level

ChatGPT users can now tweak the chatbot’s warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use.

25 minutes ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI allows users to directly adjust ChatGPT’s enthusiasm level

TechCrunch

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety

The bill will require large AI developers to publish information about their safety protocols and report safety incidents to the state within 72 hours.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety

TechCrunch

Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership

The newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia's new leadership -- managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last month -- can or will rein in Maguire's social media activity.

18 hours ago

TechCrunch

Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership

TechCrunch

Ex-Splunk execs' startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A

The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.

20 hours ago

TechCrunch

Ex-Splunk execs' startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A

TechCrunch

Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract

The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.

21 hours ago

TechCrunch

Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract

TechCrunch

Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces

This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe for disruption, despite the regulatory headaches that might have deterred many other people.

21 hours ago

TechCrunch

Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces

The Verge

Engadget

Sony's first EV with Honda will let you remotely play PS5 in your car

35 minutes ago

Engadget

Sony's first EV with Honda will let you remotely play PS5 in your car

Engadget

Game publisher says cheaper Switch 2 cartridges are coming in since-deleted post

1 hour ago

Engadget

Game publisher says cheaper Switch 2 cartridges are coming in since-deleted post

Engadget

Valve discontinued the last remaining LCD model of the Steam Deck

3 hours ago

Engadget

Valve discontinued the last remaining LCD model of the Steam Deck

Engadget

The 10 best white elephant gifts worth fighting over for 2025

3 hours ago

Engadget

The 10 best white elephant gifts worth fighting over for 2025

Engadget

The best Christmas gift ideas everyone on your 2025 holiday shopping list will love

6 hours ago

Engadget

The best Christmas gift ideas everyone on your 2025 holiday shopping list will love

Engadget

AirPods Pro 3 drop to a record low of $199

7 hours ago

Engadget

AirPods Pro 3 drop to a record low of $199

FastCompany

Ars Technica

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade

The new regulation arrives on New Year's Day.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade

Ars Technica

Google lobs lawsuit at search result scraping firm SerpApi

Google says the lawsuit is its last resort.

22 hours ago

Ars Technica

Google lobs lawsuit at search result scraping firm SerpApi

Ars Technica

The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers

Ants with lots of workers tend to put less energy into making them armored.

22 hours ago

Ars Technica

The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers

Ars Technica

LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems

LG says it'll let people delete the Copilot icon. But TV chatbots aren't going away.

23 hours ago

Ars Technica

LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems

Ars Technica

Riot Games is making an anti-cheat change that could be rough on older PCs

BIOS checks will only affect a limited subset of Valorant players for now.

24 hours ago

Ars Technica

Riot Games is making an anti-cheat change that could be rough on older PCs

Ars Technica

Not too big, not too expensive: The Chevrolet Equinox EV

You get quite a lot of EV for the Equinox's sub-$35,000 starting price.

24 hours ago

Ars Technica

Not too big, not too expensive: The Chevrolet Equinox EV