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It's a small sample size, likely driven by Black Friday discounts and temporary virality, but the Nex Playground has gone from little-known console curiosity to best-seller. It's now on track to quadruple its sales from last year. According to research firm Circana, the Playground was the second best-selling console in the US for the week […]
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In a statement, President Nicolás Maduro's government said the US had targeted both military and civilian areas. Read more ›
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov is worth billions. He has strong views on digital privacy that have landed him in legal trouble with French authorities. Read more ›
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An Apple M1 MacBook Air took a shell shrapnel hit and survived, with the laptop still working despite damage to the screen and the letter K on the keyboard missing. Read more ›
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The AI pioneer on stepping down from Meta, the limits of large language models — and the launch of his new start-up Read more ›
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Cirium released its annual report of the world's most punctual airlines. The cream of the crop is Aeromexico, but only one in the US made the top 10. Read more ›
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Now that Warren Buffett has stepped aside, Greg Abel has to deal with a huge cash pile, a suite of new responsibilities, and a unique company culture. Read more ›
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Tesla's stock has hit record highs over its robotaxi rollout, but the company's EV business is struggling. Read more ›
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Poco is making the M8 official on January 8 (how fitting!), and ahead of that it's now officially revealed more of the phone's specs. It has a 6.77-inch 3D curved OLED screen with 1080x2392 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,200-nit peak brightness, and the brand even claims this is the segment's "most durable 3D curved display phone". The M8 is MIL-STD-810H certified to withstand extreme heat, dust, shocks, and "the... Read more ›
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New York City's statewide smartphone ban that went into effect this fall has been largely successful at getting students to focus in class and socialize at lunch, but teachers across the city have discovered an unexpected side effect: many teenagers cannot read analog clocks. "The constant refrain is 'Miss, what time is it?'" said Madi Mornhinweg, a high school English teacher in Manhattan, who eventually started responding by asking students... Read more ›
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2025 was a good year for vivo as it continued to innovate and upgrade on its solid lineup of devices. But the maker also faced challenges, like delivering its many great phones to markets outside of China and India. A great showing overall, but not without some losses. Winner and loser: vivo X200 Ultra Just like last year's X100 Ultra, the vivo X200 Ultra is one of the best phones... Read more ›
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See the moon phase expected for January 3, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected. Read more ›
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The tech industry needs to move "beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication" and develop a new "theory of the mind" that accounts for humans now equipped with "cognitive amplifier tools," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote in a year-end reflection blog. Read more ›
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From personalized gifts to business essentials, WIRED can help you save with our selection of VistaPrint promo codes. Read more ›
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I have an advice addiction. I usually seek other people's opinions before making decisions, — big or small — but I need to trust my gut more. Read more ›
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Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China's BYD is now officially global top dog. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: MTV shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, affected channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five different MTV stations going dark. These include MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live. As Consequence notes, MTV Music -- which launched in 2011 -- notably ended its run by airing... Read more ›
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Disney's movies coming in 2026 include the Mandalorian on the big screen, as well as "Avengers: Doomsday" and "The Devil Wears Prada 2." Read more ›
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Save up to 87% with a Surfshark coupon code, 3 months of VPN free today, and more January 2026 discounts from WIRED. Read more ›
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The Verge
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of "infinite synthetic content" means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he says has been "dead" for years. Last year, The Verge's Sarah Jeong wrote […] Read more ›
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It’s almost the New Year, and time to treat yourself to a new pair of earbuds — especially if one of your resolutions for 2026 is to work out more. If you find yourself reading this and nodding, take a look at the Beats Powerbeats Fit, a recent upgrade of Beats’ Fit Pro earbuds that […] Read more ›
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LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the Stage 501 speaker comes with an "AI Karaoke Master" that can remove or adjust vocals from "virtually any song," similar to the Soundcore Rave 3S. It can also adjust […] Read more ›
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Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses from a 1928 song, "Button Up Your Overcoat." However, when I sold the story, my editor told me that since the song was still copyrighted, it was safer not to include the verses. If I had written […] Read more ›
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For years, Samsung has made products that try to camouflage what they are by displaying works of art. The Frame TV is the most famous example, but the company also released the Music Frame, a speaker disguised as a picture frame, at last year's CES. Now, instead of hiding a speaker with a piece of […] Read more ›
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The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO Lumens, or "nearly twice the brightness of the previous generation," according to Samsung. Great! But also a little strange since both the original and second generation Freestyle projectors listed "550 lumens" on their respective spec sheets. See, projector makers are notorious for playing fast and loose […] Read more ›
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GameSir is no stranger to experimenting with unique controller features - its Tarantula Pro can automatically swap its face button labels to accommodate alternate layouts, and its Pocket 1 clamps Game Boy controls onto your phone. What sets its new Swift Drive controller apart is a small steering wheel located smack-dab in the middle of […] Read more ›
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GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. In an update on Monday, GOG announced that its co-founder, Michał Kiciński, has acquired the digital storefront and its online gaming platform GOG Galaxy from CD Projekt - which he also co-founded - for $25.2 million. The […] Read more ›
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Hello from the dead week of the year, when all sane people have logged off to spend time with their families. This is when I typically write at least one deeply weird post while I'm working over the holiday. One time I got left alone on New Year's Day and posted about cats all day […] Read more ›
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Things that HP Lovecraft was good at: Creating a mythos. Building atmosphere. Things that HP Lovecraft was bad at: Writing dialog. Creating compelling characters. Not being a racist. As a fan of horror in general, I can't pretend that Lovecraft isn't an important touchstone. But the man's blatant racism is also impossible to ignore, especially […] Read more ›
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