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From electric trucks to health trackers, women designers are guiding consumer tech to a better place.
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Who Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?
A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. Then she disappeared.
The 34 Best Gifts for Dads (2026)
Dads are typically tough to shop for. Let me help with these WIRED-tested gift ideas.
Nearly a Decade Later, the Electric Tesla Semi Is Here
A Nevada event aimed at a niche audience of fleet managers could mark a milestone in clean transportation.
10 Best Coffee Subscriptions (2026), Tested by Caffeine Hounds
We tried dozens of the best coffee subscriptions to find freshly roasted, delicious coffee for every taste.
The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector
The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request. The program, called “Polygraph+” or “Polygraph Next”, will focus on scoring algorithms that use artificial intelligence and machine learning and on a technique called “standoff sensing”, which…
Young organs may not be a fountain of youth for recipients
Around this time last year I was attending an aging conference in Manchester, listening to a talk about fly aging, when my phone started pinging. News outlets were reporting that a hot mic had caught Russia’s and China’s leaders discussing the possibility of living forever. “With the developments of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously…
INTERVIEW: Copilot+ PC branding is gone — and Microsoft isn’t saying much about why
In a new interview, Microsoft Surface CVP confirms that its new Surface PCs are no longer called Copilot+ PCs, but will still support all Copilot+ features.
uBlock Origin broke on Edge, so I finally quit the browser
An ad-filled Microsoft Edge broke my daily article proofing routine, turning a long-overdue browser switch into an immediate need.
These Microsoft 365 companion apps are getting retired after just one year
Microsoft’s Calendar, People, and Files companion apps for Windows 11 are being retired roughly a year after they first shipped.