The Maxell Wireless Cassette Player is a nifty blend of old and new, bringing your old tapes to your ears without the need for a wired pair of headphones.

Simple, snappy, and now under $250 — the ASUS Chromebook CX14 Plus is a deal you can't ignore if you want an affordable laptop for work and everyday use.

AI models are rapidly improving in rare languages through shared learning patterns, though real-world fluency still lags behind benchmark performance.

It turns out Amazon's AI-powered assistant has a much better eye for design than me — and it really loves sage green.

Anger rises in Europe as Tesla's Full Self-Driving system isn't available on older vehicles, despite years of promises

Chaotic Eclipse is at it again, this time releasing a zero-day for Microsoft Defender.

This office chair just might have the most features of any I've ever tested.

The latest Marvel Rivals season update has finally arrived alongside the addition of Black Cat, but it's her character selection pose that has players talking.

YouTube finally has an option for users that will allow them to effectively remove Shorts via a zero-minute timer.

Bernie Sanders joined labor leaders to warn of the threat the US workforce is facing from AI.

The LG C5 is our best-rated TV and Amazon's number 1 best-seller in OLED displays — you can now get the 42-inch model on sale for only $999.

TCL adds more TVs to its 2026 lineup, including another mini-LED and cheaper QLED models.

OpenAI's policy exec really wants to convince people that the benefits of AI are real and tangible

Finally, the first full trailer for the Street Fighter 2026 movie is here — and fans are falling head over heels in love with its stupidity.

Google is fighting AI-powered ad fraud, with AI-powered ad fraud prevention.

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is a great game, but I'm worried I'll never complete it due to one disappointing feature.

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Starfield is seemingly real as Bethesda's space-faring role-playing game (RPG) gets a new rating.

The Jackery Explorer 240D is a small but mighty portable power station with a cable that doubles as a handle.

You can now download individual Canva files to access offline when you're going to be off-grid.

Fallout creator Tim Cain is bullish about the future of generative AI — how do you feel about it?

I went through the entire sale to find the top upgrades for any home office

Victrola is relaunching its Wave turntable with Jack White's Third Man Records to celebrate Record Store Day 2026.

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The Tor Project has published the results of an independent security audit on its upcoming TorVPN app for Android. Conducted by renowned cybersecurity firm Cure53, the penetration test confirmed the core routing features are robust, while highlighting a few areas for the development team to harden...

Gucci could become the first mainstream luxury brand to launch smart specs, as the company is targeting 2027 for a pair of Android XR glasses.

From Beef season 2 to Mark Wahlberg's new Prime Video movie, here's what's worth watching this weekend.

Heroes of Might and Magic is coming back in an all-new entry helmed by a fresh developer.

A cop must choose between justice and lifelong friendship. Here's how to watch The Murder Line online from anywhere, including for free.

The Tomodachi Life: Living the Dreamcreators have revealed that there was a debate between the development team about whether they should allow Miis to fart.

'You accept those vulnerabilities because of the benefits you get from the ubiquity Starlink provides' — and it's the only realistic option right now.

The former Instagram VP is departing the ChatGPT-maker, which is folding the AI science application he led into Codex.

Honestly, what’s hotter than a real person?

AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.

A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House's efforts to extend Section 702—a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors.

Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.

Coolfly’s Aura is colorful, clever, and flexible, but its signature feature ends up being more hassle than help.

These are our favorite portable speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boom box.

MagSafe accessories make your phone feel uniquely yours. These are our favorites, including Android-friendly Qi2 picks.

Weirdly, spaceships have no direct way to gauge their own speed. Luckily, we can use some physics tricks to figure it out.

The Spectral:ON CF 8 is a do-it-all, full-carbon electric mountain bike with an 800-Wh battery and under $4,500. Yes, please!

From a celibate porn star to an asexual ex-Mormon, the internet is full of people who are abstaining from sex—and it’s not just incels.

It's no Pixel 10a, but the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is a close second if you're after a midrange phone in the US.

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Marine insurers and oil traders want to know what’s going on in one of the world’s most critical waterways. As the volume of disappearing ships in the area increases, analysts are getting creative.

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth elements—thanks to an enormous underwater deposit discovered on a remote island.

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GPT-Rosalind is intended to help scientists streamline their research and drug discovery.

A new report from the Tech Transparency Project found over 100 apps on app stores are designed to "undress people" from photos.

Commentary: Foldable phones are no longer niche designs as the technology has finally advanced to workable mainstream models.

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A price tracker would make it easy to tell if you're getting a good deal on a game or not.

The Consumer Product Safety Board warns that lithium-ion batteries in the recalled power banks can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.

Gucci next on deck? It's all starting to feel like smartwatches circa 2017.

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The grocery store aisle holds more promise than most coffee snobs will admit. Armed with curiosity and a trained palate, I tracked down five bags of beans that are worth brewing.

You can set a timer for bedtime or breaks, or just get rid of Shorts once and for all.

It's not an image generation tool, which makes sense if you've used Claude.

These baby monitors can provide safety alerts, track your child's sleep habits, allow for multiple users and more.

The Super Quantum Dots of TCL's 2026 TV range promise more colors and brightness than ever.

A cheaper MacBook has trade-offs for my too-many-tabs lifestyle.

The Philadelphia 76ers guard plays his home games in the Xfinity Mobile Arena and is helping spread the word about Xfinity's one-stop destination for NBA fans watching at home.

The festival closes out with its second weekend of live performances, and you can stream it all.

Commentary: Tech prices won't come down in the near future, but you can still come out ahead when shopping for a new phone.

The Whoop band won't tell you the time, but it might change the way you work out. Here's who should wear which.

When it comes to epic TV, Disney's got you covered.

A courier can now pick up items you want to send back.

Some of the new 2.0 plans can save you money, though one goes over the top in cost and features.

NIST announces big changes to the way it categorises and manages CVEs, set to have a big impact on how organisations manage patching and remediation.

A MacOS-focused social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korea-based threat actor Sapphire Sleet has been exposed by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Unit.

To build on plans to introduce AI tutoring tools in schools, the UK government is searching for companies to develop educational resources

The Norwegian capital’s leading innovators have got the ecosystem up and running, and are now calling for greater access to risk capital to take it to the next level

AI has made cloud infrastructure core to enterprise architecture – more valuable, strategic, and resource-intensive. It has also made vague sustainability claims less defensible

Microsoft seems to have a new wheeze: Charging per-agent. Having made Copilot pervasive in the Microsoft stack, it looks like customers may face per-agent billing

Governments may continue to look for ways to restrict end-to-end encryption, but the greater danger lies in demanding insecurity by design that would undermining trust, resilience, and the security of the global communications ecosystem.

The UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI fund announces first cohort of startups backed to boost economic growth and national security

Ahead of next week's CYBERUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK's hacking laws urges the government to keep focus, and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution

With long experience of tech in the life sciences sector, AOP’s digital leader is building a foundation for further data insights in all areas of the business

After a Treasury committee stated that public and finance systems are ‘exposed to potential serious harm’ from AI because regulators are ‘not doing enough’ to manage risks, finance regulators say they will take action to address concerns

Some organisations risk losing their Cyber Essentials certifications because of difficulties implementing multi-factor authentication, but there is a solution.

An initiative under Digital Dubai, in partnership with government HR and AI bodies, reflects the wider UAE strategy to embed artificial intelligence across public services, workforce development and economic diversification plans

A year on from the Marks & Spencer cyber attack, we look back at the incident, consider the lessons learned and ask if the retail sector is any more secure today

The UK government is launching a £500m Sovereign AI Unit to boost artificial intelligence startups and drive economic growth through strategic and long-term investments

Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertainty

Technology secretary Liz Kendall urges Britain’s business community to sit up and pay attention to emerging AI threats, following the debut of Anthropic’s new frontier model, Mythos

AI-based tool developed with Snowflake improves policymakers’ understanding of properties at risk of flooding

Danish bank revealed details of a customer data leak last year which affected thousands of customers

Looking at datacentre development internationally, we see how the UK faces apparent relative decline, how countries are responding to the AI age, and what MW vs GDP can tell us