Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global landscape of artificial intelligence. On the final stop of the tour in Abu Dhabi, the US President announced that unnamed US companies would partner with …
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A mod for The Sims 4 that removed LGBT and Black nonplayable characters (NPCs) from the game and automatically changed them to “straight” and “white,” respectively, has reappeared in spite of EA’s attempts to shut it down. WIRED has found dozens of similar racist, homophobic, and antisemitic mods for other …
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As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, Max (aka the streamer formerly known as HBO Max, and soon to be known as that again)—is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content …
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Manisha Krishnan: I feel like I won the Pornhub Awards this year because in talking to so many stars about censorship, I found out that one of them calls his thingy a meat missile in order to avoid social media censorship. So I feel like that was a good little …
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Last August, KJ Muldoon was born with a potentially fatal genetic disorder. Just six months later, he received a Crispr treatment designed just for him. Muldoon has a rare disorder known as CPS1 deficiency, which causes a dangerous amount of ammonia to build up in the blood. About half of …
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Sony has spatial audio on board, so you can also use these to great effect with movies while traveling. I thoroughly enjoyed watching a few episodes of Andor season 2 with them—the excellent low end is particularly noticeable on explosions and during other heavy-action effects. Usable Anywhere Photograph: Parker Hall …
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Since the end of January, Ryan Helgeson, a Chicago-based immigration attorney, has noticed an unusual trend: He’s been getting significantly more pushback from US Citizenship and Immigration Services as he files employment visa petitions on behalf of his foreign-born clients. Helgeson’s firm, McEntee Law Group, represents tech workers who hope …
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Other Hearing Aids to Consider We’ve reviewed dozens of hearing aids, and many of them are good but not great. Here are alternatives to consider: GN ReSound Vivia for $5,000+: ReSound’s new Vivia line of prescription hearing aids are on par in both design (at a svelte 2.56 grams) and …
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There are so many good TVs available, we can’t add them all to our top list. Here are some enticing options that missed the cut. Sony Bravia 7: The Bravia 7 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is a gorgeous display, offering brilliant brightness, naturalistic colors, and suave finesse in the subtle details. …
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Even though I’ve been testing fans at WIRED for a year, it’s not often a fan stops me in my tracks. Shark’s new TurboBlade fan—released in March 2025—surprised me the minute I saw it fully assembled. Are we sure this is a fan? Is it not a windmill? A speaker? …
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