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Stare Into the Void

The Emptiest Places in the Universe Might Contain Its Best Secrets

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe's biggest mysteries.

By Becky Ferreira

Rampage

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Backchannel

Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search

By Steven Levy

Made in China

Shein Buying Everlane Actually Makes Perfect Sense

By Louise Matsakis

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I Cloned Myself With Gemini's AI Avatar Tool. The Result Was Unnervingly Me

By Reece Rogers

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How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

By María de los Ángeles Orfila

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

By Dell Cameron

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Set Up Your Phone's Always-On Display So You're Unlocking It Less Often

By David Nield

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The Best Android Tablets

By Scott Gilbertson

I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body

By Will Knight

Uncanny Valley

Meta Is in Crisis, Google Search's Makeover, and AI Gets Booed by Graduates

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

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All Vehicles Sold in the EU Must Be Able to Hook Up to a Breathalyzer

By Fernanda González

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UF No

A 'Golden Orb' on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal

By Jorge Garay

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Watts Up

The Best Portable Chargers and Power Banks for All Your Devices

Suction Sale

Our Favorite Dyson Vacuums Are on Sale for Memorial Day

Bag Check

The Only Tote Bag You Need Is a Heavy-Duty Number From L.L.Bean

Lawn Order

The Best Smart Sprinklers and Irrigation Systems

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Model Behavior

Can OpenAI's 'Master of Disaster' Fix AI's Reputation Crisis?

Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI's societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won't derail OpenAI's meteoric rise.

By Maxwell Zeff

AI Lab

I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body

Inner Loop

It's Officially Election Season in Trumpworld

Model Behavior

Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Sludge Report

I'm a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?

Politics

Palantir Held Another 'Hack Week.' This Time, the Focus Was ICE

The Department of Labor's Faith Leader Is Now Also in Charge of Its Civil Rights Enforcement

Election Officials Are Getting Ready for ICE to Show Up at the Polls

Security

'Creepy' Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn't Actually Work, FTC Says

A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

Science

A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned

The Universe Is Full of 'Impossible' Black Holes. Scientists Now Know Why

Quantum 'Jamming' Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

Business

The Gulf's AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem

SpaceX Listed Grok's 'Spicy' Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing

SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers

Gear News

Finally, a Great Free Radio App for Windows

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026

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The Best Memorial Day Deals on Gear We Love

Upgrade Your Sleep With the Best Memorial Day Mattress Deals

Top Ulta Beauty Promo Codes: 50% Off

Culture

Margo's Got Money Troubles Won TV's OnlyFans Wars

4chan's Misogynist 'Wizards' Are Nudifying Women by Request

Trump Wants to Be the Hero Vapers Don't Really Need

What to Watch

The WIRED Guide to Los Angeles for Business Travelers

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The Big Story

Love, Death & Robots

Meet the Sad Wives of AI

Are you married to a man who's obsessed with AI? I'm so, so sorry.

By Alessandra Ram

Lights, Camera, Annotation

I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI

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Game Boy

He Couldn't Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?

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Getting Handsy

I've Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different

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Crime

They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder

War on Iran

Swarm Tactics

Iran Is Using Tiny 'Mosquito' Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's traditional naval fleet has been almost completely destroyed by US-Israeli raids. But Iran's military has put a fleet of small vessels on the water that is crippling every passageway.

By Vincenzo Leone

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