What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane

For years, the only thing we knew about China’s secretive spaceplane was that it existed. It was a rumor, a blip on tracking radars, a mystery moving silently through low-Earth…

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Nvidia’s Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

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Every few weeks, it seems, there’s another story about an AI agent doing something it was never supposed to do.…

AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It

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1. Imagine walking into the office—or logging onto Slack—and seeing a new name in the directory. There’s a profile picture,…

These Extremists Are Running for Election in November

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Five weeks from now, Americans will walk into polling places and make choices that will shape their communities, their states,…

Best Apple Watch: Series 12, Ultra 4, and SE 3 (2026)

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As WIRED’s resident wearable tester, I’ve strapped, clipped, and tapped my way through more smartwatches than I can count. I…

Bose Launches New Wired Earbuds After More Than a Decade

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Once upon a time, the name Bose was practically synonymous with wired headphones. The company built its reputation on over-ear…

Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy

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Imagine a neighborhood being built far beyond the last streetlight, where every house must bring its own generator. That is…

This Browser Extension Lets You Snooze Open Tabs Until Later

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Browser tabs are one of the best inventions in the history of the web. They’re also, quite possibly, one of…

Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From Dead

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Welcome to Kernel Panic, a weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess. We spend our days inside the…

Our Favorite White Elephant Gifts for Your Next Exchange

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White elephant gift exchanges are one of those peculiar holiday rituals that somehow manage to be both completely predictable and…