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The Roku Ultra isn’t just speedier, it also offers some advanced features that some viewers will find really handy.

Cities want to stop kids from getting hurt. A lawmaker thinks warning them away from legal gray-area “e-motos” could help.

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are big business, and some Big Tech employees are testing boundaries by making trades based on insider knowledge.

Paramount Skydance’s sprawling media empire will get a major boost if the deal is approved.

A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening.

Aventon’s latest single-speed hybrid bicycle is light, looks cool, and is the most bikey electric bike on the market right now.

The Aktiia Hilo Blood Pressure Monitor is the first cuffless monitor to be cleared by the FDA. It’s discreet, highly accurate, and simple to use

The app reads your email inbox and your meeting calendar, then gives you a short audio summary. It can help you spend less time scrolling, but of course, there are privacy drawbacks to consider.

A show that started as an earnest if messy quest for love is now simply a mirror to the hell of modern dating.

With its twirly cord and landline-like features, the Tin Can is giving kids a crash course in phone etiquette. For example: Talk!

After 16 weeks of daily use, our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red light therapy devices.

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

We’ve tested dozens of portable power banks, and several of our top picks are on sale right now.

If you’re planning on upgrading to the newest midrange Pixel phone, this deal is worth your while.

A new bill that would give farmers in Iowa the right to repair is a big threat to tractor manufacturer John Deere.

The Pixel Buds Pro 2 have great ANC and long battery life, and they’re marked down in several colors.

Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana 2, is a powerful AI photo editor that punctures reality. Well, sometimes.

Our hosts unpack the news of the week, starting with the ongoing feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Plus: All you need to know about TAT-8 and undersea cables.

The new open source project IronCurtain uses a unique method to secure and constrain AI assistant agents before they flip your digital life upside down.

Researchers from Stanford and Princeton found that Chinese AI models are more likely than their Western counterparts to dodge political questions or deliver inaccurate answers.