/Platforms & Power Reporter
June tracks the app stores, the algorithms, and the regulators circling both. Reads terms-of-service diffs the way other people read box scores.
The Harvard historian argues that polling, platforms and AI have pushed civic life into private systems built to measure...
By June Castellano
Amazon and Best Buy have Apple’s second-gen over-ear headphones for $100 off, with smaller discounts on AirTags, a Logit...
By June Castellano
The Thunder aircraft is pitched for autonomous military missions, with a commercial variant expected later this week, Ar...
By June CastellanoBrendan Carr says the FCC will try to replace the 39 percent TV ownership limit with merger-by-merger review, drawing a...
By June Castellano
WIRED tried five home mushroom-growing methods and found the easiest kits worked better than logs or garden spawn.
By June Castellano
The case shows how hard it can be for ebike buyers to verify safety claims on online marketplaces before lithium-ion bat...
By June CastellanoThe site’s latest reader awards highlighted comments on Trump legal fights, election claims, J.K. Rowling and Amnesty In...
By June Castellano
DHS and DOJ denied a reported guidance change that could push ICE-related cases to an ICE arm with no civil rights juris...
By June Castellano
Connecticut has a statewide mosquito testing system, but much of the US relies on fragmented local programs as disease r...
By June Castellano
A new settings section lets Spotify users disable music videos, Canvas loops and, on mobile, video podcasts to cut distr...
By June Castellano
Simon Hill’s July 2026 update puts Anker, Nimble and Sharge models at the top of WIRED’s portable charger list.
By June Castellano
Coldplay, Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira will play during Spain-Argentina as FIFA tests a Super Bowl-style prod...
By June Castellano