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2mos ago

Spoiler avoidance now means tuning your apps, not trusting the feed

Wired’s David Nield says muting keywords, blocking comments and using incognito modes can reduce plot spoilers, though n...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Eight Sleep Pod 5 cools the bed, then asks for a subscription

WIRED’s review found the smart mattress cover effective, expensive, data-hungry and dependent on cloud services.

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

Fish oil trial finds DHA reaches the brain but does not slow decline

A USC-led clinical trial found high-dose DHA supplements entered cerebrospinal fluid but did not improve cognition or hi...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

Katalyst launches a robotic rescue craft for NASA’s Swift telescope

The company’s Link spacecraft is chasing Swift before the aging NASA observatory sinks too low for a safe orbital boost.

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Anthropic pulls hidden Claude Code tracker after China user backlash

A researcher found prompt markers in Claude Code that flagged Chinese users, proxies and possible links to AI labs, prom...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

TCL’s 85-inch RM9L shows mini RGB TV still needs tuning

WIRED’s review found TCL’s large mini RGB set bright, colorful and gamer-friendly, but pricey and fussy enough to make O...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

Scientists map Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal network

A Science study estimates arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi span 110 quadrillion kilometers and move large amounts of carbon...

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

FAA proposes ending US ban on quiet supersonic flights over land

The agency would replace a 1973 prohibition with an interim sonic-boom limit, opening a narrow path for overland superso...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Errant F1 safety-car message muddles Leclerc’s British GP win

Charles Leclerc won at Silverstone, but an automated safety-car graphic wrongly suggested a final-lap restart that race...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

Smithsonian’s Starstruck VR show puts astronomy inside a headset

The 40-minute VR astronomy exhibit opened in Washington and is slated for Denver, Orlando and San Antonio later this yea...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Microsoft lets Double Fine and Compulsion keep their game rights

Two Xbox studios leaving Microsoft will retain their catalogs, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are set for new owners...

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

New York’s Summer of Ludd takes anti-platform organizing offline

A week of no-phone events in the East Village is channeling frustration with social platforms, AI and data centers into...

By June Castellano