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Nothing adds on-earbud recording to its $99 Ear 3A

Nothing’s new Ear 3A earbuds add 32MB of storage for recordings, with clips syncing to the company’s mobile app.

By June Castellano

1mo ago

New York and California target ghost guns by regulating 3D printers

New York has enacted, and California is weighing, mandates for printer software that blocks firearm files, raising enfor...

By Dana Voss

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Bartesian discounts reach up to 35% through subscriptions and rewards

WIRED reports Bartesian buyers can cut costs through pod subscriptions, bundles, referrals and a July Lemon Drop sweepst...

By Riley Okafor

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Ian Bogost sees the stick shift’s end as a wider loss of control

In an excerpt from The Small Stuff, Bogost argues that automation and design have stripped everyday life of tactile cont...

By Riley Okafor

1mo ago

Sony will pull 551 StudioCanal titles from UK PlayStation libraries

A PlayStation legal notice says UK buyers will lose streaming access on September 1 because of content licensing agreeme...

By Dana Voss

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Pegasus hit an EU lawmaker investigating Pegasus, researchers say

Citizen Lab says former MEP Stelios Kouloglou’s iPhone was infected during the European Parliament’s spyware inquiry.

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Pete Holmes keeps his iPhone boring on purpose

The comedian told WIRED he uses grayscale, a screen-time widget and no phone-based social apps to keep his daily use nea...

By Riley Okafor

1mo ago

Spotify confirms artificial streams after Kalshi chart-market dispute

Spotify said it found fake streams after trader Caleb Davies flagged suspicious chart moves tied to prediction-market co...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Google account controls worth checking before the defaults check you

WIRED’s David Nield points to seven Google account settings that affect privacy, recovery, ads, contacts and old device...

By Dana Voss

1mo ago

Starz discount cuts first three months to $5 a month for new subscribers

WIRED’s coupon listing says new Starz users can get three months at $5 each, with separate seven-day trials available th...

By June Castellano

1mo ago

Love Island USA’s app has topped 10 million users, producers say

The Peacock reality show’s companion app lets viewers vote on couples, eliminations and the final $100,000 prize.

By June Castellano

1mo ago

DEA moves to temporarily ban potent kratom compound 7-OH

The agency says high-7-OH products sold as gummies, drinks and capsules pose addiction risks; kratom groups cheered whil...

By June Castellano