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Text • Jacob Roach

NordPass Review: An Almost Flawless Password Manager

NordPass is swift and packed with features, but the lack of support for TOTP code storage puts it slightly behind the competition.

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Text • Benj Edwards, Ars Technica

A Computer Science Professor Invented the Emoticon After a Joke Went Wrong

In 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman suggested using :-) for humorous comments after his colleagues took a joke about mercury seriously.

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Text • Maxwell Zeff

A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired

Leading the Future said it will spend millions to keep Alex Bores out of Congress. It might be helping him instead.

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Text • Adrienne So

Instead of Fitbit’s AI Health Coach, You Could Just Have Friends

I used the public preview of Fitbit’s new AI Health Coach and became both faster and noticeably weirder.

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Text • Violet Blue

This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System

At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.

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Text • Zeyi Yang

A Viral Chinese Wristband Claims to Zap You Awake. The Public Says 'No Thanks’

The maker of the eCoffee Energyband says it electrically stimulates your nerves to keep you alert. Researchers are skeptical, and critics see it as a way for China’s bosses to keep workers productive.

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Text • Reece Rogers

Hands On With Google's Nano Banana Pro Image Generator

Google’s latest AI image model is vastly better than the previous release at generating text in images. You can expect companies to go buck wild with this update.

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Text • Paresh Dave

Four Indicted In Alleged Conspiracy To Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China

A federal prosecutor alleged one defendant boasted that his father “had engaged in similar business for the Chinese Communist Party.”

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Text • Julian Chokkattu

Got a Pixel 10? Google's Android Phone Can Now Share Files With Apple's AirDrop

You can now share deets (and other digital treats) across the mobile divide.

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Text • Brad Bourque

This Lightweight Laptop Is Almost Half Off

Best Buy has the Asus Zenbook A14 marked down by almost half its sticker price.

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Text • Jeremy White

Swatch's New OpenAI-Powered Tool Lets You Design Your Own Watch

The new AI-DADA tool lets you create a unique Swatch design using AI prompts. You can't make a custom MoonSwatch yet—but it's not entirely off the table.

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Text • Lisa Wood Shapiro

The Best N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks (2025)

Flu season is here. Here are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.

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Text • Boutayna Chokrane

Sisterhood of the Best Travel Pants: Best Travel Trousers (2025)

Travel pants that are tough enough to handle hangry moods and unplanned delays.

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Text • Luke Larsen

10 Best Early Black Friday Deals at Best Buy (2025)

The main event hasn't started, but Best Buy has already rolled out great deals on our favorite tech of the year.

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Text • Boone Ashworth

ModRetro Chromatic Review: Chic and Durable

This Game Boy clone is an uncompromising approach to the ultimate gamer nostalgia. But there are better options out there.

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Text • Emily Mullin

Paradromics Gets FDA Approval to Trial Its Brain Implant in People

The Austin-based startup will test its high-bandwidth device to help restore speech in people with extremely limited movement.

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Text • Simon Hill

The Best Online Gift Cards and Digital Gift Ideas (2025)

Forget the wrapping paper and shipping. Go digital this year with subscriptions, ebooks, apps, and more.

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Text • Jill Duffy

How to Go Paperless in 9 Steps

You promised yourself you'd digitize every last receipt, document, and paper record. But the trick to getting rid of paper is to not worry about being perfect.

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Text • Casey Johnston

The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem

Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?

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Text • Jason Parham

Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based Age Verification

The company sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn, as US and UK laws have caused its traffic to plummet.

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Text • Lily Hay Newman

With the Rise of AI, Cisco Sounds an Urgent Alarm About the Risks of Aging Tech

Generative AI is making it even easier for attackers to exploit old and often forgotten network equipment. Replacing it takes investment, but Cisco is making the case that it’s worth it.

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Text • Maxwell Zeff, Makena Kelly

Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order

The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.

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Text • Paresh Dave

Nvidia CEO Dismisses Concerns of an AI Bubble. Investors Remain Skeptical

Record sales, a strong financial forecast, and CEO Jensen Huang’s impassioned arguments on his company's earnings call weren’t enough to push Nvidia shares back to their October high.

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Text • Jorge Garay

NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS

After weeks of silence, NASA has officially dismissed speculation that 3I/ATLAS has anything to do with aliens.

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Text • Martin Cizmar

The Zelos-450 Pellet Grill Has Features Missing on Grills Triple Its Price

Brisk It's Zelos-450 boasts gimmicky generative AI. However, it's a stellar piece of hardware, especially at this price.

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Text • Will Knight

Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics

DeepMind's chief says he envisions Gemini as an operating system for physical robots. The company has hired Aaron Saunders to help make that a reality.

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Text • Matthew Korfhage

Yeti Vs Host Modern: Which Insulated Serving Dishes Are the Best?

Insulated serving dishes like Host Modern and the Yeti Rambler are like a thermos for food. We tested their ambitions against disappointing reality.

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Text • Zoë Schiffer, Brian Barrett

WIRED Roundup: DHS’s Privacy Breach, AI Romantic Affairs, and Google Sues Text Scammers

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss our scoop about how the Department of Homeland Security illegally collected Chicago residents’ data for month, as well as the news of the week.

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Text • Brad Bourque

This Excellent LG OLED Is Deeply Discounted Before Black Friday

With premium black levels and accurate colors, the LG B5 is a great entry point to OLED screens.

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Text • Reece Rogers

The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions

In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users.