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• Scott Gilbertson

REI Co-op Base Camp 6 Review: All-Weather, All-Season Family Tent

REI’s Base Camp is a sturdy, well-designed, well-built six-person tent to keep your family dry in the great outdoors.

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• Louryn Strampe

Can I Drink Electrolyte Water Every Day? Experts Weigh In (2025)

Electrolyte beverages are all the rage—but should you be consuming them in the first place, and if so, how often? Experts weigh in.

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• Ryan Waniata

LG B5 OLED Review: Subtle Luxury

LG’s B5 is another great value contender, but is it the best OLED for your dollars?

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• Brenda Stolyar, Louryn Strampe

44 Must-Have Back-to-School College Dorm Room Essentials and Gear (2025)

Deck out your room and make class a cinch with these WIRED-tested favorites.

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• Craig Grannell

I Replaced My Mac With an iPad for an Entire Week. It Went as Well as You’d Expect

The latest iPadOS makes Apple’s tablet behave more like a Mac than ever. Can an iPad now finally replace a Mac for everyone? We find out.

WIRED
• Lily Hay Newman

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

The breach of the US Courts records system came to light more than a month after the attack was discovered. Details about what was exposed—and who’s responsible—remain unclear.

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• Aarian Marshall

The Future of EV Charging Can Be Found at Your Local Gas Station

After a six-month pause, $5 billion in US federal electric-vehicle-charging money is now flowing back to the states—with a new catch that could make some gas station operators very happy.

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• Benj Edwards, Ars Technica

Why You Can’t Trust a Chatbot to Talk About Itself

Anytime you expect AI to be self-aware, you’re in for disappointment. That’s just not how it works.

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• Amanda Chatel

B-Vibe 360 Plug Review: Backdoor Fun

The 360 Plug is a surprisingly good vibrator for beginners exploring backdoor fun.

WIRED

The Kryptos Key Is Going Up for Sale

Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the elusive solution to K4, the outdoor sculpture that sits at CIA headquarters.

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• Reece Rogers

OpenAI Designed GPT-5 to Be Safer. It Still Outputs Gay Slurs

The new version of ChatGPT explains why it won’t generate rule-breaking outputs. WIRED’s initial analysis found that some guardrails were easy to circumvent.

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• Will Knight

GPT-5 Doesn't Dislike You—It Might Just Need a Benchmark for Emotional Intelligence

Researchers studying the emotional impact of tools like ChatGPT propose a new kind of benchmark that measures a models’ emotional and social impact.

WIRED
• Dell Cameron

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

After reporters found dozens of firms hiding privacy tools from search results, US senator Maggie Hassan insists the companies explain their practices—and pledge to improve access to privacy controls.

WIRED
• Emily Mullin

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions.

WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage

6 Best Coffee Grinders For All Budgets, Tested & Approved (2025)

Get more joy from your java. These conical-burr, flat-burr, and bladed machines let you enjoy freshly ground beans in every cup.

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• Matthew Korfhage

Coffee Grinders Used to Be a Mystery. A New Device Might Solve It

Coffee grinders used to be a mystery, unless you knew someone at a lab. We used a new tool to analyze our top coffee grinder picks, and maybe make better coffee

WIRED
• Alana Yzola

'War of the Worlds' Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda

By making Big Tech the hero in a movie about government surveillance, the dismally rated remake feels more like an ad for Amazon than anything else.

WIRED
• Jake Lahut

James Talarico Is on the Run

WIRED spoke with the Texas state representative, who is hiding out in Illinois along with his colleagues in an attempt to stop Republicans from enacting an unprecedented redistricting plan.

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• Boutayna Chokrane

What Is Creatine, and Should You Be Taking Most Studied Supplement (2025)

It's the most studied supplement in sports medicine, but it's not just for athletes anymore.

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• Julian Chokkattu

The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Review: Better Than Ever

The repairable, long-lasting smartphone is back, better than ever.

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• Luke Larsen

Samsung Smart Monitor M9 M90SF Review: The 4K OLED Hybrid

Finally, a 4K OLED smart monitor that’s just as good a TV as it is a PC monitor.

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• Jorge Garay

This Might Be the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered

New measurements of the galaxy at the heart of the “Cosmic Horseshoe” indicate that it could house the most massive object ever seen in the universe.

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• Benj Edwards, Ars Technica

AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

The move will pinch users in rural or remote areas not yet served by broadband infrastructure or satellite internet. Around 175,000 households still use dial-up internet in the US.

WIRED
• Martin Cizmar, Julia Forbes

Best Side Sleeper Mattress 2025: Picked By a Sleep Science Coach

We've tested hundreds of the top hybrid, memory foam, and cooling mattresses to find the best combination of support and pressure relief.

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• Joel Khalili

Trump Family–Backed World Liberty Financial Sets Up $1.5 Billion Crypto Treasury

World Liberty Financial has struck a deal that will turn a little-known company into a vehicle for betting on the price of its crypto coin.

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• Kylie Robison

Character.AI Gave Up on AGI. Now It’s Selling Stories

Startup Character.AI once promised superintelligence. Its new CEO says it's now an entertainment company with 20 million users.

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• Tess Owen

The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke

Memes shared by the White House, DHS, and ICE have used catchy TikTok tunes to normalize mass deportation and Christian nationalist narratives. Experts say that's the point.

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• David Gilbert

Inside the ‘Whites Only’ Community in Arkansas

Members have espoused racist and antisemitic views and repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. They've raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and their movement is growing.

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• Simon Hill

Cloud vs. Local: What’s the Best for Security Camera Footage? (2025)

With home security cameras and smart doorbells, video storage is crucial. But do you go cloud or local? We compare the options.

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• Simon Hill

11 Best Computer Speakers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

These WIRED-tested computer speakers, from stereo speakers to surround sound, will suit any budget.