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Text • Kat Merck

Labor Day 2026 Deals Got Me a Complete Starter Tool Kit for Under $375

I combed through the Labor Day sales to find the power tools and other essentials that cover nearly every household repair.

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Text • Caroline Haskins

A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend

After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.

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Text • Will Knight

This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World

The potential for AI to automate scientific research and manufacturing must be balanced with new risks, Anthropic says.

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Text • Boone Ashworth

Netflix Failed at Video Games. Now It’s Trying to Promote Them

Netflix has walked back plans to put AAA games on its streaming platform. Instead, it's pivoting to marketing highly anticipated titles like Grand Theft Auto VI.

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Text • Maxwell Zeff

OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent

Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”

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Text • Matthew S. Smith

Alienware AW3926QW Review: 39 Inches of Gaming Glory

Alienware’s latest gaming monitor explores a new size and resolution for ultrawide monitors, and I have a feeling PC gamers are going to love it.

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Text • Tim Marchman, Maxwell Zeff, Molly Taft, Hugo Lowell

Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash

You have questions about data centers, and WIRED has answers. Join our livestream on September 10 and our panel of experts will tell you everything you need to know.

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Text • Julian Chokkattu

Stop Touching Your Keyboard. Use This AI-Powered Microphone Instead

The Relay Q, due next year, is the latest attempt to reposition voice as the most seamless method for human-computer interaction.

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Text • Joel Khalili

The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem

The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions hang in the balance.

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Text • Jorge Garay

How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27

The eclipse will obscure about 93 percent of the moon’s surface. Here are the peak times and tips for the best viewing experience.

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Text • Molly Taft

How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood

Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses.

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Text • Hugo Lowell

Democrats Just Might Win the Senate

Strategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall. Their map, though, is becoming more forgiving.

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Text • Paresh Dave, Lauren Goode

The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable

Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome proposed changes to how the company’s platforms will work for teens. They also think states should demanded more.

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Text • David Gilbert

Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll

In June, a FEMA official infamous for claiming to have teleported to a Waffle House was reportedly ousted. He’s still employed by the government, though—and meeting with a Trump fixer.

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Text • Maxwell Zeff, Lily Hay Newman

OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers

The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn't see this fiasco coming.

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Text • Miles Klee

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.

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Text • Will Knight

The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

Beijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not its brawn.

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Text • Andy Greenberg

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

China’s hacking campaign targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, the Justice Department, and more, according to the DOJ.

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Text • Molly Taft

Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety

More than 15 politicians from across the country have signed on to the AI Pact, vowing to regulate data centers and AI. “We’ve got to get this right,” says Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn.

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Text • Paresh Dave

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

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Text • Jason Parham

PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates

The site, called Stud or Dud, helps daters dig up dirt on potential paramours. It’s fueled by the same public data as PeopleFinders.com—and comes with many of the same concerns.

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Text • Paresh Dave

AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet

Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether animals, from polar bears to house cats, are real or fake.

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Text • Matthew Korfhage

Green Chef Meal Kit Review (2026): Great Ingredients, Layered Flavor

HelloFresh’s organic meal kit Green Chef offers transparent sourcing, layered cooking, and trustworthy gluten-free dishes.

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Text • Jeremy White

How Ikea Turned a Controller Thumbstick Into the Star of Its Xbox Gaming Range

Xbox and Ikea collab alert! This unique nine-piece collection for gamers arrives this fall and has a slew of Easter eggs.

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Text • Ritsuko Kawai

A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread

New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense.

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Text • Vittoria Elliott

‘Darth Vader’ Wants You to Know He Definitely Supports Flock Surveillance

Anthony Ralphs was frustrated by the San Diego City Council's support for Flock. He decided it would take something more than reasoned argument to get their attention.

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Text • Kat Merck

The Best Early Labor Day Kitchen Deals to Ease You Back Into Fall (2026)

With school and sports starting again, these discounts on Instant Pots, cookware, and coffee gear arrive right on time.

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Text • Simon Hill

Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold Review: Better, Not Best

A polished update to Google’s foldable brings real improvements, but the price bump and rampant competition make it a tough sell.

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Text • Emily Mullin

The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year

The fatalities come amidst declining vaccination rates and calls from President Donald Trump to split up the MMR vaccine.

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Text • David Gilbert

The Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Is a Step Toward Chaos in the Midterms

The Supreme Court has removed one roadblock from the Trump administration’s attempts to impose severe restrictions on voting.