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Text • Aarian Marshall

Tesla’s Door Handles Lead to Its Biggest Recall Yet

A Chinese agency says the two recalls affecting some 3 million vehicles can mostly be fixed by over-the-air updates—but they will also require physical warning stickers and camera-related updates.

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Text • Lauren Goode

Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here

Meta is in court again over child safety, and this time it’s a landmark case that could force significant changes to core features of Facebook and Instagram.

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Text • John Brandon

Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 (2026): A Solution for Cord Clutter

The Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 can wirelessly transmit games, TV shows, movies, and more across your home (even through walls).

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Text • Ej Dickson

The Patrick Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Rooted in the Harsh Realities of Motherhood

Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband.

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Text • Sophie Charara

Influencers and Resellers Are Turning Empty Boxes Into Big Cash

As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and resellers are cashing in for “crazy prices.”

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Text • Molly Taft

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”

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Text • Nena Farrell

Best Early Tech Labor Day Sales I’d Shop Myself (2026): AirTags, Dyson, and More

From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless headphones and earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on sale already ahead of Labor Day.

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Text • Joel Khalili, Matt Burgess

The Single English County Saying No to Palantir

The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.

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Text • Boutayna Chokrane

Ruggable Discount Code: 30% Off Rugs | August 2026

Keep your floors pristine and your budget intact. Save up to 30% off machine-washable rugs, runners, mats, and pillows using Ruggable coupons plus our expert advice.

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Text • Simon Hill

Google Pixel 11 Review: Minor Upgrade

Incremental improvements fail to generate much excitement, but Google’s Pixel 11 is still an accomplished Android phone.

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Text • Jorge Garay

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.

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Text • Brian Barrett, Andy Greenberg

China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon

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Text • Maxwell Zeff

Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI

Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.

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Text • Christopher Null

Poolease X1 Pool Robot Review: How Bad Can It Be?

The Poolease X1 can collect leaves from the pool floor, but dirt, silt, walls, and steps are all beyond its pay grade.

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Text • Jason Parham

Bumble Tried to Change Dating, but the Dating Market Forced It to Change Instead

The app now allows men to make the first move, suggesting its women-first positioning was limiting growth. It joins other dating apps now throwing everything at the wall in a bid to stay relevant.

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Text • Matthew Korfhage

The 3 Best USB Phone Chargers (2026): Anker, DeWalt

I put top-rated USB car chargers to the test for fast charging, value, heat, and safety. These are the best I found.

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Text • David Gilbert

A MAGA County’s Top Election Official Wants to Hire Election Denial Superstar Tina Peters

Tina Peters was convicted of seven counts related to election interference in 2024. Now, she’s fielding an offer from a county that’s become a hotbed of voting-related conspiracy theories.

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Text • Manisha Krishnan

How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager

The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.

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Text • Emily Mullin

Salmonella Is Everywhere

From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. Experts say common-sense precautions go a long way.

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Text • Hugo Lowell

Elon Musk Is Expected to Point His Money Machine at Texas

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk is expected to spend up to $200 million in the midterms. It could be a big boost for GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who’s struggled to raise cash.

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Text • Will Knight

I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot

During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.

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Text • Isabella Ward

Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks

Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.

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Text • Boutayna Chokrane

Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI

With smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini, the Pixel Watch 5 fine-tunes a winning formula—for a price.

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Text • Julian Chokkattu

Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL Review: Smart Software, Small Upgrade

Google’s new voice typing is pure magic, but subpar gaming performance and a useless rear LED keep these flagships from true greatness.

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Text • Miles Klee

Why Is It Absolute Hell to Buy a Movie Ticket Now?

Overwhelmed theater apps and a scarcity mindset around exclusive big-screen formats for blockbusters like Dune: Part Three and The Odyssey have led to the “concertification” of movies.

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Text • Simon Hill

I Tried a Window-Cleaning Robot: Do Not Recommend

I tested the top-of-the-line Ecovacs Winbot W2S Omni window-cleaning robot on my Victorian home, and it was an unmitigated disaster.

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Text • Miles Klee

‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sport

Data and finance professionals are competing in Excel obstacle courses—amassing huge followings and keeping the Microsoft program relevant.

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Text • Alistair Charlton, Jeremy White

We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Rolex So Good, Even Rolex Didn’t Spot It

The replica watch industry is in its “super clone” era. Following tips from murky internet forums, we bought three budget fakes that were good enough to pass as real—but ultimately disposable.

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Text • Luke Larsen

Dell XPS 13 vs. MacBook Neo: A Surprising Upset

The Dell XPS 13 and MacBook Neo are both premium-feeling laptops with only 8 GB of RAM. Which $700 laptop is the better buy?

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Text • Jeremy White

There’s a Very Simple Reason Why You Love the Slate Truck

The car world is filled with designers still obsessed with shoehorning sex into their rides. Slate went a different route, and it’s why people are smitten with the charming electric pickup.