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• Boone Ashworth

These Robots Are Making Meals for a Nonprofit in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

A nonprofit in the city’s most troubled district has turned to robotic meal prep tech to make up for a dearth of human volunteers.

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• Chris Haslam, Jeremy White

14 New Tools for Taking on the Great Outdoors Properly

It’s time to prep your kit ahead of the summer season. These tools will do the job.

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• Fernanda González

Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.

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• Ritsuko Kawai

A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned

It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.

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• Jorge Garay

The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why

There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from.

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• Nena Farrell

Memorial Day Dyson Vacuum Deals: V15 Detect, Gen5Detect, PencilVac On Sale

Wishing for your very own Dyson vacuum? Don’t miss these vacuum deals happening over the holiday weekend.

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• Michael Calore

L.L.Bean's Zip Hunter's Tote Is the Only Carryall You Need

Its do-it-all thermoplastic lining can both carry gear through wet muck and transport wet, mucky groceries home from the store.

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• Matt von Hippel

Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.

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• Christopher Null

The Best Smart Sprinklers and Irrigation Systems: In-Ground Sprinklers, Hose Timers (2026)

We’ve tested almost a dozen options that handle everything from scheduling and weather changes to water conservation, so you don’t have to.

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• Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts

The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

Plus: Google publishes a live exploit for an unpatched flaw, the feds arrest two men accused of creating thousands of nonconsensual deepfake nudes, and more.

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• Becky Ferreira

Cosmic Voids May Contain the Universe’s Best Secrets

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries.

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• Jorge Garay

A 'Golden Orb' on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal

A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of a poorly documented animal.

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• Fernanda González

All Vehicles Sold in the EU Must Be Able to Hook Up to a Breathalyzer

The measure is part of a European Union–led strategy to eliminate all drunk-driving-related deaths and injuries by 2050.

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• Louise Matsakis

Shein Buying Everlane Actually Makes Perfect Sense

The acquisition struck many people as a bizarre mismatch, but it's really a sign of where Chinese ecommerce giants are already going.

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• Matthew Korfhage

Memorial Day 2026 Grill and Griddle Deals: Weber, Traeger, Recteq

Some of WIRED's favorite griddles, grills, and pellet smokers are as much as $250 off for Memorial Day weekend.

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• Simon Hill

Routers vs. Modems: What You Need to Get Online

Your modem and router are the dynamic duo you need to get online, so long as you don't mistake one for the other.

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• Steven Levy

Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search

The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it.

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• Luke Larsen

Samsung Movingstyle M7 Review: A Screen on Wheels

Made for those who hate having a TV in the home, Samsung’s Movingstyle monitor-on-wheels brings the entertainment when you need it and hides away in a closet when you don’t.

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• Rhett Allain

All the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in Science Rely on Two Stone-Age Techniques

The multifarious methods we use to gather experimental data ultimately boil down to counting or comparing.

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• Matt Kamen

Valve Steam Controller Review (2026): Wait for the Steam Machine

Without the context of Valve’s Steam Machine (which is still MIA), this controller can’t fully dazzle players yet.

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• Henri Robbins

Razer Viper V4 Pro Review: Iterative Update Packs Big Performance

Small, iterative improvements bring serious performance gains to Razer’s Viper V4 Pro.

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• Justin Pot

Finally, a Great Free Radio App for Windows

Tune into live broadcasts from your Windows desktop with Trdo, a free and open-source application.

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• Chris Hamill-Stewart

The Gulf’s AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem

Hyperscalers are pushing the Gulf to rethink internet infrastructure as AI raises the stakes of cable disruptions.

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• Maxwell Zeff

Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation Crisis?

Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.

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• Jordan Michelman

What to Do in LA if You’re Here for Business (2025)

A tech industry guide to where to stay, eat, work, and play while visiting LA.

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• Maddy Varner

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Three firms will pay nearly $1 million for selling “Active Listening” technology that they claimed tapped people’s phones for advertising. The FTC alleges the “tech” was just pricey email lists.

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• Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger

Meta Is in Crisis, Google Search’s Makeover, and AI Gets Booed by Graduates

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the mass layoffs at Meta, big announcements at Google I/O, and the latest backlash against AI.

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• Martin Cizmar

Mustard Made Storage Lockers Are on a Rare Sale Through May 31

We love this brand’s stylish storage lockers, and there's a big sale on eight colors through the end of the month.

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• Makena Kelly

Palantir Held a Hack Week to Add New Controls to Software Used by ICE

The hackathon, held to build user-auditing tools for Palantir customers, comes as the company struggles to address employee concerns over its relationship with ICE.

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• Brian Kahn

Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad

The impending arrival of El Niño will help keep the number of storms low. But it only takes one landfall to create a catastrophe.