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The Padres And Twins Did The Absolute Most At The MLB Trade Deadline

The Padres And Twins Did The Absolute Most At The MLB Trade Deadline
Breathtakingly unhinged baseball executive A.J. Preller wasted a lot of time this week calling every other dealmaker in Major League Baseball when all he really had to do was make one call to Minneapolis. Derek Falvey, the head of ball ops with the Minnesota Twins was cleari...

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That Epic vs. Google decision yesterday seems big. Google Play may become more open even than the EU’s App Store. Meanwhile, Apple continues to print money with a record quarter.

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The Minnesota Twins Are Finished

The Minnesota Twins Are Finished
I had an unusually hard time finding a feature photo to go atop this blog. Almost none of this is the fault of the couple of Getty photographers who hang around the Minnesota Twins. For one thing, I was on the hunt for an image of a player who is still on the team. But ahead...

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Laptop stickers.

MacBook Pro with stickers all over the cover, from coffee shops, parks, and other travel.

WIRED
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11 Best Laptops for College Students (2025), Including Tablets and 2-in-1s

Whatever your higher-ed goals, these laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1s will help you crush them.

WIRED
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The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.

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Why This Weekend Is a Bad Weekend to Try Potty Training

It’s supposed to be gorgeous out, and we can’t spend such a gorgeous weekend trapped in the house by the bathroom. It’s supposed to be gross out, and it will be hard enough having our toddler stuck inside all weekend without adding potty training into the mix. I mean, did yo...

McSweeney’s
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Excerpts from The Believer: Stuff I’ve Been Reading: Summer 2025

A quarterly column, steady as ever - - - “What do twenty-first-century people have an appetite for? I’m leaving myself out of this. I’m a twentieth-century person, I suspect.” - - - Books read: Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses—Peter W...

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Cloud Washing in the Age of AI: When ‘Sovereign’ Isn’t

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As demand for digital sovereignty grows — driven by concerns about data privacy, regulatory compliance and geopolitical risk — a

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P&B: Emma Goto

This is the 101st edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Emma Goto and her blog, emgoto.com To follow this series subscribe to the newsletter. A new interview will land in your inbox ever...

WIRED
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Vivobarefoot's Sensus Shoes Are Like Gloves for Your Feet

Vivobarefoot’s barely there shoes are perfect for casual wear, workouts, trail running, and walking around town.

WIRED
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Bike Friday All-Day Lightweight Electric Bike Review: It Comes in Purple

I ordered the world’s smallest folding Bosch ebike in purple, and now it’s the only bike I want to ride.

WIRED
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AC or DC: Which Is Better?

Your gadgets run on direct current, but the electricity in your home is alternating current. What’s up with that?

WIRED
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14 Best Couches We've Tested That You Can Buy Online (2025)

Refresh your space with a comfy sofa that arrives right at your doorstep.

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Confessions of a Recovering AI Porn Addict

A “gooner” tells WIRED he became hooked on the cartoonish nature of AI porn. Several addictions experts say the genre could pose a problem for people prone to compulsive sexual behavior.

WIRED
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Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government

Palantir has become one of the few winners in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, offering other contractors a lifeline while consolidating its own reach and power.

WIRED
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Uber’s Drive to Become the Kleenex of Robotaxis

It doesn’t matter who makes the tech—when you call a robocar, Uber’s mission now is to make sure you use its app.

WIRED
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The Best Mouth Tape (2025)

TikTokkers and biohackers are fast to recommend mouth tape for better sleep. But it’s not a solution for everyone.

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The Ambassador

How should American power be deployed in the world? Since the Cold War, America’s role as a global leader has been up for debate.  Host Garry Kasparov and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton dissect the state of the neoconservative geopolitical wor...

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What Many Israelis Don’t Want to See

As the images of starving Palestinian children continue to come out of Gaza and aid groups have confirmed a rising number of deaths from malnutrition, there has been a new round of international outrage, including from Israel’s own allies. Emmanuelle Elbaz-Phelps, an indepen...