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12 Tips for Businesses Navigating the WordPress Media Landscape

To enhance your business visibility in the WordPress ecosystem, employ strategies like mapping channels, collaborating with influencers, sponsoring newsletters, and tailoring content to different audience needs.

WIRED
Text • Marta Musso

Astronomers Have Found 6,000 Planets Outside the Solar System

From lava worlds to gas giants, NASA says the variety of these worlds is staggering—and that signs of a further 8,000 distant planets are awaiting confirmation.

WIRED
Text • Joel Khalili

Memecoins Are Coming to the Stock Market

For the first time, US residents can now invest in memecoins through traditional brokerages. Trading will only get stranger from here.

WIRED
Text • Julian Chokkattu

Google's Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use

Google's tool greatly simplifies photo editing; just tell your phone what changes you want in the photo, and it'll execute them. It also hints at the coming leap in how we interact with computers.

WIRED
Text • Louryn Strampe

13 Best Bed Frames (2025), Tested in Our Homes

Looking for the best bed frame? Our top pick is the Classic Bed from Thuma. Explore our other favorites, which include options for all budgets and tastes.

WIRED
Text • Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Vittoria Elliott, Makena Kelly, Kate Knibbs, David Gilbert, Molly Taft, Aarian Marshall, Paresh Dave, Jake Lahut

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

WIRED
Text • Manisha Krishnan

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is a very silly deep dive on a very serious issue. In the current media landscape, it’s a wonder it even got made.

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The U.S. Keeps Killing Venezuelans on Boats. Is That Legal?

The U.S. military has blown up three boats in the Caribbean Sea in the past three weeks, killing 17 people aboard. Each time, President Trump has claimed that the boats were carrying drugs to the United States and that those killed were “narcoterrorists.” But he has offered ...

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Text • Bob Dunn

How a Global Cake Brand Was Built Using Open Source Communities

In this episode, nurse-turned-baker Precious shares her journey of launching "Cakes in a Jar" with WordPress and WooCommerce, blending her Zimbabwean roots with a vibrant online brand.

WIRED
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Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details

A new Senate report claims DOGE put every American's Social Security number at risk—and that officials at federal agencies essentially obstructed an investigation, all but denying DOGE even exists.

WIRED
Text • Louryn Strampe

30 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on WIRED-Tested Gear (2025)

Amazon Prime Day is back on October 7, but we've already found good deals on WIRED-approved gear.

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
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Trump Just Accidentally Wrecked Fox’s Dumb New Lie about Jimmy Kimmel

After Jimmy Kimmel reappeared on ABC and spoke movingly about President Trump’s failed effort to oust him, Trump lost it on Truth Social and threatened Kimmel yet again. He also threatened to “test” his ability to bully ABC into yanking Kimmel a second ti...

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Telex Remixes

Telex has launched a new design and a gallery of some interesting examples. It’s really cool to see what people are starting to do with Telex, it really gets back at the fun of hacking and coding at the beginning, when a computer does something for you that makes you gasp. My colleague Eduardo Villunendas … Continue reading Telex Remixes →

WIRED
Text • Molly Higgins

Groupon Promo Codes: 50% Off in September 2025

Unlock up to 50% off with top Groupon coupon codes, and explore deals on getaways, spa packages, memberships, and event tickets in September 2025.

WIRED
Text • Zoë Schiffer, Julia Black

Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab

Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at OpenAI, is the new ‘research principal’ of Meta Superintelligence Labs.

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Bloomberg: ‘Intel Is Seeking an Investment From Apple as Part of Its Comeback Bid’

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Ryan Gould and Liana Baker, reporting for Bloomberg: Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about securing an investment in the ailing chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially owned by the US gover...

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Jimmy Kimmel Returns, Ratings Soar

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John Koblin, reporting for The New York Times (gift link): Jimmy Kimmel’s broadcast return scored big in the ratings. Tuesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” averaged 6.2 million viewers, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen. That is nearly four times bigger ...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
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DEFEATED BY KIMMEL AND AN ESCALATOR, TRUMP SHOULD RESIGN - 9.25.25

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A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: After perhaps the most hapless 96 hours of his presidency, the worst 96 hours of the worst presidency of ALL TIME, the most FAIL in the shortest span… the mentally-deteriorating, untethered-from-reality Trump… must RESIGN. And take his idiot s...

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Joe Betz, Owner of House of Prime Rib, Dies at 86

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George Kelly, The Standard:

Joe Betz, the owner of San Francisco’s House of Prime Rib, who transformed the Van Ness Avenue restaurant into an institution beloved by locals and visitors, has died. He was 86. […]

Joe Betz purchased House of Prime Rib in 1985 from Lou Balaski, who founded it in 1949, and over four decades preserved its old-world charm while building it into one of the city’s most enduring dining destinations.

My favorite restaurant in San Francisco, and one of my favorite restaurants anywhere in the world. Incredibly consistent excellent food, impeccable service, and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere.

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Perspectives with Matt Mullenweg

Jonathan and Luke speak with Matt. Yep, that Matt. They talk about jazz, blogging, photography, and the infuriating, heartbreaking, grey-hair-making drama that’s engulfed the WordPress community over the last year.