WIRED
• Julian Chokkattu
Gear News of the Week: Fairphone Lands in the US, and WhatsApp Is Finally on the Apple Watch
Plus: Motorola has new Moto G phones, Canon’s R6 III mirrorless has a 32-MP sensor, and Teenage Engineering’s Riddim n’ Ting looks gorgeous.
WIRED
• Umair Irfan
Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive
Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car, period.
WIRED
• Emily Peck
Should You Cold Plunge Before or After a Workout? (2025)
If you’re going to suffer, make sure it’s worth the effort. We consulted fitness experts to help you maximize your ice bath.
WIRED
• Leila Sloman
Unpicking How to Measure the Complexity of Knots
Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.
WIRED
• Lisa Wood Shapiro
Bad Air Is One of the Biggest Threats to Your Health. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Even though you can’t see it, fine particulate matter from woodsmoke and industrial pollution can cause everything from heart attacks and diabetes to brain damage.
The Daily
• The New York Times
'The Interview': Fox News Wanted Greg Gutfeld to Do This Interview. He Wasn’t So Sure.
The pugnacious conservative late-night host on his "hierarchy of smears" and the risks of being a scold.
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WIRED
• Carlton Reid
Why Are We All Still Carrying Around Car Keys?
Ford wants you to stash it in your belt buckle, but there’s absolutely no need to be lugging around a bulky fob. Trouble is, phone-as-a-key tech could be superseded before it even gets going.
Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland
I’ve seen the new Mac ad on TV several times now and really like it. There’s obviously something special about it. Didn’t realize at first that it was voiced by Jane Goodall.
Watched: Pluribus S1E1, We Is Us. Not sure what to think of this yet. Rhea Seehorn is good, but want to watch a little more to see where the story is going. 📺
Earthquake Prediction Flowchart
I upgraded my phone to iOS 26 and it mostly looks and works fine. Most of the issues with Liquid Glass seem to have been addressed, although I feel like the new UX is a lot less conductive to people learning more advanced functionality... Anyway, why the hell is "Stop timer" a slider now.
Matt Mullenweg
• Matt
Kaycee Nicole
Mimi Lamarre at Switchboard Magazine has a delightful long read in The Curious Case of Kaycee Nicole, where, in the early days of online communities and blogging, a fake person claimed to have leukemia. The blogging community was relatively small back then, and I recall some of this happening contemporarily.
Westenberg.
• JA Westenberg
Letters to Your Younger Self Are a Scam
The Futility of Trying to Tell Your Younger Self Anything Useful
WIRED
• Lily Hay Newman
The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government systems.
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
She couldn't win as a Democrat. Will running as a Republican work?
Not sure if this is fair or not, but I think of Bird Bird Biscuit as a hipster version of Chick-fil-a. And to be clear I love both.
Monitor Docker Containers Across Servers With Beszel

How many machines do you have on your network that run Docker containers? One? Two? 20? Now, how are those
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WIRED
• Louryn Strampe
WIRED-Approved Brooklinen Bedding Is on Sale for a Few Days
Upgrade your sleep setup with up to 20 percent off some of our favorite bedding essentials.