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The Google Pixel 10a Is Barely Different From the Pixel 9a

With specs nearly identical to last year’s Pixel 9a, the new Pixel 10a doesn’t pack as much of a punch as prior A-series smartphones.

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The Spurlocks of RSS-Land

I saw a product announcement from Jake Spurlock -- a new feed reader called Today. From the description sounds well-thought-out. He explains -- "Google killed Reader in 2013. I've been chasing that feeling ever since. So I built it." I also know someone named John Spurloc...

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Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs

Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs

Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.

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The Suffering Of Lindsey Vonn

The Suffering Of Lindsey Vonn
I woke to a flurry of notifications on my phone. Overnight in Cortino, Linsdey Vonn violently crashed in her Olympic downhill race and was airlifted from the mountain. My group chat, made up of college friends from a variety of athletic backgrounds, was filled with screensho...

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Some Autistic Thoughts on Joy, and a Sneak Peek at My Debut Fiction

You’ve Always Been This Way is a column written by Taylor Harris, a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman and 1980s preschool dropout, who identifies every moment from her past that filled her with shame, and mutters, “Yep, that tracks. I see it all now.” - - - “I’ve been thin...

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Paul Ford on AI and the Infinite Software Era ....

Paul Ford on AI and the Infinite Software Era. “All of the people I love hate this stuff, and all the people I hate love it. And yet, likely because of the same personality flaws that drew me to technology in the first place, I am annoyingly excited.”

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Podcast: Inside an AI-Powered School

Podcast: Inside an AI-Powered School

We got leaked documents about Alpha School. We also talk about what happens when someone decides to make an AI OnlyFans in your name, and the AI tool cops are buying to geolocate photos.

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When Structure Meets Opportunity for Detroit’s Youth with Renee Fluker

What do golf, grit, and gratitude have to do with college success? Renee Fluker answers that question with 25 years of proof. As the founder of Detroit’s College Career & Beyond | Midnight Golf Program, Renee has helped more than 3,000 students—many written off by tradit...

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New account on Twitter: DWiner43240. The old one dating back to the dawn of time is disabled, so at least the new owners can't post anything there, if I understand correctly.

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Current is an interesting new RSS reader that...

Current is an interesting new RSS reader that doesn’t function like an email inbox. “There is no count because counting was the problem.”

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6 agentic knowledge base patterns emerging in the wild

An illustration of a man with glasses intently reading an open book in a library. He is positioned in the foreground, illuminated by a dramatic diagonal beam of light that highlights him against the backdrop of towering, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The bookshelves are densely packed with numerous volumes, rendered in a warm, monochromatic color palette of gold, orange, and deep red.

AI agents have become the software industry’s latest fascination. Backed by large language models (LLMs), this new class of AI

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Board Game Developer’s Notes During the First Playtest of Jumanji

Glad I went with ominous drumbeats as the beckoning call, all four players looking upon the game with wonder and dread. Woodwinds/sitars would have been a mistake. Game instructions clear enough to be understood by players, vaguely threatening enough to unnerve them. Stru...

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Why Olympic Choreographer Benoît Richaud Went Viral Just for Changing Jackets

Benoît Richaud is working with 16 figure skaters from 13 countries at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. WIRED spoke to him about how he roots for all of them.

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Dell XPS 14 Review (2026): This Laptop Marks an Incredible Comeback

Sporting a refined design and incredible integrated GPU performance, the Dell XPS 14 is the return to form I hoped it would be.

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Text • Kyle MacNeill

How Two Zoomers Created RentAHuman, the First Marketplace for Bots to Hire Humans

“We would [all] love to have an AI boss who wouldn't yell at you or gaslight you. Claude as a boss is the nicest guy ever.”

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The Waves

Six children—three girls and three boys—play in a garden by the sea.

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An Inside Look at Lego’s New Tech-Packed Smart Brick

Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.

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How to Choose the Bamboo Sheets for You (2026)

Bamboo makes some of the softest bedding you can find. Here’s how it’s made and how it’s different from cotton and linen bedding.

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Can A.I. Already Do Your Job?

“Vibecoding,” or using artificial-intelligence tools such as Claude Code to generate code for websites or apps, is the newest A.I. trend, and it could transform the software-development industry. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times, takes us inside the...

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Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us

In today’s episode, we talk to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about the latest developments in his city. Donald Trump and border czar Tom Homan have said they’re winding down ICE’s occupation, and Frey tells us there are some positive signs in this regard. But Frey also discusses how ICE violence has been directed from the very top, shares new details about the enormous and lasting damage it did to the city, and explains how the extraordinary solidarity between ordinary people there is enabling Minneapolis to emerge from this dark period unbroken and unbowed. “The people here are tough as hell,” Frey tells us, adding that the city feels “pride” at “what we are overcoming.” 

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