Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000
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Apple WWDC 2026 Live Blog: All the Updates, as They Happen
Follow our WWDC 2026 live blog for all of the updates coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.
Afroman Is Back—and He’s Bitcoin’s Latest Freedom Fighter
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All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology
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Sigma BF Review (2026): Eccentric but Strangely Lovable
Sigma’s new entry is both a bold design experiment and a pretty decent camera.
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I saw the Surface Laptop Ultra at Computex and it's clear: Microsoft has gone beastmode
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Lauf eElja Electric Mountain Bike Review: Power Trip
Lauf’s sleek new entry feels closer to a traditional mountain bike than anything I’ve ridden before.
Best Red-Light Therapy for Hair Restoration and Regrowth (2026)
After 16 weeks of daily use, our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red-light therapy devices.
How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2026 Keynote—and What to Expect
The annual developer event is where Apple announces operating system updates—like iOS 27—and maybe even teases future hardware. He…
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I spend a lot of time driving. These are the CarPlay apps that make every trip easy.
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz
Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
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Acer's new $699 Swift Air 14 is a direct response to the MacBook Neo. Here's how it compares, by the specs.
Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It
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