A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)
From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing methods. Here’…
An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem
Several Chinese businesses associated with the ebike brand Aipas settled a lawsuit with Amazon and the safety certification compan…
Sign up for T-Mobile Fiber 2 Gig and get $100 back, plus a month included
T-Mobile Fiber's latest offer covers your first month and pays you $100 back on the 2 Gig plan. Here's all you need to k…
Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’
Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s turning kid…
The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets
A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial …
Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code
A first-of-its-kind analysis found more than one in eight apps built for US service members carried foreign code—some from firms i…
India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch
"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease
Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify
A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to musi…
The 10 Best Electrolyte Powders (We Tested Over 20)
Get those lost minerals back with the help of our top electrolyte powders, tablets, drops, and chews for athletes, partiers, and e…
How a virtual LAN can better protect your home network - and the best way to get started
You might think a basic LAN setup is secure enough, but there could be issues lurking that require device isolation to ensure your…
The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward
Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.
FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage
Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will sur…
The 5 laptop features worth paying extra for, plus 3 you can ignore
From RAM and hardware, here's where you should spend your laptop budget -- and where you can save money.
I've been a Google phone diehard for 10 years - here's my 5-part wishlist for Pixel 11
I'm loyal to Google phones, but some changes need to be made.
Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?
The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.
4 Best Walking Pads for Small Spaces and Standing Desks (2026)
Our remote team clocked serious hours walking, working, and sometimes jogging to find the best under-desk treadmills for home offi…
Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You
Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI …
The Best Motion Sensors and Home Security Gadgets Without Cameras
If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.
The iPad mini's biggest update in 5 years is expected this fall - here's what we know
The next iPad mini is rumored to feature an OLED panel and a more powerful processor. A new base iPad is also in the works.