When I reviewed the GR III, I wrote about how much I liked snap focus mode, which allows you to set a predetermined focus distance regardless of the aperture. I set up my GR III to use autofocus when I half-pressed the shutter and snap when I quickly pressed, so that snap focus fired off… Continue reading Ricoh GR IV Review: Everyone’s Favorite Pocket Camera Gets Better
Author: Wired Magazine
Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?
But you already know about this, because Fg is what normies call an object’s “weight,” and for a given volume, weight depends only on the density. Now, if you dropped these blocks in a lake, obviously the styrofoam would float and the steel would sink. So clearly it has something to do with density. What… Continue reading Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?
Sleep Number P6 Smart Bed Review: Advanced and Adaptive
Screenshots: Julia Forbes I spoke with Raj Mills, Sleep Number’s senior vice President of partnerships and research. She tells me, “Our AI models take into account foam depth and still maintain the same level of accuracy regardless of how far below the surface of the bed the sensors are.” She shares that they are cohesively… Continue reading Sleep Number P6 Smart Bed Review: Advanced and Adaptive
The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair
It has been a big year for the right to repair, the movement of advocates pushing for people to be able to fix their own electronics and equipment without manufacturer approval. The issue has gathered broad support from technologists, farmers, military leaders, and politicians on both sides of the aisle. It is popular with just… Continue reading The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair
2025’s Best Phones Were Also Its Wackiest
This was a surprisingly fun year for smartphones. I wasn’t expecting it to be; the category is often described as stale or “plateaued.” But as WIRED’s resident phone reviewer, I’ve tested nearly all of this year’s handsets—devices as cheap as $130 all the way to an eye-watering $2,000—and I don’t think there’s been a year… Continue reading 2025’s Best Phones Were Also Its Wackiest
JBL Bar 500MK2 Review: A Fantastic Soundbar System
The subwoofer is no joke, at about 13 x 16 inches and 18 pounds, but it’s not something you’ll need to move once you get it set up, and it contributes massively (pun intended) to the depth and breadth of the Bar 500MK2’s sound. With a 10-inch driver, it’s more than enough to get to… Continue reading JBL Bar 500MK2 Review: A Fantastic Soundbar System
Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses
In 2026, we will see the beginning of precision medical forecasting. Just as there have been remarkable advances in weather forecasting with the use of large language models, so will there be for determining an individual’s risk of the major age-related diseases (cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative). These diseases share common threads, such as a long… Continue reading Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses
NYPD Sued Over Possible Records Collected Through Muslim Spying Program
A New Jersey man who previously sued the New York City Police Department in an unsuccessful quest to find out whether the NYPD’s Intelligence Division spied on him and fellow Muslims as part of its notorious and expansive “mosque-raking” program during the Michael Bloomberg era has filed a new open-records lawsuit against the city over… Continue reading NYPD Sued Over Possible Records Collected Through Muslim Spying Program
FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy
The US Food and Drug Administration today approved a pill version of the blockbuster anti-obesity drug Wegovy. Made by Novo Nordisk, the pill is taken once a day. The company’s original version of Wegovy is a weekly injection. Both drugs contain the same active ingredient, semaglutide. “This allows patients with obesity who want to lose… Continue reading FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy
The ‘Epstein’s Suicide’ Video in the Latest DOJ Release Isn’t What It Seems
An unlabeled video from the most recent release of Jeffrey Epstein files from the Department of Justice is circulating on social media. While the 12-second video purports to show Epstein’s suicide in his prison cell, the preceding document in the production makes clear that it did not originate from the DOJ itself. “Came across a… Continue reading The ‘Epstein’s Suicide’ Video in the Latest DOJ Release Isn’t What It Seems