Somewhere in a quiet corner of Urbanista’s Stockholm HQ, there’s a list of emergency place-names. Since its inception in 2010, the company has been on a kind of virtual world tour, naming each of its products after a location of lesser or greater resonance. But there’s a finite list of evocative toponyms on this planet,… Continue reading Urbanista Malibu Review: Superb Solar, Average Audio
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24 Home Depot Black Friday Deals (2023): Tools, Grills
Take a gander at these early Home Depot Black Friday deals and get a lead on the masses who’ll be ready to crowd the digital gates before the Thanksgiving turkey even gets cold. Winter means, for more of us than not, spending a lot more time at home than we’d otherwise choose to spend. Vacations… Continue reading 24 Home Depot Black Friday Deals (2023): Tools, Grills
15 Best Gifts for Dads (2023): Grilling Gear, Coffee, Mitts
Your dad probably isn’t going to complain about any gift you give him. For better or worse, social norms that have wide-ranging and more serious implications dictate that most modern dads don’t get hung up on presents. You know the meme of the older bearded gentleman with a goofy smile opening a shirt just like… Continue reading 15 Best Gifts for Dads (2023): Grilling Gear, Coffee, Mitts
How Pit Viper Built ‘Party Mountain’ Out of Potty Humor and ’90s Nostalgia
When Chuck Mumford first launched Pit Viper, the Salt Lake City-based sunglass company he founded with college buddy Chris Garcin in 2012, he picked up an old Samsonite briefcase at Goodwill, spray painted it neon colors, and filled it with a bunch of the outrageously bright military-grade sunglasses he’d designed. “I would take it everywhere… Continue reading How Pit Viper Built ‘Party Mountain’ Out of Potty Humor and ’90s Nostalgia
OpenAI’s Boardroom Drama Could Mess Up Your Future
In June I had a conversation with chief scientist Ilya Sutskever at OpenAI’s headquarters, as I reported out WIRED’s October cover story. Among the topics we discussed was the unusual structure of the company. OpenAI began as a nonprofit research lab whose mission was to develop artificial intelligence on par or beyond human level—termed artificial… Continue reading OpenAI’s Boardroom Drama Could Mess Up Your Future
Elon Musk Trolls His Way Into the OpenAI Drama
Elon Musk needed fewer than 100 characters to add new chaos to the ongoing crisis swirling around OpenAI after the shock firing of CEO Sam Altman last week. In a post on X Tuesday Musk drew attention to an anonymous letter accusing Altman of various examples of underhanded behavior as CEO of OpenAI. The link… Continue reading Elon Musk Trolls His Way Into the OpenAI Drama
14 Best Black Friday Sonos Deals (2023): Soundbars, Subwoofers, Bluetooth Speakers
Sonos makes some of our favorite speakers and soundbars— we’ve tested all of them and have yet to find one we dislike. These devices are expensive, but the good news is that Black Friday Sonos deals are here (even if it’s not Black Friday yet). Through November 27, you can snag sales on the company’s… Continue reading 14 Best Black Friday Sonos Deals (2023): Soundbars, Subwoofers, Bluetooth Speakers
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Quits and Pleads Guilty to Breaking US Law
Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao is stepping down as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that Zhao will plead guilty to violating anti-money-laundering rules, and the crypto exchange will pay more than $4 billion in fines. A source with knowledge of the company’s… Continue reading Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Quits and Pleads Guilty to Breaking US Law
Temu Is Burning Cash to Challenge Shein and Amazon on Black Friday
A $5.93 mobile phone holder seemed like a gamble worth taking for Michelle Zhang. During the past year, she has become a regular shopper on the cut-price ecommerce app Temu, mostly purchasing home and kitchen appliances. “Things on Temu are usually less than half of their prices on Amazon, and you don’t have to purchase… Continue reading Temu Is Burning Cash to Challenge Shein and Amazon on Black Friday
Climate Activists Tell the EV Industry to Fix Its Filthy Supply Chain
Saturday’s demonstrators targeted South Korean auto giant Hyundai. In addition to criticizing the company’s reliance on coal-powered steel plants, which a report from climate groups linked to 506 pollution-related premature deaths in 2021, they also denounced the company’s reported labor practices. Last December, a Reuters investigation found undocumented children working in the automaker’s supply chain… Continue reading Climate Activists Tell the EV Industry to Fix Its Filthy Supply Chain