Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican congresswoman, often tells her staff that she’s a self-taught coder—just one aspect of how Mace presents her tech expertise, as befits her role in shaping the GOP’s policies on technology and work as chair of the House subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation. “I would say [it… Continue reading Nancy Mace’s Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Tent Review: An Ultralight Summer Shelter
Finding the right tent for a backpacking trip is always tricky. You have to balance packed size and weight against livability and how well it stands up to wind and rain. I’ve always erred on the side of a sturdy tent over any weight concerns, which is why I love the Hilleberg Akto, but I… Continue reading Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Tent Review: An Ultralight Summer Shelter
10 Best Reusable Water Bottles of 2025, Tested & Reviewed
Honorable Mentions Courtesy of Amazon bkr Spiked Big Bottle 1L for $62: Glass water bottles remain the cleanest, nontoxic, and greenest choice. Bkr’s signature silicone protects the glass from shattering but also adds an edgy, grippy texture. It won’t dent or clang against surfaces, and if you drop it in a crowded room, it lands… Continue reading 10 Best Reusable Water Bottles of 2025, Tested & Reviewed
We Hand-Picked the 61 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
It’s nearly summer. The flowers are in full bloom, the birds are well north, and REI is kicking off its annual anniversary sale, the outdoor company’s biggest sale of the year. This year’s REI sale started May 16 and runs through Memorial Day, May 26. Many items are up to 30 percent off, but REI… Continue reading We Hand-Picked the 61 Best Deals From the 2025 REI Anniversary Sale
Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over ’60 Minutes’ Interview
Media advocacy group Freedom of the Press Foundation has sent a warning letter to Paramount mogul Shari Redstone, outlining plans to file a lawsuit if the media company settles a suit brought by President Donald Trump against its subsidiary, CBS. “Corporations that own news outlets should not be in the business of settling baseless lawsuits… Continue reading Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over ’60 Minutes’ Interview
Inside Anthropic’s First Developer Day, Where AI Agents Took Center Stage
Anthropic’s first developer conference kicked off in San Francisco on Thursday, and while the rest of the industry races toward artificial general intelligence, at Anthropic the goal of the year is deploying a “virtual collaborator” in the form of an autonomous AI agent. “We’re all going to have to contend with the idea that everything… Continue reading Inside Anthropic’s First Developer Day, Where AI Agents Took Center Stage
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
As US president Donald Trump left the stage at his golf club near Washington, DC, on Thursday night, he pointed to the crowd, brought his index finger to his temple—as if to say: You know what’s coming—then began to dance. To the beat of “Y.M.C.A” by The Village People, Trump shimmied, gyrated, and pumped his… Continue reading A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
Fire Breaks Out at a Data Center Leased by Elon Musk’s X
A fire broke out Thursday morning at a data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, leased by Elon Musk’s X, forcing an extended response from emergency crews, according to multiple sources who spoke to WIRED. The sources required anonymity as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the company. Firefighters arrived at the Hillsboro Technology Park, in… Continue reading Fire Breaks Out at a Data Center Leased by Elon Musk’s X
Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime, state-sponsored cyberwarfare, and espionage. Now an indictment of a group of Russian nationals and the takedown of their sprawling botnet offers the clearest example in years of how a single malware operation allegedly enabled hacking… Continue reading Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse
AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published Thursday in the journal Joule shows. That demand from AI, the research states, could double by the end of this year, comprising nearly half of all total data-center electricity consumption worldwide, excluding the electricity used for bitcoin mining.… Continue reading AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse