OpenAI sent 80 times as many child exploitation incident reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first half of 2025 as it did during a similar time period in 2024, according to a recent update from the company. The NCMEC’s CyberTipline is a Congressionally authorized clearinghouse for reporting child sexual… Continue reading OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Increased Sharply This Year
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The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise. The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier is supported at its northern end by a… Continue reading The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
Grado Signature S750 Review: Insane Sound, Old-School Fit
The friction-pole mechanism for headband adjustment is no less agricultural, for all its familiarity where Grado headphone designs are concerned. And while the detachable cable is a fair bit more flexible than some older Grado models, that’s not the same as saying it’s meaningfully flexible. If there’s a more willfully unhelpful length of cable in… Continue reading Grado Signature S750 Review: Insane Sound, Old-School Fit
5 Best Monitors for the Mac Mini (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Just about any monitor can work with a Mac Mini. It doesn’t need to be made by Apple or have any official certification. There’s a case to be made for using a cheap 1080p monitor with the Mac Mini, but most Mac users will want something a bit more premium. As you can see by… Continue reading 5 Best Monitors for the Mac Mini (2025), Tested and Reviewed
The 17 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers We’d Buy Ourselves (2025)
Ostensibly, plant lovers should be the easiest to shop for. Just get them a plant, right? Wrong. (Well, most of the time.) I review indoor hydroponic gardens for WIRED and have been a proud plant parent for almost 30 years, so I can say that even if you have a running mental catalog of all… Continue reading The 17 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers We’d Buy Ourselves (2025)
Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base
“I think there’s been a large misconception in the Republican Party, thinking that the constituents don’t really care about these issues,” Kelly Ryerson, one of the organizers of the petition, told Grist. “A key part” of the MAHA agenda, Ryerson continued, “is removing corporate interests from our regulators.” “If anything, the EPA is significantly worse… Continue reading Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base
Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein File Release—and What’s Missing
Much of the imagery is familiar from previous releases, and includes things like a photo of a stuffed tiger, a photo of a framed Times of London cover of Princess Diana placed at the back of a closet, photos of the many paintings of nude women in Epstein’s townhouse, and framed photos of Epstein associates… Continue reading Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein File Release—and What’s Missing
WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, that was another executive order that came out. I think it was literally titled something around eliminating data silos. Another thing that on its surface sounds good: data silos, inefficient, sounds bad, but there’s a really good reason to keep a lot of this information separate. You don’t necessarily want the federal… Continue reading WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
Introducing a New Chapter for ‘Uncanny Valley’
Lauren Goode: I love that. Is it on Spotify? Michael Calore: Yeah, we’re everywhere. Lauren Goode: All right. Michael Calore: Yeah. We’re Trans Lunar on this one. Lauren Goode: That’s amazing. Michael Calore: Thanks, Brian. Brian Barrett: Yeah. Michael Calore: What do you like about it? What’s your favorite song? Name three songs. Lauren Goode:… Continue reading Introducing a New Chapter for ‘Uncanny Valley’
The Best Bluetooth Speaker Is $50 Off Right in Time for Christmas
The audio-visual experts on the WIRED Reviews team have tested hundreds of Bluetooth speakers, going all the way back to 2017. There are plenty of Bluetooth speakers worth recommending, but the JBL Flip 7 is our very favorite for most people. Right now, it’s on sale for $100—a $50 discount—in every single color (there are… Continue reading The Best Bluetooth Speaker Is $50 Off Right in Time for Christmas