Author: Wired Magazine

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

FEMA did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment. “It is not surprising that some of the same bureaucrats who presided over decades of inefficiency are now objecting to reform,” the agency told The Guardian, which reported on the retaliation against the employees who signed the letter. “Change is always hard. It is especially for… Continue reading FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

Watch Our Livestream Replay: Back to School in the Age of AI

Everyone has a stake in how tech is shaping education today. From the tech moguls and venture capitalists who are starting “microschools” and building ed-tech tools to policymakers who are writing bills to safeguard kids online and teachers who are getting creative about using AI for school. WIRED explored all this and more in our… Continue reading Watch Our Livestream Replay: Back to School in the Age of AI

The Duty-Free Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages

Want to buy something online and have it shipped into the US? Well, get ready to pay more for the privilege. Starting Friday, small packages imported into the country will be subjected to a duty. The Trump administration is levying a new tax on all packages coming into the country—regardless of value—starting August 29. This… Continue reading The Duty-Free Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages

Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out

Susan Monarez is no longer the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post by the official Department of Health and Human Services X account. She had been in the position for just a month. In the wake of her apparent ouster, several other CDC leaders have resigned. Named… Continue reading Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out

Save 20 Percent on Our Favorite Android Earbuds

Looking to upgrade your wireless earbuds without reaching deep into your wallet? Our favorite earbuds for most people, the Nothing Ear (a) (8/10, WIRED Recommends) are currently marked down to just $79 when you buy them from Nothing directly. They may be cheap when it comes to dollars spent, but they have it where it… Continue reading Save 20 Percent on Our Favorite Android Earbuds

This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities

A self-proclaimed leader of an online group linked to the violent extremist network The Com tells WIRED he is responsible for the flurry of hoax active-shooter alerts at universities across the US in recent days as students return to school. Known online as Gores, the person says he coleads a group called Purgatory, which is… Continue reading This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities

Google Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL Review

Photograph: Julian Chokkattu However, Camera Coach—which launches in a preview (sort of like a beta)—has a “Get Inspired” button that uses generative AI to deliver some photos it thinks you might like to try and mimic. These photos are often quite a bit different from the originally scanned image, and I found these less helpful.… Continue reading Google Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL Review

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its next security initiative could make the biggest concessions yet in the name of blocking bad apps. Google has announced plans to… Continue reading Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year