Making a full Thanksgiving feast for guests can be daunting, for some perhaps even terrifying. The world, and especially Hallmark movies, is full of holiday disaster stories: burnt turkeys, failed desserts, steamed hams. But I’m not bragging when I say that the first Thanksgiving dinner I prepared for my extended family—a little early, this year—was… Continue reading The Best Delivery Thanksgiving Meal Kits (2025)
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The Best WIRED-Tested Extreme Alarm Clock of 2025: Not for the Faint of Heart
Extreme Alarm Clocks to Avoid Photograph: Molly Higgins Flying Alarm Clock for $18: The idea behind this alarm is funny—when the alarm goes off, a propeller ejects from the top and the sleeper is forced to get up, find the propeller, and place it back on the top to get the alarm to stop beeping.… Continue reading The Best WIRED-Tested Extreme Alarm Clock of 2025: Not for the Faint of Heart
Microsoft’s Agent 365 Tries to Be the AI Bot Boss
A new tool from Microsoft called Agent 365 is designed to help businesses control their growing collection of robotic helpers. Agent 365 is not a platform for making enterprise AI tools; it’s a way to manage them, as if they were human employees. Companies using generative AI agents in their digital workplace can use Agent… Continue reading Microsoft’s Agent 365 Tries to Be the AI Bot Boss
Gemini 3 Is Here—and Google Says It Will Make Search Smarter
Google has introduced Gemini 3, its smartest artificial intelligence model to date, with cutting-edge reasoning, multimedia, and coding skills. As talk of an AI bubble grows, the company is keen to stress that its latest release is more than just a clever model and chatbot—it’s a way of improving Google’s existing products, including its lucrative… Continue reading Gemini 3 Is Here—and Google Says It Will Make Search Smarter
WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution
Leah Feiger: Zoë, I am obsessed with this story. Before you continue, I think that it’s really important to say that Caroline, the lovely reporter of this story on your business desk, obtained 1,665 pages of documents about the dispute about Zuckerberg’s house. This story is canon now. Zoë Schiffer: Caroline Haskins is a complete… Continue reading WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution
Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality
Startup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the help of one of the country’s top nuclear laboratories. The El Segundo, California-based startup, which last week announced it had secured a $130 million funding round with backing from Palmer Luckey and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, claims that it is the… Continue reading Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen
Joe Kiniry, a security expert specializing in elections, was attending an annual conference on voting technology in Washington, DC, when a woman approached him with an unusual offer. She said she represented a wealthy client interested in funding voting systems that would encourage bigger turnouts. Did he have any ideas? “I told her you should… Continue reading Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
Thomas, who won reelection last week, points to the local pushback against the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway, which would put more than 30 data centers on the edge of a national reserve located in the north of the state. A group of homeowners have challenged the project in court, and a judge voided zoning… Continue reading The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
Obesity wonder drugs Wegovy and Zepbound are already showing that they can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease in addition to helping people lose weight. Now, a US-wide trial will test whether tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound, may be an effective treatment for people with long Covid. Part of a class… Continue reading Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care
Stewart Rhodes announced last week that he is relaunching the Oath Keepers, his anti-government militia which virtually disappeared after dozens of its members—including Rhodes—were arrested for their roles in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Rhodes, speaking to the Gateway Pundit this week, says that he sees the relaunched group as playing a role… Continue reading Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care