Every energy supplier I have tried (six in total) has routinely overcharged me, estimating my usage to be much higher than it actually was every year. Most folks prepay their energy bills by direct debit in the UK, and energy suppliers estimate your usage and set your monthly bill at a level to cover it.… Continue reading Octopus Energy Is the Answer to a Broken, Inefficient Market
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So, You Want Twitter to Stop Destroying Democracy
Politicians themselves, meanwhile, must assign Twitter its proper place in our constellation of online spaces. It is real life, but it is not a scientific poll. It represents a particular community of users whose importance has been inflated by the presence of tastemakers, media influencers, politicians, and academics. There is no easy hack for having… Continue reading So, You Want Twitter to Stop Destroying Democracy
Protect and Charge Your Apple Watch With Our Favorite Accessories
If you have an iPhone, you probably have an Apple Watch. It’s our best smartwatch and best fitness tracker for iPhone owners. It dominates the smartwatch category, with over a third of the market share. Even if the iterative improvements on last year’s Series 7 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) didn’t blow any minds, it’s still one… Continue reading Protect and Charge Your Apple Watch With Our Favorite Accessories
The Best Wireless Earbuds for Every Need
wireless earbuds are one of those ideas that sounded like a dream at first: Pop a little headphone into each ear and listen to music or take calls untethered from everything. The first wireless buds were gigantic, died after a few hours, and had a bunch of other problems. Luckily, times have changed. There are… Continue reading The Best Wireless Earbuds for Every Need
What Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’ Really Accomplishes
The American antiabortion movement is on a full-court press to remake the nation in its image. In June, its decades-long campaign to install sympathetic Supreme Court justices paid off with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which stripped away the constitutional right to abortion. Now, the movement is pushing for draconian personhood laws (legislation… Continue reading What Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’ Really Accomplishes
Our Favorite Gear for Everyday Sun Protection
We’re finally at the end of summer, after enduring another season of unprecedented droughts and heat waves—and it’s not quite over. We may face weather like this well into the fall, which means you can expect to see a bit more sun than you’re used to during back-to-school season. You should pay closer attention to… Continue reading Our Favorite Gear for Everyday Sun Protection
NASA Orders a Second Delay for the Artemis Moon-bound Rocket
NASA engineers held the countdown at T-40 minutes while troubleshooting for more than an hour. Finally, launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson called the attempt a scrub. At a press conference the following day, members of the Artemis team suggested the apparent engine issue might actually have been a sign of a dodgy temperature sensor. “The way… Continue reading NASA Orders a Second Delay for the Artemis Moon-bound Rocket
PlayStation Studios Is Getting Into Mobile Games
After nearly three decades of focusing on console gaming—both set-top and handheld—Sony PlayStation is taking aim at mobile phones. This week, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst announced in a post on the company’s official blog that it will dedicate some of its business efforts to the newly created PlayStation Studios Mobile Division. Sony’s move also… Continue reading PlayStation Studios Is Getting Into Mobile Games
The Best iPad to Buy (and a Few to Avoid)
Buying an iPad should be simple. You just get whatever’s new, right? If only. Apple sells four main iPad models, each with its own strengths. In addition, a growing number of older iPads are floating around the eBays of the world. Since all of these devices look pretty much the same, it’s important to know… Continue reading The Best iPad to Buy (and a Few to Avoid)
TikTok Users Were Vulnerable to a Single-Click Attack
Microsoft said on August 31 that it recently identified a vulnerability in TikTok’s Android app that could allow attackers to hijack accounts when users did nothing more than click on a single errant link. The software maker said it notified TikTok of the vulnerability in February and that the China-based social media company has since… Continue reading TikTok Users Were Vulnerable to a Single-Click Attack