Tech companies have invested so much money in building data centers in recent months, it’s actively driving the US economy—and the AI race is showing no signs of slowing down. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg told President Donald Trump last week that the company would spend $600 billion on US infrastructure—including data centers—by 2028, while OpenAI… Continue reading If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
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The EPA Is in Chaos
WITH THE END of the US government shutdown in sight, disorganization still reigns at federal agencies. Workers at the Environmental Protection Agency tell WIRED that they have faced increasing chaos over the past five weeks. In recent weeks, varied phases of furloughs have forced staff to go home in seemingly random waves. Some employees remaining… Continue reading The EPA Is in Chaos
The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
More evidence has emerged to support the natural origin of comet 3I/Atlas. After several weeks of conspiracy theories, social media debates, and speculation on popular podcasts such as Joe Rogan’s, this interstellar object is still a comet. The most recent confirmation came from an observatory in South Africa that detected the first radio signal from… Continue reading The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
Our 8 Favorite Pizza Ovens: Wood, Gas, Electric, and Grill (2025)
Compare the Top 8 Pizza Ovens Tips and FAQ Who We Are and How We Tested AccordionItemContainerButton LargeChevron WIRED reviewer Adrienne So has tested many pizza ovens and made more than a thousand pizzas over the past seven years. WIRED reviewer Matthew Korfhage is a longtime food writer who’s written about pizza on both coasts… Continue reading Our 8 Favorite Pizza Ovens: Wood, Gas, Electric, and Grill (2025)
A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half
In a step toward the wider use of gene editing, a treatment that uses Crispr successfully slashed high cholesterol levels in a small number of people. In a trial conducted by Swiss biotech company Crispr Therapeutics, 15 participants received a one-time infusion meant to switch off a gene in the liver called ANGPTL3. Though rare,… Continue reading A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half
Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads.… Continue reading Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive
The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
Amid a government shutdown that has dragged on for more than five weeks, the United States Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday that it recently suffered a hack and moved to contain the breach. CBO provides nonpartisan financial and economic data to lawmakers, and The Washington Post reported that the agency was infiltrated by a… Continue reading The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
WIRED-Approved Brooklinen Bedding Is on Sale for a Few Days
Winter bedding is different from summer bedding—thicker, loftier, softer, cozier—and now’s the perfect time to upgrade thanks to Brooklinen’s Flash Sale. We test a lot of bedding at WIRED for our numerous sleep-related buying guides, and Brooklinen is mentioned in nearly all of them. Its bedding is high-quality, aesthetically pleasing, and functions like it should.… Continue reading WIRED-Approved Brooklinen Bedding Is on Sale for a Few Days
Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Other Great Packing Cubes Photograph: Kat Merck Shacke Pak Packing Cubes for $29 (set of 8): These were pretty good quality for an Amazon brand; there’s a sturdy handle and the material is slightly thicker than other packing cubes at this price point. I like the mix of mesh for breathability and opaque fabric for… Continue reading Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2025), Tested and Reviewed
TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay
Despite the never-ending drama over whether to ban the app, President Donald Trump’s volatile tariff regime, and executive shake-ups, TikTok’s ecommerce division is still seeing massive growth. TikTok doesn’t disclose aggregate sales figures, but the price and sales volume of individual products are visible on the app. Based on that data, the analytics firm EchoTik… Continue reading TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay