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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

The Best Gifts for Sleep, as Tested by Our Team

As someone currently in the gift-buying process, I can confirm it’s easy to become stumped by what to give your loved ones. You want to gift them something they’ll actually use and won’t gather dust in a junk drawer. We all aspire to sleep better, so why not give a gift that helps? Sleep looks… Continue reading The Best Gifts for Sleep, as Tested by Our Team

9 Best Shower Filters (2025), WIRED Tested and Approved

Compare Our Top Shower Filter Systems Honorable Mention Shower Filters Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Filterbaby Diamond Series Shower Filter for $113: This inline filter was able to reduce total chlorine levels to undetectable amounts, one of few filters on the market able to do so—and the fact that it’s an inline filter means you’ll be able… Continue reading 9 Best Shower Filters (2025), WIRED Tested and Approved

Tesla Shareholders Approve Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

On Thursday, Tesla shareholders approved an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk. The full compensation plan will go into effect by 2035—assuming Musk and the company successfully hit ambitious financial and production targets. If that happens, Musk will also get control of some 25 percent of the business, up from the 12… Continue reading Tesla Shareholders Approve Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

Best Adaptogen Drinks and Functional Drinks of 2025: Get Clear

Look, there’s a good chance you don’t know half the ingredients in a given adaptogen drink—or if you’ve heard the name, you don’t know what each ingredient is supposed to do for you. So a short glossary is in order, among some of the most common ingredients. Note, however, that homeopathic adaptogens are not prescription… Continue reading Best Adaptogen Drinks and Functional Drinks of 2025: Get Clear

FAA Plan to Cut Flights Might Not Be an Utter Nightmare

The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut 10 percent of flights in 40 high-traffic airports on Friday morning if Congress fails to reopen the federal government by then, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy and FAA chief Bryan Bedford said Wednesday. The announcement came days after the US agency said it faced widespread shortages of air… Continue reading FAA Plan to Cut Flights Might Not Be an Utter Nightmare

The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy

The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, and they expect that number to keep rising in 2026. The biggest spender last quarter was Microsoft, which put nearly $35 billion into data centers and… Continue reading The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy