WIRED Editor Amit Katwala has traveled far and wide for a hands-on look at the future of robotic artificial limbs, and the technological progress he witnessed is beyond impressive. But in truth, his quest to become Superhuman is still stuck in the prototype phase. I, on the other hand, have been galavanting around the English… Continue reading Hypershell Pro X Series Review: An Exoskeleton You Can Actually Buy
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Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: High-End Gaming Audio
Despite including Bluetooth and ANC, I don’t think of this at the type of do-everything headset you might replace noise-canceling headphones with, and not just because the person next to you will wonder if you’re secretly talking to the pilots. These are so bulky and obviously for gaming that you probably don’t want to wear… Continue reading Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: High-End Gaming Audio
How a 2020 Rolex Collection Changed the Face of Watch Design
As the company that either invented or popularized the dive watch, the GMT watch, the first water-resistant watch, the first automatic watches, and much more besides, you could hardly downplay Rolex’s influence on watchmaking history. But while its iconic sports watches, like the Submariner, Daytona and GMT-Master are endlessly imitated, Rolex is not seen as… Continue reading How a 2020 Rolex Collection Changed the Face of Watch Design
Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death
Media pundits, journalists, and academics, including MSNBC commentator Matthew Dowd, have also been fired or targeted over their comments about Kirk. Executives from Comcast, which owns NBC Universal, sent out an email to employees seemingly referencing Dowd’s dismissal over an “unacceptable and insensitive comment about this horrific event. That coverage was at odds with fostering… Continue reading Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death
Lee Pace Has Big Hopes for the Fourth Season of ‘Foundation’
You haven’t seen the last episode, have you? No. I didn’t give anything away just now, did I? No, no, you were tending in the directions I think had been set up. I’m even more eager to see it now. I do have an acting question: How do you and your fellow actors play the… Continue reading Lee Pace Has Big Hopes for the Fourth Season of ‘Foundation’
Save $70 on One of Our Favorite Android Tablets
If you’re hunting for a well-priced Android tablet that’s perfect for occasional use around the house, look no further than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, which is currently discounted at Amazon to just $430. It’s one of our favorite Android tablets, with the right balance of features, power, and battery life for most people.… Continue reading Save $70 on One of Our Favorite Android Tablets
Nintendo Drops Surprise Trailer for New ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’
Mario is returning to the big screen. Following the massive success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which made more than $1.3 billion worldwide in 2023, animation studio Illumination and Nintendo are releasing a sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in April 2026. Nintendo dropped a teaser trailer during its Direct presentation on Friday. The… Continue reading Nintendo Drops Surprise Trailer for New ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’
Scenes From Charlie Kirk’s Spontaneous Memorial in Utah
Young people dominated the hospital crowd, which makes sense, since Kirk’s major accomplishment was to promote his brand of rightwing politics to a cohort that has historically been uninterested in it. Kirk was many things: charismatic, politically canny, polemical, ruthless. His organization, Turning Point USA—with its mission to “win America’s culture war”—was arguably the right’s… Continue reading Scenes From Charlie Kirk’s Spontaneous Memorial in Utah
How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate
A trove of internal documents leaked from a little-known Chinese company has pulled back the curtain on how digital censorship tools are being marketed and exported globally. Geedge Networks sells what amounts to a commercialized “Great Firewall” to at least four countries, including Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Myanmar. The groundbreaking leak shows in granular detail… Continue reading How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate
Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content Moderation World
Another TikTok video Degeling shared with WIRED showed a slow-motion, close-up angle of the bullet hitting Kirk’s neck. The tone of the video was conspiratorial: The user who uploaded it added spooky music and a digitally narrated voice, asking, “What is the black thing on his shirt and why did it move like this before… Continue reading Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content Moderation World