Moms are people, too. They love their kids but also have plenty of their own hobbies (cooking! running! gaming!), and they deserve gifts that honor them as people, not just as parents. Gifts for Mom shouldn’t be about giving her a vacuum or anything related to the stereotypical cleaning tasks of parenthood—a perfect gift for… Continue reading 22 Great Gifts for Mom: Ideas for the Best Mother (2025)
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Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
On ThursdaY, Reuters published a photo depicting then-United States national security adviser Mike Waltz checking his phone during a cabinet meeting held by President Trump in the White House. If you enlarge the portion of the image that captures Waltz’s screen, it seems to show him using the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal. But if… Continue reading Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store
Just across from Union Square in the heart of San Francisco, you can find a room full of orbs. The startup World (formerly Worldcoin) just announced its US expansion, with minimalist storefronts devoted to its flagship, eye-scanning orb now open in six cities. The company’s aim is to better identify humans in an age of… Continue reading Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store
As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount
As the leaders of World Liberty Financial, a crypto company part-owned by US president Donald Trump and his family, fan out across the globe to try to win new business, critics have raised the alarm over the collection of alleged conflicts of interest trailing in their wake. On Thursday, Eric Trump appeared onstage in Dubai… Continue reading As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount
Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China
The popular Chinese ecommerce site Temu appears to have abruptly removed all products in the US version of its online store that ship directly to consumers from China, causing widespread confusion among both the company’s suppliers and customers. The change seemingly happened earlier this week, just days before a trade loophole that allows American consumers… Continue reading Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China
A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’
Meta’s copyright battle with a group of authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, will turn on the question of whether the company’s AI tools produce works that can cannibalize the authors’ book sales. US District Court Judge Vince Chhabria spent several hours grilling lawyers from both sides after they each filed motions for partial… Continue reading A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’
37 Best Graduation Gift Ideas (2025): For College Grads
Bookish grads will appreciate the Kindle Paperwhite (8/10, WIRED Recommends)—our favorite Kindle. The latest model has a bigger, 7-inch display (up from 6.8 inches), the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle (for sharp text and images), and up to three months of battery life (that’s an extra month than on its predecessor). It’s also the… Continue reading 37 Best Graduation Gift Ideas (2025): For College Grads
11 Best Strollers for Almost Every Budget and Need (2025)
WIRED TIRED Great to run with. Solid hand brake. Folds pretty small for a jogger. Still pretty big, especially compared to other strollers. Heavy, too. Joggers are big, but the Thule does a good job of not being too big—or at least not as big as the competition. The Thule Urban Glide 3, like its… Continue reading 11 Best Strollers for Almost Every Budget and Need (2025)
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US
Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, identify-verification technology startup is expanding to the US, and will attempt to bridge the divide between blockchain-based financial networks and the payment services most often used here. Altman and Alex Blania, a German physics researcher, announced at an event in San Francisco this evening that their venture-backed company, Tools for Humanity, is… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US
Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge
Apple “willfully chose not to comply” with a court order to loosen its app store restrictions—and one of its executives lied under oath about the company’s plans, a federal judge wrote on Wednesday. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has referred the situation to the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco “to investigate whether criminal contempt proceedings… Continue reading Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge