If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. After a tumultuous 2024, in which iRobot lost its founder and CEO, Colin Angle, Amazon abandoned… Continue reading iRobot launches eight new Roombas and finally adds lidar mapping
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Trump Says It’s “Illegal” to Boycott Tesla
President Donald Trump, defending the honor of his right hand man Elon Musk, has described boycotting Tesla as “illegal.” Trump made the comments in a Truth Social post at midnight on Tuesday, after a day that saw a tanking stock price for Musk’s automaker. Trump asserted that Musk is actually doing a “fantastic job!” with… Continue reading Trump Says It’s “Illegal” to Boycott Tesla
The Real Reason Twitter Went Down Actually Sounds Pretty Embarrassing
During a Fox News interview earlier this week, multi-hypenate billionaire and X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk blamed a “massive cyberattack” that repeatedly took down the site yesterday as coming from Ukraine. But, as Wired reports, his evidence is flimsy at best. Musk claimed that “IP addresses” behind the attack originated in the embattled European nation. But… Continue reading The Real Reason Twitter Went Down Actually Sounds Pretty Embarrassing
Elon Musk Has a Major Problem: Tesla Investors Are Absolutely Disgusted With Him
Tesla investor dissatisfaction seems worse than ever, as stock owners head for the hills over Elon Musk’s increasingly toxic politicking. In a post on the r/TSLA subreddit during this week’s 15 percent dropoff that saw Tesla stock plummet to roughly $220 per share, a jilted investor asked their fellow stock owners a provocative question: will… Continue reading Elon Musk Has a Major Problem: Tesla Investors Are Absolutely Disgusted With Him
Our Favorite Robot Vacuum and Mop Is $300 Off
If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED It’s time for spring cleaning, and if you’re currently looking at dirty floors, you might consider offloading some of that work to a robot. Our favorite robot vacuum… Continue reading Our Favorite Robot Vacuum and Mop Is $300 Off
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
As President Donald Trump has been trying to keep House Republicans in line over a continuing resolution to keep the government open through the fall, Elon Musk has expressed a desire for a government shutdown, four sources familiar with his position tell WIRED. Sources also tell WIRED that Musk has wanted a government shutdown—an aim… Continue reading Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Ninja Swirl by Creami Soft Serve Machine Review: Joy in Every Cup
My masterpiece! Photograph: Adrienne So The process of deciding what to make can be overwhelming (especially if you’re 7), so let me offer a few guiding principles. It’s not a blender, so it’s not designed to chop hard, loose ingredients, like ice cubes or straight frozen berries. Also, in our enthusiasm, we have done things… Continue reading Ninja Swirl by Creami Soft Serve Machine Review: Joy in Every Cup
With a tea-making fantasy game, Davey Wreden gets real
The developer behind metafictional hits The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide returns in search of inner peace. The developer behind metafictional hits The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide returns in search of inner peace. Davey Wreden does not tend to make conventional games. He exploded onto the indie scene in 2013 with The… Continue reading With a tea-making fantasy game, Davey Wreden gets real
Waymo expands its robotaxi service across Silicon Valley
Waymo will start offering robotaxi rides to people in its “Waymo One” early rider program in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, and “parts of Sunnyvale” starting Wednesday, an expansion that will bring its footprint in Silicon Valley to 27 square miles. The Waymo vehicles will be available around-the-clock, and the new territories add to… Continue reading Waymo expands its robotaxi service across Silicon Valley
How longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries are coming via software updates
Better batteries through Breathe’s better algorithms. Better batteries through Breathe’s better algorithms. There’s an unbelievable amount of work going on right now to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries. PhDs around the globe are, at this very moment, furrowing their respective brows, trying to eke out a few percentage points of extra energy density, shave… Continue reading How longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries are coming via software updates