Ten days from now, 220 crypto investors will sit down to a lavish three-course dinner and enjoy “stunning views of the Potomac river” with US president Donald Trump at his 600-acre golf club in Washington, DC. To earn an invitation, all they had to do was buy a boatload of the president’s personal crypto coin.… Continue reading A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million
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Ex-Cardano CMO Maverick Adam Bates Jumps Ship to XION as Chief Marketing Officer
New York City, United States, May 12th, 2025, Chainwire Crypto’s heavy hitter who catapulted Cardano to a top 10 project will ignite XION’s quest to make Web3 invisible and mainstream XION, the trailblazing blockchain rewriting the rules to make Web3 mainstream, just revealed Adam Bates as its Chief Marketing Officer. Renowned for his game-changing run… Continue reading Ex-Cardano CMO Maverick Adam Bates Jumps Ship to XION as Chief Marketing Officer
Aurora is planning night trips and new routes for driverless trucks from 2025
Aurora Innovation is expanding its driverless freight traffic: from the end of 2025, autonomous trucks should also drive at night and in bad weather. The company is also planning new routes and a change to the “Driver as-a-Service” model. The US company Aurora Innovation plans to expand its driverless truck services and, from the second… Continue reading Aurora is planning night trips and new routes for driverless trucks from 2025
Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads (2025), WIRED Tested and Reviewed
Honorable Mentions Photograph: GettyImages There are dozens of sleeping pads on the market and we’ve tested most of them over the years. While none of these made our top picks, here are some more pads we’ve used and enjoyed. Sea to Summit Ether Light XT for $150: At just 17.3 ounces for the regular, the… Continue reading Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads (2025), WIRED Tested and Reviewed
Skullcandy Method 360 ANC Review: Great Sound, Cheap Silence
The buds themselves, also on the larger side, store in the top of the slide-down case via magnets. You get two black, Bose-like earbuds with aesthetic elephant trunks and the typical Skullcandy skull on the tip. Silicone ear fins and a red-accented ear tip round out the look, which makes the buds look like a… Continue reading Skullcandy Method 360 ANC Review: Great Sound, Cheap Silence
9 Best Food Gifts, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Letterly’s custom gift trays are ideal for event-based gifting. Choose your combination of numbers, shapes, or phrases, and then choose your filling. Options include artisan popcorn, flavored mixed nuts, dried fruit, candy, chocolate, and a few mixes of those options; there are choices for vegan and Kosher diets as well. Button the whole thing up… Continue reading 9 Best Food Gifts, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Best Open Earbuds, Tested and Reviewed (2025): Bose and More
These are WIRED Editor Adrienne So’s favorite buds to work out in, and that means a lot: She spends the majority of her time outside, chasing her family and pets around the Pacific Northwest. She likes that they are slim and comfortable—only 19 mm wide. Unlike most open-ear buds that are round or stick out,… Continue reading Best Open Earbuds, Tested and Reviewed (2025): Bose and More
Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson is leaving the self-driving truck startup
Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the nascent autonomous vehicle sector and co-founder of Aurora, is resigning just a week after the company launched its commercial self-driving truck service in Texas. Anderson held the chief product officer position at Aurora. The resignation was posted in a regulatory filing along with the company’s first-quarter earnings report. His… Continue reading Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson is leaving the self-driving truck startup
Ludicrously Expensive Fighter Jets Keep Mysteriously Tumbling Off of an Aircraft Carrier
What the hell is going on? Taking a Bath For the third time in six months, an uber-expensive military fighter jet has fallen into the sea from the same Navy warship amid continued American strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. As CNN reports, a $67 million F/A-18F jet was lost to the Red Sea earlier this… Continue reading Ludicrously Expensive Fighter Jets Keep Mysteriously Tumbling Off of an Aircraft Carrier
Singapore’s Vision for AI Safety Bridges the US-China Divide
The government of Singapore released a blueprint today for global collaboration on artificial intelligence safety following a meeting of AI researchers from the US, China, and Europe. The document lays out a shared vision for working on AI safety through international cooperation rather than competition. “Singapore is one of the few countries on the planet… Continue reading Singapore’s Vision for AI Safety Bridges the US-China Divide