Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability

The brand’s new 300-mile urban EV has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition. And, yes, there’s a chance it is US-bound.

War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content

The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.

A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It’s a ‘Very Rare’ Event

The CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides tells WIRED how the pilot made a safe landing after they got stranded over a neighborhood.

Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness

The actor-director discussed his least favorite currency and read a series of mean tweets—about us!—at our inaugural WIRED@Night event.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down

John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will replace Cook as CEO on September 1. Cook will stay on as executive chairman.

How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April 22, those looking in the right place will see the sky light up with 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies

There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security. There’s very little love between the two guys at the center of its history.

The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’

Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire. Now he’s warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality itself.

This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men

A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.