AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda

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Velotric Discover 2 Electric Bike Review: Versatile and Powerful

This laid-back ride comes with an almost bewildering array of power modes and riding styles. Just make sure you obey the law.

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?

How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute

Taiwan’s digital payment infrastructure is tactile, decentralized, and completely distinct from China’s QR-code-dominated model.

Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data

A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information.

Best Holiday Coffee Subscription Deals (2025): Atlas, Trade

Coffee subscriptions offer their steepest discounts in December—including on WIRED’s two favorite coffee subscriptions.

RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Pondering a National Men’s Health Initiative

At an FDA discussion of testosterone replacement therapy, a top official called for special health centers to address a “men’s health crisis.” Others called to ease men’s access to hormones.

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Experts tell US lawmakers that a crucial spy program’s safeguards are failing, allowing intel agencies deeper, unconstrained access to Americans’ data.

Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

The founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced today for lying about “experimental” coins that blew a $40 billion hole in the crypto economy.

Evolved Novelties Pleasure Puff Inflatable Rabbit Review: A-Spot Stimulation

If A-spot stimulation doesn’t mean much to you, the Pleasure Puff likely won’t excite.