The New Wild West of AI Kids’ Toys

These cuddly, connected companions could disrupt everything from make-believe to bedtime stories. No wonder some lawmakers want them banned.

Billie Eilish Doesn’t Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish

In an interview with WIRED ahead of her new concert film Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Billie Eilish talked about whether or not future artists will be able to leverage SoundCloud the way she did.

We Asked Coffee Pros to Blind Test Coffee Machines. The Results Were Surprising

For our latest WIRED Blind Test, we sat coffee industry professionals down to rank leading do-it-all coffee machines—and the winner wasn’t what anyone expected.

The Best Mobile Gaming Controllers for iPhone and Android (2026)

Your iPhone or Android phone can work overtime as a full-on gaming console with the help of these mobile controllers. Backbone makes my favorite.

Everyone Should Travel With a Pair of Cheap Wired Headphones (2026)

Admit it: It’s inevitable you will forget to charge your Bluetooth pair.

There Is No Evidence the Trump Assassination Attempts Were Staged. People Still Believe They Were

Elements of the right and the left are united in the baseless belief that two attempts on Donald Trump’s life were staged.

Bottom G Wants You to Know He’s More Than Just ‘Gay Andrew Tate’

Brian Michael Hinds found accidental internet fame through a resemblance to the controversial manosphere figure. He’s still wrestling with what to do with it.

This Reggae Band Is in a Nightmare Battle Against AI Slop Remixes

When Stick Figure’s seven-year-old song shot up the charts, the band was thrilled. But its viral moment was spurred by unauthorized AI remixes.

How I Fixed My Webcam Lighting for Zoom Calls (2026)

I have a horrendous lighting setup in my home office, but as a mixed-use room, my options for fixing it were limited.

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases, spill highly sensitive data onto the public internet.