Why Samsung Gave Its Next Folding Phone a New Shape

People spend hours watching videos on their smartphones. The wider, shorter, and lighter Galaxy Z Fold8 caters to exactly that.

Which New Samsung Foldable Phone Should You Buy? Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, or Flip8?

Samsung’s folding phone family has a new middle child with a fresh form factor, but which of its eighth-gen foldables is right for you?

‘It’s a Modern-Day Draft’: Why Stanford Students Walked Out on Sundar Pichai’s Commencement Speech

Last month, more than a hundred Stanford students left their own graduation to protest Google’s military contracts and deals with ICE. Two organizers, Amanda Campos and Eva Jones, tell us why.

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected.

Halliday’s New Smart Glasses Skip the Camera

Halliday’s G2 glasses can listen to and summarize your workplace meetings—with no video involved.

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s turning kids and teens into speed machines.

The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports.

An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem

Several Chinese businesses associated with the ebike brand Aipas settled a lawsuit with Amazon and the safety certification company UL in July.

A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)

From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing methods. Here’s what fruited—and what just grew mold.

FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage

Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?