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?

The 10 Best Electrolyte Powders (We Tested Over 20)

Get those lost minerals back with the help of our top electrolyte powders, tablets, drops, and chews for athletes, partiers, and everyone in between.

The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.

How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to music—and save your data and battery—follow these tips.

How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.

FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

The Best Motion Sensors and Home Security Gadgets Without Cameras

If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.