Two Literal Crypto Bros Built a Real Estate Empire. Then the Homes Started to Fall Apart

In 2019, two Canadian brothers blew into Detroit with an irresistible pitch: For $50, almost anyone could become a property owner. When houses decayed and the city intervened, the blame games began.

How to Set Up Your Own NAS Server for Backups and Content Streaming

A home network-attached storage (NAS) server is ideal for backups, content streaming, and more. It could even save you money in the long run.

Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web

Customer conversations with chatbots can include contact information and personal details that make it easier for scammers to launch phishing attacks and commit fraud.

Skylight’s Calendar 2 Review: Its Best Digital Calendar Yet

Skylight’s popular digital calendar gets its Goldilocks size. But like with the Calendar Max before it, you have to prepare your family for a full conversion to keep it useful.

How Invisalign Became the World’s Biggest User of 3D Printers

Joe Hogan, Align Technology’s plastics-nerd CEO, says you shouldn’t eat with your aligners and that you don’t need to wear your retainers every night.

I Clamp Every Accessory I Can to My Desk To Avoid Clutter, and You Should, Too

It’s time to clamp down on the chaos and clear your desktop with these clever mounted accessories.

These 15 Amazon Spring Sale Tech Deals Are Actually Good. We Checked the Price History (2026)

This sale spans almost an entire week, and it’s full of fake “deals.” We hunted to find truly good prices on gear we’ve tested.

‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams

Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money.

Wall Street Is Already Betting on Prediction Markets

As the legal war over how to regulate prediction markets rages on, financial institutions are embracing the industry anyway.

These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.