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I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of those purchases didn’t meet my expectations. A photobook I bought was damaged in transit, so I snapped a few pictures, emailed them to the merchant, and got a refund. Online shopping platforms have long depended on photos submitted by customers to confirm that refund requests are legitimate. But generative AI is now starting to break that system.A Pinch Too SuspiciousOn the Chinese social media app RedNote, WIRED found at least a dozen posts from ecommerce sellers and…
It looks like the holidays aren’t a bad time to shop for a VPN subscription. ExpressVPN, Engadget’s pick for the best premium provider, currently has a less premium price. This deal gives you two years of the Advanced plan (with a bonus of four free months) for only $101. When it isn’t on sale, the same subscription would cost $392.Engadget’s VPN guru, Sam Chapman, praised ExpressVPN’s service. He described it as “high-performing” and having “very few flaws.” The service received high marks for its speeds, easy-to-use interface and global network availability. The only significant mark against it was its relatively…
ModRetro, a company that makes retro handhelds and consoles that play older games and that’s run by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, has announced a new Chromatic device it’s making in collaboration with Luckey’s other professional endeavor: defense tech company Anduril Industries. The limited-edition handheld’s big selling point is that it’s made from the same metal Anduril uses to create its attack drones. Gross. The $349.99 Anduril Chromatic + Porta Pro Bundle includes the handheld, headphones, and a charm of Anduril’s logo. The listing says that the device is made from the “same magnesium aluminum alloy as Anduril’s attack drones” and…
The iPad, of course, isn’t the only tablet computer out there — it wasn’t even the first — but Apple’s version redefined the category. In our opinion, it’s the best tablet you can buy and these slates consistently earn high scores in our reviews. That doesn’t mean you should have to pay full price for your next iPad. We are continually on the hunt for good deals on iPads (and other Apple gear while we’re at it) and each week, we round them up right there.Current discounts include the iPad mini and the 11-inch iPad Pro, each for $100 off…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the plans. It will focus on using ultrasound to read brain activity.Along with Altman, WIRED has learned, Forest Neurotech’s CEO Sumner Norman and chief scientific officer Tyson Aflalo are among the cofounders of Merge Labs, which is still in stealth mode.While some details of Merge have previously been reported, this is the first time the company has been linked to Forest Neurotech.According to the Financial Times, Alex Blania, the CEO of…
A reliable and secure VPN service is a really useful facility to have at your disposal, particularly when traveling. We’ve got an exclusive deal on Norton’s VPN Plus that gives a 72% discount, reducing the price of an annual subscription by $80. This offer is for US readers only, but we also have similar deals on Norton VPN in the UK and Australia too — see the info below for pricing.Save 72% when you sign up to 12-months of Norton VPN Plus, which costs just $2.50 a month.Running a top-rated VPN service such as Norton enhances your online security and…
Amazon is selling , which is a discount of 14 percent. This isn’t a record-low price, but it’s darned close. The mouse typically sells for $79, though today’s sale only applies to the white model.It’s rare for official Apple accessories to go on sale, and the USB-C Magic Mouse is pretty much a must-have for those working on desktop computers. It’s also fairly handy when combined with a laptop, letting folks avoid the trackpad.AppleAs the name suggests, this mouse charges via USB-C. Apple stuck with replaceable AA batteries for way too long, so this change was much appreciated. A charge…
2025 has been the most incredible year for indie gaming. Rather than one ultra-standout game, like last year’s Balatro (15 percent off), we’ve been treated to a wide array of small-team, small-budget creations that have broken through to wider attention. And right now, nearly all of them are available at a decent discount in Steam’s Winter Sale. This is not a comprehensive list—like I said, it’s been an incredible year—and I want to make room for enormously accomplished games that haven’t had quite so much attention too. (Oh, and you won’t find that multi-million dollar game developed by hundreds of people…
The audio-visual experts on the WIRED Reviews team have tested hundreds of Bluetooth speakers, going all the way back to 2017. There are plenty of Bluetooth speakers worth recommending, but the JBL Flip 7 is our very favorite for most people. Right now, it’s on sale for $100—a $50 discount—in every single color (there are nine options in total). That discount reflects the best price we’ve tracked. If you’ve been looking for a last-minute gift, maybe this is it—we have plenty of other gifting advice, too.Get the Best Price on the Best Bluetooth SpeakerNo Bluetooth speaker is going to be…
NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates electrostatic forces using charged water droplets and a knitting needle made of Teflon. This series of overlapping frames from Feb. 19, 2025, displays the unique attraction-repulsion properties of Teflon and charged droplets, similar to how charged particles from the Sun behave when they come in contact with Earth’s magnetic field. Highly energetic particles from space that collide with atoms and molecules in the atmosphere create the aurora borealis. Explore more of what Pettit has coined “science of opportunity.” Image credit: NASA/Don Pettit