Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal From a standalone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’s upcoming overhaul of Siri.

The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech The British government thinks a state-backed infrastructure initiative will help supercharge homegrown chip startups.

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

Apple WWDC 2026 Live Blog: All the Updates, as They Happen Follow our WWDC 2026 live blog for all of the updates coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000 Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 5x just might be the best laptop you can buy for $850. It’s hard to find any major flaws, which is basically unheard of in a laptop at this price.

Momfluencers Are Pitching AI as a Better ‘Coparent’ Than Men Moms are outsourcing tedious household tasks to ChatGPT and selling courses teaching others to do the same. Where are all the dads?

Afroman Is Back—and He’s Bitcoin’s Latest Freedom Fighter Earlier this year, the “Because I Got High” rapper went viral for winning a case against the cops. Now he’s crypto’s free-speech hero, even though he isn’t quite sure how the digital currency works.

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

Sigma BF Review (2026): Eccentric but Strangely Lovable Sigma’s new entry is both a bold design experiment and a pretty decent camera.

You May Not Need a Giant Chef’s Knife When a Midsize Knife Does the Trick These 5- to 6-inch blades are the secret workhorses of the kitchen, whether you’re a smaller person, have smaller hands, or just desire a smaller but still high-functioning knife.

Lauf eElja Electric Mountain Bike Review: Power Trip Lauf’s sleek new entry feels closer to a traditional mountain bike than anything I’ve ridden before.

Best Red-Light Therapy for Hair Restoration and Regrowth (2026) After 16 weeks of daily use, our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red-light therapy devices.

How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2026 Keynote—and What to Expect The annual developer event is where Apple announces operating system updates—like iOS 27—and maybe even teases future hardware. Here’s how to see it all.

OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.

What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates Apple’s WWDC nears: Here’s what you can look forward to.

Sriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump’s AI policy.

The Trump administration might take an equity stake in OpenAI President Donald Trump said he’s discussing deals “where the American people can benefit from the success of AI.”

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps These newer social apps offer alternatives to Big Tech’s feeds, focusing on interests, creativity, and community.

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It Unjected and PureBlood.Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy.

2 Best Bluetooth Trackers of 2026, Plus Honorable Mentions These are the best Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular gadgets to ensure you never lose anything ever again.

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.

Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire Ebike, Tested and Reviewed (2026) This wide-tired bike rolls comfortably over dirt, gravel, and whatever curbs you happen to bounce down.

How to Share a Link to a Particular Phrase Modern browsers let you share a link that jumps straight to whatever text you wish to highlight. Here’s how the feature works.

30 Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dads (2026) Dads are traditionally tough to shop for—let me help with these handpicked gift ideas for fathers with great taste.

The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets New simulations reveal that the moons of Uranus may retain traces of giant planets.

‘It’s Not a Joke’: A ‘Simpsons’ Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally At a small kickoff event in Los Angeles, Dan Greaney explained why he could no longer stand by and watch the demolition of American democracy.

Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka We logged thousands of test miles to bring you the best running shoes for every pace, ability, and running goal.

Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manus After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.

Founders share VC horror stories, and some are naming names A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating.

Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s — a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering it up.

Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco’s Moscone West.

Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products.

GroWell Cap Review: I Have Hair for the First Time in 15 Years I shaved my head 15 years ago and never looked back. This GroWell LED cap changed that.

The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.

Logitech G512 X 98 Review: A Hybrid Mish-Mash The Logitech G512 X 98 lets you swap between mechanical and analog switches in an attempt to achieve the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, its solution isn’t as well thought-out as I’d hoped.

This Summer Travel Season Could Forever Alter the Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel As the conflict in Iran disrupts the world’s oil supply, airlines are looking for jet fuel alternatives. The answer: energy from used cooking oil and french fry grease.

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation Your trip starts impacting the planet before you even leave home. Here are a few pointers for keeping your footprint small.

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel Hotels and other service providers pitch themselves as eco-friendly when they’re not. Here’s how to call their bluff.

So Long, ‘Ferrynoia.’ Green Maritime Technology Is Here From San Francisco to Stockholm, a new generation of electric ferries is entering passenger service, marking a tipping point for green maritime technology.

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to prove it can bring visitors to the area without disrupting the environment.

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise Former DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply “learnings” from DOGE to the private sector.

Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)? Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling, and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselman about whether the company is in catch-up mode.

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover From talking about sex with JFK Jr. to a surprise show in Times Square, the queen of pop is leveraging Grindr’s “gayborhood” to sell her new album.

EveryPlate Meal Kit Review (2026): Low Cost, Simplicity, Flavor EveryPlate is an actual budget meal kit whose plates taste delicious. Options and ingredients are fewer, but simplicity can also be a virtue.

Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece together clues about a potential upcoming album.

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.

Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It’s the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.

5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Looking to add a smart speaker to your house? Here’s which to choose, whether you’re an Alexa, Siri, or Google fan.

26 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2026) Your membership gets you more than free two-day shipping. Here’s what you may be missing ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

Segway Myon Electric Bike Review: Too Smart? From app-controlled security to electronic shifting and radar alerts, Segway’s Myon may have more tech than you need. That’s not always a bad thing.

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’ With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.”

Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.

This Streamer Has Convinced the Internet Guy Fieri Never Swallows Food on TV A video creator known as Doctor Spaghetti has scrutinized hours of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to get to the bottom of an explosive culinary conspiracy theory.

This App Makes Google TV Actually Usable The app AT4K turns the messy Google TV interface into something closer to the Apple TV interface, making it cleaner, more customizable, and less frustrating to use.

Nomad Goods Promo Codes: Get 25% Off in June 2026 Save up to 25% on Nomad Goods accessories such as Nomad phone cases, Nomad wallets, and more this June.

Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen Influential figures, including Nick Fuentes, have been accused of “hijacking” the murder of Henry Nowak to push a racist agenda.

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meeting to Demand Limits on Data Centers Activists say it’s the first time big tech employees have publicly called for regulations governing data center projects.

The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain Spencer Huang, Nvidia’s robotics lead, tells WIRED that the new bot combines the best of both worlds.

This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order After shelving the original executive order last month, Donald Trump finally got on board Monday night.

Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.

How to Block Spam Calls and Spam Texts on iPhone and Android (2026) Fight the scourge of unsolicited rings and pings from spammers, scammers, and telemarketers.

Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal From a standalone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’s upcoming overhaul of Siri.

The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech The British government thinks a state-backed infrastructure initiative will help supercharge homegrown chip startups.

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

Apple WWDC 2026 Live Blog: All the Updates, as They Happen Follow our WWDC 2026 live blog for all of the updates coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000 Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 5x just might be the best laptop you can buy for $850. It’s hard to find any major flaws, which is basically unheard of in a laptop at this price.

Momfluencers Are Pitching AI as a Better ‘Coparent’ Than Men Moms are outsourcing tedious household tasks to ChatGPT and selling courses teaching others to do the same. Where are all the dads?

Afroman Is Back—and He’s Bitcoin’s Latest Freedom Fighter Earlier this year, the “Because I Got High” rapper went viral for winning a case against the cops. Now he’s crypto’s free-speech hero, even though he isn’t quite sure how the digital currency works.

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

Sigma BF Review (2026): Eccentric but Strangely Lovable Sigma’s new entry is both a bold design experiment and a pretty decent camera.

You May Not Need a Giant Chef’s Knife When a Midsize Knife Does the Trick These 5- to 6-inch blades are the secret workhorses of the kitchen, whether you’re a smaller person, have smaller hands, or just desire a smaller but still high-functioning knife.

Lauf eElja Electric Mountain Bike Review: Power Trip Lauf’s sleek new entry feels closer to a traditional mountain bike than anything I’ve ridden before.

Best Red-Light Therapy for Hair Restoration and Regrowth (2026) After 16 weeks of daily use, our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red-light therapy devices.

How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2026 Keynote—and What to Expect The annual developer event is where Apple announces operating system updates—like iOS 27—and maybe even teases future hardware. Here’s how to see it all.

OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.

What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates Apple’s WWDC nears: Here’s what you can look forward to.

Sriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump’s AI policy.

The Trump administration might take an equity stake in OpenAI President Donald Trump said he’s discussing deals “where the American people can benefit from the success of AI.”

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps These newer social apps offer alternatives to Big Tech’s feeds, focusing on interests, creativity, and community.

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It Unjected and PureBlood.Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy.

2 Best Bluetooth Trackers of 2026, Plus Honorable Mentions These are the best Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular gadgets to ensure you never lose anything ever again.

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.

Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire Ebike, Tested and Reviewed (2026) This wide-tired bike rolls comfortably over dirt, gravel, and whatever curbs you happen to bounce down.

How to Share a Link to a Particular Phrase Modern browsers let you share a link that jumps straight to whatever text you wish to highlight. Here’s how the feature works.

30 Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dads (2026) Dads are traditionally tough to shop for—let me help with these handpicked gift ideas for fathers with great taste.

The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets New simulations reveal that the moons of Uranus may retain traces of giant planets.

‘It’s Not a Joke’: A ‘Simpsons’ Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally At a small kickoff event in Los Angeles, Dan Greaney explained why he could no longer stand by and watch the demolition of American democracy.

Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka We logged thousands of test miles to bring you the best running shoes for every pace, ability, and running goal.

Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manus After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.

Founders share VC horror stories, and some are naming names A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating.

Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s — a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering it up.

Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco’s Moscone West.

Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products.

GroWell Cap Review: I Have Hair for the First Time in 15 Years I shaved my head 15 years ago and never looked back. This GroWell LED cap changed that.

The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.

Logitech G512 X 98 Review: A Hybrid Mish-Mash The Logitech G512 X 98 lets you swap between mechanical and analog switches in an attempt to achieve the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, its solution isn’t as well thought-out as I’d hoped.

This Summer Travel Season Could Forever Alter the Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel As the conflict in Iran disrupts the world’s oil supply, airlines are looking for jet fuel alternatives. The answer: energy from used cooking oil and french fry grease.

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation Your trip starts impacting the planet before you even leave home. Here are a few pointers for keeping your footprint small.

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel Hotels and other service providers pitch themselves as eco-friendly when they’re not. Here’s how to call their bluff.

So Long, ‘Ferrynoia.’ Green Maritime Technology Is Here From San Francisco to Stockholm, a new generation of electric ferries is entering passenger service, marking a tipping point for green maritime technology.

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to prove it can bring visitors to the area without disrupting the environment.

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise Former DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply “learnings” from DOGE to the private sector.

Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)? Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling, and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselman about whether the company is in catch-up mode.

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover From talking about sex with JFK Jr. to a surprise show in Times Square, the queen of pop is leveraging Grindr’s “gayborhood” to sell her new album.

EveryPlate Meal Kit Review (2026): Low Cost, Simplicity, Flavor EveryPlate is an actual budget meal kit whose plates taste delicious. Options and ingredients are fewer, but simplicity can also be a virtue.

Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece together clues about a potential upcoming album.

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.

Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It’s the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.

5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Looking to add a smart speaker to your house? Here’s which to choose, whether you’re an Alexa, Siri, or Google fan.

26 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2026) Your membership gets you more than free two-day shipping. Here’s what you may be missing ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

Segway Myon Electric Bike Review: Too Smart? From app-controlled security to electronic shifting and radar alerts, Segway’s Myon may have more tech than you need. That’s not always a bad thing.

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’ With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.”

Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.

This Streamer Has Convinced the Internet Guy Fieri Never Swallows Food on TV A video creator known as Doctor Spaghetti has scrutinized hours of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to get to the bottom of an explosive culinary conspiracy theory.

This App Makes Google TV Actually Usable The app AT4K turns the messy Google TV interface into something closer to the Apple TV interface, making it cleaner, more customizable, and less frustrating to use.

Nomad Goods Promo Codes: Get 25% Off in June 2026 Save up to 25% on Nomad Goods accessories such as Nomad phone cases, Nomad wallets, and more this June.

Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen Influential figures, including Nick Fuentes, have been accused of “hijacking” the murder of Henry Nowak to push a racist agenda.

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meeting to Demand Limits on Data Centers Activists say it’s the first time big tech employees have publicly called for regulations governing data center projects.

The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain Spencer Huang, Nvidia’s robotics lead, tells WIRED that the new bot combines the best of both worlds.

This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order After shelving the original executive order last month, Donald Trump finally got on board Monday night.

Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.

How to Block Spam Calls and Spam Texts on iPhone and Android (2026) Fight the scourge of unsolicited rings and pings from spammers, scammers, and telemarketers.

Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal From a standalone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’s upcoming overhaul of Siri.

The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech The British government thinks a state-backed infrastructure initiative will help supercharge homegrown chip startups.

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

Apple WWDC 2026 Live Blog: All the Updates, as They Happen Follow our WWDC 2026 live blog for all of the updates coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000 Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 5x just might be the best laptop you can buy for $850. It’s hard to find any major flaws, which is basically unheard of in a laptop at this price.

Momfluencers Are Pitching AI as a Better ‘Coparent’ Than Men Moms are outsourcing tedious household tasks to ChatGPT and selling courses teaching others to do the same. Where are all the dads?

Afroman Is Back—and He’s Bitcoin’s Latest Freedom Fighter Earlier this year, the “Because I Got High” rapper went viral for winning a case against the cops. Now he’s crypto’s free-speech hero, even though he isn’t quite sure how the digital currency works.

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

Sigma BF Review (2026): Eccentric but Strangely Lovable Sigma’s new entry is both a bold design experiment and a pretty decent camera.

You May Not Need a Giant Chef’s Knife When a Midsize Knife Does the Trick These 5- to 6-inch blades are the secret workhorses of the kitchen, whether you’re a smaller person, have smaller hands, or just desire a smaller but still high-functioning knife.

Lauf eElja Electric Mountain Bike Review: Power Trip Lauf’s sleek new entry feels closer to a traditional mountain bike than anything I’ve ridden before.

Best Red-Light Therapy for Hair Restoration and Regrowth (2026) After 16 weeks of daily use, our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red-light therapy devices.

How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2026 Keynote—and What to Expect The annual developer event is where Apple announces operating system updates—like iOS 27—and maybe even teases future hardware. Here’s how to see it all.

OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.

What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates Apple’s WWDC nears: Here’s what you can look forward to.

Sriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump’s AI policy.

The Trump administration might take an equity stake in OpenAI President Donald Trump said he’s discussing deals “where the American people can benefit from the success of AI.”

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps These newer social apps offer alternatives to Big Tech’s feeds, focusing on interests, creativity, and community.

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It Unjected and PureBlood.Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy.

2 Best Bluetooth Trackers of 2026, Plus Honorable Mentions These are the best Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular gadgets to ensure you never lose anything ever again.

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.

Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire Ebike, Tested and Reviewed (2026) This wide-tired bike rolls comfortably over dirt, gravel, and whatever curbs you happen to bounce down.

How to Share a Link to a Particular Phrase Modern browsers let you share a link that jumps straight to whatever text you wish to highlight. Here’s how the feature works.

30 Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dads (2026) Dads are traditionally tough to shop for—let me help with these handpicked gift ideas for fathers with great taste.

The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets New simulations reveal that the moons of Uranus may retain traces of giant planets.

‘It’s Not a Joke’: A ‘Simpsons’ Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally At a small kickoff event in Los Angeles, Dan Greaney explained why he could no longer stand by and watch the demolition of American democracy.

Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka We logged thousands of test miles to bring you the best running shoes for every pace, ability, and running goal.

Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manus After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.

Founders share VC horror stories, and some are naming names A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating.

Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s — a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering it up.

Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco’s Moscone West.

Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products.

GroWell Cap Review: I Have Hair for the First Time in 15 Years I shaved my head 15 years ago and never looked back. This GroWell LED cap changed that.

The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.

Logitech G512 X 98 Review: A Hybrid Mish-Mash The Logitech G512 X 98 lets you swap between mechanical and analog switches in an attempt to achieve the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, its solution isn’t as well thought-out as I’d hoped.

This Summer Travel Season Could Forever Alter the Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel As the conflict in Iran disrupts the world’s oil supply, airlines are looking for jet fuel alternatives. The answer: energy from used cooking oil and french fry grease.

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation Your trip starts impacting the planet before you even leave home. Here are a few pointers for keeping your footprint small.

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel Hotels and other service providers pitch themselves as eco-friendly when they’re not. Here’s how to call their bluff.

So Long, ‘Ferrynoia.’ Green Maritime Technology Is Here From San Francisco to Stockholm, a new generation of electric ferries is entering passenger service, marking a tipping point for green maritime technology.

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to prove it can bring visitors to the area without disrupting the environment.

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise Former DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply “learnings” from DOGE to the private sector.

Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)? Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling, and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselman about whether the company is in catch-up mode.

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover From talking about sex with JFK Jr. to a surprise show in Times Square, the queen of pop is leveraging Grindr’s “gayborhood” to sell her new album.

EveryPlate Meal Kit Review (2026): Low Cost, Simplicity, Flavor EveryPlate is an actual budget meal kit whose plates taste delicious. Options and ingredients are fewer, but simplicity can also be a virtue.

Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece together clues about a potential upcoming album.

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.

Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It’s the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.

5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Looking to add a smart speaker to your house? Here’s which to choose, whether you’re an Alexa, Siri, or Google fan.

26 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2026) Your membership gets you more than free two-day shipping. Here’s what you may be missing ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

Segway Myon Electric Bike Review: Too Smart? From app-controlled security to electronic shifting and radar alerts, Segway’s Myon may have more tech than you need. That’s not always a bad thing.

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’ With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.”

Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.

This Streamer Has Convinced the Internet Guy Fieri Never Swallows Food on TV A video creator known as Doctor Spaghetti has scrutinized hours of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to get to the bottom of an explosive culinary conspiracy theory.

This App Makes Google TV Actually Usable The app AT4K turns the messy Google TV interface into something closer to the Apple TV interface, making it cleaner, more customizable, and less frustrating to use.

Nomad Goods Promo Codes: Get 25% Off in June 2026 Save up to 25% on Nomad Goods accessories such as Nomad phone cases, Nomad wallets, and more this June.

Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen Influential figures, including Nick Fuentes, have been accused of “hijacking” the murder of Henry Nowak to push a racist agenda.

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meeting to Demand Limits on Data Centers Activists say it’s the first time big tech employees have publicly called for regulations governing data center projects.

The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain Spencer Huang, Nvidia’s robotics lead, tells WIRED that the new bot combines the best of both worlds.

This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order After shelving the original executive order last month, Donald Trump finally got on board Monday night.

Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.

How to Block Spam Calls and Spam Texts on iPhone and Android (2026) Fight the scourge of unsolicited rings and pings from spammers, scammers, and telemarketers.