Category: Technology


  • UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

    Despite Friday’s outcome, the plastics treaty does not yet appear to be dead. Virtually all countries expressed an interest in continued negotiations—the European Union delegate Jessika Roswall said she would not accept “a stillborn treaty”—and many used their mic time during the closing plenary to remind others of what’s at stake. Tuvalu’s delegate, Pepetua Election…

  • Acer Predator Helios 16S AI Review: Great Performance, Annoying Crashes

    The keyboard features four-zone color backlighting, tunable through Acer’s extensive PredatorSense system, which controls everything from battery charging details to whether you want to customize the logo displayed as the laptop boots. It’s available via a dedicated key above the slim numeric keypad. The other bespoke key on the machine is the Mode key, found…

  • How One Wikipedia Editor Unraveled the ‘Single Largest Self-Promotion Operation’ in the Site's History

    A decade-long effort to boost one man’s reputation was undone in a matter of weeks. Source: Wired.

  • 9 Best Pillows (2025) Tested For Side, Back, and Stomach Sleepers

    Pillow Fill Material Shell Material Adjustable? Cooling? Sizes Available Purple Freeform Adjustable Pillow High-density memory foam and polyester fill blend, plus hyper elastic polymer gel layer Polyester stretch knit with proprietary cooling fibers Yes Yes Standard and king Coop Cool+ Adjustable Pillow Gel-infused memory foam and microfiber Nylon and polyester shell with a memory foam…

  • Best Early Labor Day Mattress Sales (2025)

    Labor Day mattress sales are nearly here, and if you’ve been looking for a sign from the universe to upgrade your bed, consider this it. I’ve been a professional mattress tester for five years, so I’m plugged in to what’s going on in the mattress world (we’re constantly scoping out new additions to our best…

  • Now You Can Get Your Flu Vaccine at Home

    to the pharmacy to get the annual flu vaccine, many people in the US will now be able to get it shipped to their door to take at home themselves. Starting today, AstraZeneca’s FluMist is available through an online pharmacy in 34 states. FluMist is not a new vaccine. It was originally approved by the…

  • Lelo Sona 3 Cruise Review: Stale Update

    biggest gripes about the sex toy industry—and the tech industry for that matter—is that there’s a lot of iteration. New versions of already great products arrive every few years, with very minor changes, and you’re left wondering what the latest brings to the table outside of a higher price. Many sex toy brands are guilty…

  • AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

    Peak has sold millions of copies and is Aggro Crab’s biggest hit to date. That makes it a prime target for cloning. Source: Wired.

  • Why Trump Flip-Flopped on Nvidia Selling H20 Chips to China

    is reeling from President Trump’s surprising new deal with Nvidia. Earlier this week, Trump said he would allow the company to continue selling its H20 chips to China in exchange for a 15 percent share of the revenues. “The H20 is obsolete. You know, it’s one of those things, but it still has a market,”…

  • Senators Press Howard Lutnick’s Former Investment Firm Over Tariff Conflict of Interest Concerns

    reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, was exploring creating a financial product for clients to bet on whether President Donald Trump’s signature tariffs would be struck down in court. In response to WIRED’s reporting, Democratic senators Ron Wyden…