Every night in the darkest, most depressing depths of the pandemic, one TV show, which I watched over and over, helped get me through. Midnight Diner, a series on Netflix set in a Tokyo restaurant, became a healing...
Lauren Goode: I'm Lauren Goode. I'm a senior writer at WIRED.Zoë Schiffer: I'm Zoe Schiffer, WIRED's director of business and industry.Michael Calore: OK. I want to start today by going back one year into the past, November 2023,...
I’ve never really been a blender person. Why would I be, when I have a food processor and an immersion blender that can ably handle my basic puree and emulsification needs? But the more I thought about it,...
The CFPB’s idea of using existing US law to regulate data brokers is not novel. In February 2023, a group of consumer-focused nonprofits urged Chopra to enforce the powers the FCRA affords regulators to prevent data brokers from...
Walmart’s Cyber Monday deals have arrived, and we’ve found a handful of discounts that rival last year’s Cyber Monday prices. If any of these products are on your shopping list, now is a good time to buy them,...
It’s been a rough six months for Sonos. After the disastrous roll out of its new control app, the multi-room giant has spent much of the last few months on a reputation-saving mission—saying sorry (a bit too late),...
Recycling is important, yes. But it is also utterly insufficient to meet our needs. We tend to think of it as the best alternative to using virgin materials. In fact, it often can be one of the worst....
if you've been eyeing a pricey MacBook recently, now is the time to hit that buy button. Apple Black Friday deals are already here and several WIRED-approved gadgets are on sale—from iPads and MacBooks to Apple Watches and...
If there’s one thing more dysfunctional than gathering around the dinner table with weird relatives you (thankfully) see only once a year, asking them to pass the mashed potatoes and arguing about politics, it’s watching the fictional characters...
Lee’s beloved Kyoceras are one such victim of the ravages of time. "I've had 15 copies pass through my hands. Around 11 of them were dead on arrival, and three died within a year. That means I have...
