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What’s With the US Ban on Foreign Routers?
The FCC just banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.
Simon Hill
Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are
Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.
Boone Ashworth
Livestream Replay: The War Machine
A panel of WIRED experts dissected the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare.
Tim Marchman
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.
Paresh Dave
Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law
A bill in Colorado is a glimpse into the future of how corporations are working to limit the freedom people have to make their own fixes and upgrades.
Boone Ashworth
Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use
In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers.
Molly Taft
Exclusive LegalZoom Promo Code for 10% Off Services for April
Save on top services at LegalZoom, like LLC registration, incorporation, estate plans, and more with coupons and deals from WIRED.
Parker Hall
Amazon Pulls Support for Perfectly Fine Older Kindles
In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store.
Boone Ashworth
Ultrahuman Is Back—With Better Specs and Still No Subscription Required
Ultrahuman is officially back in the US and looking to disrupt the status quo with its most advanced smart ring yet.
Boutayna Chokrane
Aeronaut Is an Actual Mac App for Bluesky
If you miss social media on your desktop—à la Tweetbot, TweetDeck, or the official Twitter app—then check out this macOS client for Bluesky.
Justin Pot
Meta Is Shutting Down Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest
Meta’s flailing virtual reality social experience is being discontinued in June. It's part of Meta’s broader moves to slim down the business that became its namesake.
Boone Ashworth
Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems
The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?
Jeremy White