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A woman's Facebook account takeover reveals dangerous social engineering tactics and provides lessons on recovery, avoiding scams and enacting stronger security measures.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Answers to each clue for the June 29, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

From a mini waffle maker to a rapid egg cooker, these tiny kitchen appliances are easy on the wallet and don’t hog space.

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible.

WIRED loves Fairphone and everything it stands for—but people just aren’t buying its devices, and the few who have don’t need to upgrade.

It's a boring tool, but you need one. Here are the best home printers we have tested, from ink tank to lasers.

Shanghai engineers are using 432 walking robots to relocate a complex, preserving Shikumen architecture while creating space for a modern underground hub and cultural center.

The latest wave of AI tools claim to take the pain out of booking your next trip. From transport and accommodation to restaurants and attractions, we let AI take the reins to put this to the test.

I use most of the leading AI models, but Anthropic's latest, Claude 4, is becoming my go-to.

Are you using AI tools at work and adding relevant skills to your CV or resume? Your coworkers are.

The AI industry is moving at lightning speed in 2025. We've rounded up the biggest AI announcements so far.

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How to watch Concacaf Gold Cup for free. Live stream Canada vs. Guatemala in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup for free.

See the moon phase expected for June 29, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

How to watch Concacaf Gold Cup for free. Live stream USA vs. Costa Rica in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup for free.

A reporter who writes about A.I. finds her work is catching on — with the Chatbot she often writes about.

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Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

The best coffee machines to maximise flavour, features, and convenience,

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1471 on June 29 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.

Mark Zuckerberg has been working to poach talent from rival labs for his new superintelligence team.

Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI.

Prime Day falls on July 8-11, but we've already found great deals on WIRED-tested products—from Apple Watches to Amazon Devices—at some of their lowest prices ever.

Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week, including Travis Kalanick's possible return, CoreWeave's CEO is now worth $10 billion, Apple users aren't happy with how the company is promoting its new F1 movie, and much more. 

Major healthcare data analytics firm Episource had a cybersecurity incident exposing 5 million patients' medical records and personal information in recent breach.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project has real privacy risks.

The Velvet Sundown is raising suspicions of being an AI-generated band, with no online presence, bad lyrics, and odd promo images.

Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs gave an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 an office vending machine to run. And hilarity ensued.