Timef 07/02/2025

To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.

With a rise in “semiprivate” carriers, new booking tech, and commercial airline partnerships, it’s never been easier to fly private.

With hybrid lifestyles now the norm, business trips have become more intentional, more mobile, and surprisingly more restorative.

The latest wave of premium airport lounges are harder to get into, but for big-spending business travelers, no amenity is off the table.

AT&T has a new security mechanism in its phone app that can protect you from heinous online scam artists.

New California Tinder users will have to use Face Check to verify their identity. It's a safety effort from the dating app.

As of July 2, save on a variety of Pokémon deals that you can score ahead of Prime Day at Amazon.

Australian airline Qantas disclosed a data breach that includes the contact information of 6 million customers.

Microsoft is cutting some 9,000 jobs less than two months after other major layoffs.

The DJI Power 2000 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $999, down from the list price of $1,299. That's a 33% discount.

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations, leaving insurers to decide whether to still cover them. For now, most are remaining tight-lipped.

As of July 2, the iPad mini (128GB, WiFi, A17 Pro) is on sale at Amazon for $399. Usually it's listed for $499, so you're getting 20% off.

The spyware operation's exposed customer email addresses and passwords were shared with data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.

Protect yourself from Amazon phishing scams by spotting red flags like suspicious sender addresses and spelling errors while using Amazon's Message Center to verify communications.

Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger.

These may be entry-level hearing aids, but they’re still serious contenders.

Microsoft is leveraging another round of layoffs despite posting consistent growth.

Tesla sales fell more than 13% compared to last year as the company struggles to find demand for its aging lineup, and as CEO Elon Musk continues to damage the brand.

Rivian sales ticked back up in Q2 but were down 23% from the same quarter last year. The company has been dealing with affordability issues made worse by Trump's tariffs and trade wars.

For years, in-flight internet has been fine for email, not great for Zoom meetings. That’s all changing fast.

Commuting to Concordia research station in Antarctica takes days—it’s more remote than the International Space Station. Here’s how to get there.

Once a slightly fancy middle ground between first class and coach, business-class seats are getting serious upgrades. Caviar, anyone?

Five years ago, work trips looked nothing like they do today. WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler have teamed up to tell you all you need to know to actually enjoy working on the go.

Airlines are wooing first-class passengers with elaborate complementary products sourced from the most luxe companies—and getting influencers’ attention in the process.

Global professionals can’t be stymied by dead batteries or flimsy gadgets. Here are WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler’s go-to essentials to help you survive any business trip.

Foxconn ordered over 300 Chinese employees to return home from its factories in India, per Bloomberg.

How to watch Women's Euro 2025 for free. Live stream Switzerland vs. Norway in Women's Euro 2025 for free from anywhere in the world.

Wooting's latest Hall effect keyboard does nearly everything right, and shifts the goal posts.

Qantas, the largest airline in Australia, confirmed the theft of 6 million customers' personal information.

As of July 2, the 65-inch LG C5 OLED evo TV is on sale at Amazon for $1,596.99 ahead of Prime Day, 41% off its list price of $2,696.99.

The Lego Classic Medium Creative Brick Box (10696) is now just $17.99 — its lowest price ever, so you can build anything from cars to tigers with this 484-piece set.

TranscribeGlass can subtitle conversations in nearly real time and will soon be able to translate languages and tell you when the person you’re talking to you is feeling socially awkward.

How to watch Wimbledon for free. Live stream Tarvet vs. Alcaraz in Wimbledon 2025 for free from anywhere in the world.

If you missed WIRED’s live, subscriber-only Q&A focused on the software features of Anthropic's Claude chatbot, hosted by Reece Rogers and Kylie Robison, you can watch the replay here.

Will "The Bear" be back for Season 5? And if so, what might happen? We've unpacked what we know so far.

As of July 2, the 75-inch Amazon Fire Omni QLED 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $569.99 ahead of Prime Day for Prime members. This is 48% off its list price of $1,099.99.

Save $400 on the 3i P10 Ultra robot vacuum and mop ahead of Prime Day 2025.

GAC Group's new Govy AirCab flying car combines lightweight design with advanced safety systems and smart cabin technology to revolutionize city travel with an 18.6-mile range.

National Guard pilot Jo Ellis is suing a right-wing influencer for falsely blaming her for a DC crash that killed 67 people. A WIRED review reveals 12 similar incidents of scapegoating trans people.

Save 35% on the Beats Solo 4 at Amazon.

As of July 2, the Shark Navigator robot vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $249.99 ahead of Prime Day, 44% off its list price of $449.99.

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 July 2, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Amazon’s early Prime Day deal on the new 32-inch Samsung Smart Monitor M7 includes $100 off plus a free $100 gift card.

If the e-book app on your phone or tablet is overflowing and full of outdated files, use these tools to tidy it up.

We reviewed the Valerion VisionMaster Pro 2, a 4K lifestyle projector with excellent visuals, good sound, and low latency for gaming.

The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat is among its main symptoms.

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope got the first photographic evidence of a white dwarf that detonated twice in a supernova.

"Jurassic Park"s cheekiest dinosaur gets a great cameo in "Jurassic World Rebirth": the Dilophosaurus.

Did you spot this Easter egg from "Jurassic Park" in "Jurassic World Rebirth"?

How to watch Concacaf Gold Cup for free. Live stream Mexico vs. Honduras in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup for free.

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

"Jurassic World Rebirth" is the latest in a thirsty tradition of film dreamboats. Exploring the "slutty little glasses" phenomenon.

Power up 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons at once with this fast-charging RGB dock—just $18.99 (reg. $29.99).

Eliminate flying insects across 2 acres with the Flowtron Electric Bug Zapper, now $234.97 (reg. $249.99) with free shipping.

Tidy up your charging setup with this HyperGear SpeedBoost 43W 3-Port USB-C Wall Charger with Built-In Apple Watch Charger, now just $29.99 (reg. $49.99) while supplies last.

Get lifetime access to My Notes AI Pro for just $29.99 with code TAKE10 (reg. $299) and simplify your note-taking forever.

Where can you buy real Labubu products online? From the official Popmart Amazon store to resellers like StockX, this is where to buy Labubu.

What's new to streaming week of July 4 on Netflix, HBO Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, and more?

Meet Dean and Alexis Indot, TikTok's hottest finance couple. We discuss why their content struck such a chord and when they started making big money from it.

Save 29% on the Refurbished Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.

Elon Musk's X is piloting a feature that will let AI chatbots generate Community Notes.

Save 27% on the Amazon Fire TV 32-inch 2-Series at Amazon.

Save 33% on the Echo Show 5 at Amazon.

1MinAI gives you lifetime access to multiple GPT models, including Meta AI, Google AI, ChatGPT, and more. You can generate copy, images, analyze files, conduct research, and more.

How to unblock porn for free. Unblock and watch Pornhub for free from anywhere in the world.

How to watch British and Irish Lions for free. Live stream Queensland Reds vs. Lions for free from anywhere in the world.

How to watch India's tour of England for free. Live stream England vs. India (Test 2) for free from anywhere in the world.

See the moon phase expected for July 2, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1474 on July 2 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.

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

"Ironheart" teases a team-up between Parker Robbins (Anthony Ramos) and Zelma Stanton (Regan Aliyah) in its post-credits scene.

Marvel's "Ironheart" finally introduces Mephisto (Sacha Baron Cohen) to the MCU. But after years of delays, does it work?

At TechCrunch All Stage 2025, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures, will take the Scale Stage to flip the script on conventional startup growth advice.

Legacy aerospace giants scored a win Tuesday when the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill that earmarks billions more for NASA’s flagship Artemis program.  The $10 billion addition to the Artemis architecture, which includes funding for additional Space Launch System rockets and an orbiting station around the moon called Gateway, is a rebuke […]

The citizen app for anonymously reporting ICE agents and raids went viral after criticism from the U.S. Attorney General.

Refurbished tech on eBay offers smart upgrades, delivering pristine performance and big savings with total buyer confidence.

The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.

Netflix triples down on live content push with new NASA+ deal, bringing live space programming to the app.

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of “Road to Battlefield,” a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the underrepresented region firmly on the […]

The social platform X will pilot a feature that allows AI chatbots to generate Community Notes. Community Notes is a Twitter-era feature that Elon Musk has expanded under his ownership of the service, now called X. Users who are part of this fact-checking program can contribute comments that add context to certain posts, which are […]

Nothing is bringing its distinctive design language to the world of over-ear, noise-canceling headphones.

Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV. The fund will continue the firm’s thesis of backing healthcare and biotechnology companies. 

Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.

Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated.

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced. The exec shared the news on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, published on Monday, saying that the project is “on hold” for an indefinite period. “What we decided is that we want to […]

The Berkeley Humanoid Light (BHL) is a lightweight, open source humanoid robot that anyone can build using 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components.

AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect.

The Meta CEO is leading a hiring blitz, offering top talent at OpenAI eye-watering pay packages and endless access to cutting-edge chips.

London-based smartphone maker Nothing has launched its first over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone (1). The new device follows Nothing’s first step into audio hardware with last year’s debut of the Ear 2 open-ear headphones. The new Headphone (1) headphones were designed in collaboration with British audio brand KEF and feature the sleek, transparent design that Nothing […]

Max and Warner Bros. announce alternate version of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' interpreted in Black American Sign Language.

GM's EVs were popular in the second quarter, a complete contrast to the struggles by Ford, Tesla, Hyundai, and Kia to grow electric vehicle sales.

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoilers: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoiler alert: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

“What Meta is doing will, in my opinion, lead to very deep cultural problems,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a leaked memo sent to OpenAI researchers.

Nothing's new flagship has a...unique look and nice specs for an agreeable price.

Some Instagram creators are using Google’s Veo 3 and racking up millions of views on AI videos of “bigfoot baddies.” They’ll teach you how to make them for $15.

Nothing on Tuesday launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple with its differentiated design and features targeting tech enthusiasts.  Since releasing Phone (1) in 2022 , the GV-backed […]

The unusual LED lights from the original Nothing phones have morphed into a matrix display that can show the time, a Magic 8 Ball, and even a spin-the-bottle game.

There are many iPad apps to help you organize recipes; sync tasks across devices; be more productive; and manage your notes.

Cathy Gao of Sapphire Ventures shares her playbook to scale a Series C+ at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston. Register now to save up to $210.

Early reviews are in for the US president's “rallying cry in a bottle”—and they're not good. It also costs $249.

As Amazon's fleet of robots has reaches a milestone, the company is also releasing a new AI model to make them more efficient.

As Amazon's fleet of robots has reaches a milestone, the company is also releasing a new AI model to make them more efficient.

A new tool will allow publishers on the internet to charge AI bots that scrape websites for training information.

Meta’s new AI chatbot is getting personal, and it might be sharing more than you realize.

President Donald Trump’s budget would kill off tax credits for wind and solar, raising costs for new clean energy projects and blowing up valuable investment in those already in the pipeline.

Get lifetime access to My Notes AI for unlimited transcription, summarization, and meeting recording tools for A$45 — no subscription required.

Prime Day noise-cancelling headphones deals are starting out slow, but deals like $69 off the AirPods Max and $95 off the Amazon Echo Buds are standouts.

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for $24.99 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $49.99. That's a 50% discount.

Aside from a Samsung Galaxy Book5, Amazon doesn't have many 2-in-1 laptop deals ahead of Prime Day. But Best Buy has two Lenovo Yoga options.

As of July 1, get the Amazon Echo Auto for $14.99, down from its usual price of $54.99, at Amazon. That's a discount of 73%.

Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new Head of Product. “I’ve officially posted my way to the top,” Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app. Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and […]

The Dyson Airwrap ID Multi-styler and Dryer is currently $100 off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. Get it now for $499 and save 17%.

Reamrk raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Inspired Capital with participation from Stripe, Neo, Spero Ventures, Shine Capital, and Visible Ventures.

At launch, Threads DMs will support one-on-one chats, preset emoji reactions, the ability to report spam, and mute DMs (as on Instagram). Other features, like group messaging, inbox filters, and more advanced message controls, will arrive in a later release.

At launch, DMs will be available in most markets where Threads is available, except for Japan, Australia, the U.K., and the E.U.

After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform. Though the president said he will not reveal the identities of the buyers for another couple of weeks, Bloomberg is reporting that the buyer is a […]

The Asus Zenbook A14 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16B RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale at Best Buy for $649.99, down from the list price of $999.99. That's a 35% discount.

See the moon phase expected for July 1, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Save up to 47% on board games at Amazon ahead of Prime Day, including Scrabble, Twister, Monopoly, and more.

As of July 1, save on a variety of cordless power tools during the Home Depot Fourth of July sale. Save on drills, drivers, jig saws, and more.

Check out our favorite deals under $25 ahead of the Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale, which begins on July 8.

Right now, the Anker Charger 2-pack 20W is on sale for $11.99. That's a savings of 37%, or $7 off, ahead of Prime Day.

Ahead of Prime Day 2025, we're shopping early deals on security cameras and doorbells. Save up to $240 on Blink, Arlo, and TP-Link ahead of Prime Day.

Early Tuesday evening, the Senate voted to remove the proposed 10-year ban on states' AI regulation. The removal of the provision passed with overwhelming consensus.

Google's AI Mode, available for users across the U.S., uses Gemini 2.5 to expand on AI Overviews.