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Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children.

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners.

The offer will first roll out to Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all subscribers nationwide.

Control these smart lights with a voice command or a tap on your phone. Now that’s a Christmas miracle.

SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extremists are incorrectly claiming that immigrants are the main recipients of food stamps.

Quick iPhone and Android battery optimization techniques help your device stay powered all day by turning off hidden features that secretly drain power in the background.

Figma said today that it has acquired AI-powered image and video generation company Weavy.

At a time when nuclear threats feel more alarming than ever, Netflix’s doomsday film falls frustratingly flat. A 1964 masterpiece tells a much better cautionary tale.

People are increasingly asking AI, not Google, to help them discover products. A recent shopping report says Americans, this holiday season, will likely turn to large language models this season to find gifts, deals, and sales instead of traditional search. Retailers could see up to a 520% increase in traffic from chatbots and AI prompts […]

Your kids are only kids for so long, but love and Lego sets last forever. Here are our top picks for the Lego fan in your life.

WhatsApp is enabling users to encrypt their backup using passkeys

Like fellow late night show hosts Stephen Colbert and Desi Lydic, Seth Meyers used his "A Closer Look" segment to roast South Korea's golden gift to Trump.

A Samsung exec revealed some key features of the company's upcoming Galaxy S26 phones during the Q3 2025 earnings call.

It’s hard to beat this dual-purpose, budget-friendly soundbar in small spaces.

As of Oct. 30, Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Box is over 14% cheaper at TCGplayer vs. Amazon

How to watch the Paris Masters for free. Live stream Cerundolo vs. Sinner in the 2025 Paris Masters for free from anywhere in the world.

"The Daily Show' host Desi Lydic took aim at South Korea's lavish gifts for Donald Trump, including a golden crown.

Start your day watching Janelle Monáe playing a Halloween-themed game with Jennifer Hudson dressed as the Cat in the Hat.

How to watch the Paris Masters for free. Live stream Shelton vs. Rublev in the 2025 Paris Masters for free from anywhere in the world.

NBA stars, mobsters, and marks with fat wallets are all part of an alleged ring of rigged poker games. Here’s how these games are assembled, who attends, and how the purported cheating happens.

Donald Trump was welcomed to South Korea on Wednesday with "YMCA," and a golden crown. Stephen Colbert has thoughts.

As of Oct. 30, Magic: The Gathering — Avatar Play Booster Box pre-order is below market value at Amazon.

Will the DJI Mini 4K go on sale on Black Friday? We hope to see a new record-low price.

An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.

The US government shut down 30 days ago. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by.

Will the DJI Mic Mini go on sale on Black Friday? We're hoping to see a record-low price on this creator favorite.

Find the best portable power station deal. Save 33% on the EF EcoFlow Delta 3 Classic at Amazon.

Score the best deal on a portable power station. Save 45% on the Anker Solix C800 at Amazon.

The new Stevie Nicks Bella Donna Barbie is back in stock on Oct. 30 as the Best Buy Drop of the day. Get it for $59.99 in the app.

How to watch NFL for free. Live stream Dolphins vs. Ravens in the NFL 2025 for free from anywhere in the world.

How to watch the Rugby League Ashes for free. Live stream the 2025 Rugby League Ashes for free from anywhere in the world.

Give your PC a new set of tools with this Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows license, now for just $19.97 (reg. $229).

Turn your smartphone into a scanner with this lifetime subscription to SwiftScan VIP, now just $59.99 (reg. $199.99) for a limited time.

Kids everywhere know her voice—if not her name. WIRED talks to the former SM trainee about her rise to global superstardom with her hit song “Golden.”

iRobot has struggled to stay relevant since the Amazon buyout failed. Does no one think Roombas are the best robot vacuums anymore?

I tested every major Beats headphones and earbud model. See our top picks for sound quality, ANC, battery life, and value.

Answers to each clue for the October 30, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

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

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 is the best Windows laptop we've tested. See how it compares to other Windows 11 laptops.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

The CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro is packed with features, a long battery life, an AMOLED display, and it's still somehow only $99.

We found the best (and easiest to install) screen protectors to keep your new iPhone 17 safe.

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and supernovas.

What's new to streaming for the week of Oct. 24 on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, and more?

The Shark FacialPro Glow came out on Oct. 17. Here are my results after a day, from softer skin to visible proof of cleaner pores.

IntrCity SmartBus grew revenue by 67% last year and is targeting full profitability this year, as intercity travel booms across India.

How to get free Lego. Score a free Lego Snowman at Barnes & Noble from Nov. 7-9.

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

See the moon phase expected for October 30, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Three of the biggest US tech companies reported record profits and record infrastructure spending on Wednesday, fueling speculation about a possible AI market bubble.

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

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1594 on October 30 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months.

Cluely's Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: you should be thinking harder about how to go viral.

Dataland opens soon in downtown Los Angeles.

With Uplift, every subscription will contribute to neighborhood-level network expansion, while local hosts that are known as "AirNode operators" will earn a portion of network revenue by providing community coverage.

“The dead internet theory is real,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told Digg founder Kevin Rose, referring to the idea that much of the internet isn’t human — it’s mostly bots. The two entrepreneurs have since teamed up to re-envision how to build a social community in this world where, very soon, it will be hard […]

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday.

Glīd, which is trying to streamline cargo container logistics, has beaten out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home $100,000.

Keep track of your most important items with the KeySmart SmartCard, now just $89.99 (reg. $119.97) for a three-pack.

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he's become increasingly comfortable taking a backseat in software development tasks.

The Ninja Slushi Max is on sale for $399.99, down from its normal price of $499.99. That's a 20% discount.

As of Oct. 29, get a lime green Lego Lunch Bag for its lowest price.

The new MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pro devices with M5 silicon are the epitome of iterative improvements. Does it even matter?

The Vizio 50-inch 4K LED TV is just $214 at Walmart, which saves shoppers about 20% on a budget-friendly TV option.

Bending Spoons has acquired AOL for $1.5 billion. Here's what you need to know about the deal, and Bending Spoons.

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

Now on Prime Video, "Hedda" offers a sapphic reinvention of "Hedda Gabler." And this one shot will have you swooning.

The Silicon Valley company projected more spending this year and said it would continue in 2026 as it hires A.I. researchers and builds data centers to power the technology.

The internet company said profit for the quarter was up 33 percent, to just under $35 billion.

The second major cloud outage in less than two weeks, Azure's downtime highlights the “brittleness” of a digital ecosystem that depends on a few companies never making mistakes.

geCKo Materials returned to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to debut new products as it pushes deeper into commercializing its tech.

The A.I. chip maker has become a linchpin in the Trump administration’s trade negotiations in Asia.

Life is too short to use bad nonstick cookware. These All-Clad pans are the gold standard, and they're less expensive than usual.

Trump's social media platform Truth Social is getting into the prediction market business.

Microsoft Azure sparked a big outage on Wednesday on the heels of the AWS nightmare.

He painted a picture of a future of enterprise software where the SaaS is used for the core business workflow, and then the agents ride on top of that.

While San Francisco's mayor Daniel Lurie is opening his arms to autonomous vehicles, other cities are more resistant. Boston, for instance, has considered a ban on autonomous vehicles in the city.

Outfit your wrist with the previous generation of Pixel smartwatch for just $200.

Microsoft Azure is facing a significant outage, with services affected like Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Minecraft.

The automaker has been on a tear of cuts to its workforce, and will idle two battery factories for the first half of 2026.

A new benchmark measures how well AI agents can automate economically valuable chores. Human-level AI is still some ways off.

Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hacking tools, after another employee was accused of involvement.

As temperatures increase, trains and subways are becoming unendurable. Potential solutions include everything from cooling tunnels with water to painting rolling stock—but there’s no magic fix.

Google is working with NextEra to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa to power the tech companies data centers.

Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris' cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker.

Wednesday's news marks a new chapter for AOL, which was once one of the most recognized brands on the internet, known for its email service and "You've Got Mail" notification.

A startup hopes to challenge Nvidia, AMD, and Intel with a chip that wrangles probabilities rather than ones and zeros.

Lovehoney's pre-Black Friday sale is live. Score deals on toys, lingerie, and bondage gear, plus a free gift when you spend $89.

As of Oct. 29, save 20% on The Brick by way of a student discount.

ElevenLabs' founder Mati Staniszewski said that, in the short term, AI audio models were still the "biggest advantage and the biggest step change you can have today."

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting now!

Fubo and Disney have officially completed the transaction to combine the live sports platform with Hulu Live TV.

Affordable, reliable, and stylish, 5 Sports watches are seen as a perfect introduction to the world of proper mechanical timepieces. Trouble is, there are so many to choose from—here’s WIRED’s pick.

The Ninja Foodi Smart XL indoor grill and air fryer is on sale at Amazon for $199.99, down from the standard price of $299.99. That's a 33% discount.

Mercor CEO Brendan Foody has built a $10 billion empire freeing up valuable data from legacy industries, and making it available to AI labs.

Looking for the best deal in sports streaming? The Fox One and ESPN bundle deal is just $40 per month for a stacked sports lineup.

Google is adding AI support to many of its newer home speakers. Make sure yours is one of them.

With a market cap of $5 trillion, Nvidia is now worth more than the aggregated stock markets of all countries, apart from the United States, China and Japan.

As of Oct. 29, Amazon has both sizes of the new Apple iPad Pro (M5, WiFi, 256GB) on sale for $50 off.

Waited too long to buy Halloween candy? A Walmart+ membership ($98/year) can get it delivered from a local store in about an hour.

See the dramatic moment the eyewall of Hurricane Melissa was breached.

The 2022 Apple iPad (A14 Bionic, WiFi, 64GB) is on sale for just $242 at Walmart. It's never been cheaper.

Watch the 1x NEO household robot (try) to do chores around the house.

Tesla's upcoming Cybercab might launch with a steering wheel and pedals.