Leaders at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab confronted the startup’s cofounder and former CTO, Barret Zoph, over an alleged relationship with another employee last summer, WIRED has learned. That relationship was likely the alleged “misconduct” that has been mentioned in prior reporting, including by WIRED. To protect the privacy of the individuals involved, WIRED is…
Parting with items is never easy, but the reality is that not everything you own deserves to remain in your home. “The biggest organizational mistake I see is when people have more stuff than space to house it,” says Elese Denis, founder of Denis Organization. The fix is to reduce the amount of clutter and…
Since 2020, about 9 percent of the cars tested by Consumer Reports have come with a full-sized spare. Studying our database, we found that 46 percent came with a temporary (aka space-saver) spare tire, and the rest were equipped with a sealant kit (34 percent), a run-flat tire (7 percent), or nothing at all (4…
That’s not to say that all of the mowers we’ve tested are great or even all that similar. Trezza notes that scores differ quite a bit when it comes to the convenience features each mower and tractor offers, the level of noise each makes, and their battery life (for electric mowers). “Mowers and tractors also…
Merino wool is a super fiber. The best merino wool clothing somehow manages to be comfortable in 95-degree heat, and merino base layers keep you warm well below freezing. Unlike synthetic fibers derived from petroleum, merino wool is natural and renewable. Merino wool’s versatility means there’s a bewildering array of blends and options to choose…
“Even if you want warm air from your system, turning the AC on cools down the incoming air to just above freezing, but then it is reheated before it enters the cabin,” Fisher says. “This is done to remove moisture from the air, which otherwise would collect on cold glass, keeping you from being able…
White House staffers don’t appear to care all that much about the ongoing demolition of the East Wing occurring in the middle of the government shutdown. “Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a White House aide tells WIRED. This source, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the press,…
They simmer steadily. A low-heat burner that’s capable of maintaining a steady temperature when simmering liquids is ideal, so you don’t need to stir constantly to avoid scorching, say, tomato sauce or chocolate. They bake and broil evenly. Cakes and cookies emerge uniformly baked from multiple racks. And the broiler heats evenly while still getting…
Kitchen knives are so personal. You can do almost everything you need in a kitchen with a chef’s knife, paring knife, and a bread knife. But the more time you spend in the kitchen, the more you develop preferences, and soon it becomes a bit of an n+1 thing, and there you are, pondering a…
The war with Iran and ensuing blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, has spiked oil prices and sent governments scrabbling for their reserves. How high will prices go, and how bad could it get? On Friday night, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby published a memo to his employees showing that his…