Tesla has publicly staked its future on its robotaxis. Now the company is planning to launch a public car service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tesla is calling it a “robotaxi” service, but legally, this one will have to use cars with human drivers. The plan appears to put the electric car maker in…
What does it mean to be healthy in 2025? Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who’s well known for his extreme attempts to slow the aging process, thinks he knows the answer. Does Johnson really have the healthiest body on Earth, as he claims? Will he achieve immortality through AI? Recently, WIRED global editorial…
The sliced pears came in 15-ounce cans and were sold at Grocery Outlet stores in California and elsewhere across the U.S., according to an announcement by the importer W.W. Industrial Group. Though only one lot of Parashore canned pears has been found to contain elevated levels of heavy metals so far, the recall applies to…
It’s a common problem: People with hearing loss have trouble watching television. Even with the volume at maximum level, many of them can’t quite make out the dialogue. For me, this problem hits close to home. In the later years of my dad’s life, he struggled to understand what was being said on TV shows….
Beginning today, millions of adults trying to access pornography in the United Kingdom will be required to prove that they are over the age of 18. Under sweeping new online child safety laws coming into force, self-reporting checkboxes that allow anyone to claim adulthood on porn websites will be replaced by age-estimating face scans, ID…
Whether you’re worried about the open network at your local coffee shop or want to get around geo-restrictions when you’re traveling, NordVPN can help. A virtual private network (VPN) is like a protective tunnel, keeping your data safe from prying eyes. VPNs aren’t perfect protection (you need to trust your VPN provider), but they’re always…
There’s been significant pushback on tariffs from companies, industry associations, and lawmakers. In a press conference on July 23, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and other members of the Congressional Dads Caucus introduced a package of six bills, called the “Babies Over Billionaires” agenda, that would exempt essential baby products from tariffs. “As a dad, I…
I’ve been told by multiple people that the set of a short drama doesn’t necessarily look that different from an indie movie or commercial shoot, except everything is churned out much faster to save on costs. Whereas a traditional shoot would last weeks or months, the entire season of a vertical show is typically filmed…
The luxury appliance brand Gaggenau sits atop our kitchen appliance rankings with our highest Overall Score, though it has only three product categories in our brand reliability ranking calculation: dishwashers, cooktops, and wall ovens. Gaggenau debuted in our appliance rankings in 2024. LG takes second place, followed by Signature Kitchen Suite in third. Thermador and Wolf/Sub-Zero…
Notably, this year’s list doesn’t include any minivans, and only two pickups made the list, despite ongoing truck tests. “That’s unfortunate, considering that minivans are marketed as family haulers, and extended cab and crew cab pickups are often used for that purpose,” David Harkey, president of the IIHS, said in a statement. Incremental changes to…