Googles latest smartwatch packs great new health and fitness features, and its already on sale ahead of Black Friday.

This week on Uncanny Valley, we also discuss Anthropics IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.

Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a security incident. Users are not taking it well.

Apple doesnt need fixing, and it doesnt want drama. Its new leader is a product guy who bleeds six colors.

Even though Black Friday isnt for a few more weeks, weve found early discounts on our favorite WIRED-tested mattresses and sleep accessories.

Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in historywith billions of crypto likely gone for good.

The iOS app Oh My Hours takes a new approach to curbing screen time. It splits up your day into hour-long blocks, then shows which ones you wasted on Instagram and TikTok.

As Election Day approaches, the billionaires longstanding relationships with GOP leaders in Texas are under scrutiny.

Manhood, a new documentary about girth enhancement, explores how wellness professionals are encouraging men to undergo increasingly extreme procedures to be sexually desirable.

The meme appeared to reference gender-swapping Malfoid fan fiction, a term with incel roots. When asked about it, the DOE responded by quoting Dumbledore.

It performs great, with rich texture and high brightness, but faces new competition when it comes to color dominance.

European countries are leading the way harvesting heat that would otherwise be wasted as green death practices become more common.

These are the WIRED-tested gadgets, kitchen tools, and cozy comforts Id actually buy for my own inner circle.

Our top Ego pick is discounted, and our resident leaf blower expert demonstrates how to make a TP cannon.

Democrats are using the high price of diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer to tie Republicans to President Donald Trumps unpopular, costly war in Iran.

This week, the Pentagon released a full-resolution image of the vehicle, the capabilities of which remain rather mysterious.

The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.

Some of the brands best styles, including the Nothing Headphone (1) and CMF Headphone Pro, are at the lowest prices Ive ever seen ahead of Black Friday.

Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employees personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.

The popular Ridge Wallet lives up to the hype and is on sale, along with other Ridge gear. Plus, you can try it risk-free for 99 days.

A new startup called &Truth; is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.

The French AI lab claims its latest release matches or outperforms even the best models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.

As WIREDs resident pet tech tester, I have lots of opinions on whats worth your money. Petkits automatic litter boxes are my top picksand my favorite models are $100 off right now.

Anthropic and OpenAI say theyve disproved a key tenet of computer science. Researchers are struggling with the fall but also feel like overexcited bunnies as they look at new questions to explore.

Illicit software on the computers of some of the worlds best online poker players allowed the accused cheater to see what cards were in the victims handsand trounce them at the tables.

The Hisense UR8 RGB MiniLED is more affordable than competitors and offers exceptional color accuracy, but is otherwise just OK.

They fit better than they look and stay put when you move, but Snaps $2,195 Specs still feel like a developer prototype in search of a purpose.

Death Clock promises to predict when youre going to die and help you extend your time on Earth. After a month, I felt like it was sucking the life out of me.

Reencle has made your favorite kitchen composter cheaperwith a few compromises.

The firm that helped set up Elon Musks America PAC is behind the new group, which will work with election officials to pursue policies aligned with Donald Trumps false election fraud claims.

Liquid Glass was a divisive redesign. But with a radically different iPhone, the pieces are finally falling into place.

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Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains peoples contact information, shared without their authorization.

The touchscreen in the new MacBook Pro is crazily bright with very deep blacks. Heres why its unlike anything else you can currently buy.

Republicans are spending their time and money on Senate races in historically red statesa sign theyre more nervous than ever as Election Day looms.

The critical flaw in UEFI firmwareused by most server vendors and data centersallows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers cell phone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAIs Grok chatbot.

For $1,999, you could own an M6 Mac Mini and an M5 MacBook Air instead, both of which are on sale right now.

To experiment with AIs predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.