We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LXs pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event.

The All-American Halftime Show, born out of outrage over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance, fell short of the hype. From Kid Rocks poor lip synching to Erika Kirk being MIA, it was simply dull.

Bad Bunnys Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.

A growing collection of pocket-sized gadgets lets you record your meetings and extract value from them. Here are our favorites.

Halfway between chess and bocce, curling is experiencing an evolution thanks to technology. From brooms to stones to footwear, heres everything you need to know about the games gadgets.

From jogging and cycling to multitasking or puttering around the house, open earbuds are an excellent way to jam out in the real world.

You could go all in on one pricey, luxe watch or assemble a collection of lower-budget timepieces. Lets crunch the numbers.

You can grab a lower price on some of Sony's biggest QLED panels.

From drones with first-person visualization to real-time 360-degree replays and Olympics GPT, get ready to immerse yourself in the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina.

Plus: Apples Lockdown mode keeps the FBI out of a reporters phone, Elon Musks Starlink cuts off Russian forces, .

Plus: Dexcom updates its app, Fitbit founders create a new family caregiving app, and Blink has a new outdoor security camera.

Want to turn your action camera into a point-and-shoot? Insta360s new accessory makes the Ace Pro 2 into a great pocket camera alternative.

The beginning of the year is a great time to take a hard look at your expenses and savings. Take these concrete steps to fix up your finances in about a day.

The government has withheld details of the investigation of Renee Goods killingbut an unrelated case involving the ICE agent who shot her could force new revelations.

Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are poisoning children.

Forget the Super Bowl, Samsungs Fantastic S90F QD-OLED TV is on a sweet sale just in time for the Winter Olympics.

Saatva is providing a bedding bundle to Team USA hockey and figure skating at the 2026 Olympic Winter Gameshere are my thoughts on it as a sleep coach.

Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.

As AI systems grow more powerful, Anthropics resident philosopher says the startup is betting Claude itself can learn the wisdom needed to avoid disaster.

The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month.

Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems.

A privacy-minded bundle thats almost too simple.

The companys robotaxi service is supposed to launch in the US capital this year. But while service rollouts have been relatively smooth in other cities, DCs rules have made things tricky.

For two weeks, medical experts monitor the astronauts as they remain indoors, live in isolation, and avoid physical touch, all to prevent harmful microbes from traveling to space.

A good dehumidifier can banish damp and mold, and help you keep a comfortable temperature in your home.

For years, quad axel jumps seemed impossible. Then Ilia Malinin landed one in 2022. As he heads to the Milano Cortina Games, everyone wants to know whats next.

Typically, the Olympics arent a hotbed of gambling. For the 2026 Winter Games, sportsbooks and betting platforms are watching for illicit activity while testing new ways to get people to bet.

Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

Juries will soon hear arguments in a case against Meta and Google that could reshape social media protections for kids.

A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earths magnetic field.

Founders used to be wedded to their companies. Now, anyone can be lured away for the right price.

ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like thatand only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy rules.

These swoon-worthy deals on WIRED-tested date-night boxes, sex toys, and other gadgets will make your Valentines Day extra sweet.

A recent report found that carbon emissions caused by the Milano Cortina Olympics could lead to the loss of 5.5 square kilometers of snowpack and millions of metric tons of glacial ice.

The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching.

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Motorola partnered with Polar to make an Android smartwatch that delivers improved fitness stats.

Thread is a mesh networking protocol that connects low-power smart home gadgets, and its one of Matters underlying technologies.

How this four-time Paralympic medalist controls her controllables under the spotlight.

From world-class athletes to the stars of Heated Rivalry, torchbearers are selected for their inspiring stories. Heres what to know about the people carrying the flame for the 2026 Winter Olympics.