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The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium.

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The recent request goes against decades of precedent and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.

As prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi battle regulators in court, Senate Democrats are urging the CFTC to avoid weighing in, escalating a broader fight over the burgeoning industry.

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Snowpack levels across a wide swath of western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.

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These new in-the-ear aids look great, but quality hearing support just isnt there.

On Friday, the US Olympic skater known as the Quad God will compete in his last event of the 2026 Winter Games. Everyone will be watching to see if he does his famous quad axeland a backflip, too.

Nearly 50 out LGBTQ+ Olympians are participating in events throughout the Winter Gameseven as their rights to speak and compete are under attack.

EVA AI created a pop-up romantic date night at a Manhattan wine bar to help making AI-human relationships a new normal.

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In this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts dive into WIREDs scoop about a secret Trump administration campaign extending right into your backyard.

Stuck in regulatory limbo, the self-driving-vehicle developer is encouraging residents of Washington, DC, to message public officials to help get its robotaxis onto roads.

From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.

In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI's missioneven if some employees at the company disagree.

Best Buy continues to sell the TCL QM6K for a staggering discount.

While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musks X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Check marks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.

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The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.

The JetBoots Pro Plus promise faster, more effective recovery by combining multiple therapies in one device. I tested whether its worth the $1,150 splurge.

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The new Send to Alexa feature lets you send Kindle Scribe notebooks to your Echo device with just a couple of taps.

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