The latest from www.wired.comhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USMon, 27 Jul 2026 08:53:36 +0000https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-backpacking-sleeping-pad/6813731457e22ffdd4c2850fSun, 26 Jul 2026 11:09:00 +0000Our top-pick sleeping pads from Nemo, Therm-a-Rest, and Gossamer Gear use high-tech materials to engineer the best sleep you can get outdoors.GearGear / Buying GuidesGear / Products / OutdoorShopping, outdoors, buying guides, backpackingScott GilbertsonCondé NastBuying Guidehttps://www.wired.com/story/all-the-ways-you-can-make-reading-easier-on-your-phone/6a56ca5d673dbd0c790d0532Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000Tired of eye strain? 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Customers are going for it.GearGear / Gear News and Eventscars, Electric Vehicles, EVs and Hybrids, Hybrids, automobiles, oil, IranAarian MarshallCondé NastPhase Changehttps://www.wired.com/gallery/best-meal-kit-services-1/5de67c19b4ac1c00080cd50bThu, 23 Jul 2026 10:31:00 +0000Here are the best delivery services and meal kits in 2026, including Martha Stewart’s meal service, a GLP-1–supportive plan, and a budget-friendly option.GearGear / Buying GuidesGear / Products / KitchenGear / Products / Online ServicesShopping, buying guides, kitchen, Food and Drink, home, Meal KitsMatthew KorfhageCondé NastDinner Winnershttps://www.wired.com/story/people-are-getting-off-to-content-about-ice-raids/6a591ed68c43075f465dda8fThu, 23 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0000MAGA-coded adult content playing off immigration crackdowns, white supremacy, and obeying the “natural order” is finding rabid audiences on X.CultureCulture / Digital CultureDonald Trump, Social Media, X, porn, politics, Immigration and Customs EnforcementJason ParhamCondé NastPlot Twisthttps://www.wired.com/story/google-turns-a-selfie-video-into-your-accounts-spare-key/6a60edea2b08a39677593249Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000The next time you’re locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.GearGear / Gear News and EventsGoogle, software, privacy, security, Authentication, two-factor authentication, PasswordsReece RogersCondé NastLook at Mehttps://www.wired.com/story/banning-social-media-for-kids-is-a-bad-idea/6a58f0783317e547a4e31fccThu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that really matter.CultureCulture / Digital Culturekids, Kids These Days, TikTok, Instagram, Social Media, mental health, parentingClaudia Del Pozo, Nicté CabañasCondé NastKids These Dayshttps://www.wired.com/story/my-week-of-transparent-living-with-apples-more-clear-liquid-glass-setting/6a5fad5aec2cf6f2ff51a923Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000I cranked Apple’s iOS 27 beta to maximum transparency on my iPhone and enjoyed every warped second.GearGear / Gear News and EventsGear / Products / Phonesios, operating systems, apple, iPhone, Interface, software, designReece RogersCondé NastCrystal Clearhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-beloved-jibo-robot-is-being-resurrected-as-an-ai-wearable/6a5fbeb7a428975bd63eace2Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0000With “blessings” from the original Jibo founders, iKairos is a wearable or desk-mounted “AI journal” that turns your family moments into AI images and video.GearGear / Gear News and Eventsrobots, artificial intelligence, Wearables, privacy, design, generative AI, smart homeBoone AshworthCondé NastFrankenJibohttps://www.wired.com/story/the-child-is-terrified-measles-doctors-speak-out/6a57dbebcf1cd4cd1c4358f8Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.The Big StoryScienceScience / Healthlongreads, measles, vaccines, CDC, health, medicineAmy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCondé NastStatus Quo https://www.wired.com/story/why-lettuce-always-making-people-sick/6a5f946e7fd88f48c7789a41Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:41:29 +0000The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. 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