The Ugly Lessons of Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
At first glance, the Silicon Valley Bank debacle seems to be a cut-and-dried financial caper. The executives running the 16th-largest bank in the US made the wrong choices in handling…
16 Best Wired Headphones (2023): In-Ear, Over-Ear, Studio
“I’ve got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret or make me frown …” You’d think, wouldn’t you, that if it was good enough for Pinocchio then…
The Dubious Economic Calculus Behind the Willow Project
This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. CC Off English President Joe Biden’s decision to approve the massive Willow oil project earlier…
You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk to Resist the Bots
There once was a virtual assistant named Ms. Dewey, a comely librarian played by Janina Gavankar who assisted you with your inquiries on Microsoft’s first attempt at a search engine.…
‘Swarm,’ Superfandom, and Murder
At its most untamed, fandom poisons. It contorts logic into blind worship. It bites and stings and slices anything in its path. It gnaws on tendon meat, a wide ruby-red…
Should You Wait for Wi-Fi 7 Before Upgrading Your Router? (2023)
Every WIRED reader is familiar with that constant question: Wait for new technology, or buy now? No matter how good a gadget is, there will almost certainly be something better…
Windows 11 hidden feature hints that Microsoft might be messing with the Start menu
Windows 11 just got a new preview build in the Beta channel that brings a bunch of changes with it, some of which are hidden. As flagged up by @PhantomOfEarth…
The Xbox Series X gets retro as the all-star Xbox 360 controller returns in June
Very soon, you’ll be able to get a blast from the past on your Xbox Series X as Hyperkin is bringing out an officially licensed Xbox 360 controller on June…
Starfield’s violence and “interactive drug use” has cost it a safe rating
Starfield has received a restricted rating from the Australian Government thanks to ‘high impact’ drug use in the game. Starfield’s recent classification issued by the Australian Government has broken down…
IKEA just made the ultimate super-cheap Bluetooth speaker for epic showers
Inexpensive flat-pack furniture and quality hi-fi products may seem strange bedfellows, but IKEA has been wowing us for some time in the audio sector – just check out its record…