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ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report

SARAH PEREZ

ChatGPT referrals to retailers' apps were up on Black Friday year-over-year, with Walmart and Amazon benefitting the most.

Netflix launches a mobile-friendly version of Red Dead Redemption

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Red Dead Redemption is officially available for Netflix subscribers on iOS and Android Devices.

Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more

AISHA MALIK

The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first coming to Pixel devices, marks a new chapter in how Android updates work, as the company is shifting from a single yearly update to more frequent releases.

Google announces second Android 16 release of 2025 is heading to Pixels

RYAN WHITWAM

The update is rolling out to Pixels starting today.

Meet CDC’s new lead vaccine advisor who thinks shots cause heart disease

BETH MOLE

Milhoan has a history of touting unproven COVID cures while disparaging vaccines.

Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs

MADDY VARNER

A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how.

The spectacle of Bryan Johnson and his livestreamed shrooms trip

AMANDA SILBERLING

Bryan Johnson livestreamed his shrooms trip -- which included both Grimes and Marc Benioff -- as part of his controversial longevity research.

The 55 Best Shows on Disney+, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)

JENNIFER M. WOOD, WIRED STAFF

The Beatles Anthology, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Fire and Water: Making The Avatar Films are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.

Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power

TIM DE CHANT

Antares is designing and building small modular reactors that it plans to deploy for commercial, space, and defense applications.

Testing shows why the Steam Machine’s 8GB of graphics RAM could be a problem

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM

Valve has work to do on the software side—but some fixes are coming.

HBO Max’s 'Mad Men' Barf Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’

ALAN SEPINWALL

The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.

The future of deep tech will be explained to you at StrictlyVC Palo Alto on Dec 3

CONNIE LOIZOS

On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don't understand yet will explain what's coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous.

Amazon previews 3 AI agents, including ‘Kiro’ that can code on its own for days

JULIE BORT

Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls "Frontier agents" for coding, security, and DevOps.

Google tests merging AI Overviews with AI Mode

SARAH PEREZ

Google is testing how to make it easier to move from search to an AI chat in a new global test.

Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months

MARINA TEMKIN

The latest funding comes less than two months after Kalshi announced that it raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation.