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US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela

ANDY GREENBERG, MADDY VARNER, LILY HAY NEWMAN

Plus: AI reportedly caused ICE to send agents into the field without training, Palantir’s app for targeting immigrants gets exposed, and more.

7 Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026), Tested in a Tech Reviewer's Home

SIMON HILL

Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested multiroom mesh systems will get you online in no time.

The 24 Best Shows on Amazon Prime, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)

MATT KAMEN, WIRED STAFF

Fallout, The Girlfriend, and The Mighty Nein are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

Reddit Has Thoughts on Paris Hilton Cookware. So Do We

LOURYN STRAMPE

I put two viral Paris Hilton-branded kitchen products to the test. I have some thoughts.

Best External Hard Drive (2026): SSD to Store Data, Video & More

SCOTT GILBERTSON

Need an ultrafast drive for video editing or a rugged option to back up your photos in the field? We’ve got a solution for every situation.

Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning

BOONE ASHWORTH, WIRED.COM

Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates.

Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane

REBECCA SZKUTAK

Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously.

Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid

TIM DE CHANT

Three offshore wind projects under construction on the U.S. East Coast are back to building after judges rebuked the Department of the Interior's actions.

Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about

CONNIE LOIZOS

While it's easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars, it’s worth remembering there are no oceans or mountains or chirpy birds in space. It's “not nice up there,” said Rubenstein. “It is not nice at all."

Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)

CONNIE LOIZOS

If you've been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here's what's actually driving the nervousness: it's not the 5% rate. As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the proposed wealth tax would hit founders on their voting shares rather than the actual equity they own. Take Larry Page, who about 3% […]

The AI healthcare gold rush is here

THERESA LOCONSOLO

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about hallucination risks, inaccurate medical information, and […]