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7 Lesser-Known Google Account Settings You Should Change

DAVID NIELD

Adjust your options for things like account recovery, ad personalization, and which parts of your Google profile are shared publicly.

Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR

ROB PEGORARO

Walkthrough experience includes visits to stars, exoplanets, and observatories.

Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America

ERIC BERGER

It's difficult to pinpoint the moment in my life where America started to lose the plot.

Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was

LEE HUTCHINSON

C:\ArsGames takes a look at the time Chris Roberts more or less made a whole movie.

Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech

VITTORIA ELLIOTT, WIRED.COM

New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline.

Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX's millenary milestone

STEPHEN CLARK

NASA awarded Rocket Lab deals for three dedicated launches using the company's Electron rocket.

Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start

JOEL KHALILI

During negotiations on Wednesday, employees voiced frustrations with what they consider an unwillingness among executives to engage meaningfully with the prospect of unionization.

Chevy built an All-American EV truck. Why is nobody buying it?

TIM DE CHANT

The Chevy Silverado EV is a solid first draft of an EV pickup truck. Here's what could make it better.

3 Nuclear Startups Hit a Big Milestone. Why It Matters—and Why It Doesn’t

MOLLY TAFT

The companies’ Fourth of July plans include celebrating new reactor designs coming online. But there’s still a long way to go before they deliver energy at a meaningful scale.

The Dune keypad device can be your meeting controller and more

IVAN MEHTA

The $149 Dune keyboard can be a meeting controller at least and a script-executing keypad at best.

The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari

LAUREN FORRISTAL

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

The only AI glossary you’ll need this year

NATASHA LOMAS, ROMAIN DILLET, KYLE WIGGERS, LUCAS ROPEK

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

Scientists Have Identified a New Fossil Species of Axolotl in Mexico

FERNANDA GONZÁLEZ

Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for millions of years.

The Best Fourth of July Mattress Sales on Beds We Actually Sleep On (2026)

NICOLE KINNING

From cooling hybrids to organic latex beds, these are the mattresses WIRED reviewers actually sleep on and recommend.

Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

RITSUKO KAWAI

Aa large-scale study demonstrates that preservatives widely used in everyday processed foods may exacerbate common health risks.