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Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield

ISABELLE JOHANNESSEN

The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco — no application, no further competition, a guaranteed spot on the world's most […]

Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out

CONNIE LOIZOS

Neil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily.

SteelSeries Coupon Codes: 15% Off in July 2026

NENA FARRELL

Find the best SteelSeries coupon codes, promo codes, and discount codes for May 2026. Get deals on headsets, keyboards, and mice, including first-order and student discounts.

Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents

DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA

“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm.

The Best Tech for Back to School

GEAR TEAM

Get ready to crush your coursework or scoot to class in style with these back-to-school gear picks.

Balmuda NatureWind Studio Review: A Better Breeze

KAT MERCK

Balmuda has engineered a remarkably pleasant breeze with its new NatureWind Studio, but is it worth hundreds more than its competition?

How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage

DAVID NIELD

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.

FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

TIK ROOT

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

ANDY GREENBERG, DELL CAMERON, LILY HAY NEWMAN

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.

The Best Motion Sensors and Home Security Gadgets Without Cameras

SIMON HILL

If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

4 Best Walking Pads for Small Spaces and Standing Desks (2026)

BOUTAYNA CHOKRANE

Our remote team clocked serious hours walking, working, and sometimes jogging to find the best under-desk treadmills for home offices and small spaces.

Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?

JOSHUA COHEN, UNDARK MAGAZINE

The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.

A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn’t suck anymore

TIM DE CHANT

A recent road trip in an EV revealed just how much faster and more reliable DC Fast charging has become in the U.S.

Federal employees can download TikTok on their work phones again

ANTHONY HA

The Department of Justice says that federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices.

All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the U.S. this year

KIRSTEN KOROSEC

Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year.