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TurboTax Full Service Coupons This July

MOLLY HIGGINS

Tax season doesn’t have to be stressful. Score 10% off full service expert on federal tax filings and more exclusive TurboTax discount codes on WIRED.

We-Vibe Discount Codes and Deals: Up to 60% Off

AMANDA CHATEL

Save on We-Vibe, including app-controlled bestsellers and popular gift sets designed for couples, connection, and shared pleasure.

Best Buy Discount Codes: Up to 60% Off

RYAN WANIATA

Find the latest Best Buy promo codes and offers, including 10% back in rewards for new cardmembers and free 2-day shipping with My Best Buy Plus, here at WIRED.

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

KATE PARK

AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.

Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

DAN GOODIN

"HalluSquatting" weaponizes LLMs' inability to say "I don't know."

Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

ANNA HEIM

ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.

Free Waymo Rides in California? You Can Thank a Regulatory Quirk

AARIAN MARSHALL

A key delay from a state agency means robotaxi rides in the company’s new Ojai vehicle might be free for a few more months.

This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster

JOEL KHALILI

Verity Harding tells WIRED that the US government’s nationalistic attitude toward AI is evidence that a worst-case scenario is taking shape.

What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out

ANDY GREENBERG

Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by China’s Volt Typhoon hackers—and found a nightmare scenario.

OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear

MATT BURGESS

Scammers are hijacking government websites to upload ads for “leaked” OnlyFans content. Thousands of copyright complaints from adult creators are helping people avoid malicious links.

Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend

MILES KLEE

A new book claims that Mystery, who teaches awkward men how to hit on women, had sex and smoked weed with an AI chatbot named Miss Shira Always.

LG Micro RGB Evo Review: Brilliant, Bright, Not Budget-Friendly

JOHN BRANDON

It’s hard to say if the pricey LG Micro RGB Evo television is worth shelling out for compared to its cheaper competitors, but you’ll probably enjoy its color-popping display.

9 Best Portable Power Stations (2026), Tested for Capacity and Size

SIMON HILL

Whether you’re going off-grid or safeguarding against blackouts, these beefy, WIRED-tested batteries can keep the lights on.

Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space

TIM FERNHOLZ

Kevin Weil's new role at Stoke Space suggests reusable rockets are the next hot thing in Silicon Valley.

The Best MagSafe Power Banks for iPhone and Android, Plus Ones to Avoid

SIMON HILL, LOURYN STRAMPE

Keep your iPhone or Qi2 Android phone topped up with one of the best portable chargers.