ICE's $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review

From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory.

In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026.

In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what’s in store for Uncanny Valley.

Forced by an act of Congress, the Justice Department has released “hundreds of thousands” of pages of documents related to Epstein—but not everything, as is required by law.

From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce sites.

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

The JBL Flip 7 is our top tried-and-tested Bluetooth speaker, and we haven't seen it sell for less than it is right now.

Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?

This year’s bumper crop looks at salsa, salads, drinking culture, home baking, and Italian cuisine.

I've tested smart home gear and high-tech party gadgets at every holiday party I've hosted so far this year. Here’s how to automate your party so you can actually enjoy the holiday season.

With prices at new lows and an incoming memory shortage, here's our advice on which MacBook you should buy.

Tote your photo and video gear around in style. We tested more than 80 packs and rounded up our favorites.

Spice things up with our favorite sex toys, date-night boxes, and lingerie for every type of couple.

Lightweight, powerful, and generally inexpensive, the handheld vacuum is the perfect household helper.

The world champion adaptive snowboard cross athlete repairs his own prostheses before a competition.

Build a watchlist of all the movies and shows you want to watch, no matter where they’re streaming.

See the new movie Avatar: Fire and Ash if you’d like. But if you really want to experience the big blue world of Pandora, the video game is where it’s at.

“I didn't expect this book to be analyzed like The Great Gatsby,” hockey smut author Rachel Reid tells WIRED.

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back control of your experience of the internet.”