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In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week and look closely at people’s complaints to the FTC alleging that ChatGPT led them or loved ones into AI psychosis.

Weapons, Hereditary, and Sorry, Baby are just a few of the movies you should be watching on HBO Max this month.

This discount brings the Bissell PowerClean FurFinder down to under $200.

We tested the latest and greatest gaming laptops—from portable machines to an 18-inch monster—so you can level up your game anywhere.

A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

In his newly translated memoir I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, Hu Anyan captures the brutal labor and quiet grace of life at the edge of China’s booming ecommerce industry.

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children.

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners.

Control these smart lights with a voice command or a tap on your phone. Now that’s a Christmas miracle.

SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extremists are incorrectly claiming that immigrants are the main recipients of food stamps.

At a time when nuclear threats feel more alarming than ever, Netflix’s doomsday film falls frustratingly flat. A 1964 masterpiece tells a much better cautionary tale.

Your kids are only kids for so long, but love and Lego sets last forever. Here are our top picks for the Lego fan in your life.

These bird feeders come with cameras and connected apps to let you see and learn about the birds in your neighborhood.

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It’s hard to beat this dual-purpose, budget-friendly soundbar in small spaces.

NBA stars, mobsters, and marks with fat wallets are all part of an alleged ring of rigged poker games. Here’s how these games are assembled, who attends, and how the purported cheating happens.

An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.

The US government shut down 30 days ago. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by.

Kids everywhere know her voice—if not her name. WIRED talks to the former SM trainee about her rise to global superstardom with her hit song “Golden.”

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