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Samsung Promo Codes & Coupons - October 2024
Save up to 30% with a Samsung promo code and enjoy huge savings on top tech! Verified Samsung deals from WIRED help you save on phones, TVs, and more.
Oura Ring 4: Specs, Price, Features, Availability
Oura’s update to its category-defining smart ring will be smaller, smarter, and add even more women’s health features.
Verified Walmart Promo Codes for October 2024
Discover Walmart promo codes and deals to score as much as 65% off thousands of flash deals for tech, groceries, clothing, appliances & more!
Dyson Promo Code: 20% Off October 2024
Get 20% off with a Dyson promo code. Browse deals on our favorite vacuums and unlock more ways to save with today’s top Dyson coupon codes from WIRED.
Players Are Turning the ‘Echoes’ in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’ Into Cheat Codes
Behold, my new flying machine: this table attached to a bird.
VP Debate Night: Vance Sanitized Trumpism, Walz Called Himself a Knucklehead
The WIRED politics team unpacks the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election.
Hacking Generative AI for Fun and Profit
The Sundai Club meets once a month with a goal of pushing the limits of generative AI. Earlier this year, its members built me a handy tool for journalists.
Pavel Durov Defends Telegram's Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest
After Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, the platform has made several changes that seemingly make it friendlier to authorities.
Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is
Many homeowners in North Carolina won’t be insured against flooding or landslides due to the fragmented way in which disasters are covered.
How to Generate an AI Podcast Using Google’s NotebookLM
A little-known AI notebook tool from Google is going viral for its Audio Overviews that mimic the speech cadence of podcasters. Here’s how to try it out.
Coperni’s Spray-On Dress Was a Viral Smash. This Gravity-Defying Gel Bag Might Top It
The sci-fi-loving fashion house has partnered with Disney to make an eco-friendly bag that could signal a shift in 3D-printed apparel.
5 Best Food Dehydrators, Tested and Reviewed
We put some of the most popular food dehydrators to the test with beef jerky, fruit leather, and dried flowers.
No, Tim Walz Is Not Friends With School Shooters
Right-wing lawmakers, pundits, and trolls have jumped on the moment in the vice presidential debate when Tim Walz said he was “friends with school shooters.”
Bobbi Althoff on Exactly How She Got Rich—and How Rich, Exactly
From Mommy TikTok to that Drake interview and beyond, the podcast host is proof you can brute-force your way to online fame—and make a shit ton of money along the way.
Formula E’s Race to Get the Whole World Electrified
Since launching in 2014, the world’s premier EV racing series has made huge technological leaps and gained hundreds of millions of fans. But CEO Jeff Dodds won’t rest until every new car is electric.
Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency—ARIA—is the UK's answer to Darpa. But can it put the country back on the scientific map?
23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?
The home DNA testing boom is over, and 23andMe is running out of options.
We Staged a Debate to Test the Bluetooth Earrings Kamala Harris Didn’t Wear
Could Vice President Harris have used these Bluetooth audio earrings to gain any debate advantage? Not on your life.
The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years
With Monday's closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, coal is no longer being used to provide electricity in the UK.
The 30 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (October 2024)
Civil War, Furiosa, and Beetlejuice are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Max this month.