Month: November 2023

Two years after Tesla was due to deliver its first electric trucks, the Cybertruck is really, truly here—and the base model costs $61,000. That’s about $21,000 more than CEO Elon Musk promised when the Cybertruck was first introduced four years ago. And that cheapest model won’t be available until...

The Cybertruck Is HereThanks for following WIRED’s live coverage of the Cybertruck delivery event. It was light on detail at times but there was no shortage of footage of the Tesla’s latest EV tearing across epic landscapes. And plenty of Elon Musk being Elon Musk. You can catch up...

Scientists use harmless viruses to ferry and insert the new genetic material because of their natural ability to get inside cells. But the potential for these viruses to accidentally trigger another cancer has long been considered a theoretical risk. In its notice, the FDA said the use of these...

United States lawmakers are receiving a flood of warnings from across civil society not to bend to the efforts of some members of Congress aimed at derailing a highly sought debate over the future of a powerful but polarizing US surveillance program. House and Senate party leaders are preparing...

“Many existing generative-AI-powered chat assistants are great for consumers, and you can do really cool things with them, but they lack a lot of the features that you would need to make them truly useful at work,” Selipsky says. Amazon is making other moves to catch up in generative...

We’ll give you a second to zoom in. Wayyy in, since odds are that you’re reading this on a tiny mobile screen or a pint-sized laptop screen. OK, make that your last zoom in and upgrade yourself to a standalone monitor. Whether you work from home, spend your free...

Relax. You can un-clench your wallet now. You’ve moseyed into a budget-friendly Cyber Monday post. Yes, there’s such a thing. Even in this wallet-sucking, double sales week, there are plenty of Cyber Monday deals for under $50 on reviewer-approved gadgets. No random third-party sellers or too-good-to-be-true gear—just the stuff...

I’ve tested a lot of electric bikes at a wide variety of price points, but I’m never more excited than when Specialized launches another new ride. We’ve tried everything from the company’s first electric cargo bike (9/10, WIRED Recommends) to the electric mountain bike (8/10, WIRED Recommends) to a...

Every single year I tell myself that I’m not going to go overboard for the holidays. Then I start shopping for 20 people. If you’re in the same boat, you’ll be happy to know we’ve tracked down the Black Friday deals under $50 on reviewer-approved gadgets. No random third-party...

We here at WIRED are big fans of bikes, electric bikes, bike accessories, and any vehicles, policies, or infrastructure that advance active transportation. Getting people more active as they go about their daily business provides exercise, builds resilient, close-knit, mixed-income communities, and helps develop safer streets. As Portland, Oregon,...