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73 Absolute Best Black Friday Deals Right Now (2022)

The Salesmas season started a bit early this year, but that’s only made things more confusing—what’s really a deal? What’s not? It’s hard to know which deals to snag and which to walk away from. Luckily, we’ve done the hard work for you. WIRED reviewers try countless gadgets, tools,...

14 Best Black Friday Google Device Deals (2022): Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, Nest Cam

Google started its Black Friday deals early, but the price cuts are still going strong. Pixel phones, Pixel Buds wireless earbuds, and smart home gadgets we like are seeing substantial discounts—even devices that launched barely a month ago.  Updated on November 24, 2022: We’ve added the Nest Mini and...

25 Best Apple Black Friday Deals (2022): Apple Watch, IPads, AirPods

Apple isn’t holding a Black Friday sale per se, but it is throwing in a gift card when you purchase an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, or an accessory directly from its store. That’s … fine, but Apple devices are expensive—we don’t blame you if you don’t want...

Omega’s New Bond Watch Plays A Movie On Its Back

Although it may feel like it, Omega has not been inextricably linked with James Bond since October 5, 1962, when one of cinema’s most iconic characters made his on-screen debut. That first “Bond watch” was, whisper it, a Rolex—the Submariner Ref. 6538. Others have provided secret service, too, including...

Here’s Proof Hate Speech Is More Viral On Elon Musk’s Twitter

Elon Musk reactivated Donald Trump’s Twitter account last weekend, reversing a ban imposed in January 2021 after his posts were deemed to have incited violence at the US Capitol. Trump has not started using his account again, but social media researchers have warned for months that his return could bring a...

The US Has A Bomb-Sniffing Dog Shortage

The Covid-19 pandemic played a key role in the global supply chain logjam of the past 18 months that has disrupted commerce and fueled a cost-of-living crisis around the world. And it seems no pipeline has escaped its impact. After years of trying to raise awareness about a shortage...

Autonomous Vehicles Join The List Of US National Security Threats

Amid rising concerns about China’s growing international data collection apparatus, a newly divided US Congress is applying fresh scrutiny to the possibility that imported Chinese technology could be a Trojan horse. In a letter to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shared exclusively with WIRED, Representative August Pfluger asks...

16 Best Cheap Headphones And Earbuds For $100 Or Less (2022)

The Best headphones under $100 are harder to find than you might think. Here at WIRED, it’s part of our job to listen to music all day, often on exceedingly fancy and bonkers-expensive models. We have playlists for testing bass, for assessing detail, for dance parties—we get way into...

How To Declutter Your Home Screen

If you still want easy access to apps but find that you just have too many icons on your home screens, folders can help. To create a folder, drag an icon on top of another icon—it can be an app shortcut or a shortcut to something else, like a...