Eight years of research and 10,000 prototypes have created a luxury water bottle claiming to redefine the experience of drinking H2O, all for an eye-watering sum. www.wired.com/story/whats-...

You’ve seen the headlines: This battery breakthrough is going to change the electric vehicle forever. And then silence. @wired.com talked to experts about what’s really going on in EV batteries. Which tech is here? Which will be but isn’t yet? What’s not coming? www.wired.com/story/the-ev...

GLASS CEILING: Despite better specs @boone.bsky.social has a few concerns about Meta’s upgraded smart glasses. Read the full review on @wired.com www.wired.com/review/ray-b...

Porsche’s much-anticipated 2026 EV has charging tech akin to a giant Qi puck. But what happens when Mittens or Fido gets in the way of 11 kilowatts invisibly flying through the air? www.wired.com/story/porsch...

UNHAPPY FAMILIES: @craiggrannell.bsky.social takes a look at how when families break down, Apple's systems put in place to protect children online can fall apart. Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/apples...

WIRED's @davidgilbert.bsky.social chats with Nina Jankowics and Boston University Professor Joan Donovan to investigate why conspiracy theories around Kirk’s death are so potent, what they have in common with past assassination conspiracies. @wired.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_DC...

Skylight’s massive digital calendar helps to make sense of a busy family diary, but it won’t make you organized if you aren't already.

I have a very bad feeling about this...

POP-TASTIC: Can this one-of-a-kind super compact Bluetooth speaker you've seen on TikTok that can be screwed onto a standard soda bottle to boost the bass really work? @wired.com finds out. www.wired.com/review/sodap...

NEW LOOK: Amazingly, only now has Samsung's appointed its first ever chief design officer. He's got a hell of a job ahead of him. @verityburns.bsky.social asked him how he's going to save the brand from its design doldrums. Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-pe...

ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

$1,700 CHEAPER!!! - Samsung's Galaxy XR is available now in the US and South Korea, and makes the price of Apple's Vision Pro look even more ridiculous than it did already. @julianchokkattu.bsky.social has the full story for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/samsun...

LOOK HERE: Meta and Oakley might just have made sporty smart specs that might can replace your action cam. @adrienneso.bsky.social takes the Vanguards out for a full test run on @wired.com www.wired.com/review/oakle...

This story is still going great guns on @wired.com - I had no idea so many of you were interested in zippers!

POUR THINGS: The US whiskey industry is in free fall—which makes for an inauspicious time to launch a new distillery. This is how Kentucky-based Whiskey House is going to buck the trend by using tech at a scale never done before in the spirits industry. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/whiske...

ZIPPERS GET ZIPPIER: for more than a century, the zipper has stayed more or less the same. Now, after a 100 years of stasis, the company that makes half the world’s zippers has completely rethought the mechanism that holds much of modern clothing together. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-zi...

I wonder why...

CYBERBULLIED: To some it’s a metallic status symbol. To others fascism on wheels. Either way, heads turn. "I was married but not anymore. Women don’t like the vehicle." Do you Grok in it? "Her name's Aura, I use her as a therapist" @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com www.wired.com/story/owning...

STRAPPING IN: Want a watch strap as comfortable as fabric, light as rubber, strong as a metal and tactile as a Milanese? This titanium 3D-printed strap is 1,693 interconnected pieces (including the buckle) and held together with no pins or screws. Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/this-w...

CHINA CHANGE: It looks like new Chinese regs will force Tesla and other auto cos to bin their beloved flush door handles for something potentially safer. That's good. But when designs take years to perfect it's a harder road to better handles than you'd think @wired.com www.wired.com/story/new-ru...

More than 1,000 hp, 192 mph, and regen braking with more than half the force of an emergency stop aren't enough for the Italian carmaker—it might just have solved the EV sonic problem once and for all. Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ferrar...

TAG APPLE: TAG Heuer has a new smartwatch that uses its own OS so it can not only play nice with Android smartphones but also with iPhones too. The build looks good as well. But the price is premium too. @julianchokkattu.bsky.social has the details for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/tag-he...

Y NOT: For nearly two decades, Elon Musk has promised Tesla would make a more affordable electric vehicle. They now are. But its not the cheap fest you were hoping for. @wired.com has the full story www.wired.com/story/tesla-...

ABOUT FACE: In a move that comes as no surprise at all, Apple is ditching Vision Pro and racing to try and catch up with Meta and its Ray-Ban success. It's a very costly mistake, running into billions. Tim Cook's vision was wrong. By @boone.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-vi...

DUMPING SPOTIFY? If, like me, you've had quite enough of Daniel Ek (and even though he's stepping down from CEO he's still executive chairman) you can use this @wired.com guide to switch away and keep your playlists and favorites. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

SHOCKING: we got audio professionals to blindfold test the best headphones on the market. You won’t believe the results (sorry Sony). Read the full takedown on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/we-ask... www.instagram.com/reel/DPOqZUa...

DEAD TIRED: “When you suspect the driver is becoming drowsy, to remove even more of their physical engagement—that seems extremely counterproductive.” Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/story/...

DOGE DETAILS: "For five months we were instructed to bring in our own toilet paper. I literally kept two rolls at my desk. I wish I were joking." www.wired.com/story/oral-h... read the full piece on @wired.com

"The weirdness, the timid exchanges, the repeated commands, and the wooden conversations inadvertently reflect just how graceless this technology can be when used in the real world" - @boone.bsky.social on Meta's new smart specs. Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/meta-s...

FAST AND FURIOUS: "Volvo, a brand built on safety, has the EX30 Twin Motor Plus AWD.. marketed as an urban EV aimed 'at a younger demographic'.. but this can rocket from 0 to 60mph in 3.5 secs. A full second faster than a Porsche 911 T." Read more on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/evs-ha...

BAD LOOK: There’s something very wrong with the new Meta smart glasses. And the clue is in the subtle name change. @verityburns.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/metas-...

FACE TIME: Five years ago Rolex had a bright idea. The massive influence of that small collection of 5 watches is still shaping how timepieces look now. See @wired.com for the full story www.wired.com/story/how-a-...

LAST ONE STANDING: only one product Apple sells still using the lightning connector-and it’s 10 years old. Can you guess what it is? @wired.com www.wired.com/story/just-o...

APPLE FEST: Join @wired.com's team for the iPhone 17 debut today. We’re also expecting to see the all-new iPhone Air with a much thinner design and some next-gen battery tech. Also: prob new Watch versions, and refreshed AirPods... plus maybe a few surprises? www.wired.com/live/apple-e...

We reviewed the Friend pendant, and unsurprisingly hated it! "It is an incredibly antisocial device to wear," I wrote of my experience wearing it. "People were never excited to see it around my neck." www.wired.com/story/i-hate...

The TT-inspired roadster debuts Audi's new strategy for “radical simplicity”—and it looks terrific. www.wired.com/story/audis-...

KING CARRIER: @wired.com has found a new favorite bag. Here it is! Let me tell you about it. www.wired.com/story/wired-...

LOOKING AHEAD: Meta has made one strategically brilliant play to win the smart glasses race before Apple even gets going. Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/meta-h...

ROAD TO NOWHERE: @wired.com exclusively interviewed the top execs in Ford, Lamborghini, BYD, Hyundai, and more to see how they're planning to deal with what's coming down the road for the auto industry in the next 10 years. Alarmingly few had detailed strategies. www.wired.com/story/the-gl...

KILLING DREAMS: For years, Apple treated the idea of windows on the iPad as sacrilege. Not any more. To ensure its survival, Apple has done what it swore it never would. Read this excellent piece by @craiggrannell.bsky.social for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/apple-...

SCREEN DREAM? This is what happens when you ask your writer to ditch their proper computer for an entire week and work just using the new iPad setup... @craiggrannell.bsky.social took one for the @wired.com team www.wired.com/story/i-repl...

After a six-month pause, $5 billion in US federal electric-vehicle-charging money is now flowing back to the states—with a new catch that could make some gas station operators very happy. www.wired.com/story/the-fu...

AUTO OVERHAUL: @wired.com got an exclusive interview with Ford's CEO to get all the details on its radical new way of making EVs designed squarely to take on and best China and Tesla. "No one's ever built a car this way!" Jim Farley tells me. www.wired.com/story/fords-...

"Analysing visual evidence, bullets, medical data and patterns of injuries from 2 hospitals, interviews with medical organisations and surgeons, across approx 50 days, appears to show a sustained Israeli pattern of firing on Palestinians seeking food." www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

TAKE CHARGE: The perfect time to buy a used EV is, well, right now. No really: A $4,000 used EV tax credit for qualified buyers expires at the end of September. @aarianmarshall.bsky.social for @wired.com has the expert tips on exactly how to buy the best used EVs. www.wired.com/story/heres-...

This week on @stevenlevy.bsky.social's Backchannel newsletter: Dylan Field took Figma public in one of the wildest IPOs in recent memory. He insists the real story is the rise of design itself.

My heart goes out to the pr and comms teams of Apple today. There’s just no way to spin this.

WATCH WORDS: We've updated @wired.com's Best Watches for Under $1,000. All absolute bangers, for all tastes, and all worthy of a wrist assessment. My personal picks? Right now it would be Orient for the dress watch and Rotate North for the diver. What do you think? www.wired.com/gallery/best...

TRICKY STICKER: Heard of "ghost dots"? TikTok is promoting these sneaky cheap little stickers that have been made specifically in an attempt to get round Meta's video safeguards on its smart glasses. Read @thiccreese.bsky.social and @boone.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

MIRACLE MEDICINE: Take a peanut-based paste packed with 500 calories and 13 grams of protein. Store it in a 92-gram foil pouch with no added water or refrigeration required, and saving a life, it turns out, literally costs peanuts: just 71 cents a serving. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/whats-...