CYBORG CONTEST: 🚨 WORLD FIRST 🚨 @wired.com strapped on exoskeletons and raced... and there’s one clear winner. We put the latest consumer options from Dnsys and Hypershell in a head-to-head test on a pro athletic track. On your marks… www.wired.com/story/story/...

ALL HANDS: it was LVMH Watch Week this week, so here's @wired.com’s pick of the timepieces that made their debut including the best TAG in years—plus one notable gatecrasher from Omega. www.wired.com/story/lvmh-w...

The Swedish brand’s latest computer-packed EV hopes to take on and beat the BMW iX3. But we’re more excited about the new seat belt. www.wired.com/story/volvo-...

BEST EVs IN 2026: Here are the most exciting EVs @wired.com can't wait to get a closer look at in 2026, with Hyundai, Slate Auto, Aston Martin, Geely, Audi, Xiaomi, Kia, Porsche, Rivian and more www.wired.com/story/the-16...

Google’s wireless protocol Fast Pair is for single-tap connection. Researchers have discovered hackers can use it to connect to millions of devices and access speakers, mics and location—even if the victim is an iPhone user who’s never owned a Google product. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/google...

Car Makers Have Abandoned CES. Here's Why: www.wired.com/story/where-... Read the full piece on @wired.com

BRAIN BRICK: Lego has found a way to make its decidedly analog toys smart with a special brain brick and connected minifigs and tiles. Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/lego-s...

At CES 2026, we went hands-on with the three-panel Samsung tablet that folds up to the size of a (large) phone. www.wired.com/story/samsun...

TESLA LOSES CROWN: no longer top dog in the global EV race, it’s not surprising Elon’s company looks less and less like a car company these days. Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/byd-tr...

FIRST RIDE: @wired.com takes a trip in Jaguar's relaunch flagship EV—the one with the design that got everyone talking at the end of last year. And as well as those looks being softened by an extra set of doors, we can tell you that it's mighty fast. www.wired.com/story/jaguar...

ALL YOUR FAULT?: Ford is killing the all-electric F-150 due to weak demand and says its now "following the consumer" with yet another shift in its EV manufacturing plans. @aarianmarshall.bsky.social has the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ford-k...

In an EV world where Jell-O-mold cars are designed for creating the least drag, many are yearning for the auto aesthetics of yesteryear. China’s Juncheng makes new classic Bronco and Defender body shells cheaper, and stronger, than the originals. Read more on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-in...

can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot

SHIFT CHANGE: It's all change at Apple, but could this exodus of talent at the Cupertino company reinvigorate the brand's hardware, especially if “a product guy” takes the helm? Can it get back to its golden age? @sophiecharara.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/can-ha...

HANDHELD MACBOOK: Hackers poking around in iOS 26 have uncovered something Apple definitely didn’t intend anyone to see: iPhones are—right now—capable of running a full, fluid desktop experience... Is this the OS the coming “iPhone Fold” will use? Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/your-i...

TESLA TROUGH: Tesla sales in the EU dived again in November: down 58% in France, minus 59% in Sweden, and down 49% in Denmark. Germany recorded just 750 vehicles sold in October. BYD sold more than twice as many cars. The only exception is Norway. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/why-do...

BESPOKE MOONSWATCH? Swatch has found a way to create individual MoonSwatches that are unlike any other. But they'll also have an equally individual way of being sold. Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/every-...

NEW EV PORSCHE MYSTERY: "I've asked three times for an answer. Porsche still won't say. Could it be the company hasn't yet signed up to a specific model? Who knows. But it’s very odd ... Porsche will have to come clean at some point." Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/porsch...

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-...