The 8 Best Handheld Vacuums, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Lightweight, powerful, and generally inexpensive, the handheld vacuum is the perfect household helper.
QwenLong-L1 solves long-context reasoning challenge that stumps current LLMs
Alibaba’s QwenLong-L1 helps LLMs deeply understand long documents, unlocking advanced reasoning for practical enterprise applications.Read More
DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is ‘Really Not Leaving’
Federal workers from six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments as both new and familiar DOGE faces have appeared in meetings and at new offices.
AI approach developed with human decision-makers in mind
As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is exploring how algorithms can be designed to most effectively support—rather than replace—human decision-makers.
FLUX.1 Kontext enables in-context image generation for enterprise AI pipelines
FLUX.1 Kontext from Black Forest Labs aims to let users edit images multiple times through both text and reference images without losing speed.Read More
WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge
Sahil Lavingia, who says he was fired from DOGE after speaking out about his experiences there, told WIRED about how he communicated with the group, who appears to be in charge, and what might be coming next.
Horses ‘mane’ inspiration for new generation of social robots
Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners — like therapy horses who respond to human emotion — say researchers.
Four-legged robot plays badminton with humans
A small team of roboticists at Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a four-legged robot capable of playing badminton with human players.
DanaBot takedown shows how agentic AI cut months of SOC analysis to weeks
Agentic AI played a decisive role in dismantling DanaBot, a Russian malware platform responsible for more than 50 million dollars in damages.Read More
Why Anthropic’s New AI Model Sometimes Tries to ‘Snitch’
The internet freaked out after Anthropic revealed that Claude attempts to report “immoral” activity to authorities under certain conditions. But it’s not something users are likely to encounter.