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I've spent almost a year testing dozens of heat protectants for hair. Whether you’re blow-drying, curling, or straightening, these are the best formulas I've found.

A surprisingly high-tech case makes these low-budget hearing aids almost worth considering.

The art of ordering and culling your possessions before you die should extend to your documents, photos, and digital accounts.

Plus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, North Koreans busted hiding malware in the Ethereum blockchain, and more.

Plus: Coros has a new mountain watch, July unveils a trackable suitcase, Fujifilm has a new Instax, GrapheneOS will work on non-Pixel phones soon, and Roku leans into AI.

The Repair App is a new platform that connects trusted repair service providers with people who need their stuff fixed. It couldn’t come at a better time for economically strapped consumers.

This dual-stimulating vibrator is a nice entry for beginners, but you may want to opt for the standard Lush 4.

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This fall, The Home Depot cut prices on bedding, cutlery, rugs, and Milwaukee power tools. Here’s where to find the biggest deals.

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra get a rare discount until the end of the day.

Cory Doctorow’s theory of “enshittification” explains how tech platforms rot from within. As AI grows more profitable—and powerful—it risks the same fate.

Musk posted nonstop at the beginning of the year about British politics, until his focus was consumed by DOGE. Now he’s back.

Ditch the dongles. These multiport USB hubs will maximize your connectivity options.

We tested some of the most popular automatic dry- and wet-food pet feeders to see which ones are worth the money.

Blueprint combines AI and curated designs to get your website up and running in a few minutes.

From beach days to board meetings, these top totes are designed to protect your valuables, and then some.

A couple of minor upgrades are the backbone for this new hearing aid from Jabra, which replaces its Enhance Select 500.

WIRED has tested 100-plus bed-in-a-box mattresses for a week each. Our top pick, the Helix Midnight Luxe hybrid, is the best bed you can buy online.

Many will assume that OpenAI’s Sora app represents a new era of social media. But that’s wrong—all it does is reanimate our current one.

The software-driven approach pioneered by a new Kentucky distillery runs counter to the low-tech methods of whiskey's old guard. Its mix of data and automation might help pave a way forward.