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Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and employees are expected to use AI tools daily. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-rolling-layoffs-jack-dorsey-block/

These compact Edifier speakers may not be the fanciest, but they’ll blow your monitor’s built-in speakers out of the water. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/edifier-m60-deal-226/

Fallout, Neighbors, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters are just a few of the TV shows we’re swooning over for February. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-best-shows-to-stream-right-now/

On TikTok, Chinese manufacturers are advertising signal-blocking weapons with the breezy cadence of consumer lifestyle advertising. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/pew-pew-the-chinese-sellers-marketing-military-drones-on-tiktok/

A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/an-fbi-asset-helped-run-a-dark-web-site-that-sold-fentanyl-laced-drugs-for-years/

The Executive Branch has a reported membership list that includes Trumpworld elites like David Sacks. A WIRED review of corporate filings reveals an under-the-radar player: a notorious former DC police officer. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/magas-secretive-members-only-club-is-partly-owned-by-an-ex-cop/

The Fulu Foundation, a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features, is hunting for a way to keep Ring cameras from sending data to Amazon—without breaking the hardware. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-10k-bounty-awaits-anyone-who-can-hack-ring-cameras-to-stop-sharing-data-with-amazon/

The Olympics often provide a moment of unity and celebration during times of geopolitical uncertainty. But blind nationalism didn’t win at the 2026 Winter Games. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-olympics-and-politics-are-more-intertwined-than-ever/

When you visit your local H&R Block store, you can save up to $50 when you use one of our (unique) codes. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/hr-block-coupon/

Documents say customs officers in the US Virgin Islands had friendly relationships with Epstein years after his 2008 conviction, showing how the infamous sex offender tried to cultivate allies. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-cbp-agents-us-virgin-islands/

If you have multiple email accounts, your Gmail setup may soon need some reorganizing. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/gmail-killing-pop-and-gmailify-access-what-it-means-for-you/

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming, and so is a fight among regulators, lawmakers, and advocates over their legality. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-political-war-over-prediction-markets-is-just-getting-started/

House Democrats are demanding answers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and urging it to halt rumored changes they say could undermine its mission. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/leading-us-research-lab-appears-to-be-squeezing-out-foreign-scientists/

These edibles made from functional fungi are not your childhood Flintstone vitamins. Source: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-mushroom-gummies/

Presearch’s “Doppelgänger” is trying to help people discover adult creators rather than use nonconsensual deepfakes. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-search-engine-for-onlyfans-models-who-look-like-your-crush/

Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit? Source: https://www.wired.com/story/could-we-put-ai-data-centers-in-space/

Whether you’re hiking, climbing, or backpacking, here’s how to use base layers, mid layers, and a shell to be comfortable no matter what nature throws at you. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/outdoor-layering-basics/

Inside Dewar’s cavernous whisky warehouses, man’s best mechanical friend—a Boston Dynamics robot dog with an ethanol sensor for a nose—is on the hunt for leaky barrels. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/meet-scotlands-whisky-sniffing-robot-dog/

We used particle size analysis and real-world testing to find the best conical burr, flat burr, and blade grinders for every budget and style of coffee drinker. Source: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-coffee-grinders/

Epilogue’s adorable GB Operator plug-in gizmo is a must-have for collectors of retro Nintendo Game Boy games. Source: https://www.wired.com/review/epilogue-gb-operator/