The Best Ebook Readers, Tested and Reviewed (2024)

These WIRED-tested slates let you take the world’s library anywhere.

7 Best Water Bottles (2024): Owala, Hydro Flask, Yeti

Stay hydrated in style and cut down on single-use plastic with our favorite bottles—now updated with information on lead.

January 6 Rioters Think Donald Trump’s Victory Is Their Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

“I am electric. I feel vindicated,” said one January 6 rioter from jail.

Dispatch From Maricopa County: Election Deniers, Voting Counts, and More

We sent photographer Jamie Lee Taete on a road trip through Maricopa County, Arizona, during the US election.

Did Elon Musk Win the Election for Trump?

Through his wealth and cultural influence, Elon Musk undoubtedly strengthened the Trump campaign. WIRED unpacks whether it really was his efforts that sealed the deal for the president-elect.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour On Prediction Markets’ Big Night: ‘We Even Overtook Pornhub’

Prediction markets like Kalshi beat pollsters in forecasting the 2024 US election. Mansour now says financial marketplaces are the future of political prognostication.

Trump Won. What Will Happen to Electric Vehicles?

Thanks to Elon Musk’s influence, the president-elect has waffled on the future of America’s electric transition.

Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

Conspiracy theories about missing votes—which are not, in fact, missing—and something being “not right” are being spread widely on X in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.

Elon Musk’s America PAC Canvassers Faced Surveillance, Sickness, and Late Pay in Arizona

I felt like Big Brother was always watching me,” says a contracted door knocker, one of several who allege to WIRED that they faced poor working conditions while getting out the vote for Donald Trump.

Groypers Gave Illegal Hot Dogs and Burgers to Trump Voters

At an Arizona polling location, a college GOP group, supporters of an antisemitic influencer, and a Christian nationalist pastor were handing out hot dogs and burgers—but only if you voted for Trump.