04 Jul The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned IARPA director Rick Muller is departing after just over a year at the R&D unit that invests in emerging technologies of potential interest to agencies like the NSA and the CIA, WIRED has learned.
04 Jul 61 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on Products We’ve Tested (2025) Amazon Prime Day is next week, but we’ve already found great early deals on WIRED-tested products at some of their lowest prices ever.
04 Jul Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies Newly disclosed records show Attorney General Pam Bondi gave cover to not only Apple and Google, but also several other companies that help TikTok operate in the US.
03 Jul A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now The Scattered Spider hacking group has caused chaos among retailers, insurers, and airlines in recent months. Researchers warn that its flexible structure poses challenges for defense.
03 Jul The 46 Best Deals From REI’s July 4 Outdoor Gear Sale (2025) Whether you need a camp chair, sleeping pad, running shoes, or new pack, REI’s Independence Day sale has something for everyone.
03 Jul Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations.
02 Jul A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’ Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated.
01 Jul Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams The US Justice Department revealed the identity theft number along with one arrest and a crackdown on “laptop farms” that allegedly facilitate North Korean tech worker impersonators across the US.
01 Jul The 36 Best Deals From REI’s July 4 Outdoor Gear Sale (2025) Whether you need a tent, sleeping pad, rain jacket, or new pack, REI’s Independence Day sale has something for everyone.
01 Jul Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash After critics called the bill a “get-out-jail-free-card” for Big Tech that could make it nearly impossible to rein in social media platforms, Senator Marsha Blackburn killed her own compromise.