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In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors was not unconstitutional—the first case of its kind on which the court has ruled.

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YouTube found that Shorts with Shopping product stickers saw over 40% more clicks on products than Shorts with the Shopping button. 

After an attack on Iran's Sepah bank, the hyper-aggressive Israel-linked hacker group has now destroyed more than $90 million held at Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex.

It's the latest cyberattack on Iran claimed by a pro-Israeli hacking group since the latest flare up in tensions between the two countries.

The DJI Power 1000 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $449, down from the list price of $999. That's a 55% discount.

A personal data protection guide revealing 10 signs your information is circulating among data brokers and practical strategies to regain control of your digital footprint.

Dell’s buttoned-up OLED monitor beautifully brings HDR to PC monitors at a reasonable price.

Investment app Grifin secured a $11 million Series A funding round.

From made-to-measure smart shades to retrofit curtain bots, these are our favorite WIRED-tested drapes for your windows.

Astronomers have created a magnificent visual map of the spiral galaxy using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

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As of June 18, the Apple AirPods 4 (without ANC) are on sale at Amazon for $99. Usually they're listed for $129, so you're saving 23%.

Jon Stewart interviewed the recent Pedro Pascal look-a-like winner on "The Daily Show".

Silk & Snow’s got an organic mattress in its lineup, and it’s amazingly comfortable—but only for solo sleepers.

Traditional and indie authors are flooding #WritersTok with videos of them editing their manuscripts to refute accusations of generative AI use—and bring readers into their very human process.

U.S. President Donald Trump will issue another extension to decide the fate of TikTok, pushing it by 90 days, the White House said on Tuesday.

Sales of the workout supplement are skyrocketing. But some of the most popular gummies available online contain little to no creatine at all.

As of June 18, the Philips 4400 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine is on sale at Amazon for $799.98. This is 20% off its list price of $999.99.

New Android security updates include smarter scam detection, Key Verifier for identity confirmation, Find Hub tracking and Advanced Protection to safeguard your phone and data.

At first it was dismissed as a crazy joke. Making the Enhanced Games a reality needed a Peter Thiel posse, a couple of retired swimmers, some MAGA money, and a whole lot of drugs.

Whether you want to call it quits after a trial or you're just fed up with Amazon, here's a step-by-step guide to canceling Prime.

In the digital age, being 'cringe' seems like a huge faux pas. But fearing it could stop you from going after what you want.

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Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump's new mobile network and T1 smartphone during his monologue on Tuesday.

Here's how to change your name on your Facebook account via your desktop or mobile, as well as rules on what you can change it to.

As of June 18, the 75-inch Hisense QD7 Mini-LED 4K Smart TV is on sale at Amazon for $648.99.

Save 38% on the Toshiba 75-inch Class C350 TV at Amazon.

Here's a step-by-step guide to how to block people on TikTok.

Nuance Hearing Glasses have a lot of promise, although they don't fully deliver as hearing aid replacements just yet.

Yeah, the Apple AirTag is pretty good, but these Android Bluetooth trackers will do the same job.

Comet C/2014 UN271, aka Bernardinelli–Bernstein, is already releasing gas, even though it's still far from the sun's heat in the solar system.

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Save on household items, furniture, gas, and more with this 1-year BJ's Club Card membership with BJ's Easy Renewal for just $20 (reg. $60).

How to watch Club World Cup for free. Live stream Al Ain vs. Juventus in the 2025 Club World Cup for free.

How to watch Club World Cup for free. Live stream CF Pachuca vs. RB Salzburg in the 2025 Club World Cup for free.

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Score 2TB of cloud storage for life with this deal from FileJump Cloud Storage, now just $69.97 (reg. $467) through July 20.

Bring home an Apple iPad Pro for just $449.99 (reg. $849) while supplies last.

Do you need to stay through "Elio"s end credits? We give you a spoiler-free answer.

TikTok creator Macy Blackwell on how she posts every day, creates those grand patio displays, and why she loves LTK as much as she does.

Answers to each clue for the June 18, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Stephen Colbert has reacted to the news of Trump launching a mobile network and T1 smartphone.

Save $150 on the 2025 Apple MacBook Air M4 at Amazon. This MacBook Air has hit its lowest-ever price ahead of Prime Day.

Pope Leo XIV, the new American pope, is making the threat of AI to humanity a key issue of his legacy, even as the technology industry has spent years attempting to make friends with the Vatican. 

President Donald Trump will reportedly delay the U.S. TikTok ban for a third time this week.

With Polar as their ‘Merchant of Record’ responsible for handling billing and taxes, developers can sell online products and SaaS subscriptions globally from day one.

How to unblock porn for free in Texas. Unblock and watch Redtube for free from anywhere in the world.

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Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Take aerial photos (and selfies) like a pro.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1460 on June 18 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

The latest San Francisco startup culture drama happened on Monday night. And it occurred over “the most legendary party that never happened."

The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on something of a hiring spree lately, trying to staff up Meta’s new superintelligence team with top-tier AI researchers from competing labs. To work on a team led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and at a desk physically near Zuckerberg, Meta has reportedly offered employees from OpenAI […]

Roblox's 'Grow a Garden' is exploding in popularity. Here's what it is and how it's kinda sorta like 'Farmville.'

The contract could put the model maker in competition with the OpenAI services that Microsoft wants to sell to the DoD.

Tesla, Kia, and Volkswagen took six of the top 10 spots in the 2025 American-Made Index, which ranks vehicles built and bought in the U.S.

AI companies are battling to dominate the industry, but sometimes, they’re also battling in Pokémon gyms. As Google and Anthropic both study how their latest AI models navigate early Pokémon games, the results can be as amusing as they are enlightening — and this time, Google DeepMind has written in a report that Gemini 2.5 […]

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expects that AI automations will both change how people work and change the number of people needed.

Meta is reportedly working on a pair of AI smart glasses with Prada.

Tumblr users are complaining that content is being falsely labeled as mature, the latest tech company to grapple with automated flagging and takedowns.

New research shows that Meta's Llama could reproduce verbatim passages from the first Harry Potter book, which could have big implications for AI copyright cases.

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The buzzy AI-powered autonomous vehicle software company doubles its valuation from last year -- and then some.

Facebook announced on Tuesday that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation.

Rumors of these layoffs began back in April as Intel looks to refocus on its core business units and shed additional bloat.

Trump Mobile says its T1 smartphone will be made-in-America, but online investigators aren't so sure.

The apparent cyberattack comes as Israel and Iran engage in a days-long escalating military conflict.

The apparent cyberattack comes as Israel and Iran engage in a days-long escalating military conflict.

Has A.I. become a part of your daily work routines? We want to know.

Spend management startup Ramp announced on Tuesday that it raised a $200 million Series E led by its largest investor, Founders Fund.

Spend management startup Ramp announced on Tuesday that it raised a $200 million Series E led by its largest investor, Founders Fund.

In her new book Bad Company, journalist Megan Greenwell chronicles how private equity upended industries from health care to local news—and the ways workers are fighting back.

This Microsoft Office license is only discounted to A$45 through 20 July. It has Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for Windows computers.

Anysphere launched a new $200-a-month subscription plan for its popular AI coding tool, Cursor, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The new plan, Ultra, offers users 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI compared to the company’s $20-a-month subscription plan, Pro. Anysphere also says Cursor users […]

Posts from federated users will be found on the Following tab of the Threads app.

Eligible Prime members can score three free months of Kindle Unlimited as a Prime Day treat. That's a total of $35.97 in savings.

Waymo is expanding its commercial robotaxi service area by another 80 square miles, a move that brings its driverless vehicles into new parts of Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Last month, streaming services accounted for 44.8% of all television viewership, their largest share to date.

With this Amazon Music Unlimited freebie, you can pause Spotify or Apple Music for a few months and save over $30.

As of June 17, get a Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 for 48% off at Amazon.

Right now, the Insignia 50-inch F50 LED Fire TV is on sale for $179.99 ahead of Prime Day for a savings of $120, or 40% off.

The 65-inch Toshiba Class C350 Series LED 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $299.99, down from the list price of $419.99. That's a 29% discount.

Pixar's "Elio" follows an 11-year-old boy whom aliens mistakenly believe to be the leader of Earth. It hits theaters June 20.

Pokémon fans online are losing substantial amounts of save data when transferring to Switch 2, but there's a simple fix for that.

Right now, Amazon is offering 6 new freebie games ahead of the upcoming 4 day Amazon Prime Day.

Even those with the blackest thumbs can become master gardeners—as long as they’re willing to shell out for a subscription.

The amount of workers using AI has nearly doubled in two years.

Prime members can sign up for Audible Premium Plus for free for three months, saving a total of $44.85, through July 31.

As of June 17, save $10 on Grubhub+ deliveries over $20 for Prime members.

As one of the best TVs of 2024, the 42-inch C4 OLED would make a great bedroom TV. Get it for over 50% at Amazon as of June 17.

The 55-inch Hisense Class U6 QLED 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $498.99, down from the usual price of $799.99. That's a 38% discount.

As of June 17, get a 262-piece Craftsman Mechanic Tool Set on sale for $149.00. That's $100 off.

Best Buy announced Tuesday its plans to host a weeklong "Black Friday in July" sale that overlaps with Amazon Prime Day 2025.

A new, sweet trend has women pretending to threaten viewers to support their soft-spoken boyfriends in their special interests and hobbies.

As of June 17, get the Renpho Smart Scale for 26% off at Amazon ahead of Prime Day.

The Anker Soundcore P20i earbuds are on sale for just $19.97 at Amazon, which is half off their list price and the lowest price on record.

The Soundcore V40i open-ear headphones are on sale at Amazon for $72, down from the normal price of $79.99. That's a 10% discount.

According to new research from Nieman Lab, the top source of news for Americans is now social media.