One Piece’s Anime Sets Sail Again in April
2025's going to be a year of One Piece, and kicks off with the anime leaving hiatus to continue the "Egghead" arc.
Apple’s next AirPods Pro could offer heart rate and temperature monitoring
Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may come packing some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the Power On newsletter this weekend, Gurman reports that Apple has been testing features including temperature sensing and heart rate monitoring for the earbuds. So far, Apple has found that the Apple Watch still does the latter better, but the AirPods “aren’t terribly far off” in their readings, he writes. The company has also reportedly revived i...
James Bond’s Future Is Being Shaken Up by Corporate Clashes
Turns out, things aren't quite rosy for James Bond: the Broccolis and Amazon MGM can't agree on how to handle his next outing.
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Astronomers Find a Black Hole Tipped Over on its Side
Almost every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole churning away at its core. In most cases, these black holes spin in concert with their galaxy, like the central hub of a cosmic wagon wheel. But on December 18, 2024, NASA researchers announced they had discovered a galaxy whose black hole appears to have been turned on its side, spinning out of alignment with its host galaxy. The galaxy, NGC 5084, was discovered centuries ago by German astronomer William Herschel, but it took new t...
Your Keurig Coffee Pods Are Never Getting Recycled
A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. Experts say it’s complicated.
Apple is reportedly working on a smart doorbell system that could unlock your door with Face ID
Apple is developing a smart doorbell and lock system that would use Face ID to unlock the door for known residents, Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter. The face-scanning doorbell would connect to a smart deadbolt, which could include existing HomeKit-compatible third-party locks, according to Gurman. Or, Apple may “[team] up with a specific lock maker to offer a complete system on day one.” It’ll likely still be a while before we see the doorbell-lock system hit the market, though, ...
Chainsaw Man’s Back, and He’s Going To the Movies
Studio MAPPA's getting ready to hurt Denji on the big screen with 2025's Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc.
Got Sniffly Allergies? Your Funky Nose Fungi Might Be to Blame
People with allergies or asthma have more diverse fungal communities thriving in their noses, according to new research.
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If You're Checking That Bag, It Better Have an AirTag
Make sure the battery isn’t low and turn on Lost Mode—even if the luggage isn’t lost—for more frequent alerts.
L’Oreal Professionnel AirLight Pro Review: Faster, Lighter, and Repairable
L'Oréal's first professional hair dryer combines infrared light, wind, and heat to drastically reduce your drying time.
9 Best French Presses (2024): Plastic, Glass, Stainless Steel, Travel
The humble French press is affordable, effective, and hard to mess up. Here are our favorites to make your morning cup of coffee.
Archaeologists Uncover a Medieval Floor Made of Bones
This rare feature, found only in North Holland, has left archaeologists baffled as to why someone would choose such a morbid material.
How to Change the Default Search Engine in Google Chrome
Just because you use Chrome doesn’t mean you have to use Google. Learn how to invite Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, or even ChatGPT into your omnibox.
The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025
In December 2024, YouTube TV again hiked its rates, this time to $83 a month, an increase of around $50 since the service’s debut in 2017. It’s just the latest live TV streaming service to raise prices Hulu+ Live TV jumped to $82 in August of 2024 and FuboTV’s cheapest tier climbed to $80 back in January. Even in the $80-range, these are still cheaper than cable in many markets, but the gap is steadily narrowing and at least you don’t need a contract or any special equipment like you do with cab...
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Apple's App Store Puts Kids a Click Away From a Slew of Inappropriate Apps
An analysis recommends that Apple, an emerging target for digital-safety advocates, apply an independent review for software age ratings.
The Universe Is Teeming With Complex Organic Molecules
Wherever astronomers look, they see life’s raw materials—and hints at answers to one of the great mysteries of science.
Cloud Gaming on the PlayStation Portal Isn’t the Exciting Step Forward We’d Hoped for
A software update was supposed to free up the PS Portal from its reliance on the PS5 and add a world of streamable games to its appeal. In practice, it does nothing of the sort.
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How Scammers Are Using AI This Holiday Season to Steal Your Money
Fake licenses and passports are being generated to fraudulently verify identities—among other techniques.
The Race to Translate Animal Sounds Into Human Language
With big cash prizes at stake—and AI supercharging research—interspecies translation is closer than ever. But what, if anything, would animals want to tell us?
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NASA is Developing Solutions for Lunar Housekeeping’s Biggest Problem: Dust!
Through the Artemis Program, NASA will send the first astronauts to the Moon since the Apollo Era before 2030. They will be joined by multiple space agencies, like the ESA and China, who plan to send astronauts (and “taikonauts”) there for the first time. Beyond this, all plan to build permanent habitats in the South Pole-Aitken Basin and the necessary infrastructure that will lead to a permanent human presence. This presents many challenges, the most notable being those arising from the nature...
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Where’s the Most Promising Place to Find Martian Life?
New research suggests that our best hopes for finding existing life on Mars isn’t on the surface, but buried deep within the crust. Several years ago NASA’s Curiosity rover measured traces of methane in the Martian atmosphere at levels several times the background. But a few months later, the methane disappeared, only for it to reappear again later in the year. This discovery opened up the intriguing possibility of life still clinging to existence on Mars, as that could explain the seaso...
DOC finalizes semiconductor awards totaling nearly $7 billion for Samsung, Texas Instruments and Amkor
The US Department of Commerce on Friday announced its awards for Samsung, Texas Instruments and Amkor Technology under the CHIPS Incentives Program, which come to more than $6.75 billion altogether. The program is meant to help expand domestic semiconductor production. Samsung was awarded up to $4.745 billion in direct funding a smaller amount than the preliminary award of up to $6.4 billion that was announced earlier this year while Texas Instruments was granted up to $1.61 billion and Amkor up...
Canoo put employees on a ‘mandatory unpaid break’ after pausing work at Oklahoma factories this week
After announcing this week that it furloughed 82 employees, EV startup Canoo emailed remaining workers to inform them they were being placed on a “mandatory unpaid break” and would be locked out of the company’s systems at the end of the day Friday, TechCrunch reports. The email viewed by TechCrunch reportedly said the break would last at least through the end of the year. Canoo announced on Wednesday that it was idling its Oklahoma factories “while it works to finalize securing the capital nece...
NordVPN’s Holiday Deal: Get this Top VPN for just $2.99 and Save 74%
Christmas is just a few days away. NordVPN lets you treat yourself to a great gift and enjoy a better online experience (whether it’s streaming, gaming, or anything else), all at a really sweet price.
Stranger Things‘ End Draws Closer as Season 5 Production Wraps
Netflix has some behind-the-scenes photos to remind you Stranger Things' final season is on the way.
The Mummy Is Reawakening With a New Movie in 2026
Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin is tackling a standalone version of The Mummy set to come out in April 2026.
Google proposes alternative remedies for its search monopoly after DOJ demands radical changes
Google has filed a proposal outlining how it would remedy the antitrust violations it’s been accused of by the Department of Justice, after the DOJ called for Google to sell off Chrome and face restrictions that would prevent it from favoring its own search engine in Android. Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in August that Google has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, and called Google “a monopolist.” Google said in the proposal filed on Friday nig...
Rise of Skywalker Showed Loving Star Wars Has Its Limits
Five years later, the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga has still left a mark on Star Wars and the world's relationship to it.
MIT-Linked Company Says It Will Build ‘World’s First Grid-Scale’ Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems pun out of a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research labs.
Superman’s Teaser Is the Biggest WB/DC Trailer Ever
As if there could ever be any doubt, the trailer for next year's Superman has been hitting big with audiences.
Our favorite books we read in 2024
We may be a bit technology-obsessed here, but the Engadget team does occasionally get around to low-tech activities, like reading. Well, some of us read on ereaders or our smartphones, but you get the point books are great, and we read some exceptional ones this year that each deserve a shoutout. These are some of the best books we read in 2024. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/our-favorite-books-we-read...
14 Best Planners: Weekly and Daily Notebooks and Accessories (2024)
Digital tools are not always superior. Here are some WIRED-tested agendas and notebooks to keep you on track.
Dan Da Dan’s First Season 2 Look is More Foreboding Than Fun
Jump Festa provided a short, but dark look at what's to come when Dan Da Dan returns with new episodes next summer.
The Electric Explorer’s Nightmare Launch Shows Everything Ford Gets Right and Wrong About EVs
Plagued by delays, tied to a rival’s electric platform, yet somehow still being clever and innovative, Ford’s European EV experiment embodies the automaker’s failure to commit to electric cars.
Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal
Google dominated the last era of search. Now the company and the US Justice Department are battling over how to set a fair playing field for generative AI.
Best Running Shoes (2024): Asics, Hoka, Nike, On Running
We clocked thousands of test miles to bring you the best running shoes for every pace, ability, and running goal.
Judge finds spyware-maker NSO Group liable for attacks on WhatsApp users
A federal judge in California has agreed with WhatsApp that the NSO Group, the Israeli cybersurveillance firm behind the Pegasus spyware, had hacked into its systems by sending malware through its servers to thousands of its users' phones. WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta, sued the NSO Group back in 2019 and accused it of spreading malware to 1,400 mobile devices across 20 countries with surveillance as its purpose. They revealed back then some of the targeted phones were owned by journalis...
Where Will All of Big Tech’s Nuclear Waste Go?
Nuclear waste is spread across 94 different nuclear sites in the U.S. and has no permanent home. Big Tech is going to add more to the pile.
Wood Veneer Hub’s Slat Panels Are an Easy Home Office Upgrade
Ditch the paint bucket and screw in these wood veneer panels to give your home office a makeover.
Your Teeth Could Hold a Neanderthal Legacy, Study Reveals
Researchers have identified genes linked to tooth size and shape, including one likely inherited from our long-lost cousins.
December Wildfires Are Now a Thing
Expect more fires like the fast-moving one in Malibu, scientists say.
How to Manage Food Anxiety Over the Holidays
The festive period can be stressful, particularly for those who struggle with food anxiety, weight concerns, or an eating disorder. Here are some tips for navigating an intense time of year.
The 25 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (December 2024)
It's a Wonderful Life, Merry Little Batman, and My Old Ass are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats
Plus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.
NASA Plans for ‘Continuous Heartbeat’ in Space After ISS Retirement
The space agency is looking to maintain human presence in the microgravity environment as it transitions to commercial stations.
A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time
On Christmas Eve, NASA's fastest-moving probe will come closer than ever to the surface of the sun.
To Improve Your Gut Microbiome, Spend More Time in Nature
Microbes found in green spaces can transfer into your body, increasing bacterial diversity and potentially boosting the strength of the immune system.
Music Can Thrive in the AI Era
It’s past time we applauded the creative skills of LLMs—and it might make us appreciate humans more too.
Nike Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 40% Off
Check out our deals for Nike this month, including up to 40% off select styles.
Design Within Reach Promo Codes: Extra 20% Off
Save an extra 20% on furniture, lighting, accessories, and more with our Design Within Reach coupon.
KitchenAid Promo Codes and Coupons: 10% Off
Save 10% + up to 30% on KitchenAid mixers, countertop appliances, and more discounts.
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The Unlikely Ingredient That Could End U.S. Dependence on Chinese Batteries
Batteries that use sodium could allow the U.S. to create a completely new supply chain
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The Next Great Leap in AI Is Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive
OpenAI has run into problem after problem on its new artificial-intelligence project, code-named Orion.
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The Unlikely Ingredient that Could End U.S. Dependence on Chinese Batteries
Batteries that use sodium could allow the U.S. to create a completely new supply chain
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Can Entangled Particles Communicate Faster than Light?
Entanglement is perhaps one of the most confusing aspects of quantum mechanics. On its surface, entanglement allows particles to communicate over vast distances instantly, apparently violating the speed of light. But while entangled particles are connected, they don’t necessarily share information between them. In quantum mechanics, a particle isn’t really a particle. Instead of being a hard, solid, precise point, a particle is really a cloud of fuzzy probabilities, with those probabilit...
io9 Survived the Nosferatu Experience
Robert Eggers' vampire tale opens December 25—and we got an early taste of its spooky atmosphere thanks to an immersive experience in Los Angeles.
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Qualcomm Prevails on Key Issues in Arm Suit
The ruling could mean Qualcomm doesn’t have to pay additional licensing fees.
It’s Skeletorbin’ Time: Jared Leto Is the He-Man Movie’s Big Bad
Leto will cackle maniacally (hopefully) alongside new additions Sam C. Wilson, Hafthor Bjornsson, and Kojo Attah in Masters of the Universe.
Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles over a tire pressure monitor issue
Another day, another Tesla recall. This time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) informed the owners of almost 700,000 Tesla vehicles warning them of a problem with a warning light for the tire pressure monitoring system as reported by the Associated Press. The recall affects the 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3 and 2020-2025 Model Y Vehicles. The NHTSA says the warning light for the tire pressure monitoring system may not stay illuminated between drives. Tesla says it ...
Disney Says Cost, Not Quality Concerns, Killed The Acolyte
Disney Entertainment co-chair Alan Bergman addresses the Star Wars that came and went—and looks ahead at what's coming next in the galaxy far, far away.
Elon Musk Says Only Far-Right Extremist Group ‘Can Save’ Germany
Musk has a history of supporting far-right causes in the U.S. Now he’s going international.
NASA’s Proposed Mars ‘Chopper’ Is Ingenuity on Steroids
The otherworldly helicopter, with its 36 blades, is the size of an SUV—a major upgrade from Ingenuity's four blades.
Lower Decks‘ Finale Got Some Additions When the Reality of Its End Kicked In
After the latest Star Trek series wrapped up this week, Tawny Newsome reflected on the reality of what could be the last time we see Mariner and friends.
James Bond (the movie franchise, not the spy) may be in deep jeopardy
Movie icon and super spy James Bond seemed to be on another rise to the top of the box office just a few years ago, but things have been almost as quiet as a shot from a Walther PPK with a silencer ever since then. Daniel Craig took on the role in 2006 with Casino Royale and passed the baton with 2021’s No Time to Die in one of the most heart-wrenching endings in Bond’s cinematic history (you cried, just admit it). The only thing sadder is the reason why we haven’t seen a new Bond movie since th...
Google's Gemini Deep Research tool is now available globally
A little more than a week after announcing Gemini Deep Research, Google is making the tool available to more people. As of today, the feature, part of the company’s paid Gemini Advanced suite, is available in every country and language where Google offers Gemini. In practice, that means Gemini Advanced users in more than 100 countries globally can start using Deep Research right now. Previously, it was only available in English. As a refresher, Deep Research takes advantage of Gemini 1.5 Pro’s a...
How to schedule messages on Instagram
Instagram is still thought of as a feed of algorithmically-suggested photos first and foremost, but the app is also pretty popular for messaging, too. If you want to take some of the stress out of remembering to send a birthday message to a friend, as part of a recent update, you can now schedule Instagram messages in advance. Scheduled messages can't contain media like GIFs, photos or videos, but you can schedule them up to 29 days in advance on both the Android and iOS versions of the app. Wha...
OpenAI Skips o2 and Debuts New o3 ‘Reasoning’ Model
Reasoning models are supposed to fact-check themselves by producing a step-by-step plan to find a correct answer.
2024 Was the Year the Bottom Fell Out of the Games Industry
From layoffs to the return of Gamergate, video games—and the people who make and play them—had a rough year.
Intel Arc B580 review: The new king of $250 GPUs (for now)
When Intel debuted its first Arc video cards two years ago, I was more than a little skeptical. Could a company that famously gave up on its last major desktop GPU project in 2009 actually make a dent in a market dominated by NVIDIA and AMD? Well, when I reviewed them in 2022, the Arc A750 and A770 turned out better than I thought, though they were also held back by Intel's poor drivers. But it seems Intel has learned from its mistakes. The new $250 Arc B580 performs better than AMD's low-end R...
2024 Gave Us Female-Fronted Horror Movies That Pushed Every Boundary
This year’s crop of standout characters went far beyond the genre’s typical final girls.
Lenovo’s Roll-Out Display Laptop Is So Pleasingly Weird
The latest leaks suggest Lenovo is serious about bundling as much screen as it can into its portable machines.
Hisense's HT Saturn speakers feature wireless Dolby Atmos and room calibration
Hisense has officially unveiled its new HT Saturn audio system just ahead of CES, and it's a doozy. This five-piece surround system includes four identical satellite units and a single 6.5-inch subwoofer. All told, it ships with 13 speakers spread across the five units, each of them wireless. The company says this system has been “purpose-built to complement” extra-large screens, with Hisense announcing its the perfect companion to its own TVs that are 85-inches or bigger. The HT Saturn is espec...
Ubisoft quietly squeezes out another NFT game featuring Rayman, Blood Dragon
Hey, gamers! Do you like Rayman? Do you like Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon? Do you wish they’d make a new Rayman or Blood Dragon game? Well, you got your wish (sort of) if you’re willing to give your wish a lot of leeway and a bit of money. Journalist Stephen Totilo’s Game File newsletter reported that Ubisoft secretly released a new Web3 game with NFTs featuring Captain Laserhawk from the Blood Dragon animated series spinoff on Netflix and Rayman (who hasn’t appeared in a proper new adventure in year...
OpenAI's next-generation o3 model will arrive early next year
After nearly two weeks of announcements, OpenAI capped off its 12 Days of OpenAI livestream series with a preview of its next-generation frontier model. “Out of respect for friends at Telefónica (owner of the O2 cellular network in Europe), and in the grand tradition of OpenAI being really, truly bad at names, it’s called o3,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told those watching the announcement on YouTube. The new model isn’t ready for public use just yet. Instead, OpenAI is first making o3 available to r...
This Tropical Virus Is Spreading Out of the Amazon to the US and Europe
Oropouche virus has posed little threat outside South America in the past, but land-use change, the climate crisis, and international travel all appear to be spreading this insect-borne disease to new places.
Archaeologists Unearth Rare ‘Fish Scale’ Armor From 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb
The unique armor is thought to have belonged to a man who ruled as emperor for just 27 days.
Here’s What Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘s Tantalizing End-Credit Scenes Mean
Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, and Jim Carrey star in Sonic's latest adventure, in theaters today.
Hawk Tuah Girl Breaks Silence on Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam
Hailey Welch broke her silence after the $HAWK memecoin coin crashed.
The 7 best white elephant gifts that are worth stealing
Whether or not you’ve heard of a white elephant gift exchange before, there’s a good chance you have the wrong idea of what it is, how it actually works and where the idea came from. According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. It was a far more devious punishment than simply having them executed. The recipient had no choice but to simply thank the king for such an opulent gift, knowing that they likely could not afford the upkeep for such an...
Dog Arthritis Treatment Under Fire After Reports of Severe, Even Fatal, Side Effects
In a new report this week, the FDA highlighted several serious adverse events and deaths associated with the drug Librela. The drug's maker, however, claims that it remains safe and effective.
Sssssurprise! Anaconda Is Slithering Down the Chimney for Christmas 2025
Paul Rudd and Jack Black co-star in the creature comedy from The Incredible Weight of Massive Talent's Tom Gormican.
OpenAI Upgrades Its Smartest AI Model With Improved Reasoning Skills
A day after Google announced its first model capable of reasoning over problems, OpenAI has upped the stakes with an improved version of its own.
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sues Zelle and four of its partner banks
On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued four financial companies involved with Zelle. The CFPB’s lawsuit (via CNBC) accuses Zelle’s operator (Early Warning Services) and three of the service’s partner banks JPMorgan Chase, Bank Of America and Wells Fargo of failing to protect consumers from widespread fraud on the peer-to-peer payment system. The CFPB says customers of those three banks have lost over $870 million during Zelle’s seven years as a payment service. The suit ...
Netflix scores the broadcasting rights to the FIFA Women's World Cup
Netflix has inked a deal with FIFA to snag exclusive US broadcasting rights to the next two Women’s World Cup tournaments, according to a report by ESPN. This contract covers both the 2027 and 2031 events. Neither entity has described the financial value of the deal, but it has been reported to be the most significant contract that FIFA has ever signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. FIFA president Gianni Infantino called it a “landmark moment for sports media rights and a “trul...
The best stocking stuffers for $50 or less
The big ticket tech gifts may get the lion's share of attention during the holidays, but it's surprising how much people appreciate small and thoughtful accessories and gadgets. We picked out a dozen such stocking stuffers for under $50 perfect for a little something extra for a loved one or a welcome gift for a coworker. Just be sure to check the shipping windows to make sure these handy gizmos will arrive in time. Here are some of our favorite techie gift ideas come in at $50 or less. ...
Our favorite Sony earbuds hit an all-time low, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
We're less than a week from Christmas, and if you haven't finished your holiday shopping, well, you should probably get on that. While it's likely too late to get most items shipped by Wednesday morning, there are still tons of decent tech deals available for those you're seeing after the holiday or if you just want to treat yourself. Sony's WF-1000XM5, our pick for the best wireless earbuds, is down to an all-time low of $198, for one, while the 10th-gen iPad is back at its best-ever price at $...
The best tech gifts for $100 or less to give for Christmas from Apple, Samsung and more
The winter solstice is upon us, which means that Christmas is next up and that the clock for timely gift-giving is nearly expired. If you're gifting for a tech fan, something from Apple, Google, Samsung or another big brand is always at the top of the list. But be prepared for sticker shock once you look at the price tags for their latest and greatest devices. Thankfully, you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to get a gift for someone that has all the cachet of a brand they know and love.A...
I Used AI to Do All of My Holiday Shopping
Chatbots aren't very good at picking gifts, but that didn't stop me from burning the planet in a quest for the perfect baking equipment.
Why Can’t You Switch Seats in an Empty Airplane?
Yes, the weight distribution on an aircraft really does affect how well it flies. Our physics guy explains.
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