Innovation

Amazon’s Relentless Growth Brings Cybernetically Enhanced War in This Poignant Sci-Fi Story
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Mother’s Hip” by Corey Jae...
Why a Chinese Robot Vacuum Company Spun Off Not One but 2 EV Brands
For Chinese companies, the bet is that lower prices and more AI features will persuade people to wear smart glasses all day, recording their lives through constant video and...
EverNitro is simplifying the process of crafting silky nitro coffee at CES 2026 | TechCrunch
​XBREW Lab debuted its countertop nitro beverage machine, EverNitro, at CES this week, offering nitro coffee enthusiasts a more accessible way to enjoy the drink—without the waste and expense...
On Friday the 13th This Year, Even Your Podcasts Can Kill You
The best horror movies find terror in the simplest of places. A summer camp. Your dreams. A quiet, suburban road. And, in the new film undertone (which is purposely...
The Best Bose Coupon Codes for January 2026
If you hate hearing the sound of the world around you, Bose products are for you. And WIRED has Bose coupon codes to help you save. The brand pioneered...
Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi | TechCrunch
Waymo has spent the past three years refining and testing a minivan-like vehicle made by Chinese automaker Zeekr. And now, before this robotaxi joins Waymo’s official commercial fleet, it’s...
Meet Your New Favorite ‘Game of Thrones’ Character in This ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Featurette
He’s Ser Duncan the Tall—but if, like Dexter Sol Ansell’s pint-sized Egg in this new featurette for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, you’ve never heard of him, you...
New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park
At this point, it’s useful to examine what precisely Kennedy said about the incident in his August 2024 video, in which he is speaking with, for some reason, Roseanne...
Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation | TechCrunch
Articul8, an enterprise AI company spun out of Intel in early 2024, has secured more than half of a planned $70 million funding round at a $500 million pre-money...
Ikea Will Soon Sell an Adorable, Tiny, Surprisingly Nice-Sounding Bluetooth Speaker for $10
At CES 2026, Ikea spent its first-ever time at the tech event showing off a number of new products, including a new Bluetooth speaker it calls the Kallsup. It’s...
Oh No! A Free Scale That Tells Me My Stress Levels and Body Fat
I will admit to being afraid of scales—the kind that weigh you, not the ones on a snake. And so my first reaction to the idea I'd be getting...
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025 | TechCrunch
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion — and VC money...