Hyundai’s New Ioniq 3 Has Hot-Hatch Looks, but Can It Beat BYD? The brand’s new European 300-mile urban EV hatchback has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition.

HOT HATCH: There’s a new Hyundai EV in town, the Ioniq 3. I spoke with José Muñoz, Hyundai Motor Company president and CEO, on if it’s coming to the US and whether BYD’s new battery tech concerns him. Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/hyunda...

The Star Trek Communicator Is Now a High-End Wristwatch This luxury Swiss watch brand has gone where no one has gone before. Unfortunately, the price is out of this world too.

BEAM US UP! This luxury Swiss watch brand has channelled Captain Kirk and gone where no one has gone before. Sadly, the price is out of this world too. Read all about it on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-st...

There’s a Secret Ingredient to Making Luxury Ice at Home Nice ice is big business, but you can get perfectly clear cubes at home without freezing your assets.

NICE ICE: @wired.com interviewed drinks and academic experts (including someone who's discovered a new kind of ice!) to bring you the definitive guide to making the kind of cubes served at the best bars in the world at home. And, yes, there's a secret ingredient. www.wired.com/story/secret...

A $58,000 sofa? Inside the mind-boggling crime spree of L.A.'s 'most tasteful' burglar The man targeted vintage furniture dealers and influencers. Then they banded together to try to take him down.

CRIMINAL CHIC: what a great video story about the LA’s most tasteful burglar. www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

Scientists Have Made a French Fry Breakthrough Researchers have developed a method of making french fries that results in a healthier bite without sacrificing crispiness.

CRISPY CHEAT: Healthier fries could well be on their way. Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/scient...

Now We Know Their Names | WIRED YouTube video by WIRED

WIRED analyzed Border Patrol use-of-force reports alongside body cam footage and public records to identify masked agents involved in incidents with US citizens.

We found hundreds of names.
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Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?

HAVE YOU TRIED...? It looks like astronauts have email problems too! Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/artemi...

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel Veteran designers in the auto industry—and Jony Ive—tell us how hard it is to make a functional yet beautiful steering wheel.

EXCLUSIVE: @wired.com talked to Jony Ive about how his team designed for Ferrari the hardest auto component to get right. We also chatted with Mercedes' king of steering wheels, the Audi team making one ring to rule them all, then show you where steering is headed next. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

This Groundbreaking Omega Watch’s Accuracy Is Calibrated Using Sound Thanks to a novel way of testing precision using acoustics, the Constellation Observatory is the first watch with no seconds hand to achieve Master Chronometer status.

SOUND INVESTMENT: Omega has created a whole new way of testing watch accuracy using sound. It's mighty clever, but the question is, does a dress watch even need to be this accurate? Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/omega-...

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The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse “This is my home”: At a VR comedy club in Horizon Worlds, users mourn Meta's plans for the platform.

LAST ONES LAUGHING: Soapstone’s digital comedy club has been around since nearly the beginning of Meta's Horizon Worlds. It's hosted more than 5,000 events, from improv to trivia nights and open-mic singing. But how long has it got? Read @boone.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-la...

VW to shift from cars to missile defence in deal with Israel’s Iron Dome maker Venture between carmaker’s Osnabrück plant and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems part of plan to save 2,300 jobs

GOES LIKE A ROCKET: Just wow. "The tie-up would be the highest-profile example yet of German car industry, where profits have plunged amid rising Chinese competition and a stuttering transition to electric vehicles, seeking partnerships with the booming defence sector." www.ft.com/content/1e41...

Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario One expert says that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be not recessionary, but depressionary.

"The situation in the Gulf is so extreme, analysts told WIRED, that it’s almost unbelievable."

How BYD Got EV Chargers to Work Almost as Fast as Gas Pumps The Chinese automaker is racing ahead of global competitors—but don't expect to see those gains in the US anytime soon.

The Chinese automaker is racing ahead of global competitors—but don't expect to see those gains in the US anytime soon. www.wired.com/story/how-by...

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The 560-Mile All-New BMW i3 Has Finally Arrived No longer a cute urban runabout, BMW's latest electrified 3 Series is packed with tech and can go further than the iX3.

ALL NEW 3: BMW has dropped its most important EV yet on the brand’s new high-range electric platform… but has BYD spoiled Beemer’s party before the i3 even hits tarmac? Full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/bmw-i3...

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TESLA TROUBLES: “It has upgraded the probe to an ‘engineering analysis,’ its highest level of scrutiny. It’s a step that is often required before the agency tells a company to issue a recall”

The Tesla Influencers Leaving the ‘Cult’ The EV manufacturer is supported by a robust online community. But Elon Musk’s politics and overblown hype about Full Self-Driving are turning some loyalists away.

OUTTA HERE: This month,Tesla customers were outraged over what some called a “bait and switch” over the Full Self-Driving feature. And there's more: many other Tesla faithful are reaching breaking point. @milesklee.bsky.social has the full story for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-te...

The Bargain-Basement MacBook Neo Exposes the Insane Price of Another Key Apple Product Can it really be the case that the company can now make a laptop $200 cheaper than a watch?

TIME IS MONEY: how on earth can Apple make a laptop cheaper than another key product? Full article on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-ba...

This Helmet Ruined My Ski Holiday Branded intimidating and scary, this full-face Ruroc headgear for the slopes made me a pariah on the piste.

HEAD ACHE: Sometimes your choice of ski gear can have a huge effect on your holiday, @wired.com discovered to its dismay. But that’s not the end. Find out what is the worst thing you can do in a Ruroc lid. www.wired.com/story/this-h...

AUTO FOCUS: Come and join me and @aarianmarshall.bsky.social and @julianchokkattu.bsky.social on @wired.com to talk all things EV in 1 hour. Ask us anything (car related).

Lamborghini Is the Latest Automaker to Pull the Plug on Luxury EVs The CEO of the supercar company says demand for high-end full electric cars is “almost zero.” Could this mean Ferrari's Luce will be dead on arrival?

WATCH OUT FERRARI: In a move mirroring what other high-end marques are doing right now, I spoke to the CEO of Lamborghini to find out why its pulling the plug on EV plans - and what this means for Ferrari's first EV coming this year. Read the full piece on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/lambor...

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.

"He took six frames in all - two showed police, two were blank, one was out of focus. But one captured the unprecedented nature of the moment: for the first time in modern history, a senior royal was being treated as a common criminal."

An Inside Look at Lego’s New Tech-Packed Smart Brick Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.

EXCLUSIVE: Lego let @wired.com inside its HQ to see exactly how the Smart Brick system was created- including a look at the prototypes created along the way. A fascinating journey of a product Lego hopes will transform its future. www.wired.com/story/exclus...

Join Our Livestream: The Hype, Reality, and Future of EVs Pose your questions to a panel of WIRED experts about the future of the electric vehicle industry.

ASK US ANYTHING: what do you want to know about the wonderful world of automotive? You can ask @wired.com anything www.wired.com/story/livest...

CLONING AROUND: In a high-security facility on the outskirts of Dubai, scientists are cloning elite camels for racing, beauty and milk production. Read more on @wired.com Middle East www.wired.me/story/the-sc...

The Beano has trumped WIRED's curling coverage! Cc @snackfight.bsky.social

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