Overclocking has improved as well, with Intel updating XMP (eXtreme Memory Profile) to 3.0 for DDR5. Where XMP 2.0 supported just two profiles, the newest version boasts five. Three are set by the memory manufacturer, with two more for you to tweak and edit your own settings. Intel hosts spreadsheets with settings from common manufacturers … Read more
“Hello everyone, my name is Ryan. I’m a TikTok refugee. The American government is banning TikTok so we are looking for an alternative … We are very sorry to interrupt you here. Hope we don’t have to stay here for too long,” a Xiaohongshu user using the name Ryan Martin said in a video posted … Read more
A British judge ruled against a man who wants to excavate a landfill where he says a hard drive with access to thousands of bitcoins was mistakenly dumped over 11 years ago. Since 2013, James Howells has been hoping to recover a laptop hard drive that he says contains the private key for cryptocurrency which … Read more
European governments wonder if Trump will continue US support of Ukraine and NATO in a conflict with Russia that has partly played out in cyberspace. Fick’s team was instrumental in establishing a process for rapidly delivering cyber-defense aid to Ukraine’s battered government. “I was in Ukraine right before Christmas, I was in Poland, I was … Read more
Blue Apron is our top pick for meal kit subscriptions. After testing dozens of services, it remains the most well-rounded option in terms of meal plans, pricing, and quality. The Gear team likes this service so much, it has its own story. If you’ve been struggling with figuring out what to make for dinner, you … Read more
Ellison’s home was in fact more like a village, a compound of intricately fashioned wooden houses modeled after a Japanese emperor’s palace. The 23-acre estate took almost a decade to design and build, including a lake and a waterfall operated by an on-off switch. All the buildings were constructed without nails and had mud-plastered walls … Read more
Over the decades, Donald Trump’s literal fortunes have ebbed and flowed. (Six of his hotels and companies, remember, have filed for bankruptcy protection over the years.) But as he prepares to enter the White House for a second time, Trump has never been richer. His net worth, Forbes estimates, hit $7 billion this week, a … Read more
President Trump has surrounded himself with crypto enthusiasts. That’s no coincidence. In 2024 the cryptocurrency industry spent millions backing friendly congressional candidates, many of whom were Republicans, and many crypto execs endorsed Trump. Here, we’ve mapped the most crypto-crazed members of the president’s inner circle and the biggest donors to three pro-crypto super PACs: Fairshake, … Read more
“When we look at intimate image abuse, the vast majority of tools and weaponized use have come from the open source space,” says Ajder. But they often start with well-meaning developers, he says. “Someone creates something they think is interesting or cool and someone with bad intentions recognizes its malicious potential and weaponizes it.” Some, … Read more
For WIRED’s latest issue, we sent reporters far and wide to find out who controls the world’s wealth. What did they find? Men. From Trump, Musk, and Putin to the CEOs, crypto schmoes, and solar bros, meet the patriarchy controlling the purse strings.