OpenAI’s deal to acquire the viral AI coding startup Windsurf for $3 billion fell apart on Friday, according to The Verge. In a shocking twist, Google DeepMind is now hiring Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some of the startup’s top researchers. A Google spokesperson confirmed the hiring of Windsurf’s leaders in a
It’s Prime Day, and while we’re all swimming in deals, I’ve been focusing on one category that’s always tricky: sex toys. I’m a huge stickler for quality, and honestly, I’m the first to admit I don’t usually recommend shopping for sex toys on Amazon. While that’s still largely the case this year, I was able
As you may have noticed, mattress shopping holidays aren’t limited to just Memorial Day, Labor Day, or even the Fourth of July anymore. Now that Amazon Prime Day is nearly a week long, it’s become something of a holiday in and of itself, so it makes sense that mattresses (plus other bedding!) will be on
Paragon, an Israeli spyware company that claims to operate as an “ethical” surveillance vendor, faced scrutiny when earlier this year Italy was caught using Paragon’s tools to spy on the phones of two journalists. Paragon responded by cutting Italy off from its surveillance products, becoming the first spyware company to ever publicly name one of
Live Updated at 3:59 pm ET July 11, 2025 It’s official: Prime Day 2025 is live. This year, instead of 48 hours of non-stop shopping action, Prime members had 96 hours to smash that “Add To Cart” button and put Amazon’s free return policy to the test. However, we’re fast approaching the final day of
The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living—Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon’s smart plugs, you name it—I’m always tracking what in Amazon’s lineup is worth
France is launching a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over alleged instances of algorithm manipulation for foreign interference purposes. The national gendarmerie will be tasked with the investigation, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced. In a statement, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that the investigation is looking at X as a legal entity as well
Leah Feiger: When we come back, we’ll share our recommendations for what to check out on WIRED.com this week. Welcome back to Uncanny Valley. Before we take off, Makena, Tori, tell our listeners what they absolutely should read on WIRED.com today. Tori, what do you have for us? Vittoria Elliott: Our colleague Kate Knibbs wrote
Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high of $118,900 on Friday after exceeding its previous record, $113,822, on Thursday. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s price stands at around $117,400. This is a significant milestone for Bitcoin, as it highlights its resurgence, now higher than its low of around $76,000 in early April. It dropped
Do I know why Coleman always discounts its Sundome camping tents to under $100 during Prime Day? Not really! Do I care? Also no. After covering Prime Day since 2019, what I do know is this: You can count on Amazon Prime Day for certain classic deals. Like Christmas music playing on the radio or