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My Brief Summer Fling With Siri AI
A Wired columnist recounts a month spent testing Apple’s new Siri AI in the iOS 27 beta, describing an initially strong impression that faded into indifference rather than dislike. The piece matters because it captures how Apple’s long-delayed AI overhaul may land with everyday users: not as a revolutionary leap, but as a quietly improved…
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3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s No One Else on Earth Could Have Written
This piece revisits three one-hit wonders from the 1970s, arguing that each track was so distinctive to its creator that no other artist could have produced it. It offers a light-hearted look back at novelty and genre-defining hits from the decade, highlighting how personal storytelling and musical innovation shaped songs that became defining, singular moments…
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Tories urge Burnham to veto Argentina joining huge trade pact unless Milei drops Falklands threats
Conservative shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat has urged Andy Burnham to block Argentina’s entry into the CPTPP trade pact unless President Javier Milei drops threats over the Falkland Islands. The intervention follows Milei’s renewed “sacred” claim to the territory and his announcement of sanctions on oil exploration around the islands, emboldened by Donald Trump’s pledge…
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Best Water Leak Detectors (2026): Moen, Phyn, TP-Link
This Wired buying guide rounds up recommended smart water leak detectors for 2026, aimed at helping homeowners spot burst pipes, leaking toilets or faulty appliances before they cause serious damage. The guide highlights the financial stakes: water damage is a common and costly insurance claim, and catching leaks early can prevent destruction of belongings, mould…
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Jason Statham’s ‘John Wick’ Replacement Officially Finds a New Streamer Ahead of Sequel
Jason Statham is hoping for a box-office rebound with a sequel to “The Beekeeper,” his 2024 action thriller directed by David Ayer, which has just been added to Peacock’s streaming library ahead of the follow-up’s cinema release. The move matters because it lets audiences catch up with or revisit the original before the sequel arrives,…
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Brighton v Arsenal: Women’s Super League – live
The Women’s Super League returns for a new season featuring 14 teams, with women’s football continuing to grow in stature and competitiveness. Manchester City are reigning champions and remain favourites, but Chelsea have invested heavily to try to reclaim the title, while Arsenal are aiming to win the WSL for the first time since 2019…
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Treasury set to reject Burnham’s vision for radical economic change
Andy Burnham has spoken of radical, transformative change to overturn decades of neoliberal economic policy, but signals from the Treasury ahead of Chancellor John Healey’s 28 October budget suggest continuity rather than a sharp break. Healey is expected to echo predecessor Rachel Reeves’s emphasis on investment and devolution in a growth speech, while deferring difficult…
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Revealed: The construction tycoon helping travellers build illegal encampments across the countryside… as he’s pictured at Bank Holiday ‘land grab’ that saw wildlife haven bulldozed
A building firm run by construction tycoon Karl Kavanagh, 48, has been linked to two separate illegal traveller encampments set up over recent Bank Holiday weekends, including one in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, where a wildlife haven was bulldozed before residents and the council forced it off. Vehicles belonging to his Hampshire-based company, KK Construction, were filmed…
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French President Emmanuel Macron Calls for a ‘New Multilateralism’ Across Creative Industries: ‘We Built a Civilization of Images. We Should Not Resign Ourselves to Watching It Deteriorate’
French President Emmanuel Macron has published an op-ed calling for a “new multilateralism” to protect and revitalise global creative industries, published on the eve of the Lumière Summit, which he is co-hosting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. The gathering brings together leading figures from film, television and gaming to discuss the future of…
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Germans head to the polls as far-Right AfD party on course for landmark win in regional election
Voters in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt went to the polls in a regional election that saw the far-right, Moscow-friendly Alternative for Germany (AfD) positioned for a historic result, having polled above 40 per cent for months and harbouring hopes of forming its first-ever state government. The vote was closely watched nationally as a test…