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Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored
A wave of new “screen-free” wearables — including the Garmin Cirqa, Google Fitbit Air, Polar Loop, Amazfit Helio Strap and the long-running Whoop bands — is deliberately stripping away displays and notifications, betting that consumers want devices that demand less attention rather than more. This marks a reversal from the smartwatch trend of the past…
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Mere Mortals review – a dazzling, maddening ballet for the AI age
San Francisco Ballet has brought Mere Mortals, a lavish new production reimagining the myth of Pandora’s box through the lens of artificial intelligence, to the Edinburgh International Festival. Commissioned by artistic director Tamara Rojo, the work unites choreographer Aszure Barton, composer Sam Shepherd (Floating Points) and digital artists Hamill Industries, blending dance, live orchestral and…
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The Best Label Makers (2026): Brother, Niimbot, Dymo
Wired has published its 2026 guide to the best label makers for home organisation, testing several handheld devices from brands including Brother, Niimbot and Dymo to see how easy they are to use and how durable their labels prove in everyday household settings such as drawers, toy bins and lunchboxes. – Brother P-touch PT-n25bt: an…
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How to Escape Group Chat Hell
As group chats increasingly dominate social life—particularly among younger people—one Wired writer offers practical tips for managing the overwhelming volume of notifications and threads without withdrawing from digital socialising altogether. The advice centres on setting clear boundaries, arguing that not every chat deserves equal attention and that leaving unnecessary threads is a legitimate way to…
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Leeds Festival forced to close popular ‘The Warehouse’ stage
Leeds Festival was forced to shut down its popular Warehouse Stage on 30 August due to overcrowding and unsafe conditions, sparking frustration among attendees. Organisers issued an on-site alert telling festival-goers “The Warehouse is closed. Please move away from The Warehouse,” halting performances at short notice on what appeared to be the event’s final day.…
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Glamorous ex-wife of wealthy Geocon property developer says traumatic marriage split led to Sonya Georgalis’s $20,000 cocaine court allegations
Sonya Georgalis, ex-wife of Canberra property developer Nick Georgalis, has appeared in court after allegedly being caught with cocaine worth roughly $20,000, with her lawyer citing “significant” personal difficulties following the couple’s 2023 divorce as context for the case. Georgalis, 48, was allegedly found with 66.1g of cocaine and two tablets of the prescription opioid…
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Women in UK arts feel they do not have equal opportunities for roles, says report
A new report from the support group Women in the Arts has found that women working in the UK arts sector believe they lack equal opportunities for roles, particularly as they grow older, with researchers describing an industry fixated on “young and emerging” talent. The findings matter because they point to persistent, widely felt gender…
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Andy Burnham is told to drop the guitar as he’s warned ‘the honeymoon’s over’ ahead of huge first week in Parliament
Kemi Badenoch has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that “the honeymoon is over” as he faces his first major week in Parliament since taking office, with MPs returning from summer recess to a packed and potentially divisive agenda. Burnham will make his Commons debut at Prime Minister’s Questions on Tuesday, his first clash with the…
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WhatsApp group moved millions for crime and extremist networks
A WhatsApp group chat with 532 members was used to move hundreds of millions of euros in cash worldwide with no paper trail, funding organised crime and extremism, according to an investigation by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), whose members include the BBC. The chat, called “Traders of Greater Europe”, arranged cross-border cash transfers using…
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Russia-Nato jitters, OpenAI-Cursor split, GTA6 stream smashes records
Putin met Lukashenko in Moscow amid fears Russia could test Nato’s resolve near Poland, while OpenAI pulled its models from Cursor over Musk’s SpaceXAI takeover; GTA6’s gameplay reveal drew nearly four million viewers, and Mourinho backed Mbappé for the Ballon d’Or.