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Best Air Purifiers (2026): Coway, AirDoctor, IQAir, and More
WIRED has published its updated 2026 buying guide to the best air purifiers, drawing on hands-on testing across a range of budgets, room sizes and pollutant types. The reviewer, who has lived through severe wildfire smoke in California and now contends with pet dander, gas-stove fumes and urban pollution in New York, frames air purifiers…
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Apple AirDrop, Android Quick Share flaws put phones at risk
Six new vulnerabilities in AirDrop and Quick Share could let nearby hackers exploit your phone in airports, coffee shops and crowded venues.
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Lana Del Rey teases second new album, ‘Spyda’, amid update on delayed album ‘Stove’
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Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal
Uber has agreed to acquire Germany’s Delivery Hero for $14.8bn (£10.7bn/€12.6bn), a deal that would create one of the world’s largest food delivery groups by combining Uber Eats with Delivery Hero’s brands across 99 countries. The tie-up reflects a wider consolidation trend in the takeaway delivery sector, as companies chase the scale needed to cover…
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Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever
Astronomers have detected erythrulose, a four-carbon sugar molecule, in an interstellar gas cloud roughly 26,000 light-years away, marking the first confirmed discovery of a true saccharide in deep space. The finding, published this week in Nature Astronomy by a team led by Izaskun Jiménez Serra, could shed light on the long-standing puzzle of how sugar…
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s latest update stops unexpected mutinies triggered by ship shopping trips and forces skies to be sunnier
Ubisoft has released title update 1.0.4 for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, fixing a bug that caused players’ ships to vanish entirely if they upgraded the Jackdaw while docked. The glitch could effectively strand players and prevent them from progressing through the game, making it one of the more disruptive issues addressed since launch. The…
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Zenimax Online Studios loses senior leaders in fresh Xbox layoffs
Zenimax Online Studios lost several senior leaders as part of a fresh round of Xbox layoffs, deepening concerns about the long-term future of The Elder Scrolls Online. Studio head Joe Burba, executive producer Susan Kath, game director Rich Lambert and production director Ala Diaz all departed, with Microsoft’s cuts removing over 200 jobs from the…
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OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead
The original OnePlus phone disrupted the mobile market 13 years ago with its affordable price and top-end specs. Now, the company is exiting North America and Europe to focus on China.
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OnePlus confirms withdrawal from US and European markets
OnePlus has confirmed it is withdrawing from the US and European markets, ending future product launches in both regions after months of speculation about its retreat. The move marks a significant contraction for parent company Oppo’s OnePlus brand, which is reportedly set to exit India and every other market except China within the next year,…
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Ocado chief says he won’t be a ‘puppet master’ amid apparent succession row
Ocado’s co-founder and chief executive, Tim Steiner, has denied any intention of acting as a “puppet master” behind the scenes, following an apparent boardroom dispute over succession plans at the online grocery technology firm. His comments came as shares in the company fell nearly 15% to their lowest level in more than a decade, after…