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Coffee machine maker Keurig just unveiled a new plastic-free, metal-free compostable coffee pod called the K-Round. This new pod is a little puck of coffee compressed and sealed in a plant-based, food-grade shell of cellulose and starch. There’s no little aluminum tab to pull off at the top, no plastic …

We're still waiting for the full promise of self-driving cars to be realized. After all, fleshy, unreliable humans are killing more people than ever on US roads. And now Apple fans could be waiting indefinitely as poor Project Titan has been killed off after its owner gave up on human-free …

We trip over the phrase “human dog bed.” Is it a human bed for dogs or a dog bed for humans? The Plufl Human Dog Bed (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is definitely made for people, which is why WIRED reviewer Medea Giordiano tested it instead of a furry friend. She loved …

Last week, the electric automaker Rivian unveiled the R2, its latest electric SUV. When the vehicle starts rolling off production lines—in the first half of 2026, Rivian says—the R2 will join the R1S SUV and the R1T pickup truck in the automaker’s lineup. Critically, Rivian pledges its newest entry will …

Like any digital platform, TikTok is always at risk of being ephemeral. Especially now, as the US House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a new bill that, should it become a law, would force TikTok’s owner, the Chinese company ByteDance, to sell the platform or face …

What we cover ourselves with at night is a surprisingly hot topic among the WIRED product reviews team. Just about everyone has a comforter of some kind. Some of us love duvets and some of us hate them. I used to be a duvet fan, but these days, I've left …

Apple is fairly consistent in rolling out new security and privacy options for its users, and one of the latest to be pushed to the public at large is Advanced Data Protection. As the name suggests, it gives you more protection for your data—and it's something that the majority of …

March 10 is Mario Day, owing to the resemblance of “Mar 10” to the name of the world's jumpiest plumber. It's an occasion when Nintendo typically discounts games from the Mario universe, plus consoles and accessories. We've gathered up a list of the best deals below. Most of them will …

How you're sleeping affects how you feel the rest of the day. If your sleep is suffering, and you've already tried putting your smartphone in another room to keep the distractions at bay, well you're in luck. National Sleep Awareness Week runs from March 10 to March 16, and that …

Roku customers are threatening to stop using, or to even dispose of, their low-priced TVs and streaming gadgets after the company appears to be locking devices for people who don't conform to the recently updated terms of service. This month, users on Roku's support forums reported suddenly seeing a message …