Cyber Monday is in full swing. Let us help you get the most for your money. Follow this thread for a list of super #CyberMonday deals: wired.trib.al/ME7nFYp
★ Top Pick—Helix Midnight Luxe Hybrid Mattress for $1,749 ($200 off)
Of the dozens of mattresses we've tested, this is our favorite. This deal includes two free pillows. wired.trib.al/ME7nFYp
📸: Helix
★ KitchenAid Stand Mixer for $249 ($181 off)
KitchenAid stand mixers have a reputation for lasting a long time. This 5-quart version can do a lot for your bakes, and you can buy dozens of other attachments to make it more multi-purpose. wired.trib.al/ME7nFYp
📸:Target
★ Vitamix 5200 Blender for $400 ($50 off)
This blender is so good it just might convert you into a blender person. The motor on this blender is powerful, and the machine will likely last you a very long time. wired.trib.al/ME7nFYp
📸:Vitamix
BioLite FirePit+ for $187 ($62 off)
BioLite's FirePit+ is one of our favorite portable grills for a variety of reasons—one of them being that it's capable of charging your devices. trib.al/6sa8Dv4#CyberMonday 📸: Biolite
★ Apple Watch Series 6 Smartwatch for $299 ($100 off)
This isn't the lowest price we've ever seen on the Series 6 (8/10, WIRED Recommends), but it's still a good deal. This is the 2020 model of Apple's popular smartwatch line. trib.al/6sa8Dv4#CyberMonday 📸: Apple
Roborock S4 Robot Vacuum for $280 ($150 off)
It's Wi-Fi-enabled, and the precision lidar navigation works better than some of the other affordable robot vacuums we've tried. It also has a larger dust bin and battery. wired.trib.al/yrlNzGl#CyberMonday 📸: Roborock
Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earphones for $150 ($50 off)
The Beats Fit may be our current top pick for the best wireless workout buds for Apple users, but the Powerbeats Pro aren't far behind. wired.trib.al/ONQT6lR#CyberMonday
📸: Beats
Roku Streaming Stick 4K for $30 ($20 off)
Roku is the streaming device that we recommend to most people, and the Streaming Stick is our favorite of the brand's many options. wired.trib.al/ONQT6lR#CyberMonday 📸: Roku
Lenovo Smart Clock for $35 ($45 off)
The Lenovo Smart Clock makes for a fabulous nightstand companion. The display dims in low light conditions, it has Google Assistant built in, and the speakers are decent for their size. wired.trib.al/55X5JDC#CyberMonday
📸: Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 Nano for $1,140 ($400 off)
If you like the MacBook Air's size and weight but prefer the keyboard and Windows-based features of a ThinkPad, the 13-inch X1 Nano is for you. And today’s #CyberMonday deal is pretty darn good: wired.trib.al/pI6ZPVI 📸: ThinkPad X1 Nano
Colgate Hum Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush for $42 ($28 off)
The Colgate Hum (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is the Best Electric Toothbrush for most people. wired.trib.al/55X5JDC#CyberMonday
📸: Colgate
Dyson TP01 Pure Cool Air Purifier and Fan for $300 ($100 off)
If you don’t have the space for a separate fan and purifier, this is a handy setup to cool any room. wired.trib.al/wJFWiaw#CyberMonday 📸:: Dyson
Fire HD 10 (32 GB) for $75 ($75 off)
The Fire HD 10 is our favorite (7/10, WIRED Recommends) of the many Fire tablets available. It's the biggest and fastest Fire, and it's pretty inexpensive. wired.trib.al/dJFnIMG#CyberMonday 📸:Amazon
Kindle (2019, 10th Gen) for $50 ($40 off)
The basic Kindle is a classic for a reason. It's an inexpensive, handy way to carry your entire book collection around with you. wired.trib.al/dJFnIMG#CyberMonday 📸: Amazon
★ Pixel Buds A-Series Wireless Earbuds for $80 ($20 off)
The Pixel Buds get super-quick pairing if you have an Android phone. The sound is pretty great, & the silicone ear tips keep ’em comfy in your ears. What's not to like? wired.trib.al/CXw39BO#CyberMonday 📸: Google
★ Propella 7-Speed (V4) Ebike for $1,299 ($100 off)
The Propella is our favorite budget ebike. The components are quality, the bike weighs a svelte 37 pounds—that's light for an ebike—and its looks don't scream “ebike.” wired.trib.al/ZNErqrU#CyberMonday 📸: Propella
Weatherman Travel Umbrella for $47 ($12 off)
This Weatherman umbrella has automatic opening and closing functions. It's portable, sturdy, and comes with a lifetime warranty to keep your purchase protected. wired.trib.al/ZNErqrU#CyberMonday 📸: Weatherman
Nomad Base Station Mini Wireless Charger for $49 ($21 off)
The Base Station is the Best Wireless Charging Pad. It's aesthetically pleasing, and it stays put on desks or other surfaces thanks to the rubber feet and grippy surface. wired.trib.al/iRbf8Dt#CyberMonday 📸: Nomad
Samsung Galaxy Watch4 40mm for $200 ($50 off)
If you're an Android user who wants the equivalent of an Apple Watch, Samsung's Galaxy Watch4 is just what you need. It has a bright OLED screen & accurate health and tracking features. wired.trib.al/omBojlv#CyberMonday 📸: Samsung
Logitech G Pro X Keyboard for $100 ($50 off)
Save a few dollars on our favorite mechanical keyboard. The Logitech G Pro X allows for infinite customization, thanks to its different key kits—allowing you to customize every key. wired.trib.al/YHtUltZ#CyberMonday 📸: Logitech
OnePlus 8T 256-GB Unlocked Phone for $500 ($100 off)
The OnePlus 8T (7/10, WIRED Review) has solid cameras, a gorgeous screen, and all-day battery life. wired.trib.al/YfK2zYE#CyberMonday 📸: OnePlus
Nomad Modern Leather Case With MagSafe for $42 ($18 off)
If you're looking for a chic leather case for your iPhone 13, we highly recommend this one from Nomad. It's made from the well-known Chicago-based Horween Leather Company. wired.trib.al/fqMu3iZ#CyberMonday 📸: Nomad
Garmin Venu Sq Fitness Smartwatch for $130 ($70 off)
The Garmin Venu Sq offers an always-on LCD touchscreen, blood oxygen monitoring, energy level monitoring, and sleep tracking. wired.trib.al/fqMu3iZ#CyberMonday 📸: Garmin
Roccat Kone Pro Air Mouse for $90 ($40 off)
The Roccat Kone Pro Air is one of our favorite gaming mice, not only because it has outlandish, semi-transparent LED buttons, but because of its deeply satisfying click action. wired.trib.al/Alw51QQ#CyberMonday 📸: Roccat
MSI Z490 Intel LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard for $168 ($42 off)
This motherboard is our pick as a starting point if you want to start a mid-tier Intel-based PC. It supports the LGA 1200 socket type, DDR4 RAM, & it comes with Wi-Fi built in. wired.trib.al/K1Ddrhw#CyberMonday 📸: MSI
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NEW: Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal. wired.com/story/tulsi-ga…
The password associated includes the word “shraddha,” which appears to have personal significance to Gabbard: This year, WSJ reported that she had been initiated into the Science of Identity Foundation, which ex-members have accused of being a cult. wired.com/story/tulsi-ga…
Security experts advise people to never use the same password on different accounts precisely because people often do so. As director of national intelligence, Gabbard oversees the 18 organizations comprising the US intelligence community.
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope. wired.com/story/doge-col…
The scale at which DOGE is seeking to interconnect data, including sensitive biometric data, has never been done before, raising alarms with experts who fear it may lead to disastrous privacy violations. wired.com/story/doge-col…
“They are trying to amass a huge amount of data,” a senior DHS official tells WIRED. “It has nothing to do with finding fraud or wasteful spending … They are already cross-referencing immigration with SSA and IRS as well as voter data.” wired.com/story/doge-col…
American police are spending hundreds of thousands on Massive Blue’s unproven and secretive technology that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact with and collect intelligence on “college protesters,” “radicalized” political activists, and suspected traffickers.
Massive Blue calls its product Overwatch, which it markets as an “AI-powered force multiplier for public safety” that “deploys lifelike virtual agents, which infiltrate and engage criminal networks across various channels.”
404 Media obtained a presentation showing some of these AI characters. These include a “radicalized AI” “protest persona,” which poses as a 36-year-old divorced woman who is lonely, has no children, is interested in baking, activism, and “body positivity.”
The audit covers DOGE’s handling of data at several Cabinet-level agencies, including:
–the Departments of Labor, Education, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services
–the Treasury
–the Social Security Administration
–the US DOGE Service (USDS) itself wired.com/story/gao-audi…
It's being carried out after congressional leaders’ requests and is centered on DOGE’s adherence to privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
A Congressional aide said the requests followed media reports on DOGE’s incursions into federal systems. wired.com/story/gao-audi…
Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED that Trump's federal return to office order has resulted in chaos (including bad Wi-Fi and no toilet paper), with productivity plummeting and public services suffering. wired.com/story/federal-…
One effect of all this, many federal employees tell WIRED, is that they are travelling long distances in order to spend all of their time in virtual meetings.
A Treasury employee says they spend most of their time at the office on video calls as well. wired.com/story/federal-…
It isn’t just traveling to work to sit on Zoom calls—it’s that there may be no place to take the call, or no working internet to connect to it.
WIRED granted employees anonymity to speak freely about their experiences. wired.com/story/federal-…
SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software systems talk to one another—for accessing IRS data, sources tell WIRED. wired.com/story/doge-hac…
DOGE ops have repeatedly referred to the company Palantir as a possible partner in the project, sources tell WIRED.