If you still haven’t filled your gift quota but are running low on funds, we’ve got you covered. Here are some magical surprises to delight your nearest and dearest all for under $25. If you buy something using our links, WIRED may earn a commission. wired.trib.al/SYYX656 1/8
It doesn’t matter if you’re buying for a master chef or a culinary novice, anyone who loves food will go bananas for Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. 📸: Amazon wired.trib.al/SYYX656 2/8
Not everyone wants to embrace Bluetooth, ok. For that retro jammer in your life pick up a pair of Panasonic ErgoFit Earbuds. They’re comfortable, with soft ear-hugging tips—what more could you want? 📸: Panasonic wired.trib.al/SYYX656 3/8
Few things say I love you like a cup of coffee, so this year take things to the next level with a Primula Burke Cold Brew Coffee Maker. Your recipient will jump for joy (partially due to the caffeine injection) 📸: Primula wired.trib.al/SYYX656 4/8
We’d never encourage using a selfie stick. But those selfie-takers! So insistent. If they yearn to selfie, they should do it with the Atumtek 40 Inch Selfie Stick. It has a telescoping neck and a Bluetooth shutter trigger remote. 📸: Amazon wired.trib.al/SYYX656 5/8
The Fisher Raw Brass Space Pen is what every budding writer needs in their arsenal. Yes, it is technically 25 cents over budget, but it's worth it. The Space Pen scribbles anywhere—in extreme cold and heat, underwater, and in zero gravity. 📸: Amazon wired.trib.al/SYYX656 6/8
Some like it hot. Spice things up for your favorite hot sauce aficionado with Marie Sharp's Hot Sauce 3-Pack. It includes three 10-ounce bottles of the company's most habanero-forward concoctions.
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Meta’s former chief AI scientist has long argued that human-level AI will come from mastering the physical world, not language. His new startup, AMI, plans to prove it. wired.com/story/yann-lec…
“The idea that you’re going to extend the capabilities of LLMs [large language models] to the point that they’re going to have human-level intelligence is complete nonsense,” Yann LeCun said in an interview with WIRED. wired.com/story/yann-lec…
The financing, which values the startup at $3.5 billion, was co-led by investors such as Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital, and Bezos Expeditions. wired.com/story/yann-lec…
Last week, we reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. wired.com/story/ice-expa…
Documents show that more than 150 leases and office expansions have or would place new facilities in nearly every state.
This gives us a clear picture of where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere.
NEW: Workers at the Social Security Administration have been told to share information about in-person appointments with ICE agents, in a move that goes against decades of precedent and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions. wired.com/story/social-s…
“If ICE comes in and asks if someone has an upcoming appointment, we will let them know the date and time,” an employee with direct knowledge of the directive says. wired.com/story/social-s…
SSA has been sharing data with ICE for much of president Donald Trump’s second term, but this order to share information marks a new era of collaboration between SSA and the DHS, ICE’s parent agency. wired.com/story/social-s…
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones. wired.com/story/ice-cbp-…
The units include ICE’s two Special Response Teams (SRT), CBP’s one SRT, and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC). wired.com/story/ice-cbp-…
The tactics used by SRT and BORTAC vastly differ from those of local police or sheriffs. They use explosives to breach the doors of homes, and team members are equipped with full tactical gear, assault rifles, and heavy-duty crowd-control weapons. wired.com/story/ice-cbp-…
Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
Back in June (we know, it honestly feels like a lifetime ago), WIRED obtained hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers. wired.com/story/ice-dete…
The data showed that at least 60 percent of the centers analyzed had reported serious pregnancy complications, suicide attempts, or sexual assault allegations. wired.com/story/ice-dete…
Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings and sexual assaults in several states, warns an FBI bulletin to law enforcement agencies issued last month. wired.com/story/fbi-warn…
Citing five 2025 incidents involving fake immigration officers, the bulletin says criminals are using ICE’s heightened profile to target vulnerable communities, making it harder to distinguish between lawful officers and imposters. wired.com/story/fbi-warn…
Federal rules require immigration officers to identify themselves and state the reason for an arrest “as soon as it is practical and safe to do so.” The standard has not changed since it was codified, yet advocates say it is increasingly ignored. wired.com/story/fbi-warn…