So you’ve left your Christmas gifts to the last minute (again). We’re here to help, not to judge. Here are some deals that have a solid chance of making it to you before Christmas. If you buy something using our links, WIRED may earn a commission. wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 1/8
★ Best for Most—Google Pixel 5A Phone for $399 ($49 off)
How about a stellar smartphone for $400? The Google Pixel 5A has a crisp OLED display, two-day battery life, and 5G antennas. Oh, and it snagged a 9/10 WIRED Recommends. 📸: Google wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 2/8
Apple Macbook Air (2020, M1) for $899 ($100 off)
If you’re filled with the holiday spirit (and cash) Apple’s Macbook Air is currently $100 off. It has a 13-inch screen, all-day battery life, and a fanless design that makes it ultra quiet. 📸: Apple wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 3/8
LG C1 OLED 55-Inch TV for $1,297 ($200 off)
Christmas is both a time for giving and for Netflix binges, making the LG C1 OLED 55-Inch TV the ultimate holiday offering. It has gorgeous black levels, and hyper-fast gaming response times. 📸: LG wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 4/8
iRobot Roomba 694 for $179 ($70 off)
Is there anything worse than the Christmas day carnage? Wrapping paper, crumbs, tinsel, and pine literally everywhere. Enter: the iRobot Roomba 694. It's quiet, powerful, and the app is easy to use. 📸: iRobot wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 5/8
★ Nest Cam—Has a Battery—for $150 ($30 off)
This battery-operated Nest Cam is a great security camera. It records 1080p video and can detect motion to alert you when something's happening in or outside your home. Good luck, Santa. 📸: Nest wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 6/8
Panasonic Lumix S5 Mirrorless Full-Frame Camera for $1,698 ($300 off)
And for the visionary in the family, why not snap up this Lumix S5. It supports V-Log recording, anamorphic 4K, and uncropped 4K at 30 frames per second. 📸: Lumix wired.trib.al/d3iB5eF 7/8The
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EXCLUSIVE: An analysis of 3.6 billion coordinates reveals the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers, moving from nuclear bases to brothels, a WIRED analysis with @BR_Presse and @netzpolitik_org reveals. wired.trib.al/B3fHoSG
The findings provide vivid examples of the significant risks the unregulated sale of phone location data by US data firms and how they can pose a risk to the integrity of its military and the safety of its service members and their families overseas. wired.com/story/phone-da…
Experts caution that this poses a risk as it could give access to foreign governments that could use this data to identify individuals with access to sensitive areas, give criminals the ability to see where US nuclear weapons are least guarded and more. wired.com/story/phone-da…
EXCLUSIVE: Canvassers for California representative Michelle Steel are suing the congresswoman's campaign, America PAC, and others, alleging that they were promised hourly wages, then told pay would depend on how many doors they knocked.
The named plaintiffs were canvassers for Steel in October of this year, according to the suit, which alleges that they weren’t paid agreed-upon wages. America PAC is named because it provided campaigning services for Steel. wired.com/story/elon-mus…
These allegations are different from those WIRED reported earlier this week, when canvassers in Michigan said they were tricked and threatened as part of Elon Musk and America PAC’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald Trump
NEW: Constitutional sheriffs are duly elected lawmen who believe they answer only to god. They've spent the last 6 months preparing to stop a "stolen" election.
It's a warning: 10 days out from the election, they'll do anything to make sure Trump wins. wired.com/story/constitu…
“Sheriffs are really beholden to nobody,” says Pelfrey. “Once elected, a sheriff has tremendous power, and there have been sheriffs who have been convicted and still hold office."
In nearly one in three US counties, sheriff departments are the largest law enforcement agency, meaning sheriff’s offices are the primary law enforcement agency for 56 million people. wired.com/story/constitu…
EXCLUSIVE: JD Vance's financial policy adviser Aaron Kofsky posted on Reddit for years about the use of cocaine, 'gas station heroin,' and other drugs.
Posts also show he instructed users on how to transport drugs through TSA.
Aaron Kofsky has for years posted extensively on Reddit about using a variety of drugs, including cocaine and opiates, under the username PsychoticMammal.
According to his LinkedIn, Kofsky has been advising JD Vance since this past May.
These drug-related posts have continued while Kofsky has been employed by the Senate. In May 2022, for example, PsychoticMammal responded to a post in the r/Cocaine subreddit, giving advice on how to smuggle drugs past airport security.
NEWS: A software update from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted Microsoft IT systems globally. wired.trib.al/cvUpRaS
Banks, airports, TV stations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights grounded and causing widespread disruption, after Windows machines have displayed errors worldwide. wired.com/story/microsof…
In the early hours of Friday, companies in Australia running Microsoft’s Windows operating system started reporting devices showing Blue Screens of Death (BSODs). wired.com/story/microsof…
NEW: J.D. Vance, a Republican US senator and Trump’s running mate left his Venmo account public, exposing his list of “friends,” from fellow Yale Law grads to tech executives—precisely the elites he rallies against. wired.com/story/jd-vance…
WIRED found that more than 200 people appear on Vance’s Venmo “friends” list. This includes Amalia Halikias, a director at the Heritage Foundation—the force behind Project 2025.
Vance’s Venmo friend’s list also includes media personalities like Bari Weiss and Tucker Carlson, as well as tech executives from Anthropic and AOL. wired.com/story/jd-vance…