Prime Day 2022 is here. Follow this thread for the best WIRED approved deals: wired.trib.al/MGtQQ0o
★ Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet (2021) for $75 ($75 off)
The Fire HD 10 is the largest, speediest, and best for most people. If you buy something using our links, WIRED may earn a commission. 📸: Amazon 1/ wired.trib.al/MGtQQ0o
★ LifeStraw Personal Water Filter for $11 ($7 off)
LifeStraw's Personal Water Filter is one of our favorite things to have on hand for emergencies. It filters up to 1,000 gallons of water. 📸: Amazon 2/ wired.trib.al/WK54cvQ
★ Vitamix 5200 Blender for $299 ($170 off)
Yes, the Vitamix is expensive, but it's worth it. 📸: Vitamix 3/ wired.trib.al/WK54cvQ
★ Sony SRS-XB13 Bluetooth Portable Speaker for $48 ($10 off)
If you're into blasting your tunes around town, these sub-$100 speakers from Sony feature a clever built-in strap and sit flat in a bike basket. 📸: Sony 4/ wired.trib.al/UX3wzmT
★ DJI Mini 2 Fly More Drone Combo for $479 ($120 off)
DJI's Mini 2 has been replaced by the Mini 3, which is better in nearly every way, but it's also double the price of this deal on DJI's Mini 2. 📸: DJI 5/ wired.trib.al/CUuMSwH
Garmin Venu Sq Fitness Tracker for $160 ($40 off)
Garmin's Venu Sq (8/10 WIRED Recommends) is a great entry-level fitness tracker. It's equipped with an always-on LCD touchscreen, and it comes in an assortment of charming colors. 📸: Garmin 8/ wired.trib.al/CUuMSwH
Zojirushi 3-Cup Micom Rice Cooker for $130 ($30 off)
Burnt rice is totally not cool. It’s time to upgrade to the Zojirushi, the undisputed king of rice cookers. #PrimeDay 📸: Zojirushi 9/ wired.trib.al/CUuMSwH
★ Kindle Paperwhite (2021, 11th Gen) for $95 ($45 off)
The Paperwhite is the best overall Kindle and you deserve only the best. #PrimeDay 📸: Amazon 10/ wired.trib.al/CUuMSwH
★ Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) Smart Speaker for $20 ($30 off)
This is for anyone who has simply ever wanted to say, "Hey, Alexa..." 📸: Amazon 11/ wired.trib.al/CUuMSwH
Nest Doorbell (Battery) for $120 ($70 off)
Keeping your home safe shouldn't break the bank. The Nest Doorbell is one of our favorites, and it's currently on sale. 📸: Google 12/ wired.trib.al/CUuMSwH
★ Fully Jarvis Standing Desk for $484 ($85 off)
This is our favorite standing desk of the many we've tested over the past two years. It's adjustable via the motor, made of eco-friendly bamboo, and you can customize it to your liking. 📸: Fully 13/ wired.trib.al/uS8s3XV
★ Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Headphones for $228 ($50 off)
Block out the outside world with the Sony WF-1000XM4 headphones. 📸: Sony 14/ wired.trib.al/uS8s3XV
★ Asus Chromebook Flip C434 for $409 ($99 off)
Move over Apple, and make room for the the Asus Chromebook Flip C434. 📸: Asus 14/ wired.trib.al/uS8s3XV
Beats Fit Pro Wireless Earbuds for $160 ($40 off)
WIRED's gear team says the Beats Fit Pro wireless earbuds feel and sound better than Apple Airpod Pros AND they have longer battery life. 📷: Beats 15/ wired.trib.al/DlO6v1m#PrimeDay
Echo Dot Kids Edition for $25 ($35 off)
Well, would you look at this adorable thing? It's the perfect gift for kids and it comes in tiger or panda prints. 📷: Amazon 16/ wired.trib.al/bIoWXOk
Sony A90J 55-Inch OLED 4K TV for $1,948 ($250 off)
One of the prettiest TVs we've ever tested just dropped to its lowest price ever. 📷: Sony 17/ wired.trib.al/lpjWvg4
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NEW: The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.” wired.com/story/shooting…
UPDATE: In a 2023 sermon reviewed by WIRED and delivered by the alleged shooter in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he preached against abortion and called for different Christian churches to become “one.” wired.com/story/shooting…
In another sermon in Matadi that year, Boelter railed against the LGBTQ community. “They're confused,” he said. “The enemy has gotten so far into their mind and their soul.”
SCOOP: Edward Coristine (“Big Balls”), Luke Farritor, and Ethan Shaotran were part of the original DOGE crew. They were brought in under short-term “special government employee” status. Supposed to be temporary. Spoiler: it’s not. wired.com/story/big-ball…
As of May 31 (Coristine & Farritor) and April 10 (Shaotran), the trio officially became full-time federal employees. Their roles at the General Services Administration (GSA) are now permanent.
According to documentation viewed by WIRED, they each maintain their “senior advisor” titles.
Their pay? GS-15 for Coristine & Farritor, one of the highest government salary grades. Shaotran’s at GS-14—just one step below. wired.com/story/big-ball…
In fact, federal workers from at least six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments, and Trump himself said in a press conference today that “Elon's really not leaving.” wired.com/story/doge-elo…
Members of Musk’s early DOGE team, including Luke Farritor and Gavin Kliger, have met with a number of departments and agencies in recent days, seemingly continuing business as usual, WIRED has learned.
Over the last week, federal workers have been asked to urgently review contracts across the government, and sources say the pressure to slash contracts has drastically increased in recent weeks. wired.com/story/doge-elo…
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.”