Amazon Prime Day promises hundreds of thousands of deals, but not everyone has been saving all year for a big-ticket item.
If you're a little stretched for cash—or simply love a good deal, follow this thread for great finds under $50. wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 1/
★ Cync Smart Light Bulbs 2-Pack for $18 ($6 off)
This is our favorite smart bulb because it was the easiest to set up and it's affordable. If you buy something using our links, WIRED may earn a commission. 📸: Cync wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 2/
★ Logitech G413 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard for $47 ($23 off)
Mechanical keyboards make typing away at your desk all day a much more enjoyable experience and Logitech's G413 is our favorite option under $100. 📸: Logitech wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 3/
Kitty City Corrugated Cardboard Cat Scratchers 3-Pack for $13 ($9 off)
Cats need something to scratch, and corrugated cardboard seems to be widely accepted among felines. Let your kitty to go wild. #PrimeDaywired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Amazon 4/
Google Pixel Stand Wireless Charger for $34 ($36 off)
Charging your phone laying flat is so early 2000s. Even if you don't have a Pixel, it's time to upgrade your charging station. #PrimeDaywired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Google 5/
Quip Smart Electric Toothbrush for $35 ($10 off)
Quip toothbrushes are simple, but they work well. Plus, the smart version connects to an app to give you feedback on your habits for better brushing. #PrimeDaywired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Quip 6/
Stasher Reusable Storage Bags 6-Pack for $45 ($20 off)
Goodbye, single-use plastic baggies and hello, grab Stasher bags. They're dishwasher-, freezer-, microwave-, and boiling water-safe. wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Amazon 7/
The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Box Set by Margaret Atwood for $15 ($7 off)
It might be hard to read, considering all that's happening in the world, but The Handmaid's Tale continues to ring true time and time again. Snag a copy. wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Amazon 8/
Coleman LED Lantern for $29 ($16 off)
You'll thank us after your next camping trip for this one. #PrimeDaywired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Amazon 9/
Clue Retro Series 1986 Edition Board Game for $14 ($8 off)
Bring on the nostalgia. Clue is an old-school fun detective game. This version is the one you remember, thanks to Hasbro's Retro Series releases. wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Hasbros Games 10/
Anker PowerCore Slim 10,000-mAh PD Portable Charger for $20 ($20 off)
Anker’s PowerCore Slim is the best portable charger for phones—it can charge an iPhone three times or even a Fire HD 8 tablet. wired.trib.al/ZHLsVTQ 📸: Anker 11/
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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.
SCOOP: Shortly after senior Trump officials discussed the bombing of Yemen in a Signal group chat that just happened to include the Atlantic's editor in chief, a subset of the group feasted at a secret dinner featuring Trump where guests were asked to pay $1 million apiece to join. wired.com/story/trump-of…
The date was Saturday, March 15. President Donald Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago estate attending a “candlelight” dinner that wasn’t on his public calendar. On the lawn outside, luxury cars were on display: a Rolls Royce was parked near a Bugatti and Lamborghini.
Earlier that day, the United States had bombed Yemen, targeting Houthi leadership. At least 53 people, including children, were killed.