#wired.com. × #Feb.17.2026 The Curling Controversy at the Winter Olympics Isn’t What You Think. After Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson accused Canadian vice-skip Marc Kennedy of cheating last week, everyone has become an expert in curling rules. They’re missing the point.
#Sport #Tech × #Canada #Sweden #Europe #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.17.2026 Inside the Homeland Security Forum Where ICE Agents Talk Shit About Other Agents. Forum members discuss their discomfort with mass deportation efforts, debate how federal agents have interacted with civilians, and complain about their working conditions.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.16.2026 The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess. Fears over a drug cartel drone over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in El Paso and New Mexico, highlighting just how tricky it can be to deploy anti-drone weapons near cities.
#Tech × #USA #North America × #Mexico
#wired.com. × #Feb.16.2026 I Tried the Mattress Currently at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid has been chosen for Olympians. Could it be the one for you, too?
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#wired.com. × #Feb.14.2026 The Internet’s Favorite Blanket Is 45 Percent Off. These viral blankets rarely get this steep of a discount. For three days only, everything is nearly half off.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.14.2026 Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico. The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium.
#Sport #Tech × #North America × #Americas #Mexico
#wired.com. × #Feb.13.2026 Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE. The recent request goes against decades of precedent and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.13.2026 Senators Urge Top Regulator to Stay Out of Prediction Market Lawsuits. As prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi battle regulators in court, Senate Democrats are urging the CFTC to avoid weighing in, escalating a broader fight over the burgeoning industry.
#Business #Politics #Tech × #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.13.2026 Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos. Snowpack levels across a wide swath of western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.
#Politics #Science #Tech × #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.13.2026 Zillow Has Gone Wild—for AI. As the housing market stalls, Zillow’s CEO sees AI as “an ingredient rather than a threat” that can both help the company protect its turf and reinvent how people search for homes.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.13.2026 How Ilia Malinin Revolutionized Figure Skating with His Quadruple Axel. On Friday, the US Olympic skater known as the “Quad God” will compete in his last event of the 2026 Winter Games. Everyone will be watching to see if he does his famous quad axel—and a backflip, too.
#Sport #Tech × #skating #USA #figure skating #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.13.2026 Inside the New York City Date Night for AI Lovers. EVA AI created a pop-up romantic date night at a Manhattan wine bar to help making AI-human relationships a “new normal.”
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#wired.com. × #Feb.12.2026 I’ve Been Waiting Months for This Gorgeous Laptop to Drop in Price. It Finally Happened. The Asus Zenbook S 16 was a favorite of ours last year, but the price was always too high. Now it has dropped to $1,000, and it’s a total steal.
#Tech × #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.12.2026 A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web. From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.
#Business #Tech × #China #USA #Asia #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.12.2026 Waymo Asks the DC Public to Pressure Their City Officials. Stuck in regulatory limbo, the self-driving vehicle developer is encouraging Washington, DC residents to message public officials to help get its robotaxis onto roads.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.12.2026 Our Favorite TV Is Still Almost Half Off. Best Buy continues to sell the TCL QM6K for a staggering discount.
#Tech × #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.12.2026 The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning. As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.
#Science #Tech × #Weather #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.12.2026 Are Therabody’s JetBoots Pro Plus Worth $1,150?. They don’t come cheap, but these all-in-one pneumatic compression, vibration, and LED light boots might justify the price tag.
#Health #Tech × #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.11.2026 ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing New Fans to Hockey. Does the Sport Deserve Them?. Obsession over a show about two closeted hockey players has brought new fandom to the sport just ahead of the Olympics. But men's hockey's lack of support for LGBTQ+ players and fans is notable.
#Showbiz #Sport #Tech × #Canada #USA #ice hockey #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.11.2026 ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota. Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.11.2026 The ICE Expansion Won't Happen in the Dark. People have a right to know who their neighbors are, especially when it's ICE.
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#wired.com. × #Feb.11.2026 Jeffrey Epstein Advised an Elon Musk Associate on Taking Tesla Private. The financier recommended adding Margaret Thatcher to Tesla’s board, even though she had been dead for five years.
#Business #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #USA #Elon Musk #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.11.2026 CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’. US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
#Tech × #USA #North America ×
#wired.com. × #Feb.11.2026 What the Best Cross-Country Skier Packs for the Winter Olympics. From biodegradable glitter to enough yarn to knit a sweater, these are just a couple of Jessie Diggins’ travel essentials.
#Sport #Tech × #skiing #USA #North America × #cross country running
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