These are WIRED Editor Adrienne So’s favorite buds to work out in, and that means a lot: She spends the majority of her time outside, chasing her family and pets around the Pacific Northwest. She likes that they are slim and comfortable—only 19 mm wide. Unlike most open-ear buds that are round or stick out,…
It wouldn’t be crypto without a bold prediction or two, but this one’s turning heads. Market experts have just thrown out a forecast that Bitcoin could climb all the way to $1 million per coin. That’s not a typo. One. Million. Dollars. It’s a jaw-dropping figure, and not just crypto hype. The prediction is backed…
Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Here’s…
Steak ‘n Shake is unleashing bitcoin payments across all locations, unlocking crypto access for over 100 million customers and revolutionizing fast-food transactions forever. Steak ‘n Shake’s Massive Bitcoin Integration Starts Next Week Steak ‘n Shake announced on May 8 on social media platform X that it will begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment…
Bitcoin’s recent price ascent took the asset to a new multi-month peak of over $104,000 where it faced some resistance and now sits above $103,000. Many altcoins continue to post impressive gains, with ETH standing well above $2,300, while DOGE has soared past $0.21. BTC’s Impressive Week If we roll back the clock to May…
TL;DR: Scan anything, anywhere, with this lifetime subscription to iScanner, now £18.78 (reg. £149.56) with code SCAN through June 1. Raise your hand if you’ve ever had to rush to the library to print something. If most of us don’t have the space for clunky printers, chances are we also don’t keep a scanner at…
WSJ reports that China is eyeing potential assistance in cracking down on the fentanyl trade in North America as a possible pretext for starting China-U.S. trade negotiations. Fentanyl overdoses take the lives of dozens of thousands of people in the U.S. and Canada annually. China is a key player in the North American fentanyl market….
United States Customs and Border Protection plans to log every person leaving the country by vehicle by taking photos at border crossings of every passenger and matching their faces to their passports, visas, or travel documents, WIRED has learned. The escalated documentation of travelers could be used to track how many people are self-deporting, or…
Crypto adoption is about to hit escape velocity as Meta, Stripe, and Ramp embrace stablecoins, setting the stage for a $10 trillion surge in digital asset integration, experts say. Stablecoins Hit Mainstream—Crypto Adoption Reaching Escape Velocity The accelerating shift toward stablecoin adoption reached a new milestone this week as Meta, Stripe, and Ramp each revealed…
Key Takeaways BlackRock expanded its risk disclosures regarding quantum computing threats in its amended Bitcoin ETF filing. The amended filing includes precautions about quantum computing’s potential impact on Bitcoin’s cryptographic security. Share this article BlackRock has updated its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) prospectus with expanded language on the potential risks posed by quantum computing, adding…
