Alice Leal Guo was a well-liked mayor, until a raid on an online gaming compound in her town revealed ties to human trafficking and espionage.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/22/alice-guo-phillipines-mayor-gambling-espionage-trafficking/
Gunmen kidnapped dozens of students from a Catholic school in northwest Nigeria as Washington ramps up pressure on Abuja to protect Christian communities.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/22/nigeria-school-kidnapping-christians-trump/
The Federal Aviation Administration’s notice comes as President Trump has ramped up pressure on Venezuela and increased U.S. military presence in the region.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/22/faa-venezuela-warning-flights/
You can save big on the colorful and bass-forward Beats Studio Pro.https://www.wired.com/story/beats-studio-pro-deal-1125/
Score hundreds off the new Pixel 10 range, or snag a discounted Pixel Watch 4 or Pixel Buds.https://www.wired.com/story/best-black-friday-google-pixel-deals-2025/
Currentbody doesn't usually do big sales, but it kicked off Black Friday early with several discounted bundles.https://www.wired.com/story/best-current-body-black-friday-deals-2025/
Fujifilm's latest Instax instant camera and printer hybrid gets a dedicated selfie lens and some fun new printing options.https://www.wired.com/review/fujifilm-instax-mini-liplay-plus/
The Posha and the Thermomix TM7 are the closest things to a home robot chef that mere mortals can afford. The catch is that you’re the prep cook.https://www.wired.com/story/i-tasked-rival-robots-with-cooking-my-thanksgiving-dinner/
These cow-replacing machines turn nuts, oats, and other plants into milk quickly, easily, and automatically.https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-nut-milk-maker/
NordPass is swift and packed with features, but the lack of support for TOTP code storage puts it slightly behind the competition.https://www.wired.com/review/nordpass-2025/
Apple Shortcuts, which lets users write custom automations, recently earned some new capabilities thanks to Apple Intelligence. Here,s how to make the most of this upgrade.https://www.wired.com/story/apple-shortcuts-just-got-a-lot-better/
I used the public preview of Fitbit’s new AI Health Coach and became both faster and noticeably weirder.https://www.wired.com/story/google-fitbit-health-coach-preview/
The maker of the eCoffee Energyband says it electrically stimulates your nerves to keep you alert. Researchers are skeptical, and critics see it as a way for China’s bosses to keep workers productive.https://www.wired.com/story/viral-chinese-wristband-claims-to-zap-you-awake/
Google’s latest AI image model is vastly better than the previous release at generating text in images. You can expect companies to go buck wild with this update.https://www.wired.com/story/google-nano-banana-pro-hands-on/
"Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer," which played a role in protecting the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust, sold at Sotheby's for a historic $236.4 million. It's also the most expensive modern artwork ever auctionedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-the-record-breaking-auction-of-this-gustav-klimt-portrait-which-just-became-the-second-most-expensive-painting-ever-sold-180987723/
The performance of "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)" took place a few days before the band played its first show in Australia in a decadehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-australian-bagpipers-attempt-to-set-world-record-while-playing-acdc-180987714/
Your feedback on the burning of Norfolk and Paris cemeteries, plus more reaction on the September/October story about Valley Forgehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/readers-respond-to-the-november-2025-issue-180987712/
While ant queen violence is well-known, scientists recently documented the first evidence of parasite-induced matricidehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-parasitic-ant-queens-found-a-sneaky-way-to-stage-a-coup-trick-a-colony-into-killing-its-mother-180987707/
A train wreck that caused the death of more than a dozen commuters near the turn of the 20th century was the impetus behind a monumental project that changed the urban landscapehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-yorks-grand-central-terminal-helped-provide-blueprint-american-cities-happened-accident-180987640/
Coming soon to the Smithsonian American Art Museum is a show that highlights the work of the famous late bloomerhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-exhibiition-places-grandma-moses-right-where-she-belongs-highest-echelons-american-art-180987635/