It’s cheaper and easier to care for, but is it better than down? Here’s advice to help you decide.https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-down-alternative/
It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s the latest sign that Chinese automakers intend to dominate the global car industry for decades to come.https://www.wired.com/story/geely-satellites-china-auto-ambitions/
The provisionally named S/2025 U1 is so small it had gone unnoticed by probes and telescopes for the past 40 years.https://www.wired.com/story/new-moon-identified-on-uranus-orbiting-close-to-its-ring-system/
Save on streaming with the latest Paramount+ promo codes and deals, including 50% off subscriptions, free trials, and more.https://www.wired.com/story/paramount-plus-coupon-code/
These 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest will grow on youhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/get-a-glimpse-of-farm-life-all-around-the-world-180987205/
In 1774, 51 North Carolinian women led by Penelope Barker signed a resolution supporting the boycott of British goodshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-protest-british-taxes-men-dumped-tea-into-boston-harbor-with-the-edenton-tea-party-colonial-women-took-different-approach-180987189/
Investigators pulled a 1960s Buick sedan from the waterway in central Minnesota that provides new details about a man’s disappearance more than 50 years agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-friends-went-fishing-on-the-mississippi-river-police-say-they-may-have-just-solved-a-1967-cold-case-180987215/
Scientists observed a family of four spectral bats in their roost in a tree in Costa Rica, capturing an inside look at their social behaviorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-big-meat-eating-bats-also-have-a-cuddly-side-rare-videos-reveal-hugging-playing-and-sharing-food-180987218/
Established in 2017, the Cotoni-Coast Dairies national monument in California is now open to the publichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cows-hikers-and-mountain-bikers-coexist-at-this-national-monument-with-help-from-new-technology-180987209/
The request can be revisited in three years. The hearing for his older brother, Lyle, is scheduled for Friday.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/erik-menendezs-parole-bid-is-rejected-dc4de9c6
The ruling is a setback to the Trump administration’s effort to carry out deportations.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/federal-judge-orders-much-of-alligator-alcatraz-dismantled-2932a98c
The GOP’s redistricting effort depends on Hispanic support, but prices remain a concern early in the president’s second term.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/hispanic-voters-in-texas-are-starting-to-turn-on-trump-9f7491c9
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, WIRED's senior correspondent Lauren Goode reports back from her brief stint as a vibe coder.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-how-to-become-a-vibe-coder/
Get your tickets to Uncanny Valley’s first live show in San Francisco on September 9.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-live-show-san-francisco/
The president’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Labor Statistics carry risks. But collectively, the moves could be even more damaging, economists warn.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/trump-federal-reserve-bls.html
The Fed chief is expected to address inflation, interest rates and the economy in his speech on Friday. Will he also confront President Trump’s attacks on central bank independence?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/dealbook/powell-trump-jackson-hole.html
The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-fed-federal-reserve.html
The U.S. market is top-heavy, with Nvidia occupying a bigger weight than any company in modern history. Risks abound, our columnist says.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/stock-market-nvidia-trump.html
Plus, your Friday news quiz.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/podcasts/the-headlines/trump-economy-alligator-alcatraz.html
A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html