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The people of Phoenix will suffer under extreme heat this summer. The city has workers for that. trib.al/6NKf7vd

People who bought Fiskers are unsure about how they’ll keep their cars maintained or even whether the software-dependent EVs will continue working. trib.al/I79oDb8

Mattress sales aren't just a President's Day or Memorial Day thing anymore. You can score a WIRED-tested mattress at a great price right now. trib.al/ZQOlu6n

Ahead of July 4th celebrations, these Independence Day sales can help you save on firepits, ebikes, tech, and mattresses. trib.al/XckdtCU

As more and more infrastructure is deployed in space, the risk of cyber attacks increases. The US military wants to team up with the private sector to protect assets everyone relies on. trib.al/fJlSZBN

Plus: A zippy new race car is powered by hydrogen, the FCC promotes carrier phone unlocking, and Hyundai’s reasonably affordable new EV is very cute—but you can’t buy it in the States. trib.al/CuzNR1Z

Plus: A cloud company says notorious Russian hacker group APT29 attacked it, Chinese hackers use ransomware to hide their espionage campaigns, and a bank popular with startups discloses a cyberattack. trib.al/q4MWfHx

Climate change is making hail storms more intense, so designers have to find novel solutions to protect panels from expensive damage. trib.al/xzpnPKB

TikTok is host to one of the most influential, fastest-growing online industries: relationship misinformation. trib.al/XOOhCuJ

This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here? trib.al/zeHrotR

WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like the New York Times and the Atlantic using Poe’s Assistant bot. One expert calls it “prima facie copyright infringement,” which Quora disputes. trib.al/bmpAQ5t

More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US. trib.al/4PPrdAW

Bland AI’s customer services and sales bot is the latest example of “human-washing” in AI. Experts warn against the consequences of blurred reality. trib.al/zvcyodb

Leslye Headland’s new Star Wars show is getting positive reviews from critics and being trashed by audiences. Some are calling it review-bombing—but it’s more complicated than that. trib.al/FVwPQiM

Before the debate, far-right influencers and even Trump himself flooded the internet with Biden conspiracies. Now they’re just sharing real clips. trib.al/eXrxiPU

Illia Polosukhin doesn't want big companies to determine the future of artificial intelligence. His alternative vision for “user-owned AI” is already starting to take shape. trib.al/NbhVWAl

With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out. trib.al/SFHQKuj

As the video game industry contracts, indie developers are left with fewer options for funding. Innersloth has some ideas for how to provide a lifeline. trib.al/8u0vLIT

Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote. trib.al/GdoPN23

Hany Farid, a leading expert on image and video manipulation, says that detecting deepfakes will take more than AI alone. trib.al/MrcSPFp