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Today — 28 February 2025Latest Tech News from WIRED

How Big Is a Coffee Cup? The Answer Isn't Obvious

28 February 2025 at 05:39
It turns out your 12-cup coffee machine is smaller than you think. But figuring just how many cups it makes isn’t always easy, and it’s probably not what you expect.

8 Best Cheap Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

28 February 2025 at 05:02
There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $150 to $600—stood up to WIRED’s testing.

Amazon Restricted Vaginal Health Products for Being ‘Potentially Embarrassing’

28 February 2025 at 02:00
Big Tech’s restrictions on adult content are crippling businesses and organizations focused on sexual health, according to a new report shared exclusively with WIRED.

Yesterday — 27 February 2025Latest Tech News from WIRED

Behind DOGE’s Many Conflicts of Interest and Elon Musk’s Weekend Email Chaos

On this special episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into the many DOGE staffers keeping two jobs at once, plus what happened when US federal workers received an email from Elon Musk over the weekend.

Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple

27 February 2025 at 13:56
Stephen and Katie Miller—he's “the prime minister,” sources say; she’s DOGE’s comms guru—liaise between the White House and Elon Musk, and are centrally involved as he tears the government apart.

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

27 February 2025 at 12:54
Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for children.

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT—It’s Huge and Compute-Intensive

27 February 2025 at 12:00
Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s first available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.

The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

27 February 2025 at 07:03
Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their simple interface, good battery life, and tendency for steep discounts make them solid wallet-friendly Android smartphones.

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