Google's first new smart speaker in six years is here and once again leads its competitors--now with paywalled features. Sounds a little more human than competitors. Gemini is helpful and smart. Some assistant features are hidden behind paywalls. Works best if you buy or have bought several Google devices for your home.

Modular, one of the most promising chip software startups of the AI era, heads for a multibillion-dollar exit. Qualcomm will acquire the Silicon Valley chip startup Modular for nearly $4 billion. The companies announced the acquisition on Wednesday; Qualcomm said it expects to issue up to 19.2 million shares of common stock in the deal, which works out to just under $4 billion based on the company's last closing share price. The deal, which includes $300 million for Modular employees, comes nine months after the chip startup raised $250 million at a $1.6 billion valuation . It's expected to close in the second half of this year.

Prime Day is still rolling, and so is our live blog. We'll bring you deals, trends, and commentary during the second day of Amazon's annual summer sale. Like the doo-dah man, Prime Day keeps on trucking. Amazon's annual summer sale turns the entire internet into arrows of neon and flashing marquees. As for the WIRED Reviews team, we will play our hand before the cards ain't worth a damn. Here on the liveblog, we will spend the day livin' on reds, vitamin C, and whatever else we can scrape up to help us go a little deeper on products we love, spot some trends, point out some flash sales, dissect some odd products, or eulogize Rufus .

A cheaper, poppier follow-up to Nothing's superb Headphone (1), these stylish noise-canceling headphones look great and boast a full-bodied sound profile that's perfect for pop and electronic music. There's a slick app for adjusting sound profiles, battery life can hit 135 hours with ANC off, and there's even USB-C audio cable included for hi-res listening.

These are the hottest Prime Day TV deals on our favorite screens and streaming devices. Ready to upgrade your television? This is an excellent time to buy a new TV or streaming device. Running from June 23 through June 26, the Prime Day TV deals are phenomenal--especially on art televisions like the Samsung Frame Pro and Amazon's new Ember Artline . Salivating over that new QLED or just need an entry-level TV for the kitchen?

Treat yourself to one of these WIRED-tested and -approved Prime Day picks under $30. Thirty dollars doesn't get you as much as it used to. In times like these, as the economy worsens, " Buy Now, Pay Later " services boom, daily bills skyrocket, and inflation continues to surge, it's more important than ever to make that dollar stretch. We've been scouring to find the best discounts and deals on WIRED-tested and -approved gear for less than that for Prime Day. We've hand-tested and vetted all the deals on this list, so you can be assured this is the best price you'll find.

These Prime Day vacuum deals will give your home the cleanest summer yet. The summer sale extravaganza has come early this year, and while this is one of many sale events you'll see between now and the holidays, these Prime Day vacuum deals are worth taking a look at. You can get my favorite cordless vacuum, the Shark PowerDetect ($300) for $100 cheaper than usual, or the already affordable Bissell PowerClean FurFinder ($150) with an extra discount. The best robot vacuum we've tried, the Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal ($850) also has a fantastic price tag this week for how powerful it is, and you can get great wet vacuums like the Narwal S30 Pro ($330) on sale too. All of these models and more that we've tested and love are on sale right now.

Don't pay full price--snag one of these tasty Prime Day tech deals on some of our favorite WIRED-tested gadgets. As Amazon's Prime Day tech deals kick off again, in the middle of a persistent cost-of-living crisis, you may well be rolling your eyes. But there are some genuine deals on tech you'll use every day. The trick is filtering out the noise and tuning into discounts on gadgets that are actually worth buying. Every one of the Prime Day tech deals you see here is on a device that has been tested by the WIRED Reviews team in our own homes, and we only recommend the best.

Times are hard in 2026. These Amazon Prime Day deals under $100 on earbuds, Kindles, and other tested products should help make life just a little bit easier. Prime Day is often a moment to pick up a big-ticket item--and there are great Amazon Prime Day TV Deals, Prime Day Apple Deals, and Prime Day Tech Deals aplenty for those in need of a serious life upgrade. But honestly, this year has been a bear for most people I know. That's why I've assembled these great Amazon Prime Day Deals under $100.

From MacBooks to gaming laptops, these are the very best deals on some of my very favorite laptops for Amazon Prime Day. Amazon Prime Day is upon us, and with it, some of the best laptop deals of the year. I test laptops all year, so that when it comes to these big sales events, I can recommend devices I've personally tested. The last thing you want to do is make a spur-of-the-moment decision on a particularly cheap laptop that you'll regret in a week. These are all fantastic laptops for their price, and in many cases, they're at significant discounts.