The startup Aina bets you won't need to rely on your phone to control virtual assistants. It's making a smart ring that lets you control the actions of your autonomous agents with one tap. Apoorv Shankar believes that in the very near future, humans will interact with technology through a series of approvals and rejections. AI agents will proactively come to us to complete tasks, and humans will say, "Yes, order that Uber," or "No, don't get lunch from that spot." But if you get multiple pings from an AI agent throughout the day, taking out your phone to say yes or no every single time will be a "bottleneck," he says.

The Remake Is Finally Here, but Why Does Link Look so Yassified? Nintendo has prepped its classic game for a rerelease with a slew of aesthetic upgrades--none more extreme than the protagonist's curled-eyelash, glossed-lip glow-up. After 28 years, the gamer's game is getting a big remake. A fully redone version of arrives Thursday exclusively on the Switch 2. Nintendo has been releasing trailers and screenshots in the run-up to the launch, and the imagery, while whetting appetites, has also left fans with an overwhelming question: Why does Link look like that? Gameplay starts as child Link in the Kokiri Forest, which looks more lush and verdant than ever in the remake.

These early deals on WIRED-tested favorites leave you time to practice. Thanksgiving is coming, and so, possibly, is an audience. If you want to show your in-laws you know how to entertain in style with a postprandial espresso or cappuccino, don't be fiddling with steam wands and the owner's manual while Uncle Bob stands nearby and offers his opinions (at full volume). Luckily, plenty of great deals on coffee machines are available right now. If you take advantage, it will make you look smart both by not paying full price and by knowing how to pull a perfect shot, having had three weeks of practice.

Chatbots are often quite good at retrieving the information you want from the web. But sometimes you'll get better results by typing your query into a good old search engine. If you've interacted with the likes of Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini, you've noticed that in addition to everything else they do, these AI chatbots can search the web for you. Depending on what you're looking for, it can be easier to find more relevant results through a chatbot, which may explain why Google is so keen to push AI Mode for its own search engine. When asked to search the web, the latest versions of these bots are combining elements of traditional web search (they're essentially just googling on your behalf) with knowledge they are able to pull out of their training data.

There's a Free Video Editor Inside Google Drive That Anyone Can Use You may not have noticed everything Google's free software suite offers--especially a web app called Google Vids. Mention the online apps available as part of Google Workspace, and most people will immediately think of Google Drive, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides--those speedy, lightweight office apps that let you get work done from any browser tab. There's more to the suite of Google Workspace tools than you might have realized though, including an online video editing package called Google Vids . Originally launched in 2024 for business and enterprise users, the app was made available to individuals in 2026 and continues to get regular updates from Google. Since it's both free to use and designed to run in a web browser, it's not capable of pro-level, high-resolution, multitrack video editing.

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Some of the brand's best models are at the lowest prices I've ever seen ahead of Black Friday. Nothing is one of my favorite headphone brands. That's saying a lot, considering I've tested more than 100 pairs and currently lead WIRED's buying-guide coverage for the category. Nothing mixes bold, standout designs with great sound and competitive pricing, and its over-ear headphones have earned some seriously high marks in WIRED reviews (a lot of 9/10s). As such, I am always on the lookout for a good deal from Nothing and its more affordable sub-brand, CMF.

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My Smart Home Devices Have Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data, and I'm Not Alone My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart home devices that had the same problem. If you had to estimate how much data your smart speaker was using over the course of a couple of weeks, would you guess three terabytes? That's what one Google Home Speaker user discovered when he checked his home Wi-Fi's usage, according to Reddit posts reported on by 9to5Google. The Google Gemini-powered smart speakers have apparently been downloading huge amounts of data to the device over the past two weeks, which could put a serious damper on your Wi-Fi network.

Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn't Really Say (or Do) Anything Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? You've had a long day. You finally get home, fling the door open, plonk on the couch, and let out a big sigh. In the corner of your eye, you notice your mushroom lamp perk up. Its microphone must have heard you come in.