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An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

  • Technology
  • Andy Greenberg
  • Feb 19, 2026

A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death...

The Pitt has a sharp take on AI

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Feb 19, 2026

Each episode of HBO's The Pitt features some degree of medical trauma that almost makes the hospital drama feel like a horror series. Some patients are dealing with gnarly lacerations while others are...

A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon’s cloud

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 19, 2026

With Ring facing fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program is challenging developers to move Ring doorbell footage off of Amazon's cloud - and into users' own devices. The Fulu Foun...

The best earbuds we’ve tested for 2026

  • Technology
  • John.Higgins
  • Feb 19, 2026

It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you look, now is as good a time as any to splurge on the pair you’ve been eyeing. The market...

Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Feb 19, 2026

Meta, after laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closing three VR studios, stopping new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinuing its metaverse for work, is annou...

Donald Trump Jr’s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past

  • Technology
  • Kate Knibbs
  • Feb 19, 2026

The Executive Branch has a reported membership list that includes Trumpworld elites like David Sacks. A WIRED review of corporate filings reveals an under-the-radar player: a notorious former DC polic...

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • Feb 19, 2026

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an "explanation tour," as The New York Times puts it, following the fallout from its Super Bowl ad and the introduction of its Search Party feature. In an inter...

Sony is closing the studio behind the Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Feb 19, 2026

Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation studio behind well-received remakes of games like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls, according to Bloomberg. The change was made "followin...

The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Feb 19, 2026

A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw - the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that "actually does things" - absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what...

Baseus’ retractable, 6-in-1 travel adapter is on sale for its lowest price to date

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Feb 19, 2026

Packing multiple charging adapters can quickly eat up space, which is why an all-in-one travel adapter like the Baseus EnerCore CG11 makes for a good investment. The travel-friendly accessory works in...

Texas is suing TP-Link over its ties to China

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 19, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing TP-Link over claims that the router-maker is misleading customers about its ties to China. In a lawsuit filed this week, Paxton claims TP-Link is "masking it...

Apple TV’s The Hunt finally has a premiere date

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Feb 19, 2026

The Hunt - Apple TV's new French-language drama that was previously put on indefinite hold following concerns about plagiarism - has been given a solid release date. Today, Apple announced that The Hu...