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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • May 8, 2026

Tesla is recalling its RWD Cybertruck Long Range over faulty brake rotors that could cause the wheels to fall off, as spotted earlier by MotorTrend. In a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety...

Everybody wants to rule the AI world

  • Technology
  • David Pierce
  • May 8, 2026

Sometimes, companies pick CEOs based on carefully laid succession plans designed to maximize investor confidence and future performance. Other times, apparently, companies pick CEOs based on a bunch o...

Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • May 8, 2026

Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet recently. While competitors such as Govee and Philips Hue have been pumping out new products and innovative features at an impressive pace, Nan...

Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • May 8, 2026

Apple now requires proof of eligibility from US customers who purchase products online at discounted education rates, which also apply to the Apple Watch for the first time. According to a new pop-up...

Billie Eilish Doesn't Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish

  • Technology
  • Angela Watercutter
  • May 8, 2026

In an interview with WIRED ahead of her new concert film Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Billie Eilish talked about whether or not future artists will be able to leverage SoundCloud the w...

Prices are up, but Mother's Day still means brunch

  • Business
  • Alina Selyukh
  • May 8, 2026
  • US

It's the biggest day for America's restaurants, and one of the biggest for flower sales. Despite anxieties over rising gas prices, people are ready to splurge to celebrate.

Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • May 8, 2026

Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year-over-year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice ove...

With Spirit in liquidation, here's what happens next to its planes

  • Business
  • Joel Rose
  • May 8, 2026
  • US

When Spirit Airlines stopped flying last weekend, it left more than 90 planes scattered across the country. Many will go back to the companies that own them, while Spirit tries to monetize the rest.

Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • May 8, 2026

Nintendo is raising the price of its Switch 2 console globally, "in light of changes in market conditions," and is now forecasting a drop in sales over the next year. Starting September 1st, the Switc...

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

  • Technology
  • Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg
  • May 8, 2026

Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters...

Trade court outlaws a second round of Trump tariffs

  • Business
  • Scott Horsley
  • May 7, 2026
  • US

The Court of International Trade has struck down a second round of global tariffs ordered by President Trump, after his earlier import taxes were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision is a...

Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school’s data

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • May 7, 2026

The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students att...