Anxiety over U.S. tariffs has been spreading across Japan, a central bank report shows, sending a worrying signal about the corporate outlook as trade uncertainty deepens.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/tariff-anxiety-spreading-across-japan-boj-report-shows-ca788637
Relations between the U.S. and Brazil deteriorated after President Trump sought to halt criminal proceedings against his right-wing ally in the country, former leader Jair Bolsonaro, by imposing steep tariffs on Latin America’s biggest nation.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/brazil-wont-take-orders-from-trump-president-says-2fcd180b
A deal being hammered out with Hamas would see 10 men released out of 20 believed to be alive, and the decision about who should be freed is creating deep despair.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-hostage-deal-decisions-2a39baf0
The levy is the highest announced so far in Trump’s letters to world leaders this week, and comes after he wrote a lengthy message supporting the former Brazilian leader.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-threatens-50-brazil-tariff-citing-bolsonaro-trial-93a95e7b
African leaders told the president during a meeting at the White House that he should win the prestigious award.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/one-way-to-win-trump-over-nominate-him-for-the-nobel-prize-4f76e5f8
The move appears to offer both countries’ nuclear weapons as a deterrent for all of Europe at a time when allies are nervous about the U.S. commitment to the continent’s security.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/france-u-k-suggest-nuclear-protection-could-extend-to-european-allies-1dcc03fd
These Amazon Prime Day phone deals make it a smart time to upgrade, whether you're eyeing a new Pixel, OnePlus, or Samsung.https://www.wired.com/story/prime-day-phone-deals-july-2025/
The brand's second high-performance EV can hit 160 mph yet aims to be as at home on urban streets as the track. Whether you engage its sci-fi soundscape or artificial combustion cacophony is up to you.https://www.wired.com/story/hyundai-reveals-the-ioniq-6-n/
If you need to replace your [insert Apple product here], this Amazon Prime Day is a chance to snag it at a significant discount.https://www.wired.com/story/prime-day-apple-deals-2025-2/
Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its wholesale assault on federal agencies—even without Musk in government.https://www.wired.com/story/next-stage-doge-elon-musk/
WIRED's favorite Wi-Fi 7 mesh system from Netgear is on sale for Amazon Prime Day.https://www.wired.com/story/netgear-orbi-770-series-prime-day-sale-july-2025/
We understand the skepticism with Prime Day deals—we only recommend quality gadgets that we’ve spent weeks evaluating to ensure you’re getting a good deal on a great product.https://www.wired.com/story/best-amazon-prime-deals-july-2025-2/
The superhero from Krypton has a forgotten superpower: the ability to connect to people across space and timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-superman-became-a-character-for-the-ages-180986954/
Known as Peñico, the city is now open to tourists. It was once a vibrant urban center that connected coastal, mountain and jungle communitieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unveil-a-3500-year-old-city-in-peru-that-sheds-light-on-the-caral-culture-180986944/
An immersive new exhibition at the Intrepid Museum in New York City spotlights the science and technology behind the disciplinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-underwater-archaeology-brings-secrets-to-the-surface-from-lost-shipwrecks-to-submerged-cities-180986950/
I asked an AI-powered recipe generator to make some menus. It didn’t tell me to put glue in my guacamole, but the results didn’t come close to besting recipes written by professionals.https://www.wired.com/story/dishgen-ai-recipes-tested/
In a livestream with xAI colleagues, the billionaire entrepreneur described current AI systems as “primitive” and not for “serious” commercial use.https://www.wired.com/story/grok-4-elon-musk-xai-antisemitic-posts/
With Libya once again teetering on the brink of violence, the United Nations has issued an urgent appeal for calm amid rising military tensions in and around the capital, Tripoli.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165358
As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been killed in the past week, UN health partners in Gaza continue to provide emergency care despite very limited resources.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165356
The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend in the United States have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard – and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach vulnerable populations, even in the dead of night.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165355