The acting head of the General Services Administration says it has no DOGE team. It merely lists at least a half-dozen DOGE affiliates on payroll and has a section of its building for DOGE use only.https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-doge-mystery-general-services-administration/
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop.https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-say-measles-likely-to-become-endemic-in-us-polio-diphtheria-rubella/
Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartphones.https://www.wired.com/story/best-motorola-phones/
Perplexity? Gemini? Copilot? The Razr Ultra will have it all optimized for its flippy, folding screen.https://www.wired.com/story/motorola-razr-2025-family-news/
Google is rolling out an end-to-end encrypted email feature for business customers, but it could spawn phishing attacks, particularly in non-Gmail inboxes.https://www.wired.com/story/gmail-end-to-end-encryption-scams/
When the Apple Watch launched, it was unclear if smartwatches would pan out. Ten years later, Apple has a $100 billion hit that reshaped the watch industry and ushered in a new age of fitness tracking.https://www.wired.com/story/apple-watch-turns-10/
This 16-inch Windows laptop runs quietly, has an excellent touchscreen, and delivers surprisingly decent performance.https://www.wired.com/review/acer-swift-16-ai/
From charging adapters to external monitors, we’ve gathered the essential peripherals for your Apple laptop.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-macbook-accessories/
For some patients, removing brain tissue can help treat OCD and other disorders. But ethical concerns remainhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-does-the-future-hold-for-psychiatric-brain-surgery-180986445/
Quaint centuries-old villages dot the rural landscapes of the United Kingdomhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/enjoy-15-serene-scenes-of-the-english-countryside-180986466/
Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is now John Day Fossil Beds National Monumenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/50-million-year-old-footprints-open-a-rare-window-into-the-behaviors-of-extinct-animals-that-once-roamed-in-oregon-180986501/
Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyondhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-80-percent-of-the-worlds-coral-reefs-were-hit-by-the-worst-bleaching-event-on-record-180986503/
The planet orbits its host star in just 30.5 hours, losing a mass of material roughly equal to Mount Everest each timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-discover-a-doomed-exoplanet-thats-crumbling-away-and-leaving-behind-a-comet-like-tail-180986498/
During the sixth millennium B.C.E., carvers in present-day Sweden etched patterns into the artifact before redecorating it in a new style. It was likely deposited into a river as part of a ritualhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-intricately-decorated-deer-antler-was-used-as-a-battle-ax-before-being-repurposed-as-a-fishing-harpoon-180986461/
A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously thought, and it might have thrived by tolerating saltwaterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-ancient-terror-crocodiles-of-north-america-werent-alligators-after-all-dna-and-fossils-suggest-180986491/
The commemorative timepiece is similar to the one that Armstrong and other NASA astronauts wore in spacehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-gold-watch-that-belonged-to-astronaut-neil-armstrong-sold-for-2-1-million-at-auction-180986495/
With the help of a tech start-up, the Madrid museum is enlisting technology to quantify large crowds in its artworks and boost visitor engagementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-people-are-in-this-painting-the-prado-museum-is-using-ai-to-find-out-180986452/
The art form, known as kumiko, is now practiced by designers from around the worldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-the-mesmerizing-interlocking-geometric-patterns-produced-with-this-ancient-japanese-woodworking-technique-180986494/
Russia’s Foreign Ministry called it a “terrorist attack,” and surveillance footage showed a car exploding as Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik was approaching it in a Moscow suburb.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/25/russia-ukraine-witkoff-moskalik-general-killed/
Francis’s funeral is likely to be the largest single-day event at the Vatican in 20 years.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/25/rome-pope-francis-funeral-trump/