You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong 12. August 2026 (11:30) From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.(Wired)
8 Great Deals From Patagonia’s Past-Season Sale 12. August 2026 (11:09) Summer’s not over yet; pick up some new gear for that last Labor Day trip. Save up to 40 percent on some of our favorite Patagonia items at the company’s past-season sale.(Wired)
Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet? 11. August 2026 (22:26) “That product is off the market, so I think there’s absolutely lower risk for cyclospora in terms of eating lettuce,” one professor of food safety tells WIRED.(Wired)
Razer Naga V3 Pro Review: Buttons Galore 11. August 2026 (17:00) The PC gaming world has tried to move on from bulky, heavier mice, but the Naga V3 Pro proves that it still has its place.(Wired)
AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions 11. August 2026 (15:45) New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.(Wired)
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts 11. August 2026 (13:00) Researchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.(Wired)
