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25 Best Deals on Father’s Day Gifts (2025)

Shopping for a Father’s Day gift doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. We've rustled up real discounts on WIRED-approved gear. All of it is actually on sale—no fake discounts here—with plenty that could still arrive before Father’s Day on June 15. In need of gift ideas? Check out our curated, hand-picked gift guides, including Gifts for Dads, Gifts for Men, and Gifts for Golfers. Updated June 12, 2025: We've ensured accuracy and added new deals on an iPad, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, a toiletry

SmartAttack uses smartwatches to steal data from air-gapped systems

A new attack dubbed 'SmartAttack' uses smartwatches as a covert ultrasonic signal receiver to exfiltrate data from physically isolated (air-gapped) systems. Air-gapped systems, commonly deployed in mission-critical environments such as government facilities, weapons platforms, and nuclear power plants, are physically isolated from external networks to prevent malware infections and data theft. Despite this isolation, they remain vulnerable to compromise through insider threats such as rogue em

The Canadian C++ Conference

JetBrains is a Video Sponsor We are very grateful to JetBrains who is joining CppNorth as a video sponsor! Program Schedule We're excited to share that the CppNorth 2025 schedule is now live! Check out the full agenda and start planning your experience here. Mark your calendars and prepare to dive deep into the insightful talks and discussions! Join Us as a Volunteer CppNorth is seeking enthusiastic volunteers who are eager to join our vibrant community! You can volunteer for on-site, for orga

RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good

Anti-vaccine advocate and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media Wednesday to announce the names of eight people he is appointing to a critical federal vaccine advisory committee—which is currently empty after Kennedy abruptly fired all 17 previous members Monday. In the past, the vetting process for appointing new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could take years. But Kennedy has taken j

Klarna’s CEO is now taking your calls — over an AI hotline

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has already used AI to replace himself during earnings reports, and now Klarna is using AI to clone him another way: through an AI-powered phone hotline. The hotline is now open for users to provide feedback to an interactive AI version of Siemiatkowski that’s trained on his “real voice, insights, and experiences,” according to a press relea

OLED refresh rate race heats up as SDC claims first 720Hz display

The big picture: Samsung became the first company to launch a 500Hz OLED display last month, but Chinese manufacturer Super Display Company (SDC) claims to have already exceeded 700Hz. However, crucial details regarding the company's monitor remain unclear, including the resolution at which it achieves its maximum refresh rate. Reddit user "HM204DTA" recently shared an advertisement for a WOLED monitor capable of reaching 720Hz. If the product exists, manufacturer SDC has taken the lead in the

Nvidia Arm chip surfaces with strong Geekbench scores, could rival top Intel and AMD laptop CPUs

Something to look forward to: A mysterious "Nvidia N1x" Arm processor recently appeared on Geekbench with a single-core score of 3,096 and an 18,837 multi-core score. The result provides some of the earliest concrete evidence of Nvidia's long-rumored upcoming SoC. Word is that Nvidia has been developing an Arm-based processor for the past few years. Despite a teaser released last year in collaboration with Dell and the January unveiling of Nvidia's Arm workstation, a consumer-level product has

Google offers more buyouts to US employees, cracks down on remote workers

In brief: Google is once again reducing its headcount while cracking down on remote workers. The company has offered buyouts to employees across a number of divisions. It has also rolled out a new RTO mandate across more teams, giving employees the option of returning to the office or taking a voluntary exit package. Google's latest round of buyouts will be offered to employees in its knowledge and information (K&I) and central engineering units as well as marketing, research and communications

Double-A shooter MindsEye goes from promising GTA killer to triple-A dumpster fire seconds after launch

In context: Developer Build A Rocket Boy and publisher IO Interactive positioned their genre-bending sci-fi shooter MindsEye as the next big blockbuster of 2025. Instead, it's breaking blocks in ways no one expected. Mission-breaking bugs and crippling glitches made the game nearly unplayable. MindsEye launched Tuesday with high hopes – and fell apart within seconds. The brainchild of former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, the third-person action-adventure follows Jacob Diaz, a soldie

Americans pay trillions in rent, but few get credit score boost for it

Esusu has deals with Goldman Sachs, Mercy Housing, and Cushman & Wakefield, and partnerships with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to increase the number of units nationally that report rent as part of credit. Esusu is a credit score reporting service which has partnered with 75% of the largest rental companies and more recently created a direct line for renters to report their rent payments. "We have democratized access because you have a long tail of people who don't live in commercially managed h

Chime prices IPO at $27 per share, valuing fintech company at $11.6 billion ahead of Nasdaq debut

Chime priced its IPO at $27 per share on Wednesday, above the expected range, in an offering that values the provider of online banking services at $11.6 billion The company raised roughly $700 million in the IPO, with another $165 million worth of shares being sold by existing investors. The stock is expected to begin trading Thursday under ticker symbol CHYM. The offering comes after a years-long freeze in the fintech IPO pipeline, as rising interest rates and valuation resets kept many late

Influencer Sobs in Front of TikTok Headquarters After Getting Banned

"Dad, they won't let me in," she screamed. The social media gods can be cruel. Just ask Natalie Reynolds, an influencer with millions of followers, who was so upset that she got banned from TikTok that she recently went to one of the social media company's offices and was filmed crying and screaming while on the phone with her dad. "Dad, they won't let me in," she screamed. "I need my TikTok account unbanned." Reynolds, who had 2.5 million followers on TikTok, was banned for apparently spark

Riot Games partners with T/Squared on EMEA esports

Riot Games announced today that it has begun a strategic, regional partnership with T/Squared, the marketing agency within TEAM Group. T/Squared will support Riot Games EMEA’s business division, in particular its core products, the League of Legends EMEA Championships (LEC) and the Valorant Champions Tour EMEA (VCT), dealing with all sponsorship deals for the two events. According to Riot Games, its EMEA — Europe, Middle East and Africa — esports partners include Kia, KitKat, Red Bull and LG Ul

Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the thinnest, lightest, and most advanced foldable

TL;DR Samsung has claimed that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will be “the thinnest, lightest, and most advanced foldable yet.” It’s worth noting that the OPPO Find N5 and vivo X Fold 3 are the current thin and light champions, respectively. Samsung teased the Galaxy Z Fold 7 last week, hinting at an Ultra-level experience. Now, the company has made some bold claims about its upcoming foldable phone. Samsung claimed in a blog post that its latest Galaxy Z series devices could outdo other foldables: The

For a limited time Mint is offering 3 months of its unlimited plan for just $45 in total

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Mint Mobile’s popular $15/month promotion on all 3-month plans has returned for new customers. After the promotional period, unlimited plans cost just $20/month if you pay for a year upfront or Mint now offers truly unlimited data without the harsh speed reduction after 40GB, though throttling may still occur during congestion. Mint Mobile discontinued its best promotion nearly half a year ago, but the good news is it’s finally back! For a limited ti

Don’t forget: Three-button navigation is getting a much-needed upgrade with Android 16

TL;DR Android 16 extends predictive back navigation to three-button navigation. You can now see a preview of the previous screen by long-pressing the back button. Additionally, apps targeting Android 16 will have predictive back system animations by default. After debuting the predictive back navigation as a developer option in Android 13, Google finally enabled it by default in last year’s release. The feature previously only worked when using gesture-based navigation, but Google is extendin

Google Photos will soon suggest advanced edits with a single tap

TL;DR Google has announced an overhauled image editor for Google Photos on Android. The redesigned editor lets you tap, brush, or circle a subject to get plenty of editing suggestions. Google says this overhauled editor is “coming soon.” Google Photos offers a variety of powerful editing tools, and the Magic Editor tool even lets you tap, circle, or brush objects to select them for editing. Now, the company is upping the ante with an overhauled image editor. Google announced this redesigned

Nothing to see here: Leaked Nothing Phone 3 render confirms death of the Glyph (Update: Or does it?)

TL;DR Nothing Phone 3’s back panel design has leaked in a new render. The render confirms the removal of Nothing’s signature Glyph lighting system, though the back panel still retains a quirky design. The Nothing Phone 3 is confirmed to launch on July 1, and is expected to bring a flagship-grade camera, a flagship chip, and a large battery for about $800. Update, June 10, 2025 (02:31 PM ET): Earlier today we got a peek at some very professional-looking imagery that purported to depict the upc

Apple unveils new Apple Games app

Apple today announced a new Apple Games app, a new destination for all the games on your iPhone and iPad. Games incorporates games from the App Store, a dedicated section for Apple Arcade, and Game Center social features like leaderboards and challenges. The Games app mostly seems like a way to make the most popular genre of the App Store, that is mobile games, available in a more dedicated, curated, experience. Apple hopes it will improve discovery and help people discover new titles. It al

Safari gets the iOS 26 treatment with new Liquid Glass interface

Today, Apple unveiled a new Safari interface for iOS 26, bringing its new UI to the system browser. Here’s what it looks like. Edge-to-edge pages, floating controls, and a more immersive experience With iOS 26, Apple intends to maintain Safari’s familiar elements while introducing a more fluid and unobtrusive design. Web pages now extend edge to edge, reaching all the way to the bottom of the screen to maximize usable space. The tab bar has been redesigned to float above the webpage, surfacin

Apple explains Siri delays, teases more new features are coming

During its WWDC keynote, Apple addressed one big elephant in the room: Siri’s delayed features that were announced last year but never shipped. And now in a new interview, Siri’s recently-appointed boss Craig Federighi has explained more of the reasoning behind the delay, and teased even more new features are coming. Craig Federighi promises Apple will ship every Siri feature previously announced ‘and more’ Craig Federighi is Apple’s software chief, and as such tends to get a lot of PR time du

iMazing delivers powerful capabilities for managing Apple devices and their data

Long considered the standard for local device backups and data transfer between Apple’s mobile device ecosystem and a Mac or Windows PC, iMazing continues to provide innovative solutions for managing Apple mobile devices individually or at scale. Last year’s release of iMazing 3 marked the beginning of a broader vision for the company: to provide scalable, professional-grade tools for managing Apple mobile devices across personal, educational, and enterprise contexts. Paired with iMazing Profi

The Browser Company’s new AI browser rolls out to private beta testers

The Browser Company’s new AI-powered browser is now available in an invite-only beta. Called Dia, the browser was first announced towards the end of 2024, and is built around the deep integration of what its maker calls "the most personal AI on the market". Dia allows you to "chat with your tabs" and will adapt and learn the more you use it. You can open an AI chat on any webpage without having to leave the tab, where the built-in bot can search the web, compare websites, answer questions about

Meta launches a surreal AI video editor

Meta's impressive Movie Gen AI editing tool is starting to bear fruit. On Tuesday, the company launched a new editor for short videos, "inspired by" the technology. The editor lets you transform your clothing, location, style and more. The examples the company showcased are head-turning. We're getting closer to Hollywood-level CG effects that anyone can produce in a few seconds. The editor lets you choose from over 50 preset prompts. You can transform your video's subject into things like comic

NASA is shutting down some official social media accounts, including the Curiosity rover's handle

NASA is shutting down several social media accounts run by the Science Mission Directorate, including the official Mars Curiosity Rover account on X. The organization says it made the decision in order to "make its work more accessible to the public, avoiding the potential for oversaturation or confusion." The "social media consolidation project" is concentrated in part on X, where there are dozens NASA accounts affiliated with specific missions and areas of research. So far 29 accounts are bei

Wikipedia pauses AI summaries after editors skewer the idea

Wikipedia is backing off AI article summaries… for now. Earlier this month, the platform trialed the feature in its mobile app. To say they weren't well-received by editors would be an understatement. The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) paused the test a day later. The AI summaries appeared at the top of articles for 10 percent of mobile users. Readers had to opt in to see them. The AI-generated summaries only appeared "on a set of articles" for the two-week trial period. Editor comments in the WMF

DanaBot malware operators exposed via C2 bug added in 2022

A vulnerability in the DanaBot malware operation introduced in June 2022 update led to the identification, indictment, and dismantling of their operations in a recent law enforcement action. DanaBot is a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform active from 2018 through 2025, used for banking fraud, credential theft, remote access, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Zscaler's ThreatLabz researchers who discovered the vulnerability, dubbed 'DanaBleed,' explain that a memory leak allow

Brute-force attacks target Apache Tomcat management panels

A coordinated campaign of brute-force attacks using hundreds of unique IP addresses targets Apache Tomcat Manager interfaces exposed online. Tomcat is a popular open-source web server widely used by large enterprises and SaaS providers, while Tomcat Manager is a web-based administration tool that comes bundled with the Tomcat server and helps admins manage deployed web apps via a graphical interface. Tomcat Manager is configured by default to only allow access from localhost (127.0.0.1), with