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Are waterproof sneakers worth it? (2026)

Are waterproof sneakers worth it? (2026)

đź’Ą Check out this must-read post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products,Gear / Reviews,Gear / Products / Outdoor,Gear / Products / Health and Fitness,Splish Splash đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Running with wet Wet feet, socks, and wet shoes are the perfect recipe for blisters. It's also a fast track to low morale. Nothing dampens the spirits faster than wet socks. On ultra trips, I always carry spares. And when you're faced with wet or even snowy miles in the middle of winter, the lure of weatherproof boots is strong. Anything that can stem the wet tide is worth…
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LGBTQ+ athletes are front and center at the 2026 Winter Olympics

LGBTQ+ athletes are front and center at the 2026 Winter Olympics

đź’Ą Explore this awesome post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Culture,2026 Winter Olympics đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: in the beginning At the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, American figure skater Amber Glenn spoke at a press conference about using her platform as an Olympian to support LGBTQ+ rights. “It's not the first time we've had to come together as a community,” she said. “I hope I can use my platform and my voice during these games to try to encourage people to stay strong.”A few days later, she posted an Instagram story saying she received a "scary amount of hate/threats" after…
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Fusion startup Helion faces extreme temperatures as it heads toward a 2028 deadline

Fusion startup Helion faces extreme temperatures as it heads toward a 2028 deadline

🔥 Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Climate,nuclear fusion,fusion power,Helion âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Everett, Washington-based fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has achieved a major milestone in its pursuit of nuclear fusion power. The plasma temperature inside the company's Polaris prototype reactor has reached 150 million degrees Celsius, three-quarters of the way toward what the company believes it would need to operate a commercial fusion power plant. “We're obviously very excited to be able to get to this place,” Helion co-founder and CEO David Kirtley told TechCrunch. Polaris also operates with deuterium and tritium…
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The Asus Zenbook S 16 is priced at $500 and has never been this cheap

The Asus Zenbook S 16 is priced at $500 and has never been this cheap

🔥 Read this trending post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Deals,Gear / Products,Gear / Products / Computers,Killer Deal âś… **What You’ll Learn**: After a long time While struggling with major price drops, the Asus Zenbook S 16 has finally dropped to $1,000, which is $500 off its retail price.It's normal for laptop prices to drop at the end of their lifespan, closer to when the update comes out. But the Asus Zenbook S 16 held up. To be fair, it's a very high-end Windows laptop, and one of the nicest machines released last year. It's stylish, portable and…
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Aurora’s self-driving trucks can now travel further, faster than human drivers

Aurora’s self-driving trucks can now travel further, faster than human drivers

✨ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Transportation,Aurora Innovation,autonomous vehicles,self-driving trucks đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Aurora's self-driving trucks can now travel nonstop on a 1,000-mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix, beyond what a human driver can legally accomplish. The distance and travel time provide positive financial implications for Aurora — and any other company hoping to commercialize self-driving semi trucks. It takes Aurora about 15 hours to transport goods in its self-driving trucks on a 1,000-mile trip, according to the company. Human truck drivers take much longer to complete the same distance due to federal regulations…
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Spotify says its top developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to artificial intelligence

Spotify says its top developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to artificial intelligence

🚀 Explore this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: AI,Media & Entertainment,claude code,Generative AI,Music,Spotify,streaming đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Has AI coding reached a tipping point? At least that appears to be the case for Spotify, which shared this week during its Q4 earnings call that the company's top developers "haven't written a single line of code since December." This statement from Spotify co-CEO Gustav Soderström came alongside other comments about how the company is using artificial intelligence to speed up the development process. It's worth noting that Spotify noted that it shipped more than 50 new features and changes…
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The Trump administration is undermining EPA’s enforcement of the Clean Air Act

The Trump administration is undermining EPA’s enforcement of the Clean Air Act

🚀 Check out this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Climate,Government & Policy,Transportation,epa,greenhouse gases,In Brief,Trump Administration 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Months after announcing the move, the Trump administration today officially rescinded the EPA's 2009 "hazard finding," which found that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane pose a threat to human health and well-being. This finding has so far supported the agency's regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Currently, the new rule applies only to car and truck tailpipe emissions, but it is expected to be the first of several similar changes to federal air pollution…
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Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to lock the doors of its self-driving cars

Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to lock the doors of its self-driving cars

🔥 Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Transportation,DoorDash,Honk,Waymo âś… **What You’ll Learn**: It still feels like a technological marvel: Waymo's self-driving cars are now ferrying passengers across six cities. Unfortunately, this driverless future comes with its own set of problems. These vehicles can become idle if a passenger accidentally leaves the door open. According to a Reddit post, a DoorDash driver discovered this issue when a strange order appeared in their queue. Instead of making the delivery, the driver was offered $6.25 to drive less than a mile to a Waymo car and lock the door. After…
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YouTube has finally launched a dedicated app for the Apple Vision Pro

YouTube has finally launched a dedicated app for the Apple Vision Pro

✨ Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Apps,Hardware,Media & Entertainment,Apple headset,apple vision pro,YouTube đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: After two years of initial hesitation, YouTube has finally unveiled its dedicated app for the Apple Vision Pro. When Apple's headset first launched, YouTube opted for a web-based approach rather than developing a custom app, directing viewers to use Safari to access content. Until now, anyone who wanted to watch YouTube on headphones has missed out on useful features like offline downloads – making them much less useful for traveling or watching offline. To fill this gap, third-party options, like…
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Rivian is saved by the program in 2025

Rivian is saved by the program in 2025

🚀 Explore this trending post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: TC,Transportation,electric vehicles,EVs,Rivian,Volkswagen Group,VW Group 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Rivian is, by all accounts, a maker and seller of electric vehicles. But in 2025, it was the company's software and services that helped its annual revenue grow 8%. Rivian on Thursday reported $5.38 billion in total revenue in 2025, up from $4.97 billion from the previous year. That rosy picture looks a bit dull when looking only at auto revenue, which fell 15% to $3.8 billion in 2025. That decline was driven by a $134 million decline in regulatory credit sales…
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