Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.
Many Nepalis swept away in the floods aren't officially dead, leaving families in limbo

Relatives are finding themselves with no compensation and facing an administrative nightmare.
Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says

Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
Best Prime Day Digital Wall Calendar Deals: Skylight, Everblog, Apolosign (2026)

Digital wall calendars can organize multiple family calendars, meal plans, chores, and to-do lists, and even double as a digital photo frame. And best of all, they’re on sale.
Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils.
The Best Anti–Prime Day Deals for Amazon Haters

Want to save money without supporting Amazon? This roundup is full of deals on WIRED-approved favorites.
Best Prime Day Laptop Deals: Save Up to $500 (2026)

My favorite MacBook, gaming PC, and budget laptop are all on sale for Prime Day, some at the lowest prices I’ve seen in months.
What We Saw at the French Protests

Our reporter Ségolène Le Stradic reports from Paris as labor unions rally in solidarity with high school students protesting school conditions.
Kenya Records Ebola Case for First Time

The authorities said that the virus had been diagnosed in a man arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo and that they were taking measures to prevent any spread.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU
Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it’s easy to circumvent.