Wired

• WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, and Amazon’s AI Ambitions

  In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you the news of the week, then dive into how some DOGE operatives are still at work in the federal government—despite reports claiming otherwise.

• ‘Horses,’ the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype

  First it was banned. Then its sales blew up. But Horses fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas.

• Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity

  The $83 billion deal gives the streamer a century’s worth of prestige television and movies, from Batman movies to Game of Thrones. It also ends the streaming wars.

• The Best Deals From the Silk & Snow Cyber Week Sale (2025)

  For a few more days, you can save on mattresses and bed frames from one of our favorite makers.

• 9 Best Lubes (2025): Water-Based, Silicone, Natural Oils

  For the most sensitive parts of the human body, friction is the enemy. Here’s how to keep it at bay with our favorite lubes made of water, silicone, or natural oil.