Can You Buy Relaxation? My $200 Electric Fireplace Says YesPLUS: The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair, and more. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences12.25.25 GEAR Can You Buy Relaxation? My $200 Electric Fireplace Says YesBY LISA WOOD SHAPIRO | 2-MINUTE READ Research shows that watching a simulated fire may have real psychological benefits. GEAR The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to RepairBY BOONE ASHWORTH | 4-MINUTE READ This year, the right-to-repair movement got a boost from—surprisingly—big tech, tariffs, and economic downturn. But the companies controlling who fixes their stuff aren’t giving up that power willingly. SCIENCE The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible CollapseBY RITSUKO KAWAI | 3-MINUTE READ An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.ADVERTISEMENT SCIENCE Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes SoBY MARAH EAKIN | 3-MINUTE READ The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine. THE BIG STORY The Enshittification of American PowerBY HENRY FARRELL AND ABRAHAM L. NEWMAN | 10-MINUTE READ First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us. Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.
