The Yonge Street Journal
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Gear News of the Week: A New Privacy Phone Arrives, and Samsung Has a $30K 115-Inch Micro RGB TV

Plus: Ultrahuman’s Ring now tracks ovulation, Nomad Cycles wants to make a fully repairable ebike, and Sling TV has new subscription options.

ICE Has Spyware Now

Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more.

Gear News of the Week: Veo 3 Comes to Google Photos, and Garmin Adds Satellite Comms to a Watch

Plus: The Polar Loop looks a lot like the Whoop band, JBL’s comically massive speakers are ready to party, and ExpressVPN splits its subscription plan into three tiers.

41 Best Labor Day Sales on WIRED-Tested Gear (2025)

Summer is almost gone, and with it go these great Labor Day deals on WIRED-approved Bluetooth speakers, power banks, pizza ovens, and more.

Fubo Sports is a $55.99 / month streaming bundle made for watching football

Fubo is launching a new Sports plan on September 2nd that costs $55.99 per month and comes with over 20 live sports and news-focused channels, including the ESPN and Fox Sports channels, as well as local stations owned by ABC, CBS, and Fox. Where available, t…

ESPN’s streaming launch brings a TikTok-like feed and AI commentary

ESPN is showing off its overhauled app ahead of the launch of its live sports streaming service. On Wednesday, ESPN detailed all of the new features coming to the ESPN app, including a TikTok-style vertical video feed. ESPN’s long-awaited live sports streamin…

Hasselblad X2D II: the luxury sports car of medium format cameras

We've spent most of the year talking about gadgets getting more expensive. Thanks to US tariffs, prices are rising every few months, and even small upgrades have come with big price hikes. So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the new Hasselblad X2D …

Annual Paramount Plus subscriptions are half off until September 18th

If your plan to combat the post-summer blues is binge-watching TV shows, movies, and sports, Paramount Plus is offering a great deal. New and returning subscribers can save 50 percent on an annual subscription to its Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plu…

The Ferrari Testarossa returns as a plug-in hyrbid with 1035hp

If you need another sign that the go-go ‘80s are back, look no further than the return of the fabled Ferrari Testarossa nameplate, which the Italian automaker announced this week in Milan. But this is no retread: the new 849 Testarossa now sports a hybrid pow…

Google signs Stephen Curry to pitch its Pixel, health, and AI gear

Google has brought NBA star Stephen Curry on board to help shape the company’s hardware, features, and AI services. The long-term partnership was announced today at the Made by Google event, with Curry joining the company as a “performance advisor” for Google…

Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL

Amazon’s Prime Video is bringing more AI to the football field with new features designed to give viewers more insight into Thursday Night Football games, as highlighted earlier by Deadline. One feature, called Pocket Health, uses AI to analyze “tens of thous…

The translucent Beats Studio Buds Plus are half off

Noise-canceling earbuds are great productivity tools, blocking out noisy roommates and busy coffee shops so you can focus on studying or work. While there are a number of great options these days, few are as eye-catching like the translucent Beats Studio Buds…

Here’s everything you need to know about preordering the 2025 iPhone lineup

Apple announced its new iPhone 17 lineup during its “Awe dropping” event on Tuesday. As expected, the company introduced the iPhone 17, the flagship iPhone 17 Pro, and a bigger iPhone 17 Pro Max. There’s also a new addition to the lineup this year: the slimme…

Honda’s Prelude returns as a 200-horsepower fake-shifting hybrid

Honda is bringing back the sporty Prelude as a technology-packed 200-horsepower hybrid to tug at nostalgia strings. It’s the first new Prelude in 25 years and the front-wheel-drive-coup antidote to crossover SUVs. Pricing hasn’t been announced but in Japan it…

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