Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices

Ars Technica

• January 8, 2026 at 09:13 PM

Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices

FCC says new category of devices "can operate outdoors and at higher power."

Conservative Lawmakers Want Porn Taxes. Critics Say They’re Unconstitutional

Alabama passed a 10 percent porn tax last year, as Utah and Pennsylvania eye similar bills. Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.

Wired Culture• Jan 9, 2026, 12:00 PM

Friday: Three Morning Takes

this land is greenland, this land is my land / vibecoding reindustrialization / “wtf, i love hedge funds now” -aoc (probably)

Pirate Wires• Jan 9, 2026, 10:45 AM

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools.

Wired Science• Jan 9, 2026, 08:00 AM