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From cordless vacuums to the best wireless earbuds we’ve tested, some of our favorite tech is on sale for Labor Day this year.

It’s one of the best times of the year to buy a mattress, and our top tested picks are on sale.

The Home Depot Labor Day sale goes hard on grills and tools. Here are our recommendations on what to buy—and what to ignore.

These are the 15 best Amazon Labor Day deals on WIRED-tested, WIRED-recommended products in 2026.

NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.

It’s one of the best times of the year to buy a mattress, and our top tested picks are on sale.

I combed through the Labor Day sales to find the power tools and other essentials that cover nearly every household repair.

Technical Reconstruction of Toxic Work Culture Mechanisms Mechanisms and Their Impact Chains The evolution of workplace dynamics in large organizations has been marked by a pronounced shift from collaborative ecosystems to competitive arenas. This transformation is driven by specific mechanisms that, while often implemented with the intent to enhance productivity, inadvertently foster toxicity. Below, we dissect these mechanisms, their internal processes, and the observable effects they precipitate, elucidating the causal pathways that undermine organizational health. Performance Evaluation Systems Impact : Stackranking, hidden metrics, and PR/LoC counts incentivize individual competition, distorting the focus from collective goals to personal advancement. Internal Process : Employees, driven by survival instincts, prioritize outperforming peers over collaborative problem-solving, eroding the foundation of trust. Observable Effect : The erosion of trust and reduced team synergy directly correlate with diminished project outcomes and increased interpersonal conflicts. PIP Processes Impact : When PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) systems are weaponized punitively rather than utilized developmentally, they become tools of fear rather than growth. Internal Process : Employees perceive PIPs as existential threats, triggering stress responses that manifest as defensiveness and reduced engagement. Observable Effect : The resultant demoralization accelerates turnover rates, exacerbating recruitment costs and depleting institutional knowledge. Time Tracking Systems Impact : An overemphasis on quantifiable hours worked relegates quality and innovation to secondary priorities, fostering a culture of compliance over excellence. Internal Process : Employees, incentivized by logged hours, allocate effort disproportionately to tasks that maximize visibility rather than impact. Observable Effect : Despite inflated time logs, overall productivity declines as creative and strategic

From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless headphones and earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on sale already ahead of Labor Day.

In August, Toru Hinkle was stocking shelves at their job at Target when they noticed two customers and asked if they needed any help. The men requested a price check on an item - but even after Hinkle told them the item was $20, the customers asked for the price again and again. "After a […]

Brad Grantham discusses how software engineers and architects can transition from individual contributors to influential technical leaders. Brad shares actionable insights on expanding skills into business and legal domains, adapting communication styles for non-technical stakeholders, moving past ego to empower teams, and navigating complex organizational dynamics to maximize engineering impact. By Brad Grantham

This is the Engineering Culture Trends Report for 2026. Featuring a panel of QCon speakers and InfoQ contributors, they discussed AI adoption maturity and risk, the transformation of engineering team structures and roles, and the human dimensions of software development that must not be lost in 2026. By Ben Linders, Rafiq Gemmail, Craig Smith, Vanessa Formicola, Shawna Martell, Phillip Mortimer, Yinka Omole

This report summarizes how the InfoQ Culture and Methods editorial team sees the ongoing and emergent trends in the culture and methods space in 2026. By Shane Hastie, Ben Linders, Vanessa Formicola, Shawna Martell, Rafiq Gemmail, Craig Smith, Phillip Mortimer, Yinka Omole

Having a platform is not enough; the real challenge is ensuring that it is understandable, usable, and actually adopted by its users. A capability is done when it can be reliably used by others. To evaluate progress, you can ask yourself “Is this being used?” and “Does it reduce friction for users?” This can help align development work with actual user value rather than delivery, By Ben Linders

Learn how I modernized an old codebase of mine using stacked sessions and pull requests in the GitHub Copilot app. The post Stacked sessions and pull requests in the GitHub Copilot app appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intentions to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation are joining the union drive, but management at the nonprofit have declined to voluntarily recognize their union. "While the Wikimedia Foundation touts to the public that they […]

"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."

Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workers, or around 93 employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a memo to employees, Patreon CEO Jack Conte writes that the company isn't making these changes "because we believe AI replaces humans," but says AI has "fundamentally transformed the tech industry, including how we work, […]

When a new platform team set out on implementing their roadmap through forced workflows with poor documentation, developer experience declined. Success came from simplifying governance, prioritizing what matters, and rolling out compliance incrementally through prevention, detection, and communication. Empathy, focus, and shared purpose drove successful adoption. By Ben Linders

A lot of platform teams face a problem: they build a lot of really cool stuff, and then their developers don't use it. Be visible to management, talk to stakeholders and listen to their problems, make your value measurable with metrics like DORA, create narratives, and show the hidden pain to make it personal: these are lessons that Lucas Hornung and Christian Matthaei presented. By Ben Linders