In July 2006, Wired News, which had been part of Lycos since the purchase of Wired Digital in 1998, was sold to Condé Nast Publications and re-merged with Wired Magazine.
Pada bulan Juli 2006, Wired News, yang telah menjadi anak usaha Lycos sejak 1998, dijual ke Condé Nast Publications dan digabung dengan majalah Wired.