The Wired extension lets you select the topics that you are interested in and to set alerts accordingly.
Wired installs a pink button in the toolbar that, when clicked will show you in a pop-up window the latest news, in accordance with your preferences.
Here are some key features of "Wired":
· Alerts (unread count) for new articles
· Customizable by topics in Options Panel
· Updates every 60 seconds
· Easy sharing via Twitter, Facebook and Digg (with Bit.ly urls)
· Allows easy search of Wired`s online news archive