My feed is haunted by dangerous displays and an 8-foot-tall not-a-jack-o-lantern named Lewis, all grasping to go viral.

The defense in the FTX cofounder's trial have been accused of failing to land any blows during cross-examination. They might be doing the best they can with a weak hand.

For the first time, researchers are testing an approach that involves replacing a mutated gene in the inner ears of children with severe hearing loss.

Insomniac's new PlayStation 5 exclusive feels like an interactive blockbuster. Here's some advice to help you swing into the action.

Deepfake porn is on the rise. The new documentary Another Body is a gut-churning inside look at what it's like for the women targeted.

The HPV vaccine can effectively prevent a range of cancers if administered at the right age. But boys still can't access it in most countries.

These mics can be made to sound just like their highly coveted, expensive counterparts. For musicians, it's the next best thing to having professional studio equipment at home.

Asteroids are rich with the metals used in clean energy technologies. As demand soars, advocates argue that mining them in space might be better than mining them on Earth.

With a new emphasis on the Hamas attacks on Israel, the US Treasury has proposed designating foreign cryptocurrency mixer" services as money launderers and national security threats.

New York's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against crypto companies, including the Winkelvoss twins' Gemini, alleging they misled investors.

The US Congress won't pass federal AI regulation anytime soon. NYC is forging ahead with an AI Action Plan and a proposal for a new Office of Algorithmic Data Integrity.

Doctors say they are operating without anesthesia, hospitals have run out of space to put the wounded, and the dead are being buried in mass graves.

The companies behind ChatGPT and other popular and powerful AI systems aren't transparent enough about their training data and how they work, according to a new report from Stanford University.

As the leaves start to fall, get ready to hunker down with upgrades to your home theater or gaming rig.

The first folding phone from OnePlus gets a lot right, from its smart software to its affordable price.

It's not pretty, but this Chrome OS laptop is plenty powerful and checks off the basics-all for just $400.

This week, we talk about how fake, doctored, and false media is so easily spread, how the social platforms are dealing with it, and how generative AI is making things worse.

This sub-$1,000 TV makes gaming, sports, and the latest Star Wars: Ashoka look amazing, even compared to much more expensive competitors.

Amazon sold bottles of urine marketed as an energy drink, a new documentary reveals. The company also makes it alarmingly easy to sell dangerous items to children.

The creator economy is fragmented and chaotic. This guy can (almost) make sense of it.

A tough campaign to squash password-sharing appears to be working, according to Netflix's latest earnings report.

A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized fact-checking" has obscured efforts to find out who's responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza.

The wildly popular 5 series finally lands in all-electric form, complete with in-car gaming-and it's superb.

The resolution is high on this 4K webcam, but so is the price.

From online voting to frictionless taxes, Estonia's government services can sound like sci-fi to outsiders. Its chief information officer talks about how it works-and what other countries might learn.

The fish may be a harbinger of dramatic warming in the north-and rapidly transforming ecosystems.

WIRED spoke with DeepMind's climate lead about techno-utopianism, ways AI can help fight climate change, and what's currently standing in the way.

German startup Vay is pushing teledriving-in which cars are remotely operated by humans-as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving.

Companies are designing AI to appear increasingly human. That can mislead users-or worse.

X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it's not fit for that purpose.

Scientists use microphones and AI to automatically detect species by their chirps and croaks. This bioacoustics research could be critical for protecting ecosystems on a warming planet.

The American government has tightened its restrictions on exports of chips and chipmaking equipment, closing loopholes that let Chinese companies access advanced technology.

Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.

Shikhar Sachdev wanted to reveal what made the process so draining-so he spent 11 hours filling applications. Now he has tips for both job seekers and hiring managers.

The AI models behind chatbots like ChatGPT can accurately guess a user's personal information from innocuous chats. Researchers say the troubling ability could be used by scammers or to target ads.

Yoshua Bengio's pioneering research helped bring about ChatGPT and the current AI boom. Now he's worried AI could harm civilization and says the future needs a humanity defense organization.

When disturbing online profiles appeared in her name, Melissa Trixie Watt was sure she knew who was behind the harassment. But she had to fight to get help from the police-and prove it in court.

Myanmar's military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels.

Humans are teaming up with dogs to eliminate the blood-sucking pests, but there's no overarching strategy, just eye-watering costs.

After 24 years with the company and the launch of Starfield, Peter Hines, Bethesda's head of publishing, is leaving.

Tools like Google's Pixel 8 AI photo editor are ushering in a deepening distrust of everything we see. Welcome to our new counterfeit reality.

Extreme heat and droughts are cutting into hop plants' yields and making them less bitter. But scientists and farmers are brewing up clever solutions.

Some doctors warn that personalized nutrition apps like Zoe can cause otherwise well patients an unhealthy amount of worry.

New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing-and the world's biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to the nonconsensual fakes.

Berlin-based Ecosia carved out a niche as a carbon-negative search engine. To adapt to the ChatGPT era, it's moving closer to Google and exploring how AI could help users cut carbon emissions.

From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.

Your home's draftier than a submarine with a screen door. Be greedy with your warm air and keep it indoors with a little DIY work.

The preferred handedness" of biomolecules could have emerged from interactions between electrons and magnetic surfaces on primordial Earth, new research suggests.

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