Plus: Hamas raised millions in crypto, Exxon used hacked data, and more.

Twenty-one US states tax products like tampons, pads, and cups. These companies are trying to fight back.

Auto execs in the US, Europe, and Japan never thought Chinese EVs were a threat. Now they're coming to wipe the floor with their Western counterparts.

A billion acres of old farmland-an area half the size of Australia-has fallen out of use. Ecologists say the lands and degraded forests are neglected resources for rewilding and for capturing carbon.

The new REI Co-op Cycles DRT e3.1 is a buttery smooth e-MTB that can comfortably take you anywhere a traditional off-road bike can go.

Nikola Tesla once dreamed of transferring electrical energy through the air. Now, a company called Wi-Charge is beta-testing a prototype technology, and I'm testing it in my bathroom.

The rapid spread of violent videos and photos, combined with a toxic stew of mis- and disinformation, now threatens to spill over into real-world violence.

Experts say a new advertising format on the platform formerly known as Twitter is misleading for users and could fall foul of FTC rules.

UK regulators have cleared the way for Microsoft to complete its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest such deals in decades.

The Psyche probe is heading to its namesake metal-rich asteroid. Along the way, it will demonstrate a near-infrared laser system to send high-rate data hundreds of millions of miles home.

Dear David, the 2023 film adaptation of a 2017 viral Twitter thread by a BuzzFeed cartoonist, must be seen to be believed. Or not.

In an attempt to wrest control from raucous far-right hardliners amid the fight for a new House speaker, Republican Party leaders are instituting phone bans to keep backroom deals secret.

In her new book Extremely Online, Taylor Lorenz argues that everyone can be an influencer. The history of the internet suggests relatively few will strike it rich.

On the morning of October 14, an annular solar eclipse will be visible to people in the Americas, creating a fiery halo of light around a darkened sun.

Marvel is taking its Daredevil reboot in a whole new direction. The show's evolution says a lot about the future of television.

It might not be repairable, but this beautiful smartwatch does pretty much everything I want, and does it well.

The annular solar eclipse will render more than a third of US solar energy capacity unavailable at some point tomorrow-enough to power about 20 million homes. Grid operators have backup plans.

Dubbed HTTP/2 Rapid Reset," the flaw requires issuing patches to virtually every web server around the world before the problem can be eradicated.

The seminal DIY catalogs, journals, and magazines printed by the techno-hippie Whole Earth publishing house are finally available online in digital form, all for free.

The prosecution used star witness Caroline Ellison to drive home just how much power Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly had in orchestrating financial decisions at FTX and Alameda.

Kudurru, the new tool from the creator of Have I Been Trained?, can help artists block web scrapers and even poison" the scraping by sending back the wrong image.

The comprehensive collection of 21 studies attempts to map all the brain's cell types and offers hope of one day being able to trace brain diseases to their genetic roots.

Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the last two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate.

This week, we discuss the impact generative AI is having on the world of consumer tech, and the various futures that path could lead us to.

This Cybertruck-style electric scooter has a futuristic design, can hit 55 miles per hour, and has a 60-mile range. But it also costs $10,000.

ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas.

The Air Up bottle's smelly gimmick commits a terrible water foul.

Whoever looted FTX on the day of its bankruptcy has now moved the stolen money through a long string of intermediaries-and eventually some that look Russian in origin.

WIRED's spiritual advice columnist advises a parent who's freaking out about their 6-year-old's ambitions to make a life online.

Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others-forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.

Relax and get some shut-eye with these discounts on our favorite mattresses and bed sheets.

From laptops, tablets, phones, and smartwatches to Amazon Echo Dots, these are the best Prime Day deals on all your favorite WIRED gear.

From Apple Watches to MagSafe accessories, we've gathered the top discounts on our favorite Apple devices.

From bed sheets to smart speakers, these are our favorite affordable deals from Amazon's October Prime Day sale event.

We've poured over all the sales to bring you the creme de la creme of coffee deals.

European commissioner Thierry Breton warned X it could be fined for failing to control disinformation and illegal content. But critics say his threats lack teeth.

A video posted by Donald Trump Jr. showing Hamas militants attacking Israelis was falsely flagged in a Community Note as being years old, thus making X's disinformation problem worse, not better.

Amazon is having another shopping event. It's a great time to pick up a Lego Marvel set or Duplo animals for holiday presents.

Black Friday might be around the corner, but these Prime Day TV deals can help set the mood for the upcoming colder, cozier weather.

With the Fitbit Charge 6, you can now get Google Maps directions and Google Wallet contactless payments on your wrist.

These pricier Pixels impress with refined hardware and clever software tricks.

Scientists finally opened the rock sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. NASA's OSIRIS-REx captured a treasure trove of material from the solar system's earliest days.

Amazon's autumn sale really gets everyone in the mood to make a deal, including sex tech makers.

Prime Day means our favorite e-reader, the Kindle, is on sale. Plus, deals on other Amazon devices we like.

Amazon isn't the only one with excellent discounts this week.

Snag the Dyson Supersonic and Corrale at steep discounts or pick up the company's popular cordless stick vacuums at more palatable prices.

Human donor kidneys are in short supply. A new experiment that tested gene-edited organ transplants in monkeys showed that pig kidneys may one day be viable substitutes.

It's Amazon Prime Day! Er, Big Deal Days. Either way, we've found discounts on Windows laptops, MacBooks, computer accessories, and more.

The United Nations' top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive internet policies and human rights abuses.

We talk with Michael Casey, the chief content officer of CoinDesk, almost one year after the news site brought down Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency empire FTX.