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The US already has all the technology needed to rapidly bring down carbon emissions. The trouble is finding enough people to install it all.

Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done.

Andy Hunter’s ecommerce platform was a pandemic hit. Now he’s on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out.

After 2,000 years of political and technical hitches, Italy says it’s finally ready to connect Sicily to the mainland.

In 2021, the first overdose prevention center opened in the United States. WIRED spoke to its director about what “harm reduction” really means.

Ether is finally untethering itself from mining—and driving renewed debate about bitcoin’s environmental impact.

Videos obtained by WIRED from public transit vehicles reveal self-driving cars causing delays and potential danger to buses, trains, and passengers.

Scientists found that the cells' garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing it.

Scientists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.

Unleash your inner diva as you grab the mic on your favorite songs.

If you must have a giant computer screen, you could do worse than this one.

After rising from the dead, the theater subscription service is back with a convoluted new business model. Here’s how it works and how to sign up.

Plus: 119 arrested during a sting on the Genesis dark-web market, the IRS aims to buy an online mass surveillance tool, and more.

Plus: Kobo’s new E Ink tablet is made for doodling, Google moves podcasts into YouTube Music, and Peloton connects to Android watches.

In California, the bodies of four furry swimmers tested positive for a strain of toxoplasmosis first seen in mountain lions.

Easter weekend brings discounts on some of our favorite Amazon devices, plus Google Pixel phones.

The story behind the fight over this game’s rights is as complex as the game itself.

Luscafilm has announced three new Star Wars movies. There’s a crucial title missing.

Honor Among Thieves is the movie D&D fans deserve.

With new satellites and programs, the agency is tackling air quality from all angles—for the health of people and the planet.

The company's founders promised good vibes and greener cities. Now they’re stepping down, and the new CEO is focused on saving the business.

The animated adaptation of Nintendo's iconic franchise is practically guaranteed to lure in a new generation of gamers. That's the point.

What’s the smallest lunar object a phone camera lens could resolve from Earth? Here’s what the physics of light tells us about shooting the moon.

Elon Musk’s highly publicized decision distracts from his recent move to reduce transparency on the platform.

Scientists are hesitant to blame climate change, but varying weather conditions are causing new and troubling tornado patterns.

Amnezia, a free virtual private network, allows users to set up their own servers, making it harder for Moscow to block this portal to the outside world.

Put a discounted fitness tracker on your wrist, hop on an electric bicycle, and experience spring bliss.

Video memes made with algorithms are suddenly everywhere. Their sudden proliferation may herald an imminent explosion in the technology's capability.

For the first time, researchers transferred them to the wombs of female monkeys, where the embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy.

As ChatGPT and its ilk continue to spread, countries need an independent board to hold AI companies accountable and limit harms.

BMW and others have been criticized for charging monthly fees for features in new cars like heated seats. Now the tactic is coming to used cars.

This week, we learn how automakers adopted the subscription model where drivers pay to unlock features, and why the used car market will embrace it too.

Without an information sharing and analysis center, the country’s food and agriculture sector is uniquely vulnerable to hackers.

Both advocates and critics of generative AI have compared it to the atom bomb. Here’s where that comparison breaks down.

US agencies are sparring over who gets to oversee the crypto industry, and companies are stuck in the middle.

There’s little evidence to prove how necessary or helpful many of the accepted norms in psychedelic-assisted therapy are—and some could even harm patients.

The Far North is thawing, unleashing clouds of planet-heating gas. Scientists rely on an arsenal of tech to sniff out just how nasty the problem is.

Think the former president would be shamed by a mug shot? Think again.

For residents of the historic South Carolina city, the best solution to the coming storm may be to leave their homes behind.

For too long, supports have been at the mercy (ahem) of tank and damage players. Lifeweaver’s intriguing new ability claws some power back.

Need a cure for widespread platform malaise? For inspiration, look to the trusty spreadsheet.

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Text-to-video AI generators are advancing rapidly—and capturing the internet’s attention. But don’t expect them to overtake Hollywood anytime soon.

By recreating an early state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma, scientists hope to understand the conditions that made the universe what it is today.

Mandatory face-recognition tools have repeatedly failed to identify people with darker skin tones. One Dutch student is fighting to end their use.

The World Health Organization is gearing up to test vaccines against the Marburg virus—but the world is still not prepared to contain new viral outbreaks.

The company’s policy bars use of the AI chatbot to “misinform.” A study found that it readily spouted untruths on topics from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine.

These days, video game companies can just promote their hardware and new releases via prepackaged livestreams. Why would they bother with a trade show?

Italy’s recent ban of Open AI’s generative text tool may just be the beginning of ChatGPT's regulatory woes.

This machine delivers speed and ports aplenty, along with a great operating system.