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The Open Letter proposing a pause on giant AI experiments exaggerates hypothetical future harms while ignoring steps that can be taken immediately to mitigate them.

Thanks to large language models, a single scammer can run hundreds or thousands of cons in parallel, night and day, in every language under the sun.

Excessive heat, ever fiercer storms, and a reliance on fossil fuels are becoming an existential crisis for the yearly festival in the Nevada desert.

The tech giant is helping researchers and clinicians decipher vast amounts of data generated by people with persistent symptoms.

Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that'll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region.

The tech giant’s project in Atlanta is on an "indefinite pause," leaving locals with the inflated prices but none of the jobs and investment.

Alice Pelton, founder of The Lowdown, the world’s first contraception review platform, discusses the power of equipping women with information.

The tech giant dreams of filling the skies with package-bearing drones. But it has repeatedly failed to clear technical and regulatory hurdles.

Venture into the sun with books on magical mushrooms, Paris Hilton, and more.

Digging through manuals for security cameras, a group of gearheads found sinister details and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.

Yes, it has looks only a mother could love—but shut your eyes and wait till you hear how mind-blowingly good this new speaker is.

North Korean hackers appear to have used the corrupted VoIP software to go after just a handful of crypto firms with “surgical precision.”

Ectogenesis—gestation using an artificial womb—is fast approaching reality. Yet without legislation, this innovation also has the potential to cause harm.

Researchers say viruses can kill antibiotic-resistant microbes and help treat infections. Regulators have to figure out how to get them on the market.

An agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse.

Good weird! Skip the small talk in a driverless EV and enjoy the audio cues that will guide you through a ride and keep you safe.

As more characters enter the public domain, it’s important that creators use them. Next up: Mickey Mouse.

Meat brewed in bioreactors is on the way, but it’s still too expensive. The solution? Add a whole lot of plants.

Mullvad Browser, a collaboration between the nonprofit and Mullvad VPN, offers an anti-tracking browser designed to be used with a VPN.

This expandable, modular power station can help you go off-grid and stay powered up during outages.

In three-dimensional space, the surface of a black hole must be a sphere. But in higher dimensions, an infinite number of configurations are possible.

Playing video games to deal with reality is nothing new, but this game about being an intern in Silicon Valley is perfect if you just need a laugh.

The easy gratification of little viral lies is costing us more than it's worth.

If a bunch of applications are slowing your computer down, here's how to take control.

Plus: A major new supply chain attack, Biden’s spyware executive order, and a hacking campaign against Exxon’s critics.

We tried the carmaker’s “emissions-neutral” synthetic fuel, which is chemically identical to 93 octane gas. It's amazing, but there are some major caveats.

Plus: The library ebook app OverDrive is shutting down, Fitbit loses some social features, and we take a stroll on Amazon Sidewalk.

The trees have blossomed earlier as the local weather has warmed. But experts are divided over whether it’s cause for alarm.

A Victorian lawsuit set a precedent of foregrounding personal privacy when we talk about data. But that rings hollow without policy to bolster those rights.

In this nascent stage, there are opportunities for virtual worlds to avoid the mistakes of the past.

Step into spring with these discounted outdoorsy gadgets.

In the internet. Ruin your faith in the internet.

The beloved online athenaeum just lost a big court case. Librarians fear it’ll make ebooks less accessible. So why are some writers cheering?

Nix’s wearable sensor promises to give cyclists and runners real-time hydration advice by analyzing their fluid loss while they work out.

The Apple TV+ movie is sleek but simplistic at times.

It’s all the chaos and delight of playing a campaign with your friends, but onscreen.

Plus: Microsoft Outlook and Android patch serious flaws, Chrome and Firefox get fixes, and much more.

Weaving through traffic and protests in the French capital shows that the real problem isn’t scooters—it’s cars.

An innovative research project delivers new evidence about the challenging life of astronauts on the International Space Station.

A Manhattan grand jury has issued the first-ever indictment of a former US president. Buckle up for whatever happens next.

Pixel smartphones, PlayStation titles, and even Apple's spendy AirPods Max are all on sale right now.

The way artificial intelligence can rewrite software will have huge implications for the tech industry—and everyone else, too.

Technologists want to recreate the sensitivity of certain animals to the subtle signals of impending danger in order to save human lives.

From the trail to your commute and everything in between, this premium ebike combines the best features around.

Startups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters.

This week, we trace how Amazon was able to build a massive public wireless network, and how it will change the future of connected devices.

Grail’s Galleri aims to screen for many more types of tumor than was previously possible. Large-scale clinical trials are underway.

We designed trials to compare our chatbot overlords from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. They’re smart, they’re interactive—and they’re pretty little liars.

With billions locked up in collapsed exchanges and funds, investors are selling their assets for cents on the dollar.