One of the best parts of following Bethesda's games has been watching how the community embraces its glitchy worlds.

Unpredictable and extreme weather is eating Burning Man alive. Now organizers and attendees are faced with a decision: Enact large-scale policy changes or bag the whole thing.

Authorities have sanctioned 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal groups, while the US Justice Department unsealed three federal indictments against nine people accused of being members.

Treat yourself while saving money on these recycled accessories-the planet will thank you. Or take advantage of eye-watering price cuts on Samsung smartwatches and earbuds.

A law meant to crack down on short-term rentals in New York City took effect Tuesday. Thousands have dropped off the map, but there are still hosts offering bookings that may break the law.

And the first case on the docket may well be Russia's cyberattacks against civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine.

Almost all of Studio Ghibli's films are on Netflix and Max. To help prioritize your animation binge, we've ranked every single one.

Social media algorithms usually promote biases toward white, thin bodies. Pinterest is using machine learning to surface images of all shapes and sizes.

Instead of using a countertop bottle warmer, Ember's $400 system can warm your baby's bottle and keep it cool on the go.

Stories about AI liberation aren't obsolete-and they aren't really about robots, either.

This small Android phone deserves to exist.

Here's how to request that your personal information not be used to train Meta's AI model. "Request" is the operative word here.

Boil, roast, bake, saute, and grill-this cooker can do it all and packs up into a portable, go-anywhere kitchen.

If Silicon Valley CEOs were all exceptional, you'd expect the industry itself to be unique in its success and durability. It's not.

When the internet confused her with a Covid truther, the author journeyed down the rabbit hole to understand why.

Bruce had kind eyes and dressed well. Evelyn fell for him on Hinge, and then he stole $300,000. Now, she's following the money trail.

Two new studies of the potential of text- and image-generating algorithms suggest they could add scary new scale and power to online disinformation campaigns.

After leaving many questions unanswered, Microsoft explains in a new postmortem the series of slipups that allowed attackers to steal and abuse a valuable cryptographic key.

Swatch's $400 sequel to the MoonSwatch is inspired by sea slugs and ditches quartz for the budget brand's automatic movement.

Matthew Allen's AI art won first prize at the Colorado State Fair. But the US government has ruled it can't be copyrighted because it's too much machine" and not enough human."

Two weeks after staff at queer dating app Grindr unionized, bosses ordered employees back to the office. Nearly half the app's workers refused and have been laid off.

The UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn't exist, weakening its controversial Online Safety Bill.

The new cookbook from Bricia Lopez approaches Mexican cuisine with a festive, LA vibe. The recipes, which heavily feature open-flame cooking, are universally delicious.

Some foreign companies may be complying-potentially offering China's spies hints for hacking their customers.

No one has a plan for regulating AI yet. These are the questions that leaders must ask to contain the coming wave.

Chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard are vulnerable to indirect prompt injection attacks. Security researchers say the holes can be plugged-sort of.

The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days.

Self-driving-car pioneer and Aurora chief executive Chris Urmson insists driverless trucks won't put people out of jobs-even as he moves full speed ahead with his company's self-driving software.

WhatsApp and Signal have threatened to shut down services in Britain if the Online Safety Bill includes restrictions that undermine encryption. The government is pushing it through anyway.

The Italian supercar maker's 1,340-horsepower electric car won't go on sale for five years-but that didn't stop WIRED from taking the prototype for an exclusive early spin.

The world's most popular mobile operating system just got a light makeover, and Google announced a handful of AI features for Android ahead of Android 14.

Posts praising the Wagner Group boss following his death in a mysterious plane crash last month indicate he was still in control of his "troll farm," researchers claim.

Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors-everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of people stranded in the Nevada desert.

This is an affordable fat-tire ebike that you'll be comfortable taking on trails or to the store.

A new study shows that semaglutide reduces heart failure symptoms like fatigue and swelling by bringing down body weight.

Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.

If everything is a platform-sites for networking, ride-sharing, dog-walking-does that mean nothing is a platform?

The young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. Everything.

Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.

Unpredictable weather and delays following Hurricane Hilary turned the festival for ultra-wealthy techno-utopians and hedonists into a literal quagmire. Welcome to the new normal.

Labor Day weekend has begun, and that means end-of-season deals on standing desks, escooters, mattresses, and more.

In 2001, Gleevec was approved as a treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia. It was a revelation for personalized medicine-with harrowing financial repercussions that persist today.

This clever hybrid camera transforms from a traditional action cam to a go-anywhere, portable wearable.

If you're afraid of electric bikes-or bikes in general-this is the perfect starter ride for you.

Larian's take on the classic RPG shows that the shrewd shall inherit.

Is it what everyone was looking forward to? No. Were the new story missions necessary to evolve the game's narrative? Absolutely.

Copyright activists are on a mission to wipe a popular generative AI training set from the internet. Success could alter the industry-and who controls it.

The Indian Institutes of Technology are a production line for global tech CEOs, but critics say they promote a toxic, discriminatory work culture.

Labor Day discounts have come early, and we've price-checked all these sales to make sure you save on our favorite mattresses.

Extreme microorganisms carpeting the Atacama Desert in Chile illuminate how life might have first taken hold on Earth's surface.