The internet celebrity is the first Twitch streamer to be charged with inciting a riot. It joins a long legacy of disastrous internet meetups.

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Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue.

Booming popularity in pre-owned luxury watches has led to a new breed of companies mining market data to turn timepieces into stock portfolios.

Lexie's B2 over-the-counter hearing aids work well-the audio is powered by Bose-but their overly conspicuous design is uncomfortable and off-putting.

Robots, computers, and algorithms are hunting for potential new therapies in ways humans can't-by processing huge volumes of data and building previously unimagined molecules.

C, better known as Grimes, talks with us on Have a Nice Future about everything from AI-generated music and art to education and politics-and about the idea of traditional masculinity."

UK unicorn Synthesia offers clients a menu of digital avatars, from suited execs to Santa Claus. But it has struggled to stop them being used to spread misinformation.

The TikTok hearings made clear that the American imagination of foreign espionage has become Chinese. Who stands to benefit? Data-hungry companies and the security state.

They started out as dubbed cassettes of live performances. Decades later, they're still integral to the careers of emerging artists.

Nobody knows what around a fifth of your genes actually do. It's hoped they could hold the secret to fixing developmental disorders, cancer, neurodegeneration, and more.

The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys.

STEM scholars with startup dreams struggle to find support. A new type of professorship may be the solution.

Think US health data is automatically kept private? Think again.

3D printing's complicated cousin-laser cutting-finally gets its noob-friendly entry point.

Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 are much improved over last year, but now that competition among folding phones has heated up, these Galaxies have less star power.

The Making of the Atomic Bomb details how scientists led humanity to a new era of destruction. Artificial intelligence safety researchers say it offers valuable lessons for humanity's current plight.

The test, which consumers can order on their own, measures a protein linked to Alzheimer's called amyloid beta. But it can't diagnose cases, and the results may be needlessly stressful.

Banks and payments companies have long penalized sex workers. Many thought crypto would be a solution, but now exchanges are dumping them too.

Claire Boucher is open sourcing her musical persona to let people create their own version of Grimes with AI.

Rap was born in New York City; its current hub is Atlanta. The next big scene? Milwaukee, where a new generation is taking creative control.

Soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sensors in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone reported radiation spikes. A researcher now believes he's found evidence the data was manipulated.

Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public release of new generative AI tools, the field is already evolving.

Forget Gonzalez v. Google. There's another dispute that will come before the justices in the next year and this time they will have to directly deal with issues involving platforms and speech.

As game developers wrestle with the challenges and opportunities of incorporating AI tools across the industry, those same tools continue to increase in complexity.

An unprecedented look at dopamine in the brain reveals that psychosis drugs get developed with the wrong neurons in mind.

This is a love letter to the small, quiet, affordable, and packable portable pump that I've always wanted.

This bright mini-LED TV gives much more expensive screens a run for their money.

Cybercriminals are touting large language models that could help them with phishing or creating malware. But the AI chatbots could just be their own kind of scam.

The ProMED website and listserv, which broke the news of the arrival of Covid, SARS, and MERS, is now caught between financial shortfalls and staff turmoil.

A sound. A culture. A people. Even now, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, what can't hip hop do or be?

Tackle stubborn stains, ground-in grime, and pesky pet hair with one of these WIRED-tested washers.

Here's one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in.

These noise-canceling headphones take on Apple's AirPods Max and Sony's WH-1000XM5, but they lack a few key features.

Flash is dead. Long live Ruffle.

Your best friend can receive timely medical help without ever leaving home. These are our favorite televets.

Plus: The great Threads boom simmers down, Meta pivots to chatbots, and XBox controllers get more repair-friendly.

Plus: A framework for encrypting social media, Russia-backed hacking through Microsoft Teams, and the Bitfinex Crypto Couple pleads guilty.

Unrealistic expectations and real-world problems like unwanted gifts and the temptation of "wishcycling" turned the trash jar from zero-waste influencer emblem to "elitist" cliche.

Ditch the big cellular providers, and ditch the big bills.

If you struggle to build a strict budget like I do, you might like Allo's approach of encouraging users to align their money with what's most important to them.

Prepare for fall adventures with discounts on tents, action cameras, and other outdoor essentials.

The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators' failure to tackle privacy reform is making the task a nightmare.

The new additions extend Fisker's offerings beyond the auto brand's just-released electric SUV.

The Irish singer became world-renowned long before artists' every interaction landed on social media. Maybe that's a good thing.

Willow's latest wearable breast pump can switch expression modes and has a fun app, but it also has a massive price tag to match.

This heavy-duty robot works much better as a mop than than it does as a vacuum.

A perfect storm of extreme weather and war have hit northern hemisphere crops like wheat, peaches, and olives. Welcome to the increasingly precarious future of food.

The AI gold rush has thrust services like ChatGPT into every aspect of our digital lives. That still won't solve your email problems.

Home services platform Urban Company helped Indian women get into the gig economy. Now they say it's setting impossible targets and then abandoning them.