New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are becoming a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal.

Creators need to pressure the courts, the market, and regulators before it’s too late.

In this cartoon world built to teach concepts from Randall Munroe’s book What If? 2, you can fly a rocket around randomly—or explore the physics of an alternate universe.

Instead of making the cultural artifacts of the era and supporting independent films, the industry is busy looking for sure-fire hits.

The Moto G Play 2023 is fine, but there's another smartphone that's better in every way and costs just $30 more.

A device called Mill from veterans of Nest, the smart-thermostat creator, transforms your would-be kitchen waste into chicken feed.

Google and other giants have offered muted support compared to their Ukraine response. Employees are starting anti-censorship projects of their own.

The space agency gave money to researchers working on liquid telescope mirrors, a lunar oxygen pipeline, and Martian building blocks made of fungi.

VR and brain-computer interfaces will combine to give disabled people agency in both the real and virtual worlds.

Companies like Meta are still betting big on immersive virtual worlds, but people who have been building digital spaces for years don’t see the long-term potential.

This week, we get honest about our attachments to our gas stoves, and debate whether to replace them or just continue breathing their fumes.

Research suggests that once low fertility becomes the norm, it’s unlikely to rebound. But this doesn’t need to spell disaster for the country or those with similar trends.

The luxury brand embraces augmented reality retail with an in-store gadget that renders pieces of jewelry on your hands in 4K.

Some 1,700 spoofed apps, 120 targeted publishers, 12 billion false ad requests per day—Vastflux is one of the biggest ad frauds ever discovered.

Twitter’s pseudo-democracy has failed to live up to its grand ideals, but the dream of a digital town square lives on.

Expert players of the popular vehicular soccer game have been caught out by lesser players using a superhuman bot built on cutting-edge machine learning.

Focusing wasn’t much easier in the time before electricity or on-demand TV. In fact, you probably have a lot in common with these super-distracted monks.

Your body generates enough energy to power wearables, medical sensors, and implanted devices—and tech designers are plugging in.

Investigators found that conditions in three of the company’s facilities risk “serious physical harm” to workers.

There are discounts on vibrators, lube, and other accessories—it’s a great time to stock up for Valentine’s Day.

This Siri speaker comes with upgrades to audio quality and smart home automation—but yes, it’s still expensive.

Animal rights activists have captured the first hidden-camera video from inside a carbon dioxide “stunning chamber” in a US meatpacking plant.

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 team has had to navigate war in Ukraine while developing the sequel to their hit shooter.

I’ve gone through Stanley tumblers, Nalgenes, and older Yetis. The Yeti Yonder beats them all.

Fakery spans “beautified” data, photoshopped images, and “paper mills.” Experts and institutions are employing tools to spot deceptive research and mitigate its reach.

Some ski resorts rely on machines to keep powder on the slopes. But snow guns guzzle water, are energy-intensive, and need cool temperatures to operate.

A shortcut to going public, called a SPAC, helped early-stage tech companies raise money. Now some are suffering slumps.

These assistants won’t just ease the workload, they’ll unleash a wave of entrepreneurship.

The company’s flagship laptops are more powerful than ever, and its tiny desktop computer is now cheaper.

Britishvolt promised investors it would be the cornerstone of the country’s battery industry. Now it faces bankruptcy.

Decades-old visa rules mean that job cuts disadvantage workers, companies, and perhaps the whole country.

WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on whether digital tools can solve a health crisis they helped create.

The company’s budget tablets keep improving. The latest 8-inch models are good value for Prime subscribers.

Today’s devices can be thrown off by the slightest environmental interference. Algorithmiq is developing ways to counteract this and harness quantum’s power.

As the heart of a distributed energy network, EVs will be hard at work, even when they’re stationary.

Digitized archaeology is making souterrains—subterranean passages in the Highlands—accessible in a way Indiana Jones could only dream of.

Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel of a big rig. I went on the road to find exactly how.

Video editing gets a lot faster when you’ve got a wheel.

One year later, researchers are marveling at the power of the Hunga Tonga explosion—and wondering how to monitor hundreds of other undersea volcanoes.

To succeed in home settings, domestic mechanical assistants will need humanoid attributes.

By reinstating banned accounts and selling blue checks, Musk has supercharged “the most dangerous” Covid disinformation.

Cupertino puts privacy first in a lot of its products. But the company still gathers a bunch of your information.

Climate change is straining the world’s two favorite coffee species. Could a resilient 19th-century alternative solve the brew’s existential crisis?

The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law.

In his senior year of high school, Daniel Larsen proved a key theorem about Carmichael numbers—strange entities that mimic the primes.

In 2023, people will remember how to think for themselves—and Big Tech will help.

Shrug off your anxiety with these power-saving tips to extend the juice of your iPhone or Android phone.

Plus: Samsung sets a date for the next Galaxy Unpacked, Xbox gets a power-saving mode, and the right-to-repair fight rages on.

Plus: Joe Biden’s classified-documents scandal, the end of security support for Windows 7, and more.