Small pinpricks of blood are used to screen newborns for serious health conditions—but this genetic data can have legal uses too.

The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.

A hidden link between two seemingly unrelated particle collision outcomes shows a mysterious web of mathematical connections between disparate theories.

Calls to “democratize technology” ring hollow when both systems seem to be failing. The key is realizing that democracy is not yet in its final form.

Keep private photos, videos, and documents away from prying eyes.

A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company’s farm equipment.

The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.

Plus: Ring cameras get their own show, Google calls out Apple’s messaging, and we unpack Unpacked.

Plus: Cisco gets hit by ransomware, Twilio gets phished, a new way to fight email spammers, and much more.

Mountaintop removal destroyed Appalachia's land. Then came the floodwaters.

An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable.

The popular video meeting app makes it easy to keep the software up to date—but it also introduced vulnerabilities.

FBI agents reportedly searched Mar-a-Lago for “nuclear documents.” That can fall into one of these four categories.

Ken and Roberta Williams, the cofounders of Sierra Online, have created a remake of the genre-defining Colossal Cave Adventure.

The only thing better than a long walk on the beach is a long run. These kicks held up best against the sand.

Showrunners are asking studios to do more to ensure abortion access. That’s just the beginning.

Lidar measures distance by bouncing light off of objects—but there’s more to how light travels in the first place.

Plus: A simpler time in politics, a tip for WIRED subscribers, and a bad week for the former president.

Researchers have found a new way to keep records of when a cell’s genes turn on and off—by harnessing systems that bacteria already use for self-defense.

These software shortcuts will make your workday more productive. Your coworkers will appreciate them too.

Google is rolling out a redesign of its email service. If you don't care for the new look, you can switch back—for now.

Companies that once battled to hire employees close to home are now turning to Latin America and other markets for talent.

The space agency’s upcoming lunar mission will launch the ambitious Artemis program, building on the landings 50 years ago.

The financial aid model more closely associated with coding boot camps has made its way to traditional universities. Now it's coming under scrutiny.

You have between now and August 14 to get these great deals on laptops, tablets, TVs, and more.

The State Department organization has called for people to share details about five key members of the hacking group.

In Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, the novelist explores the intimacy of gaming together.

The Zero Day Initiative has found a concerning uptick in security updates that fail to fix vulnerabilities.

Donated human corneas are scarce in places where they’re most needed. A version made from pig collagen could help meet demand.

Jared Mauch took it into his own hands to provide broadband service to about 30 homes in rural Michigan. A boost from the US government will let him cover hundreds more.

The moral framework of future generations may be a radical departure from the past—and the present. Axiological open-mindedness could help bridge that gap.

This week, we look at Samsung’s latest folding phones and discuss what their release means for the mobile industry—and for Android.

The company says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.

The underground excavation industry is exploring mini robots, plasma torches, and superheated gas to replace the massive boring machines now in use.

The Raspberry Pi-powered device can scan for phones around you. If it keeps spotting the same one, it’ll send you an alert.

Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots.

These ergonomic earbuds are like AirPods Pro for Android, but with better battery life.

Before the flagship phone ever landed in users’ hands, the security team thoroughly hacked it by finding bugs and developing exploits.

The chat between a teen and her mom about an alleged abortion helped police build their case. Default end-to-end encryption would help others avoid their fate.

The former president tried to connect the raid to the Watergate burglars. His privacy problems do relate to Nixon’s scandal—but not in the way he thinks.

The streaming giant offers free mobile games to all subscribers. Here’s how to find them—and what you should play first.

Ten years after it was first unveiled, the powerful firmware analysis platform Ofrak is now available to anyone.

New findings show 99 percent of subscribers may not even know the streaming giant’s video games exist.

It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.

Usually demos are kinda meh. This one very much isn’t.

Say hello to two new foldable phones, new smartwatches, and a new pair of wireless earbuds.

When DALL-E presented a powerful new canvas, people's imaginations drifted in a clinical direction. Why?

Individual choices and habits help the climate. Understanding how people think can make it happen.

Following a White House declaration of emergency, the US is at a crossroads in how it responds to the virus. Each scenario has wildly varying results.

AI hype has researchers in fields from medicine to political science rushing to use techniques that they don’t always understand—causing a wave of spurious results.