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This portable and rollable tennis ball launcher will revolutionize your backhand on the court.

An activist coalition is pressuring firms to stop promoting fossil fuel companies—some of which have advertised oil and gas as “climate friendly.”

Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth. But human meddling and climate change have turned them into monsters.

An article in the infrastructure bill led cryptocurrency to acquire a great marker of prestige: a lobby. But can it keep a united front?

It’s bigger and costlier than last year’s Pixel 4A, but Google’s mid-priced Android phone remains the best option for almost everyone.

The probe will look at 11 accidents, each of which involved a parked emergency vehicle.

VR experiences, whether in-person or online, can transport you around the globe—or even to space.

A vulnerability in the Kalay platform leaves countless IoT devices susceptible to hackers.

Valve's new Steam Deck looks fantastic—but for players with vision or dexterity difficulties, it's just more of the same challenges.

The spacecraft will provide the first up-close look at these building blocks of the early solar system.

Hackers claim to have obtained the data of 100 million people—including sensitive personal information.

In a conversation with WIRED, the actor reveals some of the secrets behind the movie's many Easter eggs.

Except for the name, Cannondale's mid-tier ebike is the perfect step-through commuter.

A new paper argues that the rise of artificial intelligence in agriculture could be the best—or worst—innovation for our environment.

The video technology, initially associated with porn, is gaining a foothold in the corporate world.

A system that scans animal rehabilitation center data could provide early alerts when a disease is spreading.

This lightweight, affordable GPS tracker knows what’s important and doesn’t waste a penny.

Crows recently demonstrated an understanding of the concept of zero. It’s only the latest evidence of animals’ talents for numerical abstraction.

The spin cycle is this machine’s sweet spot.

All you need is that .edu email address to save cash on everything from laptops to train tickets.

Plus: An Apple lawsuit, a VPN audit, and more of the week's top security news.

The worst 5 percent of energy producers account for almost 75 percent of the sector’s emissions.

Want to save cash and cut your trash? Here’s what you need to make 5-gallon batches of name-brand sparkling water at home.

The Open App Markets Act would loosen the tech giants’ grip on the app economy. But a PR campaign against it is already underway.

An invasive insect called the woolly adelgid is eating the Northeast’s forests alive. So some researchers are calling in hungry silver flies.

The iPhone is still just as expensive, but there are discounts on tablets, the Apple Watch, and other accessories.

Make your home a little more capable and comfortable with these discounts.

The federal agency will allow people living with organ transplants, undergoing cancer treatments, and taking some medications to get a third shot.

The company’s latest earnings report showed an upsurge in business, but it also hedges expectations for the fall.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

New software applications are cleverly mapping audio to transport users to another space.

It's one of the biggest threats that science fiction rarely talks about.

RIP, Fall Plans. The latest in pandemic gallows humor is sad and scary—and it could actually help us.

'Jackass Forever' is back with more dumb stunts. Please: Only try the physics at home.

Plus: The early days of programming, an existential investigation, and bipartisanship before our very eyes.

This week, we dissect the technology Apple is using to protect children from sexual abuse on its messaging and photo-storage platforms.

Set in a fictional video game, the movie believes in virtual harmony—but that’s not reality.

Synopsys, which sells software for designing semiconductors to dozens of companies, is adding artificial intelligence to its arsenal.

Far from a failure, the sampling might actually offer tantalizing clues about the geology—and potential past life—of the Red Planet.

Scientists used something called isotopic mapping to get a first look at how the creatures lived more than 17,000 years ago.

New research found that several of the major gaming platforms are hosting extremist activity, from racist livestreams to open support for neo-Nazis.

Carriers know where you are every time your phone reconnects to the cell network—but with Pretty Good Phone Privacy, they wouldn’t have to.

Five years after its release, Liyla and the Shadows of War is more relevant than ever—and it’s making an impact beyond the screen.

Play old-school titles and video chat with up to three friends in the same browser—for free.

Do you want to pay for coffee without tapping a grimy screen? Here's how to use your iPhone or Android phone to scan QR codes.

Depending on who you ask, smartphones with folding screens—like the two models Samsung just released—are either a gimmick or the next frontier.

Called the Exo-Abs, the robotic device uses artificial intelligence to gauge how much pressure to put on a person’s midsection.

The Google subsidiary solved a fundamental problem in biology but didn’t promptly share its solution. So a University of Washington team tried to re-create it.

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on emotional connection, continental affairs, and the ulterior motives of chatbots.

Beneath the tiny top hats and GIF-able snuggle sessions, I found a dark tale of internet virality.