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It’s time to retire one of the most half-baked ideas for regulating Big Tech.

Starting with a beta that launches today, you’ll no longer have to route all your messages through your smartphone.

Last fall, researchers said the presence of phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere could indicate life. But a new study says there could be a geological explanation.

Tourists neither commit nor attract crimes. But a study finds that violent offenses rose in neighborhoods where more homes were converted to short-term rentals.

The show just became the first Disney+ series in the MCU to get a renewal. Here’s what that means.

Regulators are trying to force adult sites to introduce age checks for users. Now one of the largest in the world faces a total block for refusing to do so.

The new limited-edition Tag Connected is a collaboration with Nintendo’s famous plumber.

The ability to spot Jesus’ mug in a piece of burnt toast might be a product of evolution.

One painful interaction at a time, we’re mastering the gateway virtue of the networked world: tact.

Walls are meant to keep out rising seas—but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.

Pandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China put more pressure on US companies to manufacture semiconductors at home.

In response to mass protests, the country has been blocking social media and communication platforms since Sunday—an increasingly common action worldwide.

The company says it is “closely monitoring gambling content,” but legal experts told WIRED that some promotions may be illegal.

A new program makes getting a blue checkmark too easy for ‘journalists’—and far too difficult for activists.

This flatscreen blurs the line between TV and high-end gaming monitor.

If habitable worlds exist around certain stars, they’d have just the right vantage point to spy on Earth.

Nathan Carman went fishing with his mom. A week later, he was found on a life raft—alone. Tragic accident or murder? Ocean sensors may point to the truth.

It proves streaming releases can make big bucks—if the movie is big enough.

Attackers are increasingly attuned to the power and potential of remote management software.

In the Netflix show The Mitchells vs. the Machines, robots are planning to blast all of humanity into outer space. How much time and energy will that take?

Before you think this is about trading one unhealthy habit for another, it’s not like that. Here’s why.

Copilot is pitched as a helpful aid to developers. But some programmers object to the blind copying of blocks of code used to train the algorithm.

A new music creation plug-in uses machine intelligence to compose songs on the fly that match the visual tone and rhythm of creators’ videos.

The pandemic ushered in a new wave of pet owners—and unleashed business opportunities for companies that cater to them.

Using a novel device made from carbon atoms and a laser, researchers captured real-time electrical signals from muscle tissue.

Shannon Appelcline's Designers and Dragons books offer a detailed look at the history of tabletop roleplaying games.

The historic flight is only the second time that the rocket plane has carried people.

Action genre veterans may struggle with the pace and complexity of modern games, but they have no intention of hanging up their controllers.

After 72 years and billions of interlocking polymer toy bricks, the company finally has an eco-friendly alternative.

The FCC won't be able to do most of the things the president encouraged in his executive order until he nominates a fifth commissioner.

At critical moments, rotational invariance is a universal property across many physical systems.

Search Atlas displays three sets of links—or images—from different countries for any search.

Use simple commands to have Amazon's voice assistant trigger actions like dimming the bedroom lights or reading the headlines.

There are 150 child sexual abuse laws around the world. Now, metadata is making it easier for countries to work together.

Plus: A failed takedown in Russia, details on an FBI-sting encrypted phone, and more of the week's top security news.

From two-day battery life to reliable cameras, this Android smartphone is the renaissance gadget in a world of cheap phones.

A new report details global warming’s effect on the national park and its surroundings, including everything from its forests to the Old Faithful geyser.

Between marathons on Twitch and the annual Games Done Quick event, watching people rush to complete games in minutes rather than hours is a compelling pastime.

Diplomats hurl insults and mock enemies in screeds that often appear aimed at a domestic audience, even though the social media service is blocked in China.

It's hot outside. Cool off indoors and pass the time with these discounted Switch games, wireless earbuds, and more.

Not ready for an all-out island vacation just yet? Hit the road instead.

The company released a patch this week, but security researchers say the root of the problem is beyond its control—and symptomatic of a larger issue.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

They’re treated as cannon fodder. “Amara Kel’s Rules for TIE Fighter Pilot Survival (Probably)” gives them a different life.

A sweeping new presidential directive includes, among other things, an initiative to secure consumers’ right to repair their own devices.

Companies are racing to track everything about you. It could be a convenient way to reduce fraud—or seriously creepy and discriminatory.

Plus: The biggest idea of 2016, the ethics of synthetic data, and a blaze on the Gulf of Mexico.

Yes, Covid-19 delayed the film, but the movie should have come out years ago.

This week we discuss the proliferation of ebikes in bike-share networks, as well as the explosive growth of private ebike ownership.

This robot can help a human assemble a bookcase by predicting what part they’ll want next and handing it over.