This week, we break down Amazon’s domestic robot strategy, and what privacy questions you should ask yourself before you buy in.

The constellation of internet-providing satellites is growing. Now the company and its rivals must avoid creating brighter night skies and space debris.

Their incessant belching loads the atmosphere with planet-warming methane. But it’s not so simple as just feeding them gas-busting seaweed.

The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate.

An action RPG about protecting animals—and the planet—from extinction is also a perfect venue for one of speculative fiction’s best genres.

The decentralized technology clashes with the government’s plans for a state-dominated economy—one that includes its own digital currency.

A couple times a month, I reach for a face mask that causes me pain—and makes me feel better. The science of masochism helps explain why.

Researchers developed a probe that could help farmers better understand their land by measuring the electric current from the tiny creatures in the dirt.

Lights, camera, action! These affordable, colorful light bars react to onscreen activity or music.

Avid amateurs are generating a wealth of information on avian activity. But does that data reflect new trends in bird behavior, or in people’s?

With the help of AI, you’ll be able to take a picture of a shirt, then ask Google to find socks with the same pattern.

A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot.

Delaney is an unlikely new hire, but she charms her way into the e-commerce giant with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within.

The new feature comes after an epidemic of harassment that inspired boycotts and a lawsuit in the past month.

The so-called GriftHorse campaign used clever techniques to avoid detection in Google Play for nearly a year.

The fictional superspy wields Nokia devices in 'No Time To Die.' It’s an odd choice, but Apple's smartphones aren’t ideal, either.

A set of papers shows that llama-derived antibodies protect the rodent against the virus—which bodes well for making a version for people.

The entry-level tablet isn't as flashy as its siblings, but it's proof that boring can be a good thing.

Following an antique manuscript, researchers mixed up (and then blew up) some early formulations to learn how explosive-making has evolved.

Visiting real-world destinations in video games is fun, and it tickles our sense of nostalgia. It can also tell us a lot about who we really are.

It’s the company’s first foray into mobile robots for the home, and likely not its last.

Airplanes taxiing isn't just annoying—it's a big source of emissions. The FAA and NASA created a new system to save time and fuel.

The flying camera from the Amazon-owned company is back.

Just because something has the FDA’S green light doesn’t mean it’s simple to obtain—or that everyone wants it.

At its hardware event, the retailer took the wraps off several new smart home gadgets, from a TV-sized Echo Show to an ultra-cheap smart thermostat.

Developers who remastered the legendary RPG say it was important to keep some of the game’s more frustrating aspects intact.

Communicating scientific results in outdated formats is holding progress back. One alternative: Translate science for machines.

Wahoo’s long-awaited revamp of The Sufferfest endurance training app makes room for a whole lot more than suffering.

This new feature lets you customize which notifications you get and lets you rearrange your home screen depending on which apps you need and when.

From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it.

As the latest take on the novel hits the big screen, WIRED traces the impact of Frank Herbert's complex, prescient masterpiece.

But not really, because actual functioning stillsuits are still impossible.

Though almost nobody talks about it, the desert confab owes its existence to Mad Max, Lawrence of Arabia, and—very crucially, somewhat ironically—Dune.

The story's hero, Paul Atreides, understood how to find a conflict's center of gravity better than most military wonks.

The internet infrastructure company wants to protect your inbox from targeted threats, starting with the launch of two new tools.

Sudden oak death, rampant in California, is spreading to the north, leaving the Forest Service with a tough option: Send them up in smoke.

Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on the Delta surge, chaos at the CDC, and why the under-12s are key to ending the pandemic.

It requires an expensive subscription, but this device is specially designed for the elderly.

When US tech companies opened offices there, it was supposed to mitigate oppression. Instead those workers are now vulnerable to threats from local authorities.

This flatscreen delivers reliable picture quality, satisfactory blacks, and a pleasant interface—all at a respectable price.

Genomes hold immense quantities of noncoding DNA. Some of it is essential for life, some seems useless, and some has its own agenda.

A handful of companies are pursuing airborne seeding, but there’s little evidence so far that the tactic will succeed.

You no longer need an ungainly string of characters to access your Windows PC or Xbox.

Plus: The ransomware scourge continues, a massive botnet gets wounded, and more of the week’s top security news.

Researchers haven’t pinned down exactly what’s behind the rise of the deadly fungal disease. But one thing is nearly certain: Climate change plays a role.

“Rags-to-Riches” is just one of the challenges that YouTubers undertake in their constant battle with the algorithm for viewers' attention.

A new season is a perfect excuse to upgrade old MacBooks, earbuds, and streaming sticks.

Books by writers like Aldous Huxley and Ursula K. Le Guin can help readers understand scenarios they may not consider otherwise.

Engineers at Columbia University developed a system that can simultaneously produce and heat food with precision.