Astronomers say a cold patch and a stellar burp are behind the star's strange dip in brightness.

Sigstore will make code signing free and easy for software developers, providing an important first line of defense.

Plus: A fair-use summit with Girl Talk, how to explain consciousness, and a pre-summer bake.

This week the internet dared to ask: What does Batman do in bed?

Trumpists have weaponized a new technique to win the ideological war. How pro-democracy voices respond to it matters.

With Covid-19 travel restrictions relaxing, citizens are boarding planes, trains, busses, and rideshares in increasing numbers. This week, we look at how that’s going.

The measure would make private use of the technology illegal, but would not apply to police. It awaits the mayor's signature.

It's not just about buying a lot of stuff from a list. The key to being ready is all about framing your planning with gratitude, rest, and community.

Ukrainian authorities managed to make some high-profile arrests. But nothing’s going to change until Russia does the same.

Biden's summit with Putin marked a quantum leap forward, but there's still little standing in the way from Russia interfering in future US elections.

With the launch of a fifth new-generation satellite, the US finally has a constellation able to globally beam M-Code signals that are tough to spoof or jam.

Sure, a real-life Epstein drive is still a few breakthroughs away. But the rocket-building game lets you pilot a fusion-propelled craft right now.

Pianist Glenn Gould proved long ago that an existence heavily mediated by technology is not nonexistence.

The deposit could power 400,000 clean-energy car batteries. There’s just one roadblock: a rare, fragile species of buckwheat, which for a mine might mean extinction.

Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about states where fewer people are inoculated.

Mesobot looks like a giant AirPods case, but it's in fact a sophisticated machine that tracks animals making the most epic migration on Earth.

The annual gaming event was slightly subdued by the pandemic, but there were still big updates on Zelda, Halo, Far Cry, and more.

The company is still publishing big games for the Switch, but recently its titles have an uncharacteristic dullness.

Megan weighs in on how to navigate office in-groups—and why having a few people in your corner isn’t a bad thing.

The new Polish-Swedish drama offers a harrowing portrait of social media fame rarely seen in movies.

Delayed since March 2020, the horror film ironically forces us to contend with our fragile humanity—and perhaps shows us where to go.

This app-controlled cat toy can livestream through its camera while you're away, but it's expensive.

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on apps, impatience, and the struggle to control time itself.

The companies revealed upgrades for their phones that protect data and reduce reliance on the cloud. It also binds users more tightly to their ecosystems.

The company best known for its search engine is launching a new set of tools aimed at creating an “easy button” for protecting your data online.

Recent studies find transplant patients and immune-suppressed people who get the shot don’t make many antibodies. But that research is just beginning.

Digital driver’s licenses have had a slow start in the US so far, but iOS 15 Wallet will give the nascent technology a serious push.

Observing the secrets of the universe’s “Dark Ages” will require capturing ultra-long radio wavelengths—and we can’t do that on Earth.

By employing a neural network, the company says its numbers will be more accurate—and allow it to offer to buy more homes.

One of the most unforgiving video game series of all time has risen from the dead, and it’s better than ever.

Subscription video gaming services seem like a new idea. But 40 years before Game Pass, you could get Burgertime straight to your tube.

Remote technology could save lives by monitoring health from home or outside the hospital. It could also push patients and health care providers further apart.

The fancy word for it is "entitativity," and it’s produced when people act and feel together in close proximity. We need it more, but we’re getting it less.