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We spoke to two award-winning authors for their tips on how to make it from start to finish. Here's how they take notes, organize chapters, and—yes—get comfy.

Here's how to keep your recommendations and history at least semi-private. No one needs to know how much Bridgerton you watched.

In an interview with WIRED, former secretary of defense Ash Carter discussed how to build morality into AI—and make sure other countries do too.

If the Covid vaccine push has proved anything, it’s that big government works.

Plus: A dark web takedown, a bitcoin scam, and more of the week's top security news.

Everyone in the game may be hot, but some of the characterizations we see aren't as subversive as you might think.

The Mini 2 is still lightweight yet has enough flying power for some windy conditions, and it comes equipped with a better camera.

If the dots on the loading screen were planets, is their motion realistic? And can we actually model it?

As tech companies scramble to tackle the extreme far-right, police and law enforcement are encasing Washington, DC, in a ring of steel.

In botanic gardens around the world, the reproductive future of the famously smelly plant is threatened. A new collaborative program wants to save it.

Platforms are scrambling to avoid being used by right-wing extremists targeting the inauguration. But the seeds of this crisis were sown long ago.

Nintendo is releasing a new version of the game in April. But nothing can replace the magic of the rental store's printed-out pocket monsters.

It’s a long weekend. These discounted picks will help you sit down, tune out, and tune in to your screens to while away the time.

Should it have happened at all?

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Check out the replays of our talks with former US defense secretary Ash Carter, Nobel laureate Jennifer A. Doudna, Slack CEO Scott Butterfield, and more.

In an interview with WIRED, the famously fired DHS official shared insights on election security, disinformation, SolarWinds—and what to do about Trump.

The show's third season jumps forward 1,000 years into the future. It helped the show not stay mired in old ideas.

Plus: Zuckerberg’s community manifesto, how to hold platforms accountable, and an accidental admission in Congress.

Google researchers say the campaign, which booby-trapped sites to ensnare targets, was carried out by a “highly sophisticated actor.”

This week, we recap the news, trends, and stand-out gadgets from the first-ever virtual CES.

Officials from NASA and NOAA say the warming of both the planet’s air and water are driving weather disasters.

A Harvard medical student submitted auto-generated comments to Medicaid; volunteers couldn’t distinguish them from those penned by humans.

Sure, the metaphor is imperfect. But as the encyclopedia enters its 20th year, it's worth reflecting on the "rules of the game"—and how they might change.

Researchers are finally getting good data on how severely SARS-CoV-2 affects children and how they transmit it. What does it mean for reopening classrooms?

A sprawling tactical industry is teaching American civilians how to fight like Special Ops forces. By preparing for violence at home, are they calling it into being?

It has a lot to do with unity—and a little something to do with earworms.

The consumer electronics show was virtual this year, and the WIRED Gear crew watched all the Zooms to bring you this list of nearly 80 products, trends, musings, and photos.

Computational biologists used an algorithm meant to model human language to instead predict how viruses could evolve to evade the immune system.

A trio of new Android phones—the S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra—are joined by new Bluetooth earbuds and a Tile-like tracker.

After the 2012 mass shooting, many asked: If this doesn’t lead to change, can we ever expect change? We should be asking the same of the insurrection.

MMORPGs and even social media can trace their roots to games that used simple text commands to construct vivid, fantastical worlds.

The model had shown promise in Flint before officials rebelled. Now Toledo is using it, while incorporating more public input.

An economist looks at public safety during the Covid lockdowns and also at the time of Spanish Flu.

The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 have some great games coming this year—assuming schedules hold. Here's a quick rundown of some great ones.

Much of the trade show’s flashy tech will never hit store shelves, but here are a few gadgets that are already available.

Residents and city officials traumatized by last week’s unrest fear a repeat for Biden’s inauguration.

Meet Bluebot, a friendly swimming robot with big camera eyes. Put a few in a tank together and they’ll collaborate to complete surprisingly complex tasks.

At CES 2021, two companies showed off concepts for a rollable phone. This year, expect this new category of devices to greatly expand.

New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.

The creatures made famous by Game of Thrones went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now geneticists know a little more about where they come from.

During a bleary fall and winter, the open world of Skyrim gave me the motivation and joy I couldn't find in the real world.

Don’t be a young, healthy, single man. That’s our first piece of advice.

The Disney-owned company just announced a new Star Wars title coming from Ubisoft and an Indiana Jones game from Bethesda. And that's just the beginning.

Apple, Google, and Amazon booted the site from their own platforms. But who moderates the moderators?

These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that did the best job of signaling the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase.

The island quest-style game is perfect for this "casual gaming" moment.

Millions of follow-up doses have been languishing in freezers, causing a massive logjam—and not everyone likes the ideas for a fix.

A pixelated political drama has played out in the sandbox game since May—drawing millions of viewers in the process.

His emaciated body was discovered in a tent, just a few miles from a major Florida highway. His identity—and troubled past—were discovered by the internet.