City residents and elected officials pushed back after videos showed the Boston Dynamics robot in action.

From the Oscar-winning Two Distant Strangers to lived reality to social media, the spectacle of trauma is unrelenting.

If it got better visuals, extended battery life, and Bluetooth support, a new Switch would go from a Maybe to a Must-Buy. And we pray for an end to Joy-Con drift.

The final chapter of the trilogy is a master class in level design for Agent 47’s murderous escapades.

Workers from urban centers will continue to work from home, at least part-time. Officials and developers are planning the shops and services they'll want.

The animation studio’s artists are masters at tweaking light and color to trigger deep emotional responses. Coming soon: effects you’ll only see inside your head.

Sure, you could just crank up the speed and let chance have its way. But there's also a reason why some cars go fast and others flip over the sidewall.

A task force counting Amazon, Cisco, and the FBI among its members has proposed a framework to solve one of cybersecurity's biggest problems. Good luck.

How to figure out if it’s time for a new job, according to Megan.

Founders and funders are flocking to the beach for an impromptu event that some are calling "South by Southeast."

The AI just got a useful boost in understanding natural human speech.

Scientists crunched 20 years’ worth of satellite data to estimate the melt rate across the planet, and the news isn’t good.

A transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways.

Dot discounts aren’t infrequent, but this is the best deal we’ve seen on it since the holidays.

When my teenager couldn't find a video card, he declared that everything was meaningless. Turns out, in the lonely months of quarantine, he was right.

Despite the massive innovations tech has brought to the industry, nonwhite creators remain confined to a rigid, outdated classification system.

Brennan Williams wrestles as Mace but streams as an animated character named Jibo. It's all kayfabe, and a little bit not.

Polk's expandable soundbar system is a good starting point for slowly building a true surround sound experience.

The alleged administrator of Bitcoin Fog kept the dark web service running for 10 years before the IRS caught up with him.

Translucent devices like the Game Boy Color made a tacit promise to players: Everything the light touches is yours. But the future seems to be a black box.

Registries are essential to reopening schools. Apps act as invasive bouncers that could block many communities out of essential spaces.

A combination of international politics, tariffs, and piracy turned this beloved arcade game into a cultural phenomenon.

Apple has known about the flaw since 2019 but has yet to acknowledge or fix it.

The series uses the little-known story of a Black samurai for a show intended to introduce a new generation to the form.

Major platforms’ policies aren’t actually inspired by the First Amendment. This legal scholar says that’s a good thing.

When flat, the structure is about the size of a twin mattress. But when it's inflated, walls widen, and a roof snaps into place.

Originally designed as a syringe, the emoji is becoming more popular as people get vaccinated. Apple’s latest redesign reflects this evolution.

The vulnerability was patched Monday, but hackers had already used it to spread malware.

Kate Crawford, who holds positions at USC and Microsoft, says in a new book that even experts working on the technology misunderstand AI.

One new study found that radiation exposure didn't genetically harm future generations, while another offers insights into how radiation causes thyroid cancer.

Gardening in this relaxing, chill game brought me back to my childhood, but broke my heart when I had no choice but to grow up and face reality.

Facebook and other advertisers fought the move, but App Tracking Transparency is finally here.

The “hygiene hypothesis” says early contact with microbes trains our immune systems. But what happens after a year of distancing?

Some groups of neurons process sensory data and memories at the same time. New work shows how the brain pivots those representations to prevent interference.

The M-E1 from Montague is a polished electric bike that packs down to a very compact size.

Recent spying attacks against Pulse Secure VPN are just the latest example of a long-simmering cybersecurity meltdown.

Before you share them, make sure your snaps look their best with the help of these tools.

Whether you’re celebrating Mother’s and Father’s Day in person or virtually, these gadgets might help bring your folks closer.

Today's highly automated planes create surprises pilots aren't familiar with. The humans in the cockpit need to be better prepared for the machine's quirks.

Most scholars thought the Isaiah Scroll was copied by a single author. New handwriting analysis just revealed otherwise.

Plus: App Store scams, an anti-surveillance bill, and more of the week’s top security news.

Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and wetlands store tons of carbon. But can a market based on regrowing them avoid the pitfalls that plague land-based programs?

From green cleaning supplies to reusable bags and bottles, these products try to cut down on waste.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Part of this year’s event will be held at a train station. Frankly, that tracks.

Plus: A conversation with Steve Jobs, how Facebook can fix its reputation, and the week in cyclones.

Two years ago, WIRED referred to Tim Robinson’s Netflix sketch series as not “particularly good.” We regret the error.

This week, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the head of Facebook Reality Labs, joins us to talk about how his team is thinking about the future of mixed reality.

This week, hackers stole confidential schematics from a third-party supplier and demanded $50 million not to release them.

The genre has long relied on racial and gender stereotypes. Recent strides in diversity have made it better (and more fun) to choose your fighter.