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Ling Ma talks to Xiaowei Wang, the author of Blockchain Chicken Farm—a mind-boggling survey of how technology is shaping economies across China.

Ditching Intel has removed the shackles from the $999 laptop, unleashing a force to be reckoned with.

With a surge in cases, there is no safe way to travel or gather for Thanksgiving or Christmas. But if you must, here are some ways to lower your risk.

The Pluton security processor will give the software giant an even more prominent role in locking down Windows hardware.

A thriving community of fans swap stories, strategies, and their own zoos every day—and keep this 2001 game alive in the most heartwarming way.

Conflict forced scientists to abandon a gene bank, but not before duplicating their last remnants of essential crops in the Svalbard vault on a remote Arctic island.

The president's responsibility for the US nuclear arsenal is a Cold War anachronism. The Trump era shows why it needs reform.

One of the first quests in the 2005 survival game is to prove to the people in charge that a pandemic is real, so that they'll do something about it.

To cope with the uncertainty and sadness around my mother-in-law’s death, I set about building a four-cylinder superbike.

It's a good time to salute infrastructure, from the postal system to the CDC. Their often invisible work still needs to be tended—and honored.

From a modern-classic electric guitar to a wire-free VR headset, here are 45 options for spreading joy—and not Covid.

My Instagram feed remains as artsy and overfiltered as ever, an infinite grid of happy little squares. This, in 2020, is crisis-level denialism.

The open source movement runs on the heroic efforts of not enough people doing too much work. They need help.

My mind has slipped anxiously off books and movies since 2016. But as the credits roll on 2020, I’m ready to look back.

Just how much material did OSIRIS-REx collect from Bennu? The method relies on something called the moment of inertia, and you can replicate it with a fan and a penny.

Official guidance seems handed down from on high, rather than based on studies. That will make it harder to beat Covid-19.

The Brava oven arrived with a splash in 2018. We've revisited it now that the guided cooking tech has had time to mature. Only it hasn't.

On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, senior editor Angela Watercutter talks to the filmmakers behind the documentary Feels Good Man.

Genetic material from prehistoric dogs shows how early humans may have migrated with, bred, and cared for their canine companions.

What started as just another game quickly became a soothing window to home—and all the ugliness that comes with it.

Lawmakers and researchers had warned that videos altered using AI could disrupt the 2020 vote. But they didn't turn out to be a problem.

How an obscure Turkish scientist’s obscure theoretical breakthrough helped the Chinese tech giant gain control of the future. US telecoms never had a chance.

Underrepresented students enrolled in higher education in historic numbers. But financial setbacks and the challenges of remote schooling may reverse any progress.

My slip-up could have meant the end of my PC. I managed to squirrel my way out of trouble, but the real lesson here is: Don't be me.

Apple brings a new look to the Mac's interface, plus several major improvements to Safari, Messages, and Maps.

For years, a master tool called indistinguishability obfuscation seemed too good to be true. Three researchers have figured out that it can work.

Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya says women and people of color look at technology from the outside—and have felt the negative impacts.

Does your great-aunt Winifred ask for tech support every year? Even if you aren't traveling this year, send your loved ones this advice to show you care.

It seems like a simple way to justify holiday gatherings. But the everyone-has-gotten-tested method is utterly absurd.

Here are the top games you can get for Sony's new console during its launch window.

Covid-19 research hacking, the Pentagon's Photoshop antics, and more of the week's top security news.

It’s nothing fancy (and there are better ways to make toast), but this countertop device will roast, bake, or reheat just about anything you want for dinner.

The issues affected users that didn't upgrade their software, and other Apple services too.

The popularity of outdoor recreation has skyrocketed during the pandemic. But now snow is on the way—and recovery missions are on the rise.

Video makes me anxious, and it doesn't help that everyone's doing it. But I have discovered a new way to connect—one that's both intimate and asynchronous.

Post-Thanksgiving sales? Not quite. This year, the pandemic has forced retailers to turn November into a month of discounts.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Months after the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080's launch, the lines at brick-and-mortar stores across the country can still wrap around the block.

During his 50-year career, the director has made a series of films that are wonderfully quixotic—even when they go off the rails.

Watching country music’s biggest night was anxiety-inducing—and not in a good way.

Every basic fitness watch now has to be square (or sq?). We don’t make the rules.

Plus: The rise of desktop publishing, the legal fate of the Trumps, and a mix-up for the ages.

Saturday’s SpaceX launch will mark the return of regular crewed launches in the US after nearly a decade hiatus.

This week, we discuss the implications of Apple’s switch to using custom silicon in its Mac laptops and desktops.

Today, we work with each other, with apps, with the occasional robot—but what will collaboration look like tomorrow?

All the Covid vaccine candidates work in different ways, and none will be perfect for everyone. It’ll take a slate of options to help cover us all.

Fifteen of 18 transit-related ballot measures across the US won approval last week, including property and sales tax increases in the midst of a recession.

An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give up.

“He had earned that rare and elusive acknowledgement, whispered behind his back: He’s a Creative. The Capital C.”

Lucid Motors found a trick for moving electrons around more efficiently, but that’s no guarantee of market success.