Donald Trump will have key levers he can use, but he faces limitations too.

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The 2024 elections were a high-water mark for naming and shaming threat actors from foreign governments. There's still work to be done, though, on how to attribute disinformation campaigns most effectively.

US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.

These gift ideas for book lovers will make your favorite bookworm very happy, from e-readers to cozy accessories.

I tested an array of alternative sleep aids, from CBD capsules to mushroom chocolate to bath bombs, to see if they would help my chronic insomnia.

The not-a-Twitter-clone is exploding, and its CEO promises to not repeat old social-media mistakes. Her strategy? Massively empower users to decide how the service works.

These are the best Star Wars gifts for everyone from Padawan fans to Jedi masters.

In a nutshell, you can get the distances or the sizes right, but not both. Space is hard!

This tech-led, ski-school outfit thought they'd make their virtual snow instructor hardware better by taking out a key component. Amazingly, it's worked.

In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.

Whether you're climbing peaks or taking the family to the local park, we've found the best sleeping bags for every temperature, budget, and camping expedition.

Amnesty International has issued a report charting the supply chains and human rights due diligence policies of 13 major EV manufacturers. The results are a world away from the clean, safe future that electric vehicles promise.

Bluesky will never be Twitter. YouTube is no longer about funny videos made with your friends. The old internet is gone, but it can be remade. The website IMG_0001 proves it.

The Trump administration is likely to make big changes to US federal electric vehicle incentive programs. Buy or lease now, probably.

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In 2025, you will be able to recreate full Formula 1 Grands Prix in your living room, complete with Lego cars, drivers, and garages.

Woven polyethylene looks like tangled fishing line but delivers superior airflow for a firm mattress.

If you missed our live, subscriber-only Q&A with WIRED's AI columnist Reece Rogers, you can watch this replay of the livestream.

Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid an Etsy witch" $7.99 to make his life a living hell." A new market has opened up for others looking to follow her lead.

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI's training data looking for potential evidence-only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

There has been a mass migration from X to BlueSky. What does it mean for our already-fragmented social media ecosystem?

The company gave details for the first time on its approach to combating organized criminal networks behind the devastating scams.

At the annual tech conference for Black professionals, all eyes were on AI-but many also braced for the impact of a Trump administration that has promised to kill DEI.

This MagSafe wireless charging stand rotates to track your movements and is great for shooting video and FaceTime.

You can reach your step goals-even when working from home-when you have a walking pad.

After leaking" the new model on the wrist of the former James Bond actor at Paris 2024, the watch brand finally released this much-anticipated diver.

Militias that patrol the US border with Mexico are thrilled that Donald Trump has been elected-and plan to be a valuable resource" to the incoming administration, whether or not they're asked.

WIRED takes a look at one of Silicon Valley's most influential ideologies.

More and more Americans are getting their news from influencers on the internet.

Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online-no questions asked.

When Satya Nadella took over as CEO, the company was lumbering and uncool. He cleaned up a toxic culture, crafted the deal of the decade, and put Microsoft back on top.

A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.

Despite shared concerns about Google's power, critics of the company and former executives express little agreement on what, if anything, can really be done to increase competition.

Chip production delays and a rumored overheating issue haven't slowed down Nvidia, which reported another quarter of blockbuster earnings and said Blackwells are now in the hands of Microsoft and OpenAI.

Brendan Carr wrote the Project 2025 chapter on the Federal Communications Commission. Now Donald Trump has tapped him to run the agency.

The Echo Show 21 is the largest yet, plus the Echo Show 15 gets a second generation.

Brad Porter helped Amazon deploy an army of warehouse robots. His new creation-Proxie-could help other companies embrace more automation.

Streaming music giving you the blues? These record players will help you rock on to analog audio at home.

This second-generation motorized webcam makes steady improvements across the board.

If you tend to wake up sweating no matter the season, hop under these cooling sheets so that you can, you know, actually sleep.

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are injectable medications-but a strange new market has emerged selling oral compounded" versions online, despite a lack of evidence that they work.

AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media.

Tailing a robotaxi for hours and hours is weird. And revelatory. And jealousy-inducing. But a driverless world is coming for all of us. So shut the door and buckle up.

More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany-and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket reinvents the gacha game for a Pikachu-loving audience. It's attracted millions of players-and more than a little controversy.

The wiki paid homage to the Tumblr Sexyman" phenomenon. After hosting site Fandom deleted it, fans scrambled to collect its archive and find a new home.

They spent four years building nationwide networks and pushing election conspiracies. Despite Donald Trump's win, many of them are still committed.

A lab-grown alternative to fattened duck liver offers a controversial future for the cultivated meat industry: as a luxury product for the few.