A new paper renews concerns about bias in image recognition services offered by Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

In a small study, the drug kept patients with mild symptoms from worsening. If it holds up in a larger test, it could help keep more people out of hospitals.

An ER nurse’s anecdote of deranged denialism went viral. But when the media caught wind of the story, reporters didn’t do their jobs.

Nintendo's highly anticipated hack-and-slash crossover misses too much of what makes Zelda: Breath of the Wild a masterpiece.

The former Yahoo CEO wants to build a better address book on your phone. Does anyone want it?

A deepfake bot has been generating explicit, non-consensual images on the platform. The researchers who found it say their warnings have been ignored.

The tracker-blocking company will soon launch a privacy-friendly desktop browser as well.

Everyone could use a break right now. These picks will bring peace to the mind, body, and home.

If Assistant is your jam, then this mid-sized smart speaker is one of the best around.

Can the app-based services survive once restaurants reopen and diners aren't sequestered in their homes?

As usual, a lack of good data makes evaluating the risk of getting the virus on a flight hard to calculate. It’s probably low. It’s definitely not zero.

The epidemiologist calls it "the best of times and the worst of times," as good news on vaccines and testing coincides with a terrifying rise in cases.

The plot of America is beginning to look a lot like those time travel stories in which society is just one squashed butterfly away from fascism.

The new HBO docuseries is an observational marvel, capturing New York and its residents in vulnerable, honest moments. It’s also very funny.

Have fun outside this socially-distanced winter with our favorite deals from Patagonia, Solo Stove, and more.

University of Miami students accuse the campus police of using the software. Administrators deny it, but they had previously touted the capability.

The president dismissed the widely respected cybersecurity agency director Tuesday night for pushing back against election disinformation.

The blockbuster game of deception has security holes that let cheaters run wild.

The latest congressional hearing with Facebook’s and Twitter’s CEOs was another parade of bad-faith arguments.

YouTube is a major vector for election and other disinformation. But its CEO isn't with Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey on Capitol Hill today.

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.