A criminal complaint alleges that a West Virginia man disguised the plastic components as wall hangers and sold hundreds of them online.

Take a deep breath and enjoy democracy at work.

If Instagram over-polices mental health content, it risks alienating people who use the platform to build community in healthy ways.

Game streaming—not Twitch, but the ability to play games in multiple places—is a new variable in this generation of hardware. Here's what you need to know.

We're on the cusp of being able to program biological systems like we program computers. That raises some thorny questions.

This Android phone is great in many ways, but it's not the best choice for value.

Massive storms like Goni, which hit the Philippine islands on Sunday, could be a glimpse of our future.

Despite the president's claims of victory, his reelection bid depends on a huge number of votes that have yet to be counted.

With most polls closed, the worst-case scenarios about ransomware and misinformation meltdowns have seemingly not come to pass.

The winner of the US presidential election may take days to determine. Here’s how to take in the results—and not jump the gun.

I dyed my hair mid-lockdown because it looked fun and I was bored. But to the online far-right, I became a social media stereotype.

The next president, whoever it is, should start by convening a brand-new Coronavirus Task Force.

If it closes a loophole, the FAA can hold all drone operators accountable to transparency.

What does it mean when the notoriously oppressive Empire looks ... inclusive? The game raises new questions about tyranny in the galaxy—and at home.

The Apple Watch is slowly becoming a more comprehensive family- and fitness-oriented tracker. Here are our favorite features.

We all can learn to be better, more empathetic communicators—especially now that we’re all behind screens instead of in-person.

Aboard a decked-out C-130, researchers measure how smoke transforms from “fresh” to “stale” and begin to parse what that means for humans downwind.

A WIRED investigation finds dozens of districts have purchased thermal cameras to monitor fevers that can also identify students and staff.

So-called gacha mechanics are central to the blockbuster open-world RPG and many other games from China, Japan, and South Korea. But they've left US players smarting.

Social media companies, election officials, and candidates have spent four years preparing for Tuesday. Soon we’ll find out how they did.

The man on the trail went by “Mostly Harmless." He was friendly and said he worked in tech. After he died in his tent, no one could figure out who he was.

One of the most important candidates in the country was denied her own entry for months, sparking a heated debate among the encyclopedia's editors.

People say that computational methods are a separate branch of science, but that’s not really true.

Designed to conquer the white stuff, this type of bike is the ideal ride for trails of packed snow.

A long-gestating idea to limit the use of climate modeling at the US Geological Survey is about to be realized.

We’ve found the coolest guitars, pedals, accessories, and more for the special musician in your life.

On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, writer Arielle Pardes talks about the world of political TikTok.

The US has a long history of abusing minorities for pharmaceutical profit. Messaging for a Covid-19 inoculation will have to overcome that past.

You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so.

This month's list is focused on the murder case of Jamal Khashoggi, in observance of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

Scammers are luring people into Google Docs in an attempt to get them to visit potentially malicious websites.

This American-made electric guitar will make its namesake proud.

Neuroscientists are finding that deep-learning networks, often criticized as “black boxes,” can be good models for the organization of living brains.

Decades of dealing with paper jams and overpriced ink cartridges are an effective recipe for high blood pressure.

Not all charging cables, bricks, and pads are made equally, especially when it comes to the long-term health of your battery.

Cold War planners realized that, in the event of nuclear holocaust, they should preserve America’s essence. Trump has spent four years laying bombs on it.

In a banner year for digital products, tools made of fabric have become essential for battling Covid-19.

The company's music service, which was born in 2011 and shut down last week, shall live forever in our hearts.

Trump's website gets hacked, a ransomware group calls it quits, and more of the week's top security news.

TruMedic’s latest massager contains two sets of rotating balls that simulate the kneading motion of human hands.

Nations are pledging to plant billions of trees. But a new study shows that we've underestimated the power of natural forest regrowth to fight climate change.

Question 1 would amend the state's right-to-repair law and expand access to car data. But big automakers are pushing back.

Any necessary travel this year takes an extra level of preparation. Here’s how to think it through.

From the exceptional Sony WH-1000XM4 to the attractive Master & Dynamic MW65, there are discounts on cans for all your needs right now.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

It’s a resource allocation problem, a tough challenge in “queueing theory.” It’s also racism.

Suggesting other news sources only reinforces users' political beliefs. Another study finds that quitting the social media giant leaves people less informed.

In his short story "Hell Creek," horror author Robert Cargill tackles one of the scariest ideas ever: an undead dino apocalypse.

Tech companies need to be held responsible for enabling spread of the movement's conspiracies.