Before YouTube and TikTok, there were keychain pets and chalky brownies. These classic toys from yesteryear are all still available today.

Smartphones have made our lives easier, but let's face it: telephones used to be so much cooler.

Thanks to this free smart TV app, I never have to pick what to watch.

Want stellar sound that will last a lifetime? Here’s what to consider when building a “new-to-me” system.

Boom Supersonic's sleek prototype craft rolled out this week; the final production model will be quieter than previous supersonics, and a novel fly-by-wire system will keep it stable at low speeds.

Get your Alexa on with these deals on Echo Speakers, Kindles, Fire devices, and more.

Treat yourself! From Echo speakers to robot vacuums, we've rounded up the best discounts from Amazon, and the other sales happening this week.

Need noise-canceling headphones? Or a laptop stand? We've rounded up discounts on remote working gear from Amazon and other retailers.

Amazon isn't the only store with deals today. Here are our top picks from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and others.

Check out our favorite headphones, cameras, audio gear, and smart home devices on deep discounts for Target's anti-Prime day.

Don't wreck your wallet for a good sale. We've found a lot of discounts on affordable items from Amazon and other retailers.

These are our favorite Windows notebooks, MacBooks, Chromebooks, and accessories on sale during Amazon's big event.

Too tired to shop? Let us do the legwork for you. Here are our favorite deals on Garmins, Roombas, and more.

If you're a discerning cinephile, this is a great price on the Sony A8H OLED TV, one of the prettiest screens of the year.

The faster wireless standard uses different chunks of the radio spectrum—but the technology remains nascent.

Despite the operation's short-term effects, it sets new precedents for the scope of Cyber Command's mission.

If piles of warm, hot grains are the only thing powering you from one day to the next, check out Zojirushi's 3-cup rice cooker.

A new study shows that some big carnivores are getting up to half their diet from sources like trash, crops, or small mammals that live near people.

Wanna see me cut and paste a large block of text without formatting? Wanna see me do it again?

This new era of constant video chats means we're all in front of cameras more than ever before. Here's how to cope.

The new photo book Overview Timelapse shows the startling ways humanity is changing the planet, from lithium mines to the ravages of climate change.

I loaned my head to the world’s first fMRI study on the effects of salvinorin A, a potent psychedelic. Here’s what it revealed.

Apple’s decision to skip the charger and EarPods sounds like a step that would reduce the company's environmental footprint. But it’s not that simple.

Classrooms have needed better ventilation for years. It took a pandemic to get us to pay attention.

The Labor Department last week questioned Microsoft’s stated goal to double the number of Black leaders in the company.

From arrests to surveillance, governments are using the novel coronavirus as cover for a crackdown on digital liberty.

The iPhone 12 Mini is tiny by contemporary standards—but unlike other shrunk-down smartphones, it doesn't skimp.

Apple showed off its newest flagship handset Tuesday. There are four models, all of which support 5G.

Four new iPhones made their debut today, along with a new $99 HomePod and some iPhone accessories.

Demand for bikes has soared in the pandemic. To spur production, the US should adopt the industrial policies from the Asian countries it relies on.

Improving batteries has always been hampered by slow experimentation and discovery processes. Machine learning is speeding it up by orders of magnitude.

If the drug is authorized, who will be eligible for the treatment? Where will it be administered? How much will it cost?

The company is expected to debut the iPhone 12 during a streaming presentation Tuesday. Here's how to tune in.

Cory Doctorow's Little Brother series has been a young-adult sci-fi bible for teen hacktivists. But with the latest and darkest book in the trilogy, it's all grown up.

On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Jason Parham dives into his past as a kid listening to the radio during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

Instead of shutting down all of New York City, this time officials are taking a block-by-block approach to home in on areas with increasing case numbers.

Political strategists say they combine information from multiple databases to identify the people they want to vote—and not vote.

Researchers found they could stop a Tesla by flashing a few frames of a stop sign for less than half a second on an internet-connected billboard.

The more of them we encounter, the more we begin to interpret the world according to their logic.

The new flagship machine from the reigning rice-cooker king applies serious brains to your grains.

A community of mathematicians is using software called Lean to build a new digital repository. They hope it represents where their field is headed next.

Privacy advocates warn that the Ring Always Home Cam and Amazon One both normalize aggressive new forms of data collection.

The web is full of distractions and temptations, especially when we really should be working. Here are some tools to help you stay focused.

Algorithms for detecting eye diseases are mostly trained on patients in the US, Europe, and China. This can make the tools ineffective for other racial groups and countries.

The company has patched the vulnerabilities and paid the team of white-hat hackers $288,000.

EA's new edition includes minor gameplay tweaks, but it seems like the real innovations are being saved for next year.

Plus: A buggy chastity lock, Iranian disinformation, and more of the week’s top security news.

It’s an excellent tablet, but the 2-in-1 desktop mode still can’t match the iPad—or any laptop.

Due to data control concerns, tribal nations are not part of the "All of Us" DNA collection program. But that means missing out on its Covid-19 antibody testing.