The inflated price of the anti-Covid drug may not bother hospitals, insurance companies, or even patients. But it's still not justified.

Two more studies prove that the much-hyped antimalarial doesn’t treat Covid-19.

It can do everything any other Google Assistant display can do—on a smaller scale.

The meltdown appears to be part of a bitcoin scam and not something more nefarious, but security experts are troubled that it happened at all.

Scientists have found that some fishes absorb up to 99.956 percent of the light that hits them. The weird deep-sea menagerie just got a whole lot weirder.

On Wednesday, a hack involving high-profile Twitter accounts led the service to suspend the activity of verified users. It was great.

Meet LeakyPick, the low-cost audio spy detector for your Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and other network-connected devices.

He says social media companies should pay you for the data you produce. But loopholes abound, it's too expensive, and other plans like it have failed.

Another botched peer review—this one involving a controversial study of police killings—shows how devil's advocates could improve the scientific process.

75 years after the first explosive nuclear tests, now outlawed, sophisticated virtual testing allows American physicists to understand these weapons better than ever.

Hear the trailer for our new weekly show, which goes deep into the weirdest and most compelling stories in tech and science.

IBM's X-Force security team obtained five hours of APT35 hacking operations, showing exactly how the group steals data from email accounts—and who it's targeting.

An unprecedented “security incident” has rocked Twitter—and scammers are making off with huge amounts of bitcoin.

The schadenfreude of seeing the company stumble is the kind of relief people need right now.

The software company reveals a partnership with dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes that will equip cows with sensors and other gear to improve yields.

The Ethical Explorer Pack is designed to help Silicon Valley's rank and file—not just CEOs—steer products away from harmful directions.

Turf wars are heating up over the routers that fuel distributed denial of service attacks—and cybermercenaries are running rampant.

The company's no-frills tablets keep improving. The latest 8-inch models are great entry-level devices that won't break the bank.

It’s not useful to think about coronavirus coming in synchronized surges. This is a long, lingering epidemic that is only just getting started.

In a year that's broken the world and shattered reality, imagining Black futures can help plot a pathway to recovery.

The Atlas of Surveillance shows which tech law enforcement agencies across the country have acquired. It's a sobering look at the present-day panopticon.

American companies are racing to commercialize technologies that can turn almost any kind of waste into clean hydrogen fuel.

These creatures have evolved special "nanobodies" that may have an edge over human antibodies when it comes to developing a new treatment.

It's worth the extra $10 for this ebook reader to escape Amazon's stranglehold on our lives.

The state sued the ride-hail companies for misclassifying drivers as contractors, following a similar move by California officials.

The SigRed vulnerability exists in Windows DNS, used by practically every small and medium-sized organization in the world.

When you drive, tiny bits of plastic fly off your tires and brakes. Now scientists have shown how all that road muck is blowing into “pristine” environments like the Arctic.

Kano's partnership with Microsoft brings the Kano PC to schools, and it still retains the colorful, hands-on, DIY-spirit of earlier models.

Confidential Virtual Machines allows Google Cloud Services Customers to keep data secret—even when it's being actively processed.

This light, maneuverable front-loader comes with padded seats that make it the best electric cargo bicycle for a family.

Like any urban legend, this one changes slightly with each telling.

Companies and universities have long relied on seminars to reduce racism, despite lackluster results. Maybe institution leaders can salvage the format.

In a plot twist, the administration’s assault on the Chinese telecom giant is gaining traction. At heart, the US has an interest in its own electronic surveillance capabilities.

The woman at the helm of of Netflix's new action flick talked to WIRED about comics, diversity in Hollywood, and centering women, especially women of color, in a genre so dominated by white men.

Skydio is best known for “selfie drones.” Now, it's seeking government contracts, as American officials shun the Chinese drone company.

Honestly, you should just be disinfecting your reusable bags—the real issue is airborne virus, not infected shopping totes, experts say.

New research suggests that the tradeoffs for electric autonomous vehicles aren’t as painful as once thought, though early AVs might be gas hybrids.

One checkbox is all it takes to make everyone's life–including yours–easier.

Photographer Alberto Bernasconi donned full protective gear to capture the scene of “guests” isolating in the four-star hotel.

Four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis and psychological scientist Julia Shaw explain how to boost your memory skills.

Post-pandemic, many companies plan to let employees work from home and a main office. But trying to do both ensures neither experience is good.

When will a disease stop spreading through a population? The formula is simple, but the variables are much more complicated.

Dyson's Airwrap does all the heavy lifting for you, for a price.

Spurned by traditional venture capital firms, three businesspeople turned to other funders, government contracts, and their own savings to launch companies.

Here are some of the best authenticator apps and options. It may take a moment to set up, but once you have 2FA enabled where it counts, you can rest easier.

Plus: Facebook's Roger Stone takedown, the BlueLeaks server seizure, and more of the week's top security news.

Electric vehicle makers hope to roll out super long-lasting batteries. That raises interesting questions about resources, performance—and a battery's second act.

A new paper argues that the computing demands of deep learning are so great that progress on tasks like translation and self-driving is likely to slow.

Heatwave and quarantine got you stuck indoors? These deals might help you spruce up your space for more comfort.

A WIRED investigation reveals how artists and skytypers are pioneering a new type of tech-fueled activism—and the inhumane conditions they're fighting.