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From smart displays to soundbars, Google's voice assistant comes in all shapes and sizes. Here are our favorites.

Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles-though not yet those of our universe.

It's been nearly 50 years since Jaws and Star Wars turned summer moviegoing into an endless parade of family-friendly fandom flicks. This year promises something blessedly more bleak.

This year has seen wind farm costs rise and many projects canceled as developers struggle with opaque regulations and determined opposition-but the industry is far from dead.

Las Barrancas, in the state of Veracruz, has struggled for 10 years against the rising Gulf of Mexico waters. Its best hope may lie in mangrove trees.

The Insta360 X4 360's hybrid action camera offers 8K 360 footage in a tiny, consumer-friendly package.

You have options that don't involve saying goodbye to your hardware.

I used to ride thin, high-pressure tires everywhere. But adhering to the supple life" and cycling on wider, lower-pressure tires boosted my comfort and stability without slowing me down.

The man-made fiber isn't as harmful to the environment as similar fabrics, but it's still not the perfect solution.

No refunds or trade-ins for customers. No plans to open source it. The weird little car gadget is going to die on December 9, and there's nothing you can do about it.

In a rapidly warming world, cities need more tree cover to stay cool-but only certain species can handle soaring temperatures, and often they aren't native species.

Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers.

Authorities and conservation groups are investigating the deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Tabasco, where extreme heat and land-use change appear to be threatening the vulnerable species.

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries throughout the US.

One of the best camera arm mounts I've ever used is hampered by its middling camera.

Samsung's new S95D QD-OLED TV takes a big anti-glare swing with (mostly) fantastic results.

We made tons of coffee, tea, and ramen to test these gadgets-and boiled it down to these top picks.

This bed raises your head and feet, with added massage and under-bed lighting. I'll never sleep flat again.

Physicists have figured out how a warp drive could work-even if it's more useful for our understanding of gravity than interstellar travel.

Scarlett Johansson's talents once made her the ideal person to voice an AI. Now, she's the perfect human to face off against it.

Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they're still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions.

Google as an illegal monopolist will have to pay some penalties," US federal judge James Donato said Thursday, in a hearing discussing next steps after a jury found the company breached antitrust laws.

The Chinese-owned app is in serious trouble in Washington, but a survey of US creators suggests TikTok's influencer economy is carrying on with business as usual.

The tariffs' effects on the bike industry are still up in the air.

The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site's users-and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert.

The NYC-Dublin portal gives us a peek into the future of online community building in the wake of Twitter's demise.

Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it's a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases.

Research at Microsoft shows it's possible to make AI models small enough to run on phones or laptops without major compromises to their smarts. The technique could open up new use cases for AI.

The US government has filed an antitrust suit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, for allegedly abusing their dominance in the ticketing market to extinguish healthy competition.

You finally caved and bought an Apple Watch. These are our favorite straps, screen protectors, chargers, and cases to go with it.

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about the surging popularity of heat pumps, the ultra-energy-efficient heating and cooling appliances we've called climate superheroes."

Without new rules, campaigns could hoodwink voters with AI-generated ads. And no one really seems to be taking the threat seriously.

Across four decades and five films, the Mad Max movies offer both a critique and exaltation of the very things that may well have our world motoring toward its own demise.

In London, Uber drivers are protesting a new payment system that they say makes it impossible to understand the algorithms that decide how much they get paid.

The electric five-passenger SUV not only has an impressive maximum range, it also comes with Kia's new generative AI voice assistant.

Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for relay attacks" that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.

African workers who label AI data or screen social posts for US tech giants are calling on President Biden to raise their plight with Kenya's president, William Ruto, who visits the US this week.

All browsers automatically store data locally, which speeds up web browsing but can cause problems too. Here's how to do something about it.

If Scarlett Johansson pursues legal action against OpenAI for giving ChatGPT a voice she calls eerily similar to mine," she might claim the company breached her right to publicity.

A disused church, a school, and a motorcycle garage are among the hyperlocal new coworking spaces cropping up to offer remote workers a place to go.

OpIndia claims Islamophobia does not exist." A new report shared exclusively with WIRED finds Google's programmatic ads are running next to its content.

Hundreds of people and two WIRED reporters gathered at the Portal, which is open again after being closed due to inappropriate behavior."

Even if you aren't technically inclined, this privacy-first mobile operating system helps you escape surveillance capitalism.

Google is set to start mixing ads into its new AI-generated search answers. It's a test of how the company's biggest revenue stream can adapt to the age of generative AI.

A new breed of online ad allows brands to pay Google to offer shoppers AI-generated images that show how items of clothing would look on different skin tones and body types.

What goes on in artificial neural networks work is largely a mystery, even to their creators. But researchers from Anthropic have caught a glimpse.

The full-frame Cinema Camera 6K is seeing a rare $1,000 price cut, bringing it down to just $1,575 for the camera body.

Taking a cue from Google's Magic Eraser, Adobe's new trick improves on existing tools with the help of generative AI.

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says the US is collaborating with other countries, including the UK, Japan, and Canada, to manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence.