In factories across the world, machines are beginning to work more intimately with humans without sending them to the unemployment line—or the grave.

Lawmakers spend the better part of 2018 talking tough to tech companies. Now the pressure is on for Congress to act.

Known as the Lockerbie bombing, in December 1988 a bomb downed a Pan Am jet, leaving 270 dead. It was the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists. As the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, Robert Mueller oversaw the case. And for him, it was personal.

Life is stressful. And Amazon's voice assistant Alexa is a very convenient scapegoat.

The dealers didn’t get it, neither did most of the public. But people who loved them, really loved them.

What will happen on with sites like Twitch in 2019? Hard to say—but we have some ideas.

Feast your mind on stories about brain-eating amoebas, the science of wildfires, and a criminal twist to the genetics revolution.

Who needs a warm tropical beach when you can enjoy a hole in the ice? Definitely not the Finns.

Hustlers have always tried to get over on the powerless—in 2018, though, the tables began to turn.

Tech companies, democratic governments, and civil society need to work together to fight back against growing surveillance and censorship online.

Geneology is about to send a lot more people to jail.

Scientists studying rare creatures face a tricky conundrum—how to publicize their research without launching their subjects into the exotic wildlife trade.

The internet has been awash with misinformation for years, but researchers are finally realizing it's hard to quantify the scope of its impact.

If you’re looking for deals or unwrapped some gift cards this season, there are plenty of killer year-end sales happening.

Photographer Reuben Wu devised a creative way to shoot Peru's Pastoruri glacier at night.

Readers dived into a feminist reading of Elizabeth Holmes' downfall, a story about Silicon Valley's hidden caste system, and the perplexing case of a deadly yeast.

From 'Homecoming' to Teddy Perkins to "take me to the hole!" we've rounded up all of the year's biggest small-screen memories.

Autonomous vehicles are already on the road. Whether they're "here" depends on where you are.

Snuggle up with your favorite display technology and ignite your neurons with these recommended science books from 2018.

Elizabeth Root Blackmer specializes in macro photography of natural phenomena too small for us to usually notice.

A review of the Air Fryer, a three-month sojourn in Bing, and a user's guide to how to disable throttling on an iPhone all topped this year's list.

Astronauts on NASA's Apollo 8 mission snapped the first photos of Earth from space, forever changing how we see our place in the universe.

2018 saw the emergence of female artists whose online presence managed to be savvy without being sentimental, sensitive but still cynical.

Move over, ransomware. Cryptojacking is officially the scourge of the internet.

Low-paid workers at Marriott hotels, in part, protested encroaching automation—finding unexpected common cause with some well-paid engineers across tech.

Look past the CEO's antics, and it's clear the automaker spent the year clearing major, long-standing hurdles.

Facebook’s business model has always been to monetize user data. So why are we so shocked to learn how they did it?

Microsoft bought GitHub. IBM bought Red Hat. Those and other deals show how central open source software has become to companies big and small.

Netflix gets real about its programming, MoviePass struggles, and, of course, Yanny vs. Laurel divides the internet.

From 'Avengers' to 'Roma' it was an engrossing, and emotional, year at the multiplex.

As 2018 came to a close, the government was heading for a shutdown—a fitting end to a tumultuous year.

2018's biggest transportation stories include mathematicians willing to chat airplane peeing, clock-watching RAF pilots, and, of course, Mr. Musk.

A new experiment showed for the first time that quantum messages can indeed be speedier than what's seen in regular computing.

The ecommerce company is also a cloud computing provider, TV producer, fashion designer, wind-farm backer, and organizer of crowdsourced micro-labor tasks.

The helmet that collapses to half its size is easy to stash in a backpack—and have ready for any way and time you ride.

Scandals of all stripes dominated the news, from Facebook's data leaks to Google's diversity war.

The gas giant could hold clues to the formation of our solar system.

Amazon sends Echo recordings to the wrong person, Russians tried to get US Treasury dirt on Clinton donors, and more of the week's top security news.

The latest from James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein looks at the scientist's work through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl.

From 'The Incredibles 2' to indie breakouts like 'Eighth Grade,' Hollywood is finally starting to understand how completely technology shapes our lives.

They'll use AI and millimeter wave technology to speed you through the lines and even monitor crowds from afar.

From our favorite phone to the best smart-home innovation, this is all of 2018's best gear.

As employees and researchers push back, companies including Google and Microsoft are pledging not to use powerful AI technology in certain ways.

Wired’s Gadget Lab team sums up this year in tech. Plus: An interview with the CEO of a futuristic fitness company.

A major election, holiday travel, and violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo are confounding all attempts to contain Ebola's spread.

The battery-powered ride may not revolutionize how we get around, but it could make life on the road a lot more enjoyable.

Elby asked: How do you get people on an electric bike who have never biked before?

The Defense Department wants to use AI in warfare. In the aftermath of Project Maven, it still needs Big Tech’s help.

YouTube has had a harrowing, high-profile year, and its growing pains reflect the garbage mess that is America in 2018.

Juul, maker of the best-selling e-cigarettes, agrees to accept a $12.8 billion investment from Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes.