Companies say they will let employees sue over claims of harassment, rather than go through arbitration; but many policies don't cover older cases, or other claims.

Two chopper pilots pulled off a daring rescue from the Woolsey Fire, plucking three people and two dogs off a ridge in hideous flying conditions.

Instagram's promise to root out "inauthentic activity" sends some social media marketers into crisis.

Facebook has released its "Your Time on Facebook" tool, which lets you see how much of your life is spent buried in the News Feed.

One of basic cable's longest-running and most popular shows has attracted a loyal following—and spawned a convention.

A raging debate over the Hubble constant suggests that our standard model of cosmology might be wrong.

Our in-house Know-It-Alls answer questions about your interactions with technology.

Two new reports show an uptick in sophisticated phishing attacks originating from—where else—Russia.

Opinion: Scientifically-backed software is shifting patient care from the hospital to the home.

As yourself, a squad member, and part of a larger multinational force, you're implicated as a piece of the ever-charging global machine that fought World War Two.

Stephen LaBerge is the Thomas Edison of lucid dreaming and the best way to meet him is at private conferences. I hopped a plane, to find out what I could learn.

This ingenious smart home hub and light switch integrates with Alexa, Nest, Ecobee, Ring, Hue, Sonos, and more, but it still has a little way to go.

Many airlines must offset their emissions to meet a UN agreement, so they're done relying on individuals, which is likely more effective anyway.

Leave no album un-shared with these easy-to-use apps.

Airports serve as handy case studies for what happens when the cars show up, and how to beat them back again.

The US Senate contest between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke drew most of the headlines, but the real story was how voters hit the gerrymandering wall.

WIRED's Tom Simonite, with little programming experience, used open source tools and data to create art with machine learning.

The buck-toothed rodents have long taken the lead in forging civilization's path forward.

Cybercriminals are always looking to steal your credit card or even your identity. But it pays to be on extra high alert come Black Friday.

Efforts to bring broadband connections to small communities signal the potential to reboot the spirit of the web.

The rains are coming to California, and the fires have primed the soil for another disaster that can claim yet more lives.

Beyond sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, we have an inner sense that allows us to perceive ourselves.

The US Department of Defense's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program is testing a new arsenal powered by lasers, plasma, chemical irritants, and more.

Robbie Barrat shared code to generate art with AI. To his surprise, a Paris collective used it to create a portrait that sold at Christie's.

Michael McAlpine, a mechanical engineer at the University of Minnesota, has spent the past six years making a less synthetic kind of prosthetic.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Amazon, data privacy, and those weird new register-free retail stores.

Cryptojacking officially knows no bounds.

Also: Apparently, General Mills is soliciting ideas for Hollywood productions based on its monster cereals.

We sat down with Magic Leap's Brenda Freeman to discuss the future of immersive media when it means wearing AR goggles on your face.

A new kind of solar cell called a perovskite is improving rapidly, bringing the prospect of solar-powered vehicles, clothing, and windows closer to reality.

Don't worry, there are still plenty of 'Mandalorian' developments still afoot.

This is the first consumer-oriented drone that actually earns the Pro name.

Veritas is offering DNA reading, cheap, for two days. But most consumers don’t understand the difference between that and a 23andMe test.

We all suffer when platforms, their users, and governments fall for the tactics of attention-gamers.

One firm spent more than $2 million to advertise on the social network in the no-man's land of digital political ads.

This year's best food books reflect the importance of community, whether it's about saving the world or just understanding it a little better.

Don't look now, but there's a sequel to the horror movie known as Last Week.

Tesla, GM, and Nissan want to restore the fading tax credit for EVs; Waymo is almost ready to go; the Mustang gets electrified; and more car news.

For 50 years, evolutionary theory has emphasized the importance of neutral mutations over adaptive ones in DNA. Real genomic data challenge that assumption.

Instagram, YouTube—you name it. Influencers are being paid handsome sums to pitch you products in natural settings. That video you just watched? $50,000.

You were right not to trust hotel and airport Wi-Fi a few years ago. But these days, it's (probably) fine.

Safer browsing, more bitcoin scams, and the rest of the week's top security news.

Stellar nurseries seem cute, but they’re actually mini-Big Bangs.

They're fun, but they're also a bit much.

Researchers have refined a technique to create so-called DeepMasterPrints, fake fingerprints designed to get past security.

Rising-star chef Eric Rivera has an easy way to up your holiday game: using powdered freeze-dried foods to amplify the flavors in your favorite recipes.

There still servers, but this cloud computing approach lets you turn services on and off more quickly and pay only for what you use.

Facebook hired an opposition firm to fight the initiative, which was funded by hedge fund millionaire David Magerman.

Google trails Amazon and Microsoft in the business of renting computing power to other businesses.