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With the exception of President Trump’s legal team, no one has been watching the Mueller investigation more closely than Garrett Graff.

Designer Tinker Hatfield shows an audience at Wired25 athletic shoes designed for people who don’t like to run.

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Not all game stories need sexuality, but it constitutes an organic, interesting part of a character's life.

Replacing your standard range with an app-controlled induction cooktop can yield more precise control—and better results—in the kitchen.

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Silicon Valley executives suspended participation in a Saudi advisory committee and cancelled plans to attend a high-profile conference.

A clever new cryptomining scheme downloads the latest version of Adobe for you, but adds malware to the bargain.

The robots are coming, but they will find it hard to replace human empathy and judgment, speakers say at the WIRED25 Festival.

Researchers have long known that local actors—as well as Russia—use manipulative tactics to spread information online. With Facebook suspending a slew of domestic accounts, a difficult reckoning is upon us.

Facebook has revealed more details about the unprecedented breach of its platform—including how hackers got away with the access tokens of 30 million users.

Facebook Friday offered more details about its recent breach. Here's how to see if you were affected.

The Gadget Lab team breaks down this week’s tech news and welcomes special guest Ivy Ross to the show, to talk about the new Google Pixel products.

If Facebook and Google's recent security debacles proved anything, it's that disclosure is tricky business.

A new video of SpotMini, a quadruped robot, shows the mechanical pup looking more businesslike than usual.

When the FDA discovers that a supplement is contaminated, it might issue a voluntary recall—and that's about where the action stops.

Xbox's planned service, known internally as Project xCloud, could let you stream games anywhere.

Opinion: This Big Oil-backed climate tax is something Republicans and Democrats can agree on.

Obsessive online learning can often lead to nothing but bottomless pits.

Antibiotics were one of the great innovations of the last century. Will we still use them 25 years from now?

They nearly went extinct with the decline of the DVD, but now filmmaker commentaries are back and better than ever.

Estimating answers to everyday physics problems is an art form. Here's one tip: learn to ignore what you don't know.

By turns intimate and bombastic, it's the perfect film for cerebral cinephiles and IMAX-loving space odyssey lovers.

The salmon-snatching grizzlies of Katmai National Park delight the internet—and obscure the big marketing business behind them.

We're partnering with ProPublica to collect and analyze political ads on Facebook with a simple browser extension you can install, too

The software giant, whose former CEO once called Linux a "cancer," will let others use 60,000 patents for Linux-related open source projects.

What's really scary is that as climate change brings fiercer storms, more places must learn to prepare for disaster.

Automated systems take into account thousands of variables to make decisions that affect our lives. People are calling for more transparency in AI, but not everyone agrees on what constitutes a fair explanation.

A new video of Atlas, the company's two-legged robot, shows off its agility as it bounds up a platform.

Previously, 'Fortnite' on Android had been available only to Samsung devices and as a limited beta. As of now, everyone can have a turn.

Consumer genomics is making it easier than ever to identify individuals from anonymous DNA databases. Even if you’ve never spit in a tube.

The spacecraft’s failure minutes after launch—the second mishap in recent months—raises questions about how people will travel to and from the space station.

Even this year's most accomplished debut, 'The Poppy War,' spends its first half in a structural school daze.

The phenomenon known as 'rapid intensification' used to be rare. With climate change, this most deadly type of hurricane is becoming more common.

An unusual new instrument can peer inside a living mammalian embryo and watch its cells grow.

As technology like Google Duplex continues to offload more basic human interaction to robots, it’s worth wondering what else might get lost in the process.

Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students takes place at the US Space and Rocket Center each fall.

Researchers armed with a very fun kind of cannon have shown that drones have potential to do serious damage to aircraft.

Instagram may seem like a passive experience, but it's an easy way to learn things at your own pace—like a good workout regimen.

But when it comes to convenient commuter vehicles, more isn't always better.

Espoused by places like WIRED, early libertarian net culture condemned rigid government systems. Now, those views are mainstream. Heaven help us all.

For years, China has systematically looted American trade secrets. Here's the messy inside story of how DC got Beijing to clean up its act for a while.

A widespread shift to autonomous vehicles could weaken America's already slipping stance in a two-front war against pollution and sedentary behavior, which are tightly linked to cancer and heart disease.

Data from wearables—like location, activity, and heart rate—provide valuable clues to investigators.

Rivals complain that specs for a potential $10 billion contract favor Amazon.

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WATERFORD, Michigan — Not everybody wants a shiny new guitar these days. A few connoisseurs want one that looks like it’s taken more abuse than Keith Richards. Nailing the look and feel of a vintage guitar takes time. Guys like Vince Cunetto and Bill Nash, both known for their high-end “aged to perfection” instruments, make \[…\]