Resist the temptation of Apple’s enticing new iPhone Xs and Xr. Your wallet will thank you.

A Pew study finds that nonwhites rely more on social media for news that whites, and consider it more accurate.

In North Carolina, a nuclear power plant sits right in the hurricane's path, creating a high-stakes test of its post-Fukushima safety measures.

Inspired by a fruit fly, this tiny robot insect manages to twist and bank with astonishing speed.

RIP, iPhone SE. The iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr show that it’s all mega phones from now on.

At the Global Climate Action Summit, a coalition of cities says it's made big progress in combating climate change.

We review every Nintendo Labo kit for Switch: the Vehicle Kit, Variety Kit, and Robot Kit.

The company made its name on a line of footwear made of yarn spun from plastic. Today, it adds a new sneaker with a customizable fit to its offerings.

Charlotta Hauksdóttir developed her own visual vocabulary to represent the natural beauty of her native country.

For five seasons, the spy drama gave American viewers a grasp of Soviet thinking—one that's shockingly relevant today.

Starting with Santa Monica, users can now check transit routes and times in the Lyft app—part of the ride-sharing company's strategy to move beyond cars.

The four-day WIRED Festival features art, science, and even a pun competition. And smart conversations with technological pioneers too.

Director Shane Black's reboot is so unfun-dumb that its stupidity feels like a contagion.

For folks with atrial fibrillation, Apple’s new wearable could actually be useful. For everyone else, evidence suggests otherwise.

A new tool called a Slocum glider measures the ocean heat that fuels super-storms like Florence, filling in data gaps to help make forecasting more accurate.

Forecasts are calling for a brutal storm, so pilots are getting ready to take to the skies—and give the recovery effort a head start.

Well, really just phones and a watch—but upgrades and improvements abound.

The agency cites risks of nicotine, particularly on young brains. “The FDA won’t tolerate a whole generation of young people becoming addicted to nicotine," Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says.

Apple's new phones may look similar to last year's models, but they come with a powerful new A12 processor inside.

Trump’s order creates a framework to sanction foreign meddling in elections, but experts say it’s not enough.

Superman's reported step-down is a chance for Warner Bros. to move away from the mega-franchise format.

Meet the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr.

The new 6.1-inch iPhone Xr sacrifices top-end material quality for cost—which seems like more than a fair bargain.

Critics say the law, approved by the European Parliament Wednesday, will force site operators to filter content before posting it, diminishing the experience for users.

The new iPhones have more advanced chips, better cameras, and improved battery life.

Six years ago, North Carolina's politicians shot down a report on its rising sea levels. Now it prepares for disaster.

Two new studies bring us closer to finding the optimal time, according to our internal clocks, to pop a pill—or maybe even schedule surgery.

Champagne maker Mumm is testing a piston-activated bottle on zero-G flights.

The Apple Watch 4 arrives this month, and it's now solidly a health device.

The coworking company just paid $100 million to buy the enterprise software startup Teem—an important milestone in WeWork's quest to be more than a real estate company.

Tech companies may espouse diversity, but less than 0.1 percent of their grants focus on women of color. The Reboot Recognition Tech Coalition aims to change that.

A morose and deadly serious stripe of comedy, HBO's series asks: Can a person actually remake himself?

Everything you ever wanted to know about boiling water, vapor pressure, and cooking at altitude.

Haven't been keeping up on FX's anthology series but want to tune in for the end of the world? Start here.

The comedy host's viewers are loyal, but they're not registered to vote—and now she's hoping to change that for the midterms.

To guide drivers through a multi-layered labyrinth where GPS doesn't work, Waze hooked up 500 coordinate-beaming beacons.

Follow Apple's September 12, 2018 iPhone event in Cupertino with our live news updates.

Fire up Safari or your Apple TV and get ready for Wednesday's big unveiling.

Japan's Renesas is buying Integrated Device Technology to bolster its position in the automotive market.

After years of planning, officials have just a few days to get their citizens to safety.

The Crispr-Cas9 intellectual property battle forced scientists to innovate quickly, rendering the expensive, drawn-out legal process nearly irrelevant.

The state's already ambitious efforts to fight climate change may get more juice—but tech and policy will have to play catch-up.

The German musician builds robots that make sound, then orchestrates them to create unique and funky dance tracks.

Wildfires would be much less destructive if forests were managed actively, with controlled burns and by culling trees and undergrowth. But someone has to pay for that.

Mobile Virtual Network Operators, which serve largely low-income users, have little to gain from the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. They're advocating for it because of a secret agenda: fear of the new telecom overlords.

It's leading a group of 30 cities that will work together to get better deals on electric cars.

Your iPhone's software is about to get a refresh. Here are the most important new features to learn about now.

Flipd is designed to build awareness of all the ways you subconsciously waste time on your phone.

It's a cargo van! It's a passenger van! It's the Vision Urbanetic, and it's part of Mercedes' bid for the future of transportation.

Security researchers have detailed how a criminal hacking gang used just 22 lines of code to steal credit card info from hundreds of thousands of British Airways customers.