A 125-year-old theory explains why humans want luxury items even more when the prices go up. Blame social media-and ubiquitous counterfeits-for making it even worse.

Distraction Control, which removes annoying elements from web pages, is coming to the iPhone's default browser with the release of iOS 18.

Yes, it means we're moving into Demure Autumn or even PSL Time, but it also indicates seasons themselves are getting warped by meme culture.

Video and audio of therapy sessions, transcripts, and other patient records were accidentally exposed in a publicly accessible database operated by the virtual medical company Confidant Health.

After a public standoff with a judge over X and Starlink's operations in the country, Elon Musk is showing signs of wavering.

This week on Politics Lab, we're talking about AI's potential impact on the election-and why it's so hard to regulate nationwide.

Unlike in the Atlantic, there is little to stop high-intensity storms forming in Southeast Asia, and climate change is making conditions even more perilous.

Security researchers have discovered a cryptographic flaw that leaves the YubiKey 5 vulnerable to attack.

Newly unsealed court documents reveal in unprecedented detail a campaign called the Good Old USA Project, which Russian authorities believed could impact the US election.

Unit 29155 of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency-a team responsible for coup attempts, assassinations, and bombings-has branched out into brazen hacking operations with targets across the world.

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Ask Photos" is a conversational way to find specific photos in your ever-expanding image library.

With 20,000 internet providers across the country, the technical challenges of blocking X in Brazil mean some connections are slipping through the cracks.

It's not a Copilot+ PC, but this Asus laptop delivers great performance even on AI tasks. It also has outstanding battery life.

Hisense's middle-rung QLED TV packs a powerful picture at a very nice price.

Four versions of the Omega x Swatch mashup are now available on the brand's website-but only if you're in two specific countries.

Capable, durable, and impossibly slim, the Honor Magic V3 might be the best folding phone you can buy.

This week, we talk about recent developments with messaging apps Telegram and Signal, and discuss the future of encrypted messaging, surveillance capitalism, and nonprofit business models in tech.

xBloom's all-in-one Studio Coffee Machine is a work in progress but still wows.

The city's short-term stay law was meant to lower rents and open up apartments for full-time residents. Critics claim the data shows it's not working.

With 60 days left in the campaign, election denial group True the Vote has rolled out a new app so supporters can share, boost, and report election conspiracies.

Red Rooms is about things that happen in the dark corners of the internet. Naturally it found an audience of fans who pirated it there.

Using special software, WIRED investigated police surveillance at the DNC. We collected signals from nearly 300,000 devices, revealing vulnerabilities for both law enforcement and everyday citizens alike.

Legislation addressing the crisis of deepfake porn is being proposed, passing, and failing at the state level all over the US. WIRED is keeping track of it all.

In an unsealed indictment, the DOJ alleges that employees of state-owned RT contracted for and oversaw the dissemination of Kremlin talking points by popular right-wing influencers, including Benny Johnson and Tim Pool.

Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.

The ecommerce giant has acquired a team to give robots greater intelligence and dexterity-potentially automating much more of its warehouse operations.

The Trump family has spent the past month hyping an upcoming crypto venture. In the absence of hard details about the project, scammers are filling in the blanks.

B1 5-a-side soccer is one of the breakout sports of the 2024 Paralympics. The biggest rule for fans: Be quiet.

In the wake of Pavel Durov's arrest, German conspiracy theorists and extremists began to talk about exiting Telegram. Experts, though, think there is no alternative.

After playing Nintendo's highly-anticipated Switch game, we can confidently say it supplies Hyrule's new hero Zelda with more than a sword.

Need to keep an eye (or ear) on your kids from another room? Our picks will help you do it.

Panasonic eases back into the United States with Amazon-powered OLED and miniLED models.

The company's new Paper Pro digital notepad features color E Ink technology on a larger, more responsive display.

Those concert tickets, movie passes, and travel packages can be yours if you follow this advice from a frequent radio contest winner.

Ridiculously good battery life keeps this budget Windows laptop going and going and going.

Last weekend several authors cut ties with National Novel Writing Month after the nonprofit issued a statement seemingly greenlighting the use of AI in writing.

The Dataset Providers Alliance calls for creators and rights holders to be able to opt in to having their material used for training purposes.

Nations and companies are ramping up their efforts to deploy the first satnav on the moon to support a flurry of planned missions there.

Two major wars. A rising China. Hackers everywhere. He's the US secretary of state, and he says he's here to help.

Activists claim Japanese industrial robots are being used to build military equipment for Israel. The robot maker denies the claims, but the episode reveals the complex ethics of global manufacturing.

The filmmakers behind Seeking Mavis Beacon wanted to know what happened to the Black woman who was paid only a couple hundred dollars to be the face of a wildly successful typing program. To find out, they had to do some trolling."

Android 15 has finally arrived. Here are the notable features and upgrades Google is rolling out.

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is a nice mini tablet that doubles as a normal' phone, but it sometimes feels like you're not getting the best Pixel experience despite the $1,800 price.

This full-size electric stroller can rock your baby to sleep, help you push it uphill, and slow itself down.

From everyday canvas sacks to rainstorm-ready sling packs, these one-strap wonders shoulder the burden.

Under protective coverings, piles of snow can be stored for a surprisingly long time, allowing ski resorts to mitigate some of the lack of snowfall caused by climate change.

The Navy is testing out the Elon Musk-owned satellite constellation to provide high-speed internet access to sailors at sea. It's part of a bigger project that's about more than just getting online.

The next iPhone and Apple Watch will be unveiled during a splashy event on September 9. Here's how to tune in.

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