Researchers at the Black Hat security conference will demonstrate a new pacemaker-hacking technique that can add or withhold shocks at will.

An estimated 3.4 million homes are currently unoccupied in Spain thanks to the country's great housing bust.

The newest version of the oversized Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone has arrived, stylus and all.

By selling games to its millions of users, the chat app moves into a new position against rivals like Steam.

Today is the day—finally—to stop being surprised that human beings espouse beliefs contrary to fact.

We imagine that the future of autonomous swarms is machinelike perfection, but moments of unpredictable, Three Stooges–like chaos are also likely to emerge.

The variety show seeks no destination, instead finding joy in the rigor of exploring black life in America.

The city's manmade North Branch Canal is polluted and lacks natural habitat. Enter 80 coconut-fiber “islands” that host wildlife and filter the water.

The wireless mic systems used by countless schools, churches, theaters, and other venues, are about to become obsolete, all because the telecom companies muscled in.

For decades, fans of the 1997 book kept the movie version afloat.

The IoT security crisis is playing out on a macro scale too, putting critical infrastructure at risk.

Samsung's big summer show, Galaxy Unpacked, kicks off today. Here's how to tune in.

The Big Apple deals the ride-hail companies with their first set of serious American regulations. Which city will impose regulations next?

An analysis of dozens of trading platforms reveals a range of cybersecurity concerns across mobile, desktop, and the web.

Patreon’s acquisition of Memberful comes a few months after YouTube and Facebook started rolling out similar subscription services to creators.

A year ago, a cell biologist announced that he had successfully used Crispr to edit human embryos for the first time in the US—but plenty of scientists didn't buy it.

Scientists look at the eruptions of Mount Pinatubo and El Chichón to give us a glimpse at how geoengineering might affect a critical global system: agriculture.

Oleg Tolstoy photographed the men and women who suit up to ferry passengers around Shibuya and Shinjuku.

It’s charming, it’s (relatively) smart, and it’s mobile. The question is: Can Vector succeed where other home robots have failed?

Even with logical parameters, AI programs can develop shortcuts and workarounds that humans didn’t think to deem off-­limits.

Over the past few years, Magic Leap's supporters have grown skeptical of the company's mythical augmented-reality product. Now that it has released a headset, the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, can it make naysayers care?

College is like a chocolate chip cookie, and courses—online or not—are the chocolate chips.

If you write polemics, you make enemies; you lose friends; you get trolled. But it’s the job.

Google Assistant finally gets a screen, making it an ideal kitchen companion. Our full review of the 8-inch and 10-inch models.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested features in cars from Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, and Volvo, and found they all had issues. Here’s where safety rankings would come in handy.

Does more engagement mean your message is resonating with more people? For politicians campaigning on social media, focusing too much on shares and likes might be a mistake.

The Tesla CEO tweeted he had secured funding for a buyout of the electric carmaker, and market madness ensued.

A growing body of research suggests that medication abortion could be offered without any in-person interaction at all.

Also known as Brendan Greene, the game's creator helps out fans in our newest episode of "Tech Support."

What may strike next, the World Health Organization fears, is something no doctor has ever heard of or knows how to treat. It’s come to be known as Disease X.

Motorola goes all-in on Mods and glass with its new Moto Z3 phones. Our full WIRED review.

To hover a human over the ground, you need some serious engineering—and the momentum principle.

The startup wants to become the go-to source for the tech to make trucks drive themselves.

We could make people less stinky, more resistant to radiation, even less dependent on food and oxygen. But would the new creature be human?

If data-labeling companies like Scale API have to re-do the same kind of work for multiple autonomous driving companies, the really important stuff—the weird edge cases—might get missed.

Rebounding from Oprah's couch was its own impossible mission.

Incompas was formed to represent upstart rivals to the Baby Bells. Under a former congressmember, it has expanded to include tech giants.

A new guidebook for tech companies helps them imagine future scenarios where their tech might end up causing societal harm.

The processor that makes your laptop or cell phone work was fabricated using quartz from this obscure Appalachian backwater.

Moderating content requires expensive lawyers, well-run operational teams, and a lot of money. But as Facebook builds these complex systems, it becomes harder for an upstart to replicate.

The battle over Alex Jones illustrates how Facebook and YouTube's strength has become their greatest weakness.

Here are five key features from Android Pie, which was released today.

If we’re willing to sink our teeth into lab-grown meat and plant-based burgers that magically bleed, maybe old-­fashioned bugs aren’t such a stretch.

Giant robots and melancholy pasts collide in the florid, impressionistic new visual novel.

A new bill aims to support a growing quantum industry by training a new cross-disciplinary workforce.

As the conversation around tech is increasingly framed in terms of its impact on public health, the question of responsibility for our lopsided relationship with digital devices becomes more fraught.

With both allies and adversaries in doubt, an aircraft concept that looks out for numero uno.

New cybersecurity laws require data to be stored in China, offering government officials easier access.

The infamous conspiracy theorist is being sued for claiming the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook shooting were “crisis actors” paid by gun control activists. But also on trial is what it means to speak freely on internet.