The programmer is responsible for the automation tools used by Macs and, by proxy, by mobile apps.

The ride-hailing company is reportedly buying Motivate, the largest bike-share company in the US, for $250 million.

A Google executive told employees that the company won't renew its contract with Project Maven, bowing to concerns of more than 4,000 employees who've protested the deal.

Customers across Europe couldn't make payments with Visa Friday, underscoring some of the risks in complex, centralized networks.

This catch looks close to being impossible—but it's real.

The storms of 2017 were the costliest and deadliest ever. And they taught the world some important lessons about science, readiness, and risk.

This week, Arielle Pardes charts Silicon Valley's growing fascination with technology for enabling women to track their fertility.

The social network announced it was getting rid of the feature, which was the source of numerous scandals.

Podcasts like S-Town and Death in Ice Valley feature a media rarity: characters with unaffected regional twangs

Ryan Murphy’s latest show may be scripted, but it gives ballroom culture—and audiences—the realness that we want.

The chaotic message board is the soul of the internet, the deep source of its sights and sounds—for worse and, occasionally, for better.

Spoiler: It’s a sage grouse sexbot.

LifeProof's first backpack has a lot to recommend it, but falls short of the mark.

The 72-year-old company is ready to try just about anything, from bikes to robots, to stick around.

Burt Dorman says that the scientific mainstream missed the chance to wipe out AIDS and save the lives of 35 million people. Now he wants another try.

After learning to code from nonprofit The Last Mile, four inmates built JOLT, a search engine to help further their studies.

The Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on Monday, which means an avalanche of news from Apple.

A forensic DNA firm that works with law enforcement says it has uploaded 100 files to GEDmatch, the site that helped identify the alleged Golden State Killer.

GM needs cash to build autonomous cars; SoftBank has more cash than it can spend. Hence, a marriage.

No, Big Tech isn't trying to defame conservatives. But Google did make a big mistake.

At the conference where Steve Jobs sparred with Bill Gates, tech executives grapple with their place in a changed world.

Researchers used smartphone-location data and polling results to peer into millions of people's personal lives. Could bad actors do the same?

Photographer Rachael Talibart spends months waiting for the perfect shot.

Sony's latest Android phone is a little awkward, but snaps some beautiful shots. Our full WIRED review.

It’s the biggest deal yet in a nascent but booming industry, and confirms the automaker’s status as one of the leading players.

You should never show a physicist a spaceship's control panel.

Not being on top makes it a lot easier for Microsoft to take risks with its hardware.

New start-ups use wearable technology and mail-order blood tests to help women get pregnant and make sense of their future baby-making options.

A look back at everything we tested and liked this month, as well as the most promising updates to the stuff we're already using.

Team created in 2014 to make the government more tech-friendly soldiers on, helping agencies work more efficiently and save money.

If the pilot ever loses their bearings, a double-tap to the yoke automatically returns the helicopter to a stable, controlled attitude.

The messy, malodorous mystery of a dead 60-foot whale—just one of three to wash up in a week.

A new recording by synthesizer artist Suzanne Ciani is being released on a long-forgotten analog surround-sound format.

Shortly after Consumer Reports panned the Model 3 for its long stopping distance, Elon pushed a change through the ether to adjust the antilock algorithm.

Russian war correspondent Arkady Babchenko was reported dead Tuesday. On Wednesday, he showed up at a press conference, very much alive.

Nearly three out of four federal agencies is unprepared for a cyberattack, and there's no system in place to fix it.

Speaking at a technology conference Snap CEO Evan Spiegel takes a few digs at rival Facebook, prompting a reply tweet from a Facebook executive.

ABC acted swiftly yesterday, but it may not be making the grand gesture of civility many seem to think it has.

In his new book, Facts and Fears, James Clapper describes the outrage and anxiety that pulled him back into public life and his new role as a Trump dissenter.

The mapping company's new software development kit will let its customers tap into data from their users' phone cameras to keep tabs on the streets in real time.

Concerts, sporting events, and movie nights—all live, in three dimensions, and surrounded by hundreds of strangers. What could go wrong?

The island nation is considering blocking Facebook for one month in order to collect information on fake profiles, pornography, and more. But the impact could be severe.

Nintendo's tiny console is coming back, and here's how to get one on lock early.

Speculative design tasks creators with building a better world through public thought experiments. But with companies like Google adapting the practice, it can feel like a taunting display of power.

A flock of little guys is less vulnerable to attack than one big bird. Also, you could maybe send them up with space balloons.

And the outcome of the case could reshape the genetic genealogy testing industry.

Trump again threatened tariffs on Chinese goods, but if the past weeks are any guide, it would seem that harsh words may not translate into harsh actions.

Replica Wine makes cheaper copies of your favorite wine at a discount by analyzing its chemistry. Often, even professional critics can tell the difference. Is this heresy or just good business?

If we are going to have home assistants that set our tables and fold our clothes, we’re going to have to train them in simulations first.

This spring BBC America's spy thriller quietly went from novelty to must-watch TV, thanks to a little help from Orphan Black.