Google's new "Duplex" technology presents a significant tipping point for machine intelligence–powered virtual assistants.

Facebook is working on a management reorganization that would create a new unit around blockchain technology, led by three high-profile executives.

On Wednesday, sites including Etsy and Reddit will urge users to support a vote to preserve net neutrality rules.

Google Lens now works in more than 10 native Android cameras, bringing it one step closer to dominating visual search.

The Trump administration is forcing the traditionally independent agency to choose: Follow the law, or follow the president.

European retailers are using digital footprints to help determine credit-worthiness, according to a new study.

The catamaran-like electric concept is the sort of vehicle Uber wants to integrate into a flying taxi network—it just needs other people to build the thing.

Tornadoes seem to emit sounds the human ear can't hear. That could help scientists develop better early detection systems.

A survey finds that social networks that feature entertainment make users happier than those that highlight posts from friends and family.

The next big depression treatment might be ketamine, but how best to use it remains unknown.

Gene sequencers are pricey, so many researchers rent time on the machines. Now a startup called Meenta is simplifying the reservation process.

Follow along as WIRED's staff covers Google's biggest event of the year.

Google kicks off its annual developer conference in Mountain View, California on Tuesday, May 8 at 10 am Pacific. Watch it live.

Silicon Valley's Drive.ai is starting a pilot program to ferry office workers around a small area of the city, with vehicles that can "chat" with passers-by.

Artificial intelligence will be the thread that weaves together all the announcements at Google's annual developer conference, which starts Tuesday.

Google and Facebook are building custom chips for AI. Microsoft is using Intel chips that can be reprogrammed for different uses.

Unsurprisingly, it's for Lando Calrissian—and it's perfect.

Some scientists are studying YouTube comments and trying to do their part for the world—by going viral.

Microsoft's developer conference kicks off with a keynote address at 8:30 am PST on Monday May 7. Watch it here.

The rebellion engulfing the show's theme parks is spreading—and leading to some existential questions about what is real.

A Silicon Valley event explores the impact on tech firms of fraying US-China ties.

Photographer Robert Dawson criss-crossed the continent to document its libraries, which range from the modest to the monumental.

Last week, Rudy Giuliani said a lot of things about Trump that kept the internet talking for days.

New observations of extreme astrophysical systems have “brutally and pitilessly murdered” attempts to replace Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Cloud computing, artificial intelligence, mixed reality—it's all happening at Microsoft, and this is the place to hear about it all at once.

Scammers, pranksters, and bad actors all want to break into whatever social media accounts they can. Here's how to keep yours safe.

The All of Us precision health initiative could lead to medical breakthroughs—but the agency has to lock the doors tight to make sure sensitive data doesn't get hacked or leaked.

David Carroll, a professor at Parsons School of Design, might finally get to see everything Cambridge Analytica knows about him.

Science fiction writers have dreamed up some amazing places.

Bad drones, boobytrapped North Korean antivirus, and more of the week's top security news.

The new Beats Studio3 Wireless and other headphones are on sale, along with other great deals this weekend.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is actually rather small, and NGC 2655 is a blobby "lenticular" shape.

Wall Street doesn't understand visionary CEOs, who don't want to be bothered with pesky questions about earnings and cash flow.

Georgia's SB315 discourages security research and encourages hacking back—meaning it's exactly backwards.

Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile is meant to defend against nimble threats like drones and mortars.

What was once a way to dodge Twitter's notification settings has turned trolling into a refined linguistic art.

Whether or not the autonomous Pacifica minivan was at fault, it's bad news for a young industry trying to prove it can makes roads safer for everyone.

A blitz of Tesla news, plus: electric scooters, more trouble for Uber, and more arrests in Volkswagen's diesel emissions scheme.

This month, NASA will fire its first interplanetary mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base north of Los Angeles. Why the snub for Cape Canaveral in Florida?

Amazon halted plans for two buildings in Seattle in response to a proposed tax that would cost the company about $22.5 million a year.

Elon Musk's automaker says the semi-autonomous feature cuts crashes by 40 percent, but a closer look at the math reveals some major caveats.

V2 got everyone's hopes up, but there's just not enough money to move the project forward, says one of Vine's original co-founders.

A wrap-up of this week's Facebook F8 developer conference: New dating features, AI ethics, and VR magic.

The show and documentary, both on Netflix, speak to each other in a strangely resonant way.

May the Fourth may be a cheap pun, but it's also got all the makings of a real religious holiday.

A dramatic crowdfunding campaign for Jabba's sail barge ends in a Yub Nub-worthy victory.

It's only possible with the new science of extreme weather attribution.

There are fans, and then there are *fans*. And then there's Greg Dietrich.

Happy Star Wars Day! Celebrate by determining how much force is applied by *the* Force.

In his latest movie, *Anon,* Andrew Niccol revisits many of the themes—surveillance, technology, artifice—that have defined his career.