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Tesla's Elon Musk Threatens to Become a Liability
After the CEO attacked analysts for asking hard questions about Tesla's finances, investors might be wary of Musk's role in the company's future.
Facebook Dating Looks a Lot Like Hinge
The social network's new feature looks eerily similar to a dating app created in 2012—but as in the past, Facebook can get away with it
How to Change Your Twitter Password Right Now
On World Password Day, Twitter discloses a major gaffe that left user passwords potentially vulnerable.
How Artificial Intelligence Can—and Can't—Fix Facebook
Facebook is counting on artificial intelligence to remedy problems including violent imagery, hate speech, and fake news. It's making progress, but big hurdles remain.
Want to Hunt Aliens? Go to West Virginia's Low-Tech 'Quiet Zone'
The 13,000-square-mile swathe of silence at the Green Bank Observatory is the perfect place for scientists to listen in on outer space.
'Lambchild Superstar' Is Social VR’s 'Rock Band'—In the Best Possible Way
Want to make music with a psychedelically gaseous cow? Soon, you will.
Figure Out Where You Are With Nothing But a Watch and Protractor
Teach yourself the basics of celestial navigation.
Nigerian Email Scammers Are More Effective Than Ever
By fine-tuning social engineering techniques and targeting small businesses, Nigerian scammers have kept well ahead of defenses.
Americans Are Falling in Love With Bike Share
But they're not yet sold on dockless bikes, according to a new report.
How to Interact With Robots Without Embarrassing Yourself
Researchers are crashing tiny drones into PhD students to make humans and machines get along better.
Biology Will Be the Next Great Computing Platform
New companies are popping up to become the Amazons, Apples, and Intels of genome engineering.
Airbus Aerial Provides a Whole New View of the World
'Airbus Aerial' is using a variety of vehicles to provide vital data to climate modelers, farmers, city planners, infrastructure engineers, and first responders.
New Rowhammer Attack Hijacks Android Smartphones Remotely
Dutch researchers have pushed the mind-bending Rowhammer hacking technique one more step towards a practical attack.
Tesla Ramps Up Model 3 Production and Predicts Profitability
Elon Musk's automaker is now building more than 2,000 Model 3 sedans a week, thanks in part to the demise of Flufferbot.
Facebook Hid Unreleased Features in Its AR Scavenger Hunt at F8
Like Pokemon Go, but for Amazon gift cards. Or backpacks. Or maybe a Thermos.
Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down Amid Ongoing Facebook Crisis
The troubled data firm, which improperly accessed the data of up to 87 million Facebook users, has ceased operations.
Your Instagram #Dogs and #Cats Are Training Facebook's AI
Paying humans to label images can get expensive. So Facebook turned to 3.5 billion Instagram photos.
The MoviePass Unlimited Plan Is Back
Two weeks after MoviePass' unlimited plan disappeared, the service is reviving it—and explaining some of its controversial practices.
Facebook F8 Liveblog Day Two: All the News, as It Happens
Join us for live coverage of Facebook F8's day two keynote, starting at 9:30am PDT.
The Doomy Gloomy Revival of Old-School First-Person Shooters
Two new games are bringing back the narrative strokes of classic shooters—and that's awesome.
Want to Prune Trees More Easily? Use Physics
A blade will slice into a limb at some particular minimum pressure—but there are different ways to reach that value.
What Mark Zuckerberg Gets Wrong—and Right—About Hate Speech
Opinion: Artificial intelligence can help identify hate speech, but even the best AI can’t replace human beings.
NASA’s InSight Lander Will Probe Mars, Measure Its Quakes
Brace yourself, Mars. NASA's sending a 5-meter probe to take your temperature.
The Tricky Logistics of Delivering a Spacecraft on the Interstate
McCollister's hauls a lot of oversized things, from astronaut capsules to weather-monitoring satellites to military aircraft. And it goes fine—usually.
Buying a Tesla? Don't Count on That $7,500 Tax Credit
Tesla's about to max out its use of the federal tax credit, setting up yet another hurdle for the struggling automaker as challenges mount from GM, Ford, Volvo, VW, and others.
A California Ruling Could Force Uber and Lyft to Change How They Operate
The California Supreme Court said more workers should be classified as employees, hurting companies such as Uber and Lyft that treat workers as contractors.
Insect-Borne Diseases Have Tripled. Here's Why.
More people get sick from mosquito, tick, and flea bites than ever before. Climate change is a culprit, yes. But there are other factors at play.
Social Media Makes Us Soldiers in the War Against Ourselves
Bots don’t care what they share, but our very humanness—craving that which shocks and disgusts the most—may be our undoing online.
F8 2018: Facebook Needs to Stop Bad VR Apps Before They Start
With AR and VR apps, Facebook has the chance to crack down on bad actors early in on the game. Will it get it right this time?
How to Watch Facebook F8: Day 2
Did your invitation get lost in the mail? That's OK. You can watch the whole thing online.
Facebook's New 'Dating' Feature Could Crush Apps Like Tinder
Mark Zuckerberg announced at Facebook's annual developer conference in California on Tuesday that the company is building a matchmaking service.
A Robotics Startup Perishes, and It’s Got Tales to Tell
With the demise of TickTock comes valuable insights into what the robotic home of the future may look like, and which company will end up conquering it.
Mark Zuckerberg Says It Will Take 3 Years to Fix Facebook
In an exclusive in-person interview, Zuckerberg discusses F8 and Facebook's trust issues.
CGI 'Influencers' LIke Lil Miquela Are About to Flood Your Feed
Lil Miquela may be fascinating in her own right, but the rise of digital humans in social media and elsewhere is just getting started.
‘Avengers: Infinity War’: We Need to Talk About That Ending
That was intense, right?
Robert Mueller Likely Knows How the Trump Russia Investigation Ends
Nearly a year since his appointment as special counsel, Robert Mueller has accelerated the pace of his investigation.
Testosterone Ruling for Athletes Fuels Debate Over ‘Natural’ Ability
Women with high levels of testosterone—like Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya—must either compete against men or take medication.
Plantronics Wireless Headphone Sale: Voyager 8200, Backbeat Pro 2, Fit
The Plantronics Voyager 8200 and Backbeat Pro 2 are amazing wireless headphones, and on sale at Amazon
Are Google and Facebook Undermining Europe's Privacy Rules?
Regulators, publishers, and privacy watchdogs say moves by the tech giants may leave European internet users no better off.
Does Your Doctor Need a Voice Assistant?
By helping them spend more time listening to patients and less time typing into electronic health records, voice assistants aim to keep physicians from getting burned out.
Facebook F8 2018 Liveblog
Follow along with WIRED's staff as Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage after a scandal-filled year.
The Authors of Wikipedia's Most-Cited Source Had No Idea
How a climate study by three Australians came to dominate the online encyclopedia.
Popularity Isn't Enough to Save Shared Electric Scooters
One company has seen a 61 percent day-over-day increase in ridership, but more serious problems could make it hard to stay in business.
A Dying Scientist's Rogue Vaccine Trial
Running out of time to prove he'd found a miracle cure, Bill Halford teamed up with a Hollywood executive and recruited a band of desperate patients.
This Silicon Valley Lawmaker Has a Plan to Regulate Tech
US Representative Ro Khanna wants tougher scrutiny on tech mergers and an "Internet Bill of Rights" for users.
Could Artificial Intelligence Predict the Next 'Avengers: Infinity War'?
A handful of companies are already using machine learning to try to anticipate the next blockbuster.
Spellbinding Photos of the World's Most Boring Neighborhoods
Move over, America: France also has its fair share of suburban ennui.
Too High, Drunk, or Sleepy to Drive? One Day Your Phone Could Know
Eventually, phone-based sobriety tests could tell you if you're too drunk, stoned, or sleepy to drive.
Apple Flash Sale (2018): Apple Watch, Mac, iPad, Beats
If you're hunting for a MacBook, iMac, iPad, Apple Watch, or Beats earbuds, you may want to give Best Buy a gander.
How a Soviet A-Bomb Test Launched US Climate Science
The untold story of a failed Russian geoengineering scheme, panic in the Pentagon, and a Nixon-era effort to study global cooling.
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