Nintendo's latest set of Switch peripherals bring the whimsy back into gaming.

The numbers we have are a little jumbly, but they're the best we've got—and they do tell an interesting story.

After months of lurking unused in Google's flagship Pixel 2 smartphone, the company's first homegrown, consumer-focused processor springs to life.

With elite athletes competing in the Olympic debut of Big Air in Pyeongchang, South Korea, expect to see more attempts of the quad cork 1800.

Opinion: NASA is looking at sending people back into space. But taxpayer dollars are better spent on unmanned missions.

The long-awaited and long-troubled Han Solo standalone movie finally has a full trailer. Watch it here.

WIRED’s new columnist Virginia Heffernan on how she escaped trolls by “moving” her Twitter to Germany.

Virtual reality has struggled to take hold in the world of Too Much Content, but here’s how (and where) it can thrive.

The Uber of Singapore has figured out how to make ride-sharing work in the developing world: rethink everything.

Number one: Robots can't be idiots. Number two: They probably shouldn't fall into fountains, either.

Not all shares are created equal, and preferences for some shareholders can leave employees with nothing after a company is sold.

The falling cost of genome sequencing means the World Anti-Doping Agency could build a genetic baseline for every athlete.

Once again, brands turned football's biggest game into a night of hugely expensive one-upmanship. No complaints here.

As sleep gadgets become more and more bizarre, the 25-pound Gravity Blanket offers an intuitive approach: Lie down, pull up the covers, and close your eyes.

Social media dissected a lot of the facts of President Trump's speech to Congress. But it was a spelling error that brought the LOLs.

No good can come of turning a basic transaction into a “pay what you want” situation. Especially when employees—ahem, contractors—earn less than a living wage.

Quantum computers should soon be able to beat classical computers at certain basic tasks. But before they’re truly powerful, researchers have to overcome a number of fundamental roadblocks.

The Mars rover is driving along the Vera Rubin ridge, a slope rich in clay minerals that require water to form.

A major uptick in driving on batteries will stress today's aging grid, but also offer an opportunity to make it way better.

The writer believes artists should be using their work to address environmental issues.

The memo release, Olympics hacking, and more of the week's top security news.

Opinion: An MIT brain science professor argues that progress in deep learning research will come from the convergence of engineering and neuroscience.

If you're not loaded up on these extensions for Google Chrome, you're not living your best online life.

Now that the social network is changing what shows up in your feed, you’ll have to go elsewhere for current news.

Yes, even you, with the 53 Twitter followers, could probably convince someone of your crypto clairvoyance.

The Devin Nunes memo that purports to show improper surveillance practices is out—and national security experts say it falls far short of the hype.

As cannabis use goes recreational in California, producers are facing a reckoning: They’ll either have to clean up their act, or get out of the legal market.

In an age when professional athletes are off-court performers as well, the NBA's Griffin soars above the rest of the league.

The video game-style secrets to self-driving cars, Waymo and Uber face off, and more car news from this week.

Shape memory alloys could make plane wings that flap, to reduce drag, or increase stability in supersonic flight.

The Netflix adaptation has its moments, but never manages to marry its plot with the bigger ideas lurking in its premise.

Quantum computers hold great promise but aren't useful yet. Still, some companies are testing them for future applications in chemistry, banking and other fields.

Lots of people with tech backgrounds are making a run in 2018. How much they play that up, though, depends on the district.

The NFL has to figure out how to deal with the effects of CTE in its players. Screening is one part of the answer—the other is prevention.

WIRED’s new columnist Jason Pontin on the limits of modern artificial intelligence.

Even if they roboticists solve the privacy and security problems of droid sex, society is going to have to answer a very hard question: Can you consent to sex with a robot? Can it consent to having sex with you?

D.J. Soto believes Christianity can be renewed through worship in virtual reality. His VR mega-church is even attracting atheists.

Online poll adds to concerns that political divisions are affecting tech workplaces.

When it launches from Cape Canaveral, the Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful lift vehicle in the world.

The Alexa voice platform and other deep learning projects have made Amazon an AI leader.

The social network has maxed out on ads, but is charging more for each ad. To continue doing so, it will need better targeting techniques.

From iPads to Xboxes, there are some great tech deals going on right now.

The Alphabet company is the latest to offer an "operating system" for the age of urban mobility.

The cryptocurrency represents amazing technological advances. Bitcoin has a way to go before it's a a true replacement for, or even adjunct to, the global financial system.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Elon Musk's fever-dream train-in-a-tube.

Everything you need to know about the tiny flyers that are going to fill the skies, transforming entire industries for the better—and worse.

More than just cute pictures, these digital icons are a lingua franca for the digital age.

WIRED’s new columnist Susan Crawford on the risks that accompany Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs’ bid to develop Toronto’s waterfront.

WIRED’s new columnist Maryn McKenna on why this year’s flu season is so bad—and why we need to do more about it.