A single logogram can express a simple thought ("Hi") or a complex one ("Hi Louise, I'm an alien but I come in peace"). The post How Arrival's Designers Crafted a Mesmerizing Alien Alphabet appeared first on WIRED.

A grassroots effort to combat online harassment gains momentum. The post HeartMob's Volunteers Crack the Trollish Eggs of Twitter appeared first on WIRED.

The proof-of-concept tool PoisonTap uses a series of subtle design flaws to steal a victim's cookies and even hack their router or intranet. The post Wickedly Clever USB Stick Installs a Backdoor on Locked PCs appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's got a new photograph book, and it'll cost you as much as its gadgets The post Apple's New $300 Book Is as Slick as Its Gadgets appeared first on WIRED.

The startup Nexar unlocks its vehicle-to-vehicle network. Your car is about to get a lot smarter. The post Nexar’s AI Dashcam Could Stop Your Next Crash—and Definitely Collect Your Data appeared first on WIRED.

Set your hand on fire or power a light bulb with lemons using these grade school experiments. The post You’ve Never Seen Science Experiments Look Quite Like This appeared first on WIRED.

Know your rights. Go wide. No flash. WIRED spoke with the ACLU's Peter Bibring about what people need to know before they start livestreaming. The post 7 Tips for Reporting Live Via Your Phone From Anywhere appeared first on WIRED.

Baton Rouge. Falcon Heights. Dallas. Seven fatal shootings. Millions of witnesses on social media. We got the inside story from 31 points of view. The post An Oral History of Three Days That Rocked America appeared first on WIRED.

The Italian brand continues its comeback with a handsome, future-facing SUV. The post Alfa Romeo Joins the Luxury SUV Madness appeared first on WIRED.

The super-popular Phantom 4 gets an update. Meet the new Phantom 4 Pro. The post DJI Debuts the New, Drool-Worthy Phantom 4 Pro Drone appeared first on WIRED.

The supermoon made for some super photos. The post Check Out These Incredible Photos of Monday's Supermoon appeared first on WIRED.

Last night, both comedians made similar jokes about Donald Trump's pick for chief of staff. Here are the ones they missed. The post The Best Reince Priebus Anagram Jokes Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee Missed appeared first on WIRED.

The new four-disc 3D Blu-ray Collector's Edition includes a few scenes not included on the original April release. The post Sorry, Did You Say You Wanted More Force Awakens Deleted Scenes? appeared first on WIRED.

President-elect Donald Trump has voiced his skepticism and opposition to various branches of science. That's money talk. The post Scientists Prepare to Fight for Their Funding Under Trump appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo's first Mario game on phones will be free to start, but you'll have to pay ten bucks to unlock the whole thing. The post Super Mario Run Is "Free," But It's Really $10 appeared first on WIRED.

Because Trump wasn't spending as much on TV ads, it seemed like his team wasn't investing in changing minds. But they were: they were just doing it online. The post Here's How Facebook Actually Won Trump the Presidency appeared first on WIRED.

Using computational photography to bust glare and optimize exposure, the PhotoScan app is a simple and effective way to digitize and archive old photos. The post Google Just Made It Way Easier to Scan Your Old Photos appeared first on WIRED.

Twitter hopes to curb harassment once and for all by giving users the ability to filter keywords and hashtags while be The post Twitter Is Adding New Filtering Tools in an Effort to Curb Abuse appeared first on WIRED.

Elon Musk's OpenAI lab is tapping into the Microsoft Cloud---and that's a sign the cloud computing market is on the move. The post OpenAI Joins Microsoft on the Cloud's Next Big Front: Chips appeared first on WIRED.

Michelle Dockery returns to television in a TNT series about an ex-con drug addict indebted to a contract killer. The post WIRED Pilot Program: Good Behavior appeared first on WIRED.

Henry Segerman is using 3-D printing to bring rarefied geometry out of the minds of mathematicians and into the hands of students and academics. The post Can’t Imagine Shapes in 4 Dimensions? Just Print Them Out appeared first on WIRED.

You know how restaurants these days tell you what farm your kale comes from? Katerina Schneider thinks supplements companies should do the same. The post The Controversial Redesign of the Lowly Multivitamin (Yes, Controversial) appeared first on WIRED.

The malware's operators are fighting over the infected devices it exploits, but also working to add more gadgets to its ranks. The post The Web-Shaking Mirai Botnet Is Splintering---But Also Evolving appeared first on WIRED.

With no flight experience and 15 minutes of training, I use my thoughts and a brain-computer interface to swoop through the air. The post I Used Only My Mind to Fly a Plane Around Seattle appeared first on WIRED.

Research by Civis Analytics reveals swing voters in economically challenged Rust Belt went to Trump. The post How Pollsters Missed the 'Bowling Alone' Voters That Handed Trump the Presidency appeared first on WIRED.

Creative and complex, 'Dishonored 2' is a game of power and treachery that I can't wait to keep exploring, even after finishing it. The post Dishonored 2 Is One of the Most Fascinating Game Worlds Ever appeared first on WIRED.

Never seen a total solar eclipse? György Soponyai has you covered. The post Stunning Time-Lapse Captures a Total Solar Eclipse in Norway appeared first on WIRED.

This laptop is thinner than the Apple MacBook Air and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. That's pretty thin! The post Review: Acer Swift 7 appeared first on WIRED.

Looking for some good wireless headphones? Who isn't? The post Review: Plantroincs BackBeat Pro 2 appeared first on WIRED.

WhatsApp thinks the world is ready to make our conversations a little more face-to-face, even from across the world. The post WhatsApp Rolls Out Video Calling for a Billion-Plus Users appeared first on WIRED.

The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is an electric car that can fit the whole family. The post Chrysler’s Electric Pacifica Minivan Is Legit. Wait—Why Are You Laughing appeared first on WIRED.

The Amp is a two-way beacon that Lyft claims will help riders and drivers find each other faster and more easily than ever. The post Lyft Ditches Its Iconic Pink Mustache to Help You Find Your Ride Faster appeared first on WIRED.

Every luxury automaker's making an electric SUV, and Jaguar just joined the fray. The post Jaguar's Electric I-Pace Concept Is One Fancy (and Zippy) SUV appeared first on WIRED.

In his final episode of the year, John Oliver didn't pull any punches when it came to the election of Donald Trump. The post John Oliver Sums Up Election 2016 in One Devastating Last Week Tonight Episode appeared first on WIRED.

If you want a pair of Snap's awesome picture-taking glasses, you'll have to go to great lengths. How great? Really great. The post My Insane Adventure to Buy Snap's New Spectacles appeared first on WIRED.

The breach is nearly 13 times the size of last year's hack of sex site Ashley Madison. The post Hack Brief: 412M Accounts Breached on FriendFinder Sex Sites appeared first on WIRED.

Volcanoes here are real dangers, both to the people who live near them and the potential for a massive eruption that could have a global impact. The post Papua New Guinea Hides Some of the Most Dangerous Volcanoes on Earth appeared first on WIRED.

Before Amazon's 'The Grand Tour' premieres, judge the men themselves. The post The Former Top Gear Guys Show Us the Last Things on Their Phones appeared first on WIRED.

Remember the stories of some intrepid Americans---and listen to a tough, but candid, conversation. The post The Birth of a Soul Anthem and 4 Other Podcasts That Are Blessed Distractions appeared first on WIRED.

The dung beetle doesn't just eat poo—the males roll it into balls to woo the ladies, which in turn use it as a home for their young. The post Hey, Life Could Be Worse. You Could Be a Dung Beetle appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's new professional-grade laptop is meant to push us all into the future of computing. But time travel hurts sometimes. The post Review: Apple MacBook Pro With Touch Bar appeared first on WIRED.

Carbon nanotube are too tiny to carve. So IBM is using chemistry to grow chips like crystals. The post IBM Is Using Tiny Tubes to Grow the Chips of the Future appeared first on WIRED.

Why go on vacation when you can have one in your backyard? The post The Big, Thorny Business of Palm Trees and Cacti appeared first on WIRED.

When it comes to great months for new music, November reigns, obviously. The post These Are the 6 Albums You Must Listen to Now appeared first on WIRED.

Next time you open Play Music, all you'll have to do is press play. Because Google knows what you want to hear. The post Google Music Taps Big Data to Build a Robot DJ Mind-Reader appeared first on WIRED.

Men on trial in Minnesota for trying to join ISIS may avoid 15 years in jail---but get sent to an experimental program that tries to keep them from becoming extremists The post A US Judge May Sentence Wannabe Terrorists to 'Deradicalization' appeared first on WIRED.

The first full trailer for the manga/anime adaptation is finally here. The post First Ghost in the Shell Trailer Shows Major on a Mission appeared first on WIRED.

Closing out his four-year term, Foxx is hustling to push emerging tech forward as much as he can. The post On His Way Out, US Transportation Chief Anthony Foxx Sets Drones Free appeared first on WIRED.

Can a fluid analogue of a black hole point physicists toward the theory of quantum gravity, or is it a red herring? The post What Sonic Black Holes Say About the Real Deal appeared first on WIRED.

It's almost the time of year where it feels like an important cookbook comes out every day. Before that kicks in, let's look at some year-to-date favorites. The post These Cookbooks Add a Dash of Science to Your Holiday Meals appeared first on WIRED.