It's OK to be doubtful of tech leaders' grandiose visions of our AI future-but that doesn't mean the technology won't have a huge impact.

I strongly prefer normal office chairs to the race-car seat designs found on gaming chairs. But if that's the look you want, this is the best chair to buy.

Even though your budget buds are connected to wires, they might still require wireless connectivity. Is this a scam, or a clever way around Apple's licensing restrictions?

Signia's Silk X line will cost you in the thousands, but since an audiologist tunes it to your ears, they're fuss-free and sound great with little effort.

Research is uncovering the key role that fungi play in getting soils to absorb carbon, and how humanity's actions aboveground are wreaking havoc in the mysterious fungal world below.

Drake joined parody rapper Snowd4y for a remix of his Hey There Delilah" cover, Wah Gwan Delilah." Some thought it was AI, the Plain White T's cringed, and the jokes have been nonstop.

As if trying to land a new gig isn't demoralizing enough, job seekers are meeting with characters powered by generative AI who are capable of meeting with infinite candidates to judge their skills.

A new discovery that the AI-enabled feature's historical data can be accessed even by hackers without administrator privileges only contributes to the growing sense that the feature is a dumpster fire."

A few years after touting the Oral-B Guide's Alexa integration, the company has yanked the app you need to connect to it.

Susan Rice, who helped the White House broker an AI safety agreement with OpenAI and other tech companies, says she's worried China will steal American AI secrets.

The FDA is considering approving MDMA alongside psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. But evidence of the drug's effectiveness isn't clear cut.

Mike Lynch, a software mogul once heralded as Britain's Bill Gates," has been acquitted of fraud by a jury in the US.

The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches of all time.

Days after former employees said the company was being too reckless with its technology, OpenAI released a research paper on a method for reverse engineering the workings of AI models.

The vehicle mostly survived launch and reentry-key stepping stones toward operational flights of the largest rocket in history.

Experiments show that asking AI chatbots to work together on a problem can compensate for some of their shortcomings. WIRED enlisted two bots to help plan this article.

Xiaomi's Poco F6 has a solid camera, and it's matched with the best display and processor you can get at this price.

The Eargo Link functions better than most ready-to-wear over-the-counter hearing aids, but they're too basic at this $799 price.

This week, we discuss the bumpy first few weeks of Google's AI-powered summaries, and why the new feature is making us sweat.

With a questionable design and a lack of audio vitality, these award-winning headphones leave us cold.

The annual Worldwide Developers Conference starts Monday, June 10. Here are the new features, AI-powered and otherwise, potentially coming to your devices.

ZeroMark wants to build a system that will let soldiers easily shoot a drone out of the sky with the weapons they're already carrying-and venture capital firm a16z is betting the startup can pull it off.

A WIRED analysis of 22 million coordinates mapped out how police drones are used in a California border city. Some residents welcome the robots; others feel they now live in a surveillance dystopia.

Phenomenal wealth and a penchant for pseudoscience related to autism and vaccines have put Nicole Shanahan in position to do far more consequential things than being RFK Jr.'s running mate.

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay sparked a copyright revolution. Twenty years on, the political movement it inspired is pitching for power in the European elections. If it succeeds, it could reshape the internet.

Building on the internet's love for the Swedish furniture store, Ikea is looking to hire workers for its forthcoming Roblox virtual outpost online. It pays real money, not Robux-as long as you're 18.

Eliot Higgins and his 28,000 forensic foot soldiers at Bellingcat have kept a miraculous nose for truth-and a sharp sense of its limits-in Gaza, Ukraine, and everywhere else atrocities hide online.

Investor Marc Andreessen called tech ethics and safety teams the enemy" in his Techno-Optimist Manifesto" last year. Today he clarified he's in favor of online guardrails for his 9-year-old son.

Seven years behind schedule, this month Starliner will send two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do.

Boeing's first ever human-crewed spacecraft has liftoff. Here's how to follow its journey into space.

The all-electric Mustang gets a dirt update-perfect if you prefer going sideways.

After nearly a decade of silence, the beloved sci-fi author opens up about loss, love, and a collaboration with Keanu Reeves. A WIRED exclusive.

For years the video game industry has faced calls to weed out abusive behavior. The nonprofit ReSpec wants to help it figure out what to do after the canceling is over.

Google's AI feature bumped my article down on the results page, but the new AI Overview at the top still referenced it. What gives?

A WIRED investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in the US-and why your city could be next.

Wyoming's secretary of state has proposed ways of preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents" in the aftermath of the scheme's exposure.

During a tour of Silicon Valley, EU vice president Vra Jourova said she expects tech giants to prioritize stamping out content that could distort democracy.

Grovemade's anniversary sale offers a rare discount on American-made laptop stands, desk mats, and other WFH accessories.

TikTok has confirmed a potential exploit" that is being used to go after accounts belonging to media organizations and celebrities, including CNN and Paris Hilton, through direct messages.

Data on how often Google's new AI Overviews feature appears on search results suggests that the company reduced its visibility even before recommendations like adding glue to pizza sauce went viral.

Headphone jacks are endangered, but they're not gone. Here are our favorite smartphones that still let you plug and play.

An open letter signed by former and current employees at OpenAI and other AI giants calls for whistleblower protections as the artificial intelligence rapidly evolves.

Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse-and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.

This Wi-Fi 7 mesh is a great performer with handy extras, but it is overpriced overkill for most folks.

Clear, colorful AeroPresses are a win, but the awkward, unsightly Go Plus is not.

CEO Patrick Spence sits down with WIRED to explain just how the company will reach beyond speakers to rule every part of your aural existence.

Generative AI tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about.

When a drug kingpin named Microsoft tried to seize control of an encrypted phone company for criminals, he was playing right into its real owners' hands.

YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It's become "indispensable" to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage.

The idea of an AI beauty pageant might seem laughable or grotesque, depending on whom you ask. But the World AI Creator Awards reflects something deeper about modern influencer culture.