Hey, it’s probably not aliens—but you should stay excited anyway! The post Aliens in Orbit? Probably Not. $100K on a Kickstarter to Check? Oh, Sure appeared first on WIRED.

It won't write your email for you, but it'll tell you if you're being boring. The post AI Is Here to Help You Write Emails People Will Actually Read appeared first on WIRED.

Jacqueline Woods creates an entire universe in her dark room. No camera necessary. The post Conjuring the Wonders of Space With Light and Chemistry appeared first on WIRED.

Between the cheesy sendoff and the after-work drinks, you have to do something very important: back up all your stuff and securely clear off your computer. The post How to Digitally Erase All Your Stuff When You Quit Your Job appeared first on WIRED.

Manufacturers and carriers aren't ready to give hard dates, but history suggests some phones will get updates first. The post When Will Your Phone Get Android Nougat? It Might Be a While appeared first on WIRED.

Prices currently range from $300 to $2,000 on the auction site. The post Frank Ocean's Boys Don't Cry Is Already Going for Big Bucks on eBay appeared first on WIRED.

Android's in the spit-shining phase: It's mature and finished, but it could always be a little cleaner and prettier. The post Android Nougat Proves How Good Google's OS Already Is appeared first on WIRED.

Some things just aren't supposed to have hair. Patrick Stewart, for instance, or hairless chihuahuas. And definitely not the ocean floor. The post No, the Seafloor Didn't Grow Hair. Those Are Eels appeared first on WIRED.

Political satire, stalkers, and the Voodoo Queen of Manchac Swamp. The post Stephen King's Batman Story and 4 More Podcasts You Must Hear appeared first on WIRED.

We knew that Riri Williams would taking over for Tony Stark, but we didn't know her name—until now. The post Exclusive: Marvel's New Iron Man Will Be Known as ... Ironheart! appeared first on WIRED.

Tech giants have formed a "strike team" to take down robocallers. Will it work? The post Apple and Google Are Teaming Up to Kill Robocalls Forever appeared first on WIRED.

A solution to an outmoded polling system might be to see how Twitter's feeling. The post Want More Accurate Polls? Maybe Ask Twitter appeared first on WIRED.

Everything we watch on TV or see in theaters is the product of more partnerships than we can even keep track of---but that didn't stop us from trying. The post The Surprising Partnerships that Rule Pop Culture appeared first on WIRED.

They're like the tires on your car—but way stronger. The post Airplane Tires Don’t Explode on Landing Because They Are Pumped! appeared first on WIRED.

The rules of hajwalah are easy to understand, if not execute. The more reckless you are, the better. The post Inside the Crazy 'Sport' Where Rich Kids Drift and Crash SUVs appeared first on WIRED.

Razer's mechanical keyboard for the iPad Pro uses some clever engineering to bring a great keyboard feel to shallow keys. The post Razer Reinvents Mechanical Keyboards for an iPad World appeared first on WIRED.

Five videos to understand the incredible science that went into preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games. The post Video: How Olympic Athletes Hack Their Sports With Physics appeared first on WIRED.

The Cyclotron, an imagined enclosed driverless motorcycle, would accommodate two passengers facing each other. The post Get to Know Each Other Aboard This Self-Driving Motorcycle appeared first on WIRED.

Let's Play game videos give you friends and a couch, for times when you have neither. The post Why I Watch People Play Videogames on the Internet appeared first on WIRED.

To mark the half century since Lamborghini justified its existence, drivers from all over the US brought their Miuras to Monterey. The post You Will Now Ogle 30 Lamborghini Miuras in One Place appeared first on WIRED.

J-B Weld adhesive was invented by a truck mechanic as an alternative to torch welding. The post What's Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin' Garlicky appeared first on WIRED.

The physicist-mathematician Miranda Cheng is working to harness a mysterious connection between string theory, algebra, and number theory. The post A Master of Umbral Moonshine Toys With String Theory appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security News This Week: Eddie Bauer Stores, Hotels and Hospitals Hacked appeared first on WIRED.

The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept is nearly 20 feet long and packs a battery of swanky, futuristic features. The post Mercedes' New Concept Is a Maybach for the Electric Age appeared first on WIRED.

Time was, watching the Olympics just meant turning on your TV. That's changed—and there's no going back. The post The Rio Olympics Are Where TV Finally Sees the Future appeared first on WIRED.

Today, Uber finds itself in a position where it makes more sense to develop an interface that behaves like a trusty chauffeur than a co-pilot. The post Oh You’ll Get Used to Robo-Cars—Uber Will Make Sure of It appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED still isn't at full HTTPS, but we're making good progress. The post WIRED's Latest HTTPS Update: We’re Almost There, Folks appeared first on WIRED.

The Lola Mk 6 is the little known basis for Ford's famed GT. The post The British Sports Car That Became Ford's Famed GT40 appeared first on WIRED.

There was a trifecta of Trump news on the Internet this week. Also, things got stranger and stranger on Twitter. The post While You Were Offline: This Is What Happens When #TrumpExplainsMoviePlots appeared first on WIRED.

Author Kij Johnson read H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands tales as a kid. When she grew up, she decided to write a Dreamlands story with a formidable female lead. The post Spinning Lovecraft Into a Feminist Dream Quest appeared first on WIRED.

Trump is finally spending serious money on a digital strategy—at least $8.4 million in July. And Brad Parscale is the guy he's counting on to make it work. The post The Man Behind Trump's Bid to Finally Take Digital Seriously appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, August 14 — 20, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Star Shrapnel Comin' Through! appeared first on WIRED.

Twitter's new tools seem to promise new ways to avoid abuse on the site. But it's still just an unchecked notification away. The post Troll Targets Say Twitter’s New Filters Don't Go Far Enough appeared first on WIRED.

In an age where everything is branded, Olympic pictograms must reflect the culture of the host city. The post Decoding the Hidden Meanings of Olympic Symbols appeared first on WIRED.

Uber's launching a fleet of self-driving cars in the Steel City, starting in a few weeks. The post How Pittsburgh Birthed the Age of the Self-Driving Car appeared first on WIRED.

In the backlash over insensitive comments made by one of her writers, Amy Schumer has an opportunity to make a strong statement, but she hasn't. Yet. The post When Inside Amy Schumer Comes Back, It Needs to Address This appeared first on WIRED.

Find out how Laika used both 3-D-printed puppets and computer animation to make the movie's beautiful opening scene. The post How Laika Crafted Kubo and the Two Strings' Epic Opener appeared first on WIRED.

We’re proud to bring NextDraft—the most righteous, most essential newsletter on the web—to WIRED.com. The post Walmart's Crime Problem, and the Week's Other Must-Read Stories appeared first on WIRED.

This week: Coffiest, the new Bose headphones, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, and why Google's messaging app strategy needs a reboot. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Enjoy the Silence appeared first on WIRED.

Blocking bitterness in foods could cut sugar intake by half. A powerful powder made from mushrooms promises just that. But is it too good to be true? The post A Magical Mushroom Powder Blocks Bitterness in Food appeared first on WIRED.

Before you give up on the idea that noise-canceling can actually sound good, try these on. The post Review: Bose QC35 Headphones appeared first on WIRED.

You didn't think Olympic athletes used ordinary balls, did you? The post Ball Like an Olympian With This Official Gear appeared first on WIRED.

Media and political experts say Trump's campaign is advancing the plot of the centuries-long story of media as propaganda. The post With Manafort Out, Trump Begins New (and Scary) Chapter appeared first on WIRED.

The singer just released "Endless," a "visual album" featuring turns from Johnny Greenwood, Jazmine Sullivan, and James Blake. And more music is on the way. The post You Can Finally Hear (and Watch) a New Frank Ocean Album appeared first on WIRED.

Take My Wife's Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito weigh in on the new crop of shows. Warning: May contain time travel, remakes, and lightning. The post Our Almost Entirely Serious Guide to TV This Fall appeared first on WIRED.

There are two types of submarines. The traditional kind keeps the inside at a constant pressure but there is also a kind with variable pressure. The post Trust Us: You Can’t Really Turn a Truck Into a Submarine appeared first on WIRED.

The tentpole videogame is having a crisis of character, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided might be its herald. The post Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Tries, and Fails, to Be a Political Game appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers use online photos to create 3-D renders of faces and successfully dupe four facial recognition systems. The post Hackers Trick Facial-Recognition Logins With Photos From Facebook (What Else?) appeared first on WIRED.

The female-focused satirical has always been a sly, wry send-up of how the media views women. But its comedy/catharsis combo is timelier than ever. The post How Reductress Became the Most Brutally Truthful Comedy Site Out There appeared first on WIRED.

The New York Times is shutting down one of its boldest app experiments. It's disappointing but not surprising. The post News Apps Are Dying Off. But in a Way, They’ll Live On appeared first on WIRED.