A research paper from the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security puts another nail in the coffin of a Senate bill to effectively ban strong encryption. The post Congressional Report Is the Latest to Slam a Bad Crypto Bill appeared first on WIRED.

You should be watching Shark Week. The post The Ethics of Why You Should Definitely Watch Shark Week appeared first on WIRED.

A News Feed update will put friends and family first---and diverse opinions way behind. The post Your Facebook Echo Chamber Just Got a Whole Lot Louder appeared first on WIRED.

New data shows that the area around California's Lassen Peak is sinking, but exactly why is unclear. The post Lassen Peak Is Sinking, and Volcanologists Don't Know Why appeared first on WIRED.

We might need a little breather after consuming last week's media diet. Thank goodness this weekend is the Fourth of July. The post Culture Podcast: Recovering From Game of Thrones by Ragging on Resurgence appeared first on WIRED.

A three-step intervention for a middle-aged infrastructure project. The post Happy 60th Birthday, Interstate Highway System! You Look Awful appeared first on WIRED.

After two months of challenging ourselves, we're ready for what Rothfuss is selling: classic fantasy that's not so much read as consumed. The post WIRED Book Club: Alright Fine We'll Read The Name of the Wind appeared first on WIRED.

The Daniels made Sundance's infamous "farting corpse movie," so naturally their smartphones are full of very weird stuff. Watch them show it off here. The post Of Course You Want to Know What’s on the ‘Farting Corpse Movie’ Directors’ Phones appeared first on WIRED.

Check out a new clip from 'Swiss Army Man' here. The post Want to See Daniel Radcliffe’s Body Used as a Rocket? Here You Go appeared first on WIRED.

The CFAA makes it illegal to violate a web site's terms of service, preventing researchers from investigating possible discrimination on sites. The post Researchers Sue the Government Over Computer Hacking Law appeared first on WIRED.

After its own phone flopped, Amazon's subsidizing popular budget devices for Prime members. The post Amazon Puts Out the Fire With Budget Phones for Prime Members appeared first on WIRED.

Every year, AIGA and Design Observer choose 50 books to honor for their well-designed covers. The post Go Ahead, Judge These Books by Their Covers appeared first on WIRED.

Animal welfare is tricky when you get into the details; it means, essentially, a bunch of humans sitting around considering what it feels like to be a chicken. The post The Chicken and EEG Problem: Looking For a Humane Way to Kill Chickens appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have designed an AI fighter pilot that can take on the real thing. The post AI Fighter Pilot Beats a Human, But No Need to Panic (Really) appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers found a huge pocket of helium in Tanzania. That's great, but it won't fix the global helium shortage...because there isn't one. The post That Dire Helium Shortage? Vastly Inflated appeared first on WIRED.

The new Panamera is sleeker and more refined, with enough enhancements to push it into the supercar stratosphere. The post Porsche's New Panamera Is Your Family-Friendly Supercar appeared first on WIRED.

A tribute to office drones and take out everywhere. The post Here’s How Sad You Look When You Eat Lunch at Your Desk appeared first on WIRED.

Blood and Wine, the final expansion for The Witcher 3, puts a capstone on a mammoth journey—and invites a surprising amount of reflection in the process. The post Saying Goodbye to Games Is Getting Harder Than Ever appeared first on WIRED.

A new world will emerge out of the Anthropocene, shaped by the species humans create and foster as well as the ones they kill off. The post Humanity Is Killing Off Thousands of Species. But It's Creating Them, Too appeared first on WIRED.

If you own, lease, or have owned or leased a definitely not clean diesels, here's how to get your restitution. The post Here's How to Cash in on VW's Dirty Diesel Settlement appeared first on WIRED.

Sharing much more than the rent with speculative housing models. The post A House of the Future You Might Actually Want to Live In appeared first on WIRED.

As it becomes easier for anyone to build their own audience online, it becomes harder for those audience members to separate fact from fiction. The post Benghazi Report Shows the Internet Is Killing Objectivity appeared first on WIRED.

Google's got a new privacy setting, and it leaves the choice in your hands. The post Uh Oh: Google Expands Its Ad Tracking. But, Yay: It’s Opt-In appeared first on WIRED.

The next ValleyWag will be more like Wikileaks than Gawker, and perhaps even published on the dark web. The post Peter Thiel Has Only Pushed the Next Gawker Underground appeared first on WIRED.

Freetown Sound, which Hynes released this morning, is his most vulnerable work to date. The post Surprise! Dev Hynes Just Dropped Freetown Sound, a Stirring New Album, Early appeared first on WIRED.

Two Stanley Kubrick classics, seven Star Trek films, and more will depart the streaming service at the end of June. The post 10 Things You Gotta Watch Before They Leave Netflix in July appeared first on WIRED.

The French high-end audio company is releasing an even-higher-end speaker at the top of its Phantom line. The post Devialet’s $3,000 Speaker Destroys Worlds With 4,500 Watts of Loud appeared first on WIRED.

Doppler Labs wants to change the way you listen to music, and to the world around you. The post Doppler's Earbuds Are Way More Than Just Wireless Headphones appeared first on WIRED.

The Forest Service has to fork over most of its budget to battle increasingly intense blazes, leaving little left for prevention and restoration. The post A Cash-Strapped Forest Service Faces Its Most Epic Fire Season Ever appeared first on WIRED.

I just asked a bot to tell me how much I spent this month on coffee. And after a few seconds, it replied. "Let's see," it said. "You spent $199.83." The post A New Chatbot Would Like to Help You With Your Bank Account appeared first on WIRED.

The second game from the developer of Limbo is a beautifully rendered, enigmatic, disturbing puzzle game. The post Inside's Tense Horror Is a Worthy Successor to Limbo appeared first on WIRED.

A Texas woman got jaw surgery and wound up with a British accent. Sounds legit. The post A Knock on the Head Can Give You the British Accent of Your Dreams appeared first on WIRED.

In this video, Jay Leno rides with Bob Riggle in a high power car. The car pulls a wheelie and then ends up rolling. Here is the physics behind both of these events. The post Jay Leno Can’t Do Flips in a Car and Not Expect Us to Do the Physics appeared first on WIRED.

The airport gets a tech makeover, right in time for the Olympics, The post Rio Spends $600M to Make Its Airport More Bearable Before the Olympics appeared first on WIRED.

Soldiers and law enforcement around the world come together to play war at the Warrior Competition in Jordan. The post The Counterterrorism Games: Where the Bad Guys Are Plastic and the Guns Are Real appeared first on WIRED.

By controlling the speed of a computer's internal fans, researchers show how they can steal passwords and other data from "air-gapped" machines. The post Clever Attack Uses the Sound of a Computer’s Fan to Steal Data appeared first on WIRED.

This artist made a mind blowing re-creation of Rembrandt's famous oil painting using just stock imagery. The post One of These Images Is a Rembrandt. The Other Is Made of Stock Images appeared first on WIRED.

With a new initiative called Project Bloks, a team of Google researchers is trying to make coding a hands-on experience---literally. The post Google Thinks the Future of Code is Toy Blocks appeared first on WIRED.

He won the Tour de France, and then authorities banned him for doping. Then he ratted out Lance Armstrong. Now Floyd Landis has a brand new bag. The post Banned for Doping, Floyd Landis Is Getting In the Weed Biz appeared first on WIRED.

The presumptive Democratic nominee releases her full technology agenda today. The post Clinton Wants to Forgive Student Debt for Entrepreneurs appeared first on WIRED.

Your family's about to get a little bigger. Specifically, one 11-inch robot bigger. The post Jibo Is Like Alexa and a Puppy Inside One Adorable Robot appeared first on WIRED.

Twitter's new Sticker feature allows you to archive your photos by adding a 🍹 sticker anywhere in the photo. Here's how. The post Now You Can Use Twitter Stickers to Search Your Photos appeared first on WIRED.

The 2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition is a dressed up homage to the beast that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright 50 years ago. The post Ford's Extra Special GT Supercar Is a Rolling Ode to American Dominance appeared first on WIRED.

Volkswagen will pay more than $15 billion to atone for its diesel cheating scandal in the United States. The post VW's Gonna Drop $15B to Clean Up Its Diesel Mess in the US appeared first on WIRED.

As the second season winds down, there's a notable—and welcome—confidence in the way things are wrapping up. The post Outlander Recap: So Many Kilts, So Much Closure appeared first on WIRED.

The hacker group that has defaced the Twitter feeds of Google, Facebook, and Amazon execs claims it's just trying to sell innocent audit services. The post Meet OurMine, the 'Security' Group Hacking CEOs and Celebs appeared first on WIRED.

Five volcanoes across three Central American countries have people's attention after a restless weekend. The post Central American Volcanoes Let Out Spectacular Eruptions appeared first on WIRED.

The narrative diaspora is finally contracting: Bran is heading south, Arya and Daenerys are heading east, and much of King's Landing going up in smoke. The post Game of Thrones Recap: Winter Isn't Coming. It's Here. appeared first on WIRED.

This is the field trip of the future, as imagined by Google’s Expeditions Pioneer Program. The post Forget the School Bus—The Most Magical Field Trip Is in VR appeared first on WIRED.

Today, the company released .NET Core 1.0, a version of its popular software development platform that will run not just on Windows operating systems. The post Microsoft Says It's in Love With Linux. Now It's Finally Proving It appeared first on WIRED.