We spoke with N.K. Jemisin about where she gets her inspiration, the state of genre fiction, and how she builds such gorgeous, intricate worlds. The post WIRED Book Club: Fantasy Writer N.K. Jemisin on the Weird Dreams That Fuel Her Stories appeared first on WIRED.

The National Science Foundation is right now undertaking a phenomenally risky and rare evacuation from the middle of the Antarctic ice sheet. The post The Mission to Rescue a Scientist From the South Pole—in the Middle of Winter appeared first on WIRED.

These feeds will satisfy your never-ending appetite for clean lines and beautiful colors. The post 7 of the Prettiest Architecture Instagrams You Ever Did See appeared first on WIRED.

Wesley Wolfe's lathe-to-turntable movement caters to an indie clientele in today’s increasingly fragmented music ecosystem. The post Visit the Indie Vinyl Press Where No Order Is Too Small (Like, Even Just One) appeared first on WIRED.

It was the standard Sanders stump speech. But it was also a post-mortem on a hard fought race. The post Bernie Is Done, But Berners Are Coming for Your District appeared first on WIRED.

Bitcoin may still bring to mind images of drug markets and hackers. But big corporations are also embracing the technology behind the cryptocurrency. The post Here's How IBM Is Planning to Use Its Own Blockchain Software appeared first on WIRED.

The tech industry needs to embrace big diversity data just like it does every other kind of data. The post To Fix Inequality, Silicon Valley Needs to Share a Lot More Data appeared first on WIRED.

Last month Google revealed that it's making its own custom artificial intelligence processing chips. Now it turns out that you may already be using them. The post You May Already Be Using Google's AI Chips and Not Know It appeared first on WIRED.

Chris Milk's company is getting more cash, changing its name, and signaling the future of VR studios. The post VR Maker Vrse Gets a New Name---Within---and Millions in Funding appeared first on WIRED.

in the digital age, humor sometimes can capture national attention—and spur action—more readily than serious efforts to elicit public support. The post How Funny Or Die Helped Congress Finally Agree On Something appeared first on WIRED.

The "Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100" imagines and satisfies the self-glorifying demands of the 22nd century oligarch. The post Rolls-Royce’s Ridiculous New Concept Hails the 22nd-Century Oligarch appeared first on WIRED.

Who knew Eustace Tilley had an absurdist twin? The post How They Made The Neu Jorker, a Parody So Perfect It's Scary appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook is already disconcertingly good at recognizing faces in photos. But the company's director of artificial intelligence wants to push AI even further The post Facebook's Head of AI Wants to Teach Chatbots Common Sense appeared first on WIRED.

There's a whole lot of security coming to iOS and macOS this fall. The post Apple’s Big Security Upgrades Will Save You From Yourself appeared first on WIRED.

#Oof. The post We Wish We Could Unsee This Vile Tweet About the Alligator Attack appeared first on WIRED.

Mary Barra says the Chevy Bolt EV will straddle the line between the way we use cars today and how'll we'll use them 5, 15, even 50 years from now. The post GM CEO: The Bolt EV Will Take Us to a Self-Driving Future appeared first on WIRED.

"All the tricks you learn as a father to comfort your child don't work." The post A Video Game Explores A Family's Battle With Son's Cancer appeared first on WIRED.

Tech bubble? What tech bubble? WIRED sat down with some of tech's sharpest minds to get their read on the future of the industry and the nature of success. The post The Next List: The Future of Business Is Anything But Bleak appeared first on WIRED.

You'll now be able to reach counselors with the text-based crisis counseling service via Facebook and Facebook Messenger. The post Tech's Biggest Names Are Giving Millions to Crisis Text Line appeared first on WIRED.

The publisher's new studio hopes to make videogame movies and shows that don't suck—and it's starting with an animated series on the streaming platform. The post Activision's First Videogame Show Is Coming to Netflix appeared first on WIRED.

Joyent, an unsung hero of the cloud hosting market, has just found a new home. The post Samsung Snaps Up Joyent, the Best-Kept Secret in Cloud Computing appeared first on WIRED.

The 3-D printed autonomous van can chat with passengers, a novel way to establish human trust in the robots that will soon take over our roads. The post IBM's Watson Lets You Talk to Your Self-Driving Car appeared first on WIRED.

A new partnership with Lucasfilm's ILMxLab promises to bring Star Wars into the real world in some mindblowing ways. The post Magic Leap's Next Move? Bringing C-3PO to Your House appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook wants Messenger to be your home away from your homescreen. The post Facebook Messenger Has a New Home Screen to Lure You Away from Apps appeared first on WIRED.

What is the three body problem and how do you solve it? Really, the only way to solve this problem is with a numerical calculation. The post This Is the Only Way to Solve the Three-Body Problem appeared first on WIRED.

The Second Avenue subway is coming---for real this time. This is how New York acoustic engineers will muffle its roar. The post Get Ready for Quieter NYC Subway Stations (Yes, It’s Possible) appeared first on WIRED.

Biotechnology can work just fine in Silicon Valley, as long as companies know when to pump the brakes. The post Hot Tips For the Next Disruptive Blood Testing Unicorn appeared first on WIRED.

This ultra-lightweight motorcycle looks like it's made of bones. The post ‘Light Rider’ Motorcycle Weighs Just 77 Pounds But Costs, Um, $56K appeared first on WIRED.

The 23rd satellite of the BeiDou satellite navigation constellation is in orbit. It's probably time to start paying attention. The post A Rocket Launch Brings China One Step Closer to Its Own GPS appeared first on WIRED.

National tragedies used to unite the country. Now, they tear us apart. As soon as a crisis happens, the social media shouting begins. The post Clinton and Trump Can't Unite On Orlando Because Twitter Won’t Let Them appeared first on WIRED.

The 22 billion dollar sustainable city is looking a little ... unfinished so far. The post Inside Masdar, the UAE’s Zero-Carbon City That Will Never Be appeared first on WIRED.

This week in superhero movie news, the Suicide Squad plans a San Diego trip, Mads Mikkelsen promises a new kind of Marvel flick, and X-23 hits the scene. The post Cape Watch: The Next Wolverine May Have a New, More Feral Wolverine appeared first on WIRED.

An algorithm developed at MIT creates realistic audio tracks for videos. The post MIT's New AI Can (Sort of) Fool Humans With Sound Effects appeared first on WIRED.

During today's Senate filibuster on gun control Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts noted there were guns for sale on Instagram. He was right. The post Today’s Filibuster Mentioned Instagram’s Guns for Sale. Then #Gunsforsale Disappeared appeared first on WIRED.

With the Democratic National Committees opposition research on Donald Trump in the wind, the question is: Who hacked it? And why? The post A Chaotic Whodunnit Follows the DNC's Trump Research Hack appeared first on WIRED.

What happens to a person who talks for hours on end? The post Here's What Happens Inside the Mind of a Filibusterer appeared first on WIRED.

The real key is that the jet's black boxes are likely to be in the vicinity. The post Search Party Finds the Wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804 appeared first on WIRED.

An open-world Zelda hints at a new Nintendo unconstrained by the boundaries of its past. The post A New Creative Force Brings a Vast New World to Zelda appeared first on WIRED.

Two decades after it made its online debut, "America's Finest News Source" remains the one place to turn to during times of trouble. The post Only The Onion Can Save Us Now appeared first on WIRED.

On this week's WIRED Culture podcast, we're talking about director Duncan Jones' videogame adaptation, the return of Lifetime's best show, and Westeros. The post Culture Podcast: Wow, We Really Didn't Like Warcraft appeared first on WIRED.

An IT worker employed in Mossack Fonseca's Geneva law office has been accused of stealing a large amount of data from the Panamanian firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal. The post Authorities Arrest an IT Worker From the Panama Papers Law Firm appeared first on WIRED.

Sen. Chris Murphy is filibustering on the Senate floor right now to push for legislation that would prevent terror suspects from buying guns. The post Senate Democrats Are Filibustering for Gun Control. Watch Live appeared first on WIRED.

About 1.4 billion years ago, the universe gave scientists a Christmas present. The post LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves for the Second Time appeared first on WIRED.

Join us as we continue to navigate the many-voweled names, shifting POVs, and complex political machinations of Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice. The post WIRED Book Club: Boy, Ancillary Justice Keeps Challenging the Bejeezus Out of Us appeared first on WIRED.

Trump's tweet makes it pretty clear who dictates the country's gun laws. And it puts the GOP establishment in a very awkward position. The post Trump Spurns GOP Pieties to Meet With NRA on Terror List Gun Ban appeared first on WIRED.

Drought, sudden oak death, and bark beetle are turning the Golden State's forests into kindling. The post Even Indoor Kids Should Worry About California's 30 Million Dead Trees appeared first on WIRED.

As we mark the 25th anniversary of the Pinatubo eruptions, volcanoes in Colombia, Russia and Nicaragua keep rumbling. The post Volcanoes Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Pinatubo's Eruption With Some Epic Rumbles appeared first on WIRED.

Lilium Aviation's electric, fan-powered vertical takeoff and landing commuter aircraft resembles a football glued onto a harmonica. The post This Bizarre Private Jet Concept Might Fly—But It Won't Take You Far appeared first on WIRED.

FAB Park is designed to “celebrate the California landscape” and act as “a demonstration garden." The post A Park Like No Other for an LA in Constant Flux appeared first on WIRED.

The mech-shooter sequel, coming this October for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, looks to be to be pretty thrilling, if our time with it at E3 is any indication. The post Titanfall 2 Is Shaping Up to Be Beautiful Robo-Chaos appeared first on WIRED.