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The HBO series Young Love, about millennial parents in Chicago, has the instincts of an old-school Black sitcom but wears the skin of an animated world.

The last man standing" in X's threat intelligence team has been fired, as the company guts its election integrity response ahead of a year in which more than 50 countries go to the polls.

The Writers Guild of America won important protections, but it's not enough. When the Screen Actors Guild goes to the table, it should fight for more to keep AI from impinging on the work of artists.

A deep learning model has joined a vigorous debate over whether volcanoes began dinosaur doomsday well before the asteroid hit.

A civil liberties group has asked the DOJ to investigate deployment of the ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system, which research shows is often installed in predominantly Black neighborhoods.

Earlier this year, prominent AI and tech experts signed a letter calling for a halt to advanced AI development. When WIRED checked back in, some signatories said they had never expected it to work.

The latest in the company's most popular series now requires a Google account to track your health data and to use Google Maps and Google Wallet.

Autumn is the perfect season to enjoy the outdoors. With just enough chill in the air, make sure you have the right gear and clothing.

The company's latest action cam one-ups the GoPro with a bigger sensor, better mounting system, and a front touchscreen.

The Nook Glowlight 4 Plus has a large screen and a headphone jack. You also have to download free library books like a caveman.

Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes.

Amazon has taken some steps to stem the tide of books written with artificial intelligence, but another solution may already exist.

Buried civilizations could soon become inaccessible forever. Archaeologists have to move fast, so they're turning to the latest ground-scanning tech.

As SBF's trial approaches, a group of FTX creditors want to relaunch the collapsed exchange. It's not as crazy as it sounds.

FedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is now helping pack some of them into delivery trucks with expert care.

Meta's AI assistant can do things like suggest travel plans in a group chat. The company also announced a string of chatbots modeled on celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton.

A faction of scribes is putting guardrails around AI's encroachment on their work. The effects will echo in industries far beyond Hollywood.

The company announced the Meta Quest 3 headset and new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The new hardware comes with a vision for head-mounted computing that incorporates the real world a little bit more.

SoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol. Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate.

AI could supercharge augmented and virtual reality, making online manipulation and disinformation campaigns much more personal-and effective.

These affordable noise-canceling earbuds have heavy-hitting features.

Three powerful cameras and some of the smartest obstacle detection in the business makes for a versatile flying camera system.

Some people are livestreaming around the clock for cash on the platform. It's a window into a world where little happens, but thousands watch.

This year's hurricane season provides a test run for the idea that machine-learning algorithms can improve weather forecasts. So far, the AI models are making good calls.

Days seem to be rushing ahead in a disturbing blur, or else slowing painfully down. Maybe it's a tale as old as-well, you know.

During the crypto gold rush, Idris Elba says he turned down a lot of mad opportunities." Now he has partnered with the crypto-for-good" Stellar Foundation.

Extreme weather has decimated crops and incomes in northern India. To soothe their anxiety, agricultural workers are turning to tobacco and alcohol.

The US Federal Trade Commission filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint alleging that Amazon uses its power over sellers to keep ecommerce prices artificially high.

Speculation about Swift's long-game with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is merging the sports internet and the Swiftie one, churning out a surprisingly good kind of misinformation.

Egged on by a far-reaching conservative media ecosystem, right-wing hardliners are forcing Washington to bend to their reality as the federal government careens toward a possible shutdown.

Whether you're a hardcore cord-cutter or an animation fan, there's a platform for you. Here are the best we've tried.

From Pokemon to Resident Evil 4, it's time to separate the reimagined classics from the brazen cash-grabs.

Journeying into the future will require embracing disability-and recognizing its power in our changing world.

How accurate are over-the-counter swabs? Does your insurance cover them? We have answers.

Startup Skydio says its powerful new drone for public safety can reduce the need for high-speed chases. Civil liberties groups warn that few rules govern police use of drones.

Music royalty marketplaces are betting on the idea that fans will pay to own a part of their favorite tracks-whether it's actually a good investment or not.

Extreme rain is getting more extreme as temperatures rise. That may seem counterintuitive, but the underlying physics is crystal clear.

The OSIRIS-REx capsule containing a "treasure trove" of space rocks has now arrived at Johnson Space Center, where scientists will gingerly unpack it.

First it was chess and Go. Now AI can beat us at Diplomacy, the most human of board games. The way it wins offers hope that maybe AI will be a delight.

Stock-photo giant Getty Images has partnered with Nvidia to build an image generator. Just like with other tools of its ilk, questions remain about who should get credit for the pictures it dreams up.

The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven't completed training on the technology.

The first human to receive a genetically engineered pig heart survived two months. Surgeons are hoping this transplant will last longer.

As civil conflict continues in and above the streets of Khartoum, satellite images from the Conflict Observatory at Yale University have captured the catastrophic damage.

European competition authorities have blocked an acquisition by Dutch travel company Booking as scrutiny on Big Tech companies heats up.

One simple trick" and your next Windows install will be blissfully free of bloatware.

There are two ways to compute, and two ways to see the world. It's batch vs. loop-and we need them to reconcile.

This smart alarm clock has a huge library of soundscapes, but the AI-powered Magic Story Maker might be the best part.

ChatGPT inches closer to feature parity with the seductive AI assistant from Her, thanks to an upgrade that adds voice and image recognition to the chatbot.

Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs.

With the number of internet blackouts on the rise, cybersecurity firm eQualitie figured out how to hide censored online news in satellite TV signals.