The world's trawlers are stirring carbon dioxide into the water-and into the atmosphere.

Ed Newton-Rex quit his job at startup Stability AI over ethical concerns about its collection of training data. His nonprofit Fairly Trained aims to deter startups from scraping the web.

Recent Apple Watch models can't be sold until a patent dispute over the blood-oxygen sensor is settled in appeals, a US federal court ruled on Wednesday.

The warning was added to Chrome Canary as Google settles a class-action suit.

Two new enhancements coming to Google's search tools on phones use machine intelligence to make the search experience more efficient.

The top new features in Samsung's latest lineup are all in the devices' Galaxy AI software. Together, they form a testing ground for Gemini, Google's new large language model.

Idaho's capital city is seeing an influx of young people as they apply for tech jobs away from big coastal cities amid massive layoffs and a disillusion with Big Tech.

The year 2023 saw the enshittification" of platforms from Facebook to Google Search. A new exit strategy means platforms will have to play nicely with your data, even if you leave for a rival.

Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.

Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable. Then a grad student named Sarah Meiklejohn proved them all wrong-and set the stage for a decade-long crackdown.

Cases of scabies, a highly contagious parasitic skin disease, are on the rise across Europe. The UK in particular is struggling with a shortage of treatments.

Cult of the Lamb added a Sins of the Flesh" update, which comes on the heels of the rollicking success of Baldur's Gate 3 as a welcome move for sex in games.

The Emmys' big winners, and big losers, demonstrated just how much streaming has altered TV-and the Emmys itself.

Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability-which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs-may prove difficult.

This is likely only the beginning of a campaign season obsessed with claims of election malfeasance.

The Ramaswamy campaign tried to convert likes and shares into votes. In the end, it wasn't enough.

The FTC forced a data broker to stop selling sensitive location data." But most companies can avoid such scrutiny by doing the bare minimum, exposing the lack of protections Americans truly have.

You can now publish a bespoke version of ChatGPT that you've trained yourself. The marketplace for these custom GPTs is open to the public and works in a way that's similar to Apple's App Store.

Treatment of Parkinson's, Huntington's, ALS, and other brain diseases depends on reliable detection-especially in those who don't even know they're at risk. An innovative scratch-and-sniff test can help.

After doubts were raised about a 31-year-old dog, Guinness World Records has paused its records for the world's oldest dogs, leaving one super-old dog in limbo.

The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point-and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the right" access.

News broke this week that SoundCloud was looking to be bought. Even in the hands of different owners, its legacy-from Kehlani to Old Town Road"-remains.

Plus: Chinese officials tracked people using AirDrop, Stuxnet mole's identity revealed, AI chatbot hacking, and more.

The fashion industry has created a sprawling informal disposal network across the world-that brings with it money, conflict, and environmental destruction.

The numbers are in: 2023's global temperatures not only soared, but smashed the previous record set in 2016. This year could be even hotter.

Ocean exploration to prepare for deep-sea mining has been greenlit in Norway. These are the startups hoping to benefit.

A midair blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 showed seatbelts matter, but infants under two still aren't required to have their own seats. Experts say changing the rules would make flying safer for children-but would result in more deaths.

WIRED photographer Alex Welsh captures the madness, glory, and techno-idealism of the consumer gadget extravaganza.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to X's two-factor authentication settings. Here's how to fix yours.

Netflix's detective show Bodies is smart in a way that doesn't make your head spin.

Medical data companies aren't doing all they can to protect your most private information. When they get hacked and patient data is stolen, it's the patients who suffer.

Netflix is cutting back on shows, Amazon is laying off Prime Video workers. The boom days of streaming are showing signs of bust.

Politicians claim the move could provide vital minerals for the green transition. Critics say opening up exploration creates geopolitical headaches and is environmentally unsound.

Amazon, Discord, Duolingo, and Google all started 2024 with layoffs. But the tech job market isn't facing the same trouble it did last year.

The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is preparing to launch a campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. and the landmark civil rights law he helped enact.

The glory days of venture capital are winding down, leaving in their wake a host of overstuffed tech firms and a bear market ready to maul.

Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork-the aircraft designed to send Boeing's reputation soaring has sent it into a tailspin.

From workout headphones to an iPhone case with a physical keyboard, here's everything announced at the big tech trade show that you can actually order-or preorder-today.

The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US offers easy access to the masses. Purists will steer clear.

Stanley bottles have been a buy-it-for-life staple of the working class for more than 100 years. Now, the Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler has become a symbol of social-media-fueled overconsumption.

Carmaker Toyota is developing robots capable of learning to do household chores by observing how humans take on the tasks. The project is an example of robotics getting a boost from generative AI.

Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using mixers" and privacy coins" like Monero to launder their profits and evade law enforcement.

This week on Gadget Lab, we dig into all the big news from CES and identify some of the best, weirdest, and saddest stuff we saw at the show.

More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online.

Super bright, 100-inch panels are all the rage, and fully transparent screens are wowing attendees as well. Here's all the TV tech making its way into your living room this year.

Electric vehicle charging stations are still scarce in many parts of the US. The White House announced grants totaling $623 million to top up electric cars, bikes, and scooters.

At a Senate hearing on AI's impact on journalism, lawmakers backed media industry calls to make OpenAI and other tech companies pay to license news articles and other data used to train algorithms.

The US approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors. But an exclusive cast of middlemen will earn big in the background, too.