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It may not be possible to eradicate the state's tens of thousands of Burmese pythons. But the local wildlife is biting back-and humans wielding new tech can help.

Under a new law, schools in Iowa have to remove titles with specific sexual content from libraries. Asking an AI chatbot proved to be the easiest way. It flagged The Handmaid's Tale and Beloved.

The curvy translucent plastic design of the iMac was the test case for Steve Jobs' whole-widget" strategy that led to the creation of the iPhone.

Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon's southern hemisphere, as one's space program waxes and the other wanes.

A tech-led initiative to bring economic development to Brazil's shantytowns starts with a radical idea: Listen to the people who live there.

In March a viral letter called for a pause on AI development, warning that algorithms could outsmart humanity-but many experts who signed on did not believe the technology poses an existential risk.

Outfit yourself to chase adventure in the Great Outdoors-whether you have an hour or a week.

This pricey laptop is beefier than its name suggests, but it packs pro-level power and a super bright screen to make up for it.

This week, we talk about what's causing the heat waves, storms, fires, and other extreme atmospheric events we've been living through this summer, and how humanity can prepare for a very hot future.

Signs of the drastic-and in some cases irreversible-changes that humans have made to the climate are now impossible to ignore.

Productivity software may have killed the watercooler, but chitchat is still the best way to grow connections in a hybrid workplace. These tips can make it less awkward.

Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet.

An innovation agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services will fund research into better defenses for the US health care system's digital infrastructure.

Beyond Meat's weak sales led to headlines about peak veganism" and the end of plant-based meats. But demand in Europe shows there's still life in alternative proteins.

From the Hawaii Community Foundation to the Maui Food Bank, donations to these groups aid people impacted by the recent disaster in Lahaina.

Life is hard, the future is uncertain, but the trio behind Ape Out want you to escape your troubles-one step at a time.

As Venba, the game's titular character, navigated a new world while holding on to the culture she holds dear, I saw myself in her.

After the success of its solar-charging headphones, Urbanista is back with a Bluetooth speaker that can play music for 45 hours. If you treat it right, it might never need to be plugged in at all.

Samsung's smart cordless stick vacuum is effective and stylish, but probably not worth the price.

Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, talks about how AI and other technologies will take over everything-and possibly threaten the very structure of the nation-state.

WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on our attempts to stop time, and why your camera roll might not really be so different from your parents' photo album.

Last weekend, presidential hopefuls glad-handed at the Iowa State Fair. This photo of Florida governor Ron DeSantis encapsulates the spectacle.

A WIRED investigation and federal citations show how first aid clinics in Amazon warehouses sometimes direct injured employees to get back on the job, risking further injury.

Gregor Dodson, a director of product management, shares why Samples is the music streaming app's newest video feature.

Humans figured out how to prevent huge fires in urban areas over a century ago. Why have they gotten so bad again?

This astonishingly affordable little outdoor electric oven has replaced my indoor one.

This HP laptop won't blow you away, but it's a great all-around machine with a 15-inch touchscreen.

Novel climate-financing deals are promising to shut off dirty energy plants in developing countries and retrain their staff to work in the green economy.

Going on vacation and leaving your feline familiars at home? Keep them entertained for hours with these cat-tested videos of squirrels, birds, and more.

The social media giant filed a lawsuit against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. It's the latest effort to cut off the data needed to expose online platforms' failings.

When Alex Woolner asked ChatGPT to generate some crochet patterns for cute animals, she wasn't expecting the results to be quite so ... off.

Controlled exposure to misinformation can help protect people from falling for it in the future, according to new research.

The impulse to save everything no longer makes sense. It's time to leave the city as a monument to the dangers of global warming-and rethink our relationship to heritage.

Thousands of security experts, hackers, and college students competed to trick powerful text-generation systems into revealing their dark sides at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas.

The future might not come with flying cars, but it did bring cheap robots to clean your house.

TikTok is making its algorithm optional for users in the European Union. But more legal and design changes are necessary to protect people's right to "cognitive liberty."

Chronic drinking depletes the brain's dopamine levels. A single dose of a gene therapy reset them, and stopped the craving for alcohol.

The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.

Voice actors with disabilities are only now getting a seat at the table in the gaming industry. But regressive policies on remote work and a desire for Hollywood names have put that all in danger.

San Francisco ride-hail drivers are about to share the roads with robot competitors. They say that the self-driving cabs need to work on their traffic skills-and watch out for bodily fluids.

Defense satellites used to be big, costly, and "juicy" targets for attack. Now the Pentagon is aiming for a more resilient network of nearly 1,000 mini orbiters.

A literary analytics project called Prosecraft has shuttered after backlash from the writing community. It's a harbinger of a bigger cultural tide shift.

How would scientists even recognize biological signs of life beyond Earth? Assembly theory proposes a way to identify molecules made by living systems-even those using unfamiliar chemistries.

This low-cost electric trike opens up the outdoors to more people, but three wheels have their own set of challenges.

Finding the perfect place to live in another state-or country-is challenging, but with a few tools and some smart communication, you can make it easier.

Windows comes with its own productivity-boosting tool-here's how it works.

The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. But a researcher says it has troubling flaws.

A pair of major data breaches rock the UK, North Korea hacks a Russian missile maker, and Microsoft's Chinese Outlook breach sparks new problems.

Samsung's new smartwatch rightly brings back the rotating bezel, but that's about all that really stands out.

The fireflies of Moriyama City have long been prized (and hunted) for their yellow-green glow. To bring populations back up, amateur conservationists are hitting the books.