To Make These Chips More Powerful, IBM Is Growing Them Taller

The company reveals a process that it says can cram two-thirds more transistors on a semiconductor, heralding faster and more efficient electronic devices.

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Peloton Recalls Treadmills After Injuries and 1 Child Death

A six-year-old died after being pulled under the Tread+. It's unclear what the next move will be for the connected fitness equipment maker.

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How a Former Netflix Exec Built a Brazen Bribery Scheme

The company’s ex-vice president of IT faces 20 years in prison for creating a pay-to-play environment with technology vendors.

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Oversight Board to Facebook: We’re Not Doing Your Dirty Work

The decision on Trump is the clearest indication yet that the board does not want to be Facebook’s flunky.

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I’m So Over DLC

Dropping a bunch of cash and relearning game controls just to play a few new levels isn’t worth it anymore.

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Google Remembers Android Tablets Exist, Adds a New Media Hub

A surge in interest for large-screen slates has prompted the company to inject an “Entertainment Space” into the user interface.

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Trump’s Facebook Ban Is Upheld—For Now

The Facebook Oversight Board is referring its most controversial case back to the company.

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Help! How Can I Be a Better Mentor?

There's more to helping someone succeed than giving top-down advice. Megan explains.

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Social Apps That Go Suddenly Viral Put Kids at Risk

While parents focus on Facebook and Twitter, children often turn to apps that allow users to remain anonymous, aren't moderated, and that adults have never heard of.

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Andy Weir’s 'Project Hail Mary' Is 'The Martian,' Again

The author of the hit sci-fi novel explains how he’s swapped physics for planetary science and astrobiology.

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The 9 Best Drones for Every Budget

Whether you want to battle Star Wars spaceships or shoot a cinematic masterpiece, one of these picks is going to be perfect for you.

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How Weird, Bouncy Cell Signals Can Help Track Wildfire Smoke

A hazy atmosphere makes data ricochet all over the place. Now scientists think they can use that signal to better predict severe smoke events.

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It Began As an AI-Fueled Dungeon Game. It Got Much Darker

The game touted its use of the GPT-3 text generator. Then the algorithm started to generate disturbing stories, including sex scenes involving children.

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It’s Already Time to Stop the Next Pandemic. Can a Prize Help?

Covid-19 is still raging, but so are efforts to nip its successor in the bud—thanks to data sharing, political cooperation, or a multimillion-dollar challenge.

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Forget To-Do Lists. You Really Need a 'Got Done' List

Most digital productivity tools focus on what you have yet to do, but never celebrate what you've accomplished.

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One Question Will Probably Decide the Epic-Apple Lawsuit

It’s all about how you define the market.

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Made for Love, Handmaid’s Tale, and the Trap of Dystopian TV

When failure is the only option, characters—even beloved ones—are left with no place to go.

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Activists Say Facebook Allows Drug Ads to Target Teens

The social network has rules about what can be shown to minors. The Tech Transparency Project found that they aren’t being enforced.

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The Power and Pitfalls of Gamification

When tech companies first adopted the technique, there was hardly any science supporting it. Now researchers know when gamelike features help—and when they hurt.

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Share Your Memories With Our Favorite Digital Picture Frames

Get your photos off your phone and in front of your friends and family with these connected displays.

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The Windmill AC Is Gorgeous and Can Stay Up All Year Long

Finally! An air conditioner I don't want to bash out of my window with a hammer.

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A Brief History of Transformers (Not the Robot Kind)

This simple electrical device does much of the fundamental work of modern civilization, and it does so modestly and invisibly.

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I Battle My Panic Disorder by Mowing Virtual Lawns

It’s Literally Just Mowing, a simple mobile game, has become part of my mental health tool kit. May it inspire you to find one that works for you.

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Gummy Bears and Candy Bars Are Casualties of the Pandemic

Shopping online means fewer unplanned purchases. Manufacturers and retailers are testing tactics to bring impulse buying to the web.

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Then a Hacker Began Posting Patients’ Deepest Secrets Online

A family-run psychotherapy startup grew into a health care giant. It was a huge success—until the data breach and the anonymous ransom notes sent to clients.

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When You Jump to Hyperspace, Make Sure You Wear a Seatbelt

May the 4th be with you! If you're hitching a ride on the Millennium Falcon today, you should know a little bit about the bumpy physics of acceleration.

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Don’t Buy Into Facebook’s Ad-Tracking Pressure on iOS 14.5

The company tells Apple users that tracking helps keep those platforms “free of charge,” but opting out now doesn't mean paying up later.

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16 Mother's Day Gift Ideas for the Mom You've Been Missing

Brunch may be out of the question—but you can still send your ma some super comfy pants.

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Where’s the Dark Matter? Look for Suspiciously Warm Planets

Physicists calculated that these mysterious particles will betray their location with heat. To prove it, they’ll need the most powerful telescopes in the cosmos.

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So You Got a Clubhouse Invite. Here’s How to Get Started

How do you find your favorite topics? How do you start your own room? Here’s how to navigate the audio-only social network.

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A Border Town Confronts the Reality of Police Surveillance

Chula Vista police have deployed drones and other tech. Now residents are pushing back, after reports that data was shared with immigration authorities.

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An Artist Was Targeted in a Hate Crime—So She Designed a Game

The pandemic saw a spike in xenophobia against Asians. Digital artist Chanhee Choi decided to fight back in a way only she could.

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Why Not Turn Airports Into Giant Solar Farms?

Airports have vast swaths of empty land and rooftops. But it’s not so easy as just covering everything with solar panels.

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The Best Projectors (and Two Great Screens)

Whether you want a portable presenter or a theater-quality behemoth, our picks will help you upgrade your at-home movie nights.

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Why Almost No One Is Getting the Fastest Form of 5G

A new report shows that US mobile customers are tapping into the technology’s speediest networks less than 1 percent of the time.

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High-Energy Cosmic Ray Sources Get Mapped for the First Time

They twist and turn on their way to Earth, which has made it nearly impossible to identify the colossal monsters that create them.

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How to Use Browser Profiles to Separate Work and Play

Organize your life, using a simple tool you probably already have.

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These Learning Tools Are Shaping the Online Schoolhouse

Remote learning is here to stay. These platforms have designed virtual classrooms around the needs of teachers and students.

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Josh Hawley’s ‘Big Tech’ Book Overthrows the Tyranny of Reality

The senator’s new book is an assault not just on Big Tech, but on basic facts of US history.

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Everything You Need to Work From Home Like a Pro

Gear can make or break your home office setup. Here’s our ultimate list of the best monitors, desks, webcams, headphones, and more.

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A Ransomware Group Hit DC Police—Then Pivoted to Extortion

Warrantless searches, tracking troops, and more of the week’s top security news.

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You Will Die a Lot in Returnal. It’s Worth It

The game is the roguelike genre at its best—and it’s an exciting vision of things to come.

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The Race to Save St. Mark’s Basilica From Salty Floodwaters

As Venice faces a 4-foot sea level rise, the historic cathedral—and its marble—could succumb to damaging tides.

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Seth Rogen’s Record Player Is a Visual (and Aural) Treat

Looks are important when shopping for a record player, and this fresh design from the cannabis company Houseplant delivers.

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The 15 Best Weekend Deals on iPads, Espresso Machines, and More

Out with the old, in with the new. It’s a good time to grab a laptop or a robot vacuum at a discounted price.

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Even Calibri’s Creator Is Glad That Microsoft Is Moving On

Microsoft is switching up its default font for the first time since 2007.

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How to Find a Covid-19 Vaccine Appointment in Your Area

Vaccines are rolling out across the US. These tips will help you figure out where to go and what to expect.

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Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written By You

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

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New Guidance for the Vaccinated, a Crisis in India, and More

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

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The Left Hand of Darkness Is a Sci-Fi Classic

Ursula K. Le Guin's 1969 novel is one of the genre's most important explorations of gender.

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A Wildlife Photographer Critiqued Our New Pokémon Snap Photos

WIRED asked Melissa Groo, an acclaimed conservation photographer and author, to judge our snapshots of wild Pichus and Torchics. It didn't go well.

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Amazon’s AI Guru Is So Totally Over the Turing Test

Plus: Robot reporters, Apple’s post-Jobs essence, and an Unhappy Gilmore TikTok.

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Want to Start a Podcast or Livestream? Here’s the Gear You Need

Now is the time to create your own content. These tools can help you get great audio and video quality from the start.

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'The Handmaid's Tale' Hits Hard in Covid-Era America

Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book has always felt of-the-moment—now more than ever.

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Google's Grand Plan to Eradicate Cookies Is Crumbling

Regulators in the EU and competitors have raised concerns about the company's proposals to rewrite the rules of online advertising.

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Adam Savage's Apron Is Tailor-Made for Your Toughest Projects

Whether you paint nails or houses, the Savage Industries Apron can stylishly and comfortably hold all your tools.

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New Pokémon Snap Doesn't Want Your Avant-Garde Photography

The successor to the 1999 classic is a fun romp through a new Pokémon landscape, but don’t expect a revolutionary approach to photography.

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The Race to Save St. Mark’s Basilica From Salty Floodwaters

As Venice faces a four-foot sea level rise, the historic cathedral—and its marble—could succumb to damaging tides.

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How One Naughty Bird Cheats With Fancy Feather Structures

For male tanager birds, carotenoid feather pigments just aren't flashy enough. They have another way to make their colors really pop.

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How User Data Privacy and Antitrust Law Got All Tangled Up

This week, we look at how the latest iPhone software update ties into the debate about regulating big tech.

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New York Returns Its Police ‘Robodog’ After a Public Outcry

City residents and elected officials pushed back after videos showed the Boston Dynamics robot in action.

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Black Pain Will Never Stop Trending

From the Oscar-winning Two Distant Strangers to lived reality to social media, the spectacle of trauma is unrelenting.

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The Best Weighted Blankets for Calm and Comfort

These accessories might not cure your anxiety or insomnia, but they can feel like a hug when you really need one.

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9 Upgrades We’d Love to See in the Next Nintendo Switch

If it got better visuals, extended battery life, and Bluetooth support, a new Switch would go from a Maybe to a Must-Buy. And we pray for an end to Joy-Con drift.

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Hitman 3 Is a Beautifully Executed Finale

The final chapter of the trilogy is a master class in level design for Agent 47’s murderous escapades.

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The WFH Exodus Creates an Opportunity for Small Cities

Workers from urban centers will continue to work from home, at least part-time. Officials and developers are planning the shops and services they'll want.

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How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain

The animation studio’s artists are masters at tweaking light and color to trigger deep emotional responses. Coming soon: effects you’ll only see inside your head.

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How to Win a Hot Wheels Derby on a Moving Treadmill

Sure, you could just crank up the speed and let chance have its way. But there's also a reason why some cars go fast and others flip over the sidewall.

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An Ambitious Plan to Tackle Ransomware Faces Long Odds

A task force counting Amazon, Cisco, and the FBI among its members has proposed a framework to solve one of cybersecurity's biggest problems. Good luck.

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'Miami Tech Week' Wasn't Planned. But the Hype Is Infectious

Founders and funders are flocking to the beach for an impromptu event that some are calling "South by Southeast."

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Google Fixes Two Annoying Quirks in Its Voice Assistant

The AI just got a useful boost in understanding natural human speech.

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Melting Mountain Glaciers May Not Survive the Century

Scientists crunched 20 years’ worth of satellite data to estimate the melt rate across the planet, and the news isn’t good.

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The Best Cheap Phones for (Almost) Every Budget

There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a phone these days. These are our favorite Android devices and iPhones for $200 to $500.

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Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line

A transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways.

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The GPU Shortage Deepened My Existential Dread

When my teenager couldn't find a video card, he declared that everything was meaningless. Turns out, in the lonely months of quarantine, he was right.

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Amazon’s Latest Echo Dot Is at Its Cheapest Sale Price

Dot discounts aren’t infrequent, but this is the best deal we’ve seen on it since the holidays.

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How Porn's Racist Metadata Hurts Adult Performers of Color

Despite the massive innovations tech has brought to the industry, nonwhite creators remain confined to a rigid, outdated classification system.

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He's a WWE Pro and a Vtuber. Those Worlds Aren't So Different

Brennan Williams wrestles as Mace but streams as an animated character named Jibo. It's all kayfabe, and a little bit not.

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Want to Build a Home Theater? Start With This Soundbar

Polk's expandable soundbar system is a good starting point for slowly building a true surround sound experience.

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Help! Should I Be More Ambitious?

What does it mean if you don't want to climb the ladder? Megan weighs in.

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Feds Arrest an Alleged $336M Bitcoin-Laundering Kingpin

The alleged administrator of Bitcoin Fog kept the dark web service running for 10 years before the IRS caught up with him.

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Remember When You Could See Inside a Gaming Console?

Translucent devices like the Game Boy Color made a tacit promise to players: Everything the light touches is yours. But the future seems to be a black box.

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The Best High-Tech Socks to Tackle Your Next Run

Leave the cotton behind in favor of technical fabrics and constructions that help you pile on the miles.

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Vaccine Registries Are Good, Vaccine Apps Are Invasive

Registries are essential to reopening schools. Apps act as invasive bouncers that could block many communities out of essential spaces.

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The King of Fighters Lives On in China and Latin America

A combination of international politics, tariffs, and piracy turned this beloved arcade game into a cultural phenomenon.

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AirDrop Is Leaking Email Addresses and Phone Numbers

Apple has known about the flaw since 2019 but has yet to acknowledge or fix it.

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On Social Media, American-Style Free Speech Is Dead

Major platforms’ policies aren’t actually inspired by the First Amendment. This legal scholar says that’s a good thing.

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Netflix’s Yasuke Is an Action-Packed Step Forward for Anime

The series uses the little-known story of a Black samurai for a show intended to introduce a new generation to the form.

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This Human-Sized Origami Reimagines Emergency Shelters

When flat, the structure is about the size of a twin mattress. But when it's inflated, walls widen, and a roof snaps into place.

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5 Great Next-Gen PS5 Games You Can Play Now

Only a few titles for Sony's new PlayStation console really take advantage of the powerful hardware. Here are our favorites.

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The 'Vaccine' Emoji Gets a New Look This Week

Originally designed as a syringe, the emoji is becoming more popular as people get vaccinated. Apple’s latest redesign reflects this evolution.

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Hackers Used ‘Mind-Blowing’ Bug to Dodge macOS Safeguards

The vulnerability was patched Monday, but hackers had already used it to spread malware.

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This Researcher Says AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent

Kate Crawford, who holds positions at USC and Microsoft, says in a new book that even experts working on the technology misunderstand AI.

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35 Years Later, Studies Show a Silver Lining From Chernobyl

One new study found that radiation exposure didn't genetically harm future generations, while another offers insights into how radiation causes thyroid cancer.

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The 13 Best Electric Bikes for Every Kind of Ride

A battery-powered motor lets you enjoy most of the benefits of biking, without all the sweat.

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How Stardew Valley Bridged a Connection to My Grandfather

Gardening in this relaxing, chill game bought me back to my childhood, but broke my heart when I had no choice but to grow up and face reality.

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The New iOS Update Lets You Stop Ads From Tracking You

Facebook and other advertisers fought the move, but App Tracking Transparency is finally here.

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Covid Lockdowns Prevented Other Infections. Is That Good?

The “hygiene hypothesis” says early contact with microbes trains our immune systems. But what happens after a year of distancing?

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The Brain ‘Rotates’ Memories to Save Them From New Sensations

Some groups of neurons process sensory data and memories at the same time. New work shows how the brain pivots those representations to prevent interference.

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This Big-Wheeled Foldable EBike Doesn't Look Clownish

The M-E1 from Montague is a polished electric bike that packs down to a very compact size.

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