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Scientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Here’s what’s turning the storms into increasingly dangerous behemoths.

Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.

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In the aftermath of the Capitol riot, far-right militia groups are using Facebook to organize—and they’re not worried about getting banned by Meta.

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Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.

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A US judge has sentenced crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, to four months in prison for breaking anti-money-laundering rules.

This sub-$1,000 laptop dishes out great power with Intel’s Core Ultra 7 chip at the expense of build quality and decent speakers.

The latest Alienware laptop is a powerful gaming machine masquerading as your next work laptop.

Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, healthcare, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.

Move over MoonSwatch—in a collaboration with Kith, TAG is reissuing 10 pimped versions of its classic plastic sports watch. And, yes, they will be available online (if you're fast enough).

Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.

Coconu’s vibrator is approachable, affordable, and surprisingly intuitive.

China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.

The ACP—a federal benefit that provides discounts on high-speed internet access to low-income Americans—ends on April 30. Here’s what happens next.

Abode’s new smart lock is great for renters and easy to add onto existing locks, and it comes with a fingerprint-reading keypad.

This is the best reverb pedal you can buy, but musical space will cost you.

Rotel’s versatile network amplifier offers audiophile sound, but the software that pairs with it needs an upgrade.

Is whatever you’re reading written by a human, or is it generated by artificial intelligence? This list of articles will help you understand AI text detection.

Whether you’re photo-editing or illustrating, the right drawing tablet can transform your workflow. These digital art slates are WIRED-tested and approved.

President Joe Biden has updated the directives to protect US critical infrastructure against major threats, from cyberattacks to terrorism to climate change.

Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more.

When it comes to dimples, bigger really is better. The Glestain gyuto makes it subtly, but palpably, easier to chop and dice.

Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.

Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced.

WIRED’s advice columnist answers questions about fantasy vs. reality.

Tesla’s deal with Baidu isn’t new, the mapping data Tesla will collect likely can’t leave China, and Full Self-Driving can’t compete with the more advanced Chinese alternatives.

China’s state-sponsored disinformation campaign has been running at a massive scale for seven years—but no one is looking at it.

European iPhone owners are being shown a new pop-up screen listing alternatives to the Safari browser. The developers of the browsers shown on that screen are torn about the user experience.

Hoping to make life easier, I tested six AI-powered tools meant to help me write better and work smarter.

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This is undeniably Motorola’s finest Moto G yet and a killer phone at $300. It’s a shame it’ll get only one software update.

All you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good ebook reader to dive into your next page-turner.

Physicists call the dark energy that drives the universe “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.

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Climate change is increasing the number of days people are exposed to hazardous pollution, affecting already disadvantaged communities the most.

New music from Maggie Rogers, Tyla, Brittany Howard, and SchoolBoy Q showcase distinct artistic evolutions.

A ban on weapons of mass destruction in orbit has stood since 1967. Russia apparently has other ideas.

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Whether you’re snoozing in a campground or schlepping up to an alpine valley, these are the best pads we’ve found for resting your weary bones.

These hearing aids are tiny and nearly invisible, but they aren’t terribly effective.

TikTok but without the algorithm? TikTok by Meta? A new law this week puts the platform on a death watch—and none of the potential outcomes look great.

In an investigative report into crashes and deaths associated with Tesla Autopilot, federal regulators concluded that the system lacked standard protections.

Nintendo is once again flexing its copyright muscles by filing takedown requests for user-generated content on the popular game platform.

Govee makes some of the best affordable smart lights, but its enormous range can be overwhelming and confusing. Here’s how to choose the right fit for your home.

Conspiracies about outside forces funding and orchestrating the university protests at Columbia and NYU have taken hold online, primarily on X.

US senators have called for fresh scrutiny of crypto’s role in paying for child sexual abuse imagery online, a problem that they say has worsened.

The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration.

Meta’s decision to give away powerful AI software for free could threaten the business models of OpenAI and Google.

This week, we talk about the looming TikTok ban and what it means for the politicians and influencers who regularly post on the platform.

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Yale's first deadbolt adapter magically unlocks your door when it senses you're returning home.

WIRED went along to the company’s launch event where customers picked up the very first R1s and learned of an inbound “all-seeing” accompanying AI device.

TikTok says it plans to challenge the law that could ban it in the US in court. Experts think it's got a fighting chance.

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