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Upgrading to a shiny new smartphone? Here’s how to restore your old iPhone or Android to factory settings.

Mathematicians think abstract tools from a field called symplectic geometry might help with planning missions to far-off moons and planets.

We can hold surprisingly deep conversations across languages using simple apps on our phones. But even as these apps get a fresh boost from AI, they can still lead to some awkward moments.

Meet the Zhidou Rainbow—it costs less than an ebike and is capable of completing the average US daily commute with charge to spare.

Sony’s CRE-E10 hearing aids offer long battery life, high-quality audio, and an earbud-like design.

With swappable bezels and plenty of stamina, Xiaomi’s barebones smartwatch is a bargain.

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These are the best Star Wars gifts in the galaxy for everyone from Padawan fans to Jedi masters.

On Star Wars Day, we use some basic physics to measure the power of the Force. It’s strong!

Entrepreneur Jeff Lawson’s plan to revive venerable satirical outlet The Onion involves borrowing from the playbook of the founders of WhatsApp.

TV mounts have evolved, and so have all the other options for getting your huge new television set off the entertainment stand.

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Hydrostor, a leader in compressed air energy storage, aims to break ground on its first large-scale plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It plans to follow that with an even bigger facility in California.

This Mighty Mouse speaker lets you bring the thrills of a real subwoofer virtually anywhere.

Cut out the beeps and bloops and get some rest for a change.

CoreWeave, once a small player in crypto, is now a $19 billion unicorn that provides GPUs to AI developers. Its frenetic culture and rising competition now pose challenges, former employees say.

WeWork’s controversial former CEO tried to acquire the bankrupt company he left in crisis. After being rebuffed, Adam Neumann will have to pivot to something new.

You probably shouldn't follow this rabbit down the rabbit hole.

Fujifilm’s latest Instax gives photographers more manual control over their instant images.

From a sound machine to a smart sensor, here’s what made life easier during my infant’s first year (and a few things I could’ve lived without).

There are many apps to help you record and organize your thoughts on any device. These are our favorites.

The Dell XPS 14 and 16 are both speedy, beautiful machines that are just a little too expensive for what you get.

Red and blue light therapy can help reduce wrinkles and acne. I spoke to a dermatologist and donned a few masks to test their efficacy.

With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy farms, the full scale of the outbreak is unclear.

A popular bill will force car companies to put AM radios in vehicles at no extra charge, despite decreasing interest from drivers and potential electromagnetic interference.

This is an elegant reimagining of a sex-tech classic that can vibrate your jeans right off.

Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem.

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.

We’ve spent time with most of the available apps for making music on iPad, and this loop station, DAW, and sampler combo is the best free (and paid) app around.

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.

When emoji and Memoji can’t fully capture your emotions, Stickers will do the trick.

The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.

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.

When I rejoined the app and quickly got addicted, I realized it was exactly what I needed: not reality itself but the illusion of it.

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.