Named Volta-Autodoxer, the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.

The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wineand the spirit world is mighty impressed.

Backup by BioLite is designed to power your fridge when the grid goes down. It works, but protecting your ice cream doesnt come cheap.

Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.

Theyre a steal at over 40 percent off in multiple colors. Plus, other great Bose deals you should know about ahead of Black Friday.

A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.

This multifaceted home coffee brewer and its new AltaRounds will make you rethink everything you know about Keurig machines.

In the 1960s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational findingthat is until the worms stopped learning.

Astronomers find that a white dwarfs density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the stars atmosphere.

Googles latest smartwatch packs great new health and fitness features, and its already on sale ahead of Black Friday.

This week on Uncanny Valley, we also discuss Anthropics IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.

Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a security incident. Users are not taking it well.

Apple doesnt need fixing, and it doesnt want drama. Its new leader is a product guy who bleeds six colors.

Even though Black Friday isnt for a few more weeks, weve found early discounts on our favorite WIRED-tested mattresses and sleep accessories.

Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in historywith billions of crypto likely gone for good.

The iOS app Oh My Hours takes a new approach to curbing screen time. It splits up your day into hour-long blocks, then shows which ones you wasted on Instagram and TikTok.

As Election Day approaches, the billionaires longstanding relationships with GOP leaders in Texas are under scrutiny.

Manhood, a new documentary about girth enhancement, explores how wellness professionals are encouraging men to undergo increasingly extreme procedures to be sexually desirable.

The meme appeared to reference gender-swapping Malfoid fan fiction, a term with incel roots. When asked about it, the DOE responded by quoting Dumbledore.

European countries are leading the way harvesting heat that would otherwise be wasted as green death practices become more common.

It performs great, with rich texture and high brightness, but faces new competition when it comes to color dominance.

These are the WIRED-tested gadgets, kitchen tools, and cozy comforts Id actually buy for my own inner circle.

Our top Ego pick is discounted, and our resident leaf blower expert demonstrates how to make a TP cannon.

Democrats are using the high price of diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer to tie Republicans to President Donald Trumps unpopular, costly war in Iran.

This week, the Pentagon released a full-resolution image of the vehicle, the capabilities of which remain rather mysterious.

The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.

Some of the brands best styles, including the Nothing Headphone (1) and CMF Headphone Pro, are at the lowest prices Ive ever seen ahead of Black Friday.

Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employees personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.

The popular Ridge Wallet lives up to the hype and is on sale, along with other Ridge gear. Plus, you can try it risk-free for 99 days.

A new startup called &Truth; is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.

The French AI lab claims its latest release matches or outperforms even the best models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.

As WIREDs resident pet tech tester, I have lots of opinions on whats worth your money. Petkits automatic litter boxes are my top picksand my favorite models are $100 off right now.

Anthropic and OpenAI say theyve disproved a key tenet of computer science. Researchers are struggling with the fall but also feel like overexcited bunnies as they look at new questions to explore.

The Hisense UR8 RGB MiniLED is more affordable than competitors and offers exceptional color accuracy, but is otherwise just OK.

Illicit software on the computers of some of the worlds best online poker players allowed the accused cheater to see what cards were in the victims handsand trounce them at the tables.

They fit better than they look and stay put when you move, but Snaps $2,195 Specs still feel like a developer prototype in search of a purpose.

Reencle has made your favorite kitchen composter cheaperwith a few compromises.

Death Clock promises to predict when youre going to die and help you extend your time on Earth. After a month, I felt like it was sucking the life out of me.

The firm that helped set up Elon Musks America PAC is behind the new group, which will work with election officials to pursue policies aligned with Donald Trumps false election fraud claims.