Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.

ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document.

Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the USincluding many citizens.

Catastrophic risks are increasing, cooperation is declining, and swift action is needed from global leaders to correct course.

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People are letting the viral AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot run their lives, regardless of the privacy concerns.

Googles latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat.

Former election clerk Tina Peters is a hero to conspiracy theorists, and even received an empty pardon from the president. Colorado's governor has held firm against commuting her sentenceso far.

This years Ryzen is still my top choice for PC games.

This is an essential item for all skiers and snowboarders. WIRED has tested the best helmets for all abilities and budgets.

This mid-tier Sony comes with its highest-end processor, and that's a big deal for home theater nerds.

When Google releases its smart glasses in the coming months, the strength of its AI-powered software will be its biggest leg up on its rivals. But will people want to be seen wearing them?

Across Europes largest cities, people are gathering for semi-silent, offline hangouts, in search of an experience that isnt mediated through their smartphones.

Apple is renewing certificates for iOS versions dating back to 2013 to keep the lights on a little longer.

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. Its an encouraging sign for a species whose population is estimated to be below 400.

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Alexa+ has been rolling out to everyone with a Prime membership, even if you didnt ask for it. Heres how to change it back.

Anker knocks almost half the cost off its already budget-friendly earbuds.

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

Research from the ride-hail aggregator Obi finds Waymo is starting to edge up on Uber and Lyft in San Francisco. Tesla, which operates a ride-hail service with human drivers, is winning the price wars.

Whether youre working from home or just trying to hit your step goals, these walking pad deals make it easy to move every day.

A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Googles Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.

Only users who have already registered and completed age verification will be able to access the world's largest porn site.

Fauna, a new startup, is betting that humanoid robots will find success as hospitality workers, research assistants, and entertainers.

If youre new to smart home tech, light bulbs are an affordable, low-commitment place to start.

A whistleblower trapped inside a pig butchering scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materialsincluding 4,200 pages of messages that lay out its operations in unprecedented detail.

A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors crimesand then escape. This is his story.

We asked tech CEOs, journalists, entertainers, students, about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. Heres what they said.

An airlines boarding policy shake-up shows the limits of efficiency. (Spoiler: Its money.)

A federal judge ordered a new briefing due Wednesday on whether DHS is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies, leaving ICE operations in place for now.

In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this, one worker wrote on Slack.

The technical failure coincided with TikToks ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.

A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.

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The second-generation AirTag features Apples newer Ultra Wideband chip and has a louder speaker and better range.

WIRED put the latest consumer exoskeletons from Dnsys and Hypershell in a head-to-head test on a pro athletic track. On your marks

Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs theyre expected to bring.