The virtual character, which is promoting its upcoming movie Misaligned, tries to evade politics by repetitively commenting on the clothes youre wearing.

FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.

You cant always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.

An evening of podcasting in San Francisco (with a discount for WIRED readers).

Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.

As anxieties over surveillance tech grow, unsuspecting singles are sharing stories of being covertly filmed on dates by Meta smart glasses.

WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.

The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal funding based on population sizes.

A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.

Emily St. John Mandels 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. Her new novel, Exit Party, imagines two possible American futurestotalitarian state and post-civil-war chaos.

The device made by Flow Neuroscience is approved by the FDA and could help people get off antidepressantsbut it costs $2,200.

The System76 Pangolin Pro Linux Laptop wraps a speedy processor, plenty of ports, and a great operating system in a svelte, 16-inch package.

The ruling bars the United States Postal Service from implementing restrictions that experts and election officials say would upend voting in November.

The latest iPhone update is chock-full of smart upgrades, with a big focus on improvements to Siri.

In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorneys Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.

I tested soundbars of all shapes and sizesthese are the best for clear dialogue, booming bass, and realistic surround sound.

An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodeis weekend plea for regulation. The White House seems unlikely to oblige.

Roborock's more affordable vacuum did well on corners and navigating my home, but thresholds and small objects remain a challenge. Still, it's a good vacuum for the price, especially when it's on sale.

Ive tested dozens of wireless earbuds. These are the best for when you want to tune out the world, wherever you are.

Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women whove had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now shes fighting back.

While the publishing industry frets over how authors are using AI, many readers are taking things into their own hands.

Apples Safari browser gets a few helpful automation and personalization features in iOS 27.

Coways new Airmega Halo runs quietly and clears visible smoke quickly, but its air-quality readings werent always reassuring.

Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AIand it's driving the data center buildout.

Theres no reason we cant think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.

Take your home office to new heights with our favorite motorized standing desks.

A subset of male gamers have spent years warning that the transgressive series has been neutered by progressive developers, but the backlash isnt taking hold.

Plus: The US disrupts the internets biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.

Turns out that the best office chair is also the best gaming chair, now with aesthetics to match.

Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his lifes work.

And if your tap water is undrinkable, you have no constitutional right to truthful information about it.

South Park, Slow Horses, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and a Lego-fied Mandalorian are just a few of the things you should be watching right now.

The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran warand even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.

The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested peoples Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased NameTag face recognition feature.

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

When going abroad, the right plugs are essential to keep your gadgets charged. These are my favorite travel adapters and chargers that Ive tested myself.

Braden Sinclair is one of just 50 people in the world who can have unlimited pasta at the chain for life. Now, fans are deciding what he should eat next.

The agricultural machine manufacturer has a subscription service that lets owners repair their own equipment. Why is barely anybody using it?

The US government has been sharing more information about UFOs. That's fueling excitement over the possibility of the president announcing that humans are not alone.