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AI is elbowing its way into ever more jobs, but while how we work will change, people skills will still be the most important factor.

Newly disclosed breaches of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise highlight the persistent threat posed by Midnight Blizzard, a notorious Russian cyber-espionage group.

A law firm’s investigation of a gruesome crash in which a pedestrian was dragged under an autonomous vehicle says GM’s Cruise fixated on media reports and didn’t share all it knew with regulators.

As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers suggest building limitations into crucial chips like GPUs to cap the power of algorithms.

With Trump’s nomination all but inevitable, the former president’s most fervent far-right supporters are already debating who should join the 2024 ticket.

Want to wade into the world of mechanical keyboards? We break down the terminology, phrases, and materials to make the experience less overwhelming.

From repeatedly crippling thousands of gas stations to setting a steel mill on fire, Predatory Sparrow’s offensive hacking has now targeted Iranians with some of history's most aggressive cyberattacks.

The winter sport is becoming more treacherous as the world warms and icefalls become less and less stable.

Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates for them with the bots of potential matches. We tested it out—and our chatbot tried to woo matches with talk of nuclear warfare.

A low-cost model of Tesla will launch in 2024, CEO Elon Musk told investors. It could help the EV maker compete with BYD and other surging Chinese automakers.

The Amazon-owned home surveillance company says it is shuttering a feature in its Neighbors app that allows police to request footage from users. But it’s not shutting out the cops entirely.

Several gene therapies aim to restore a protein necessary for transmitting sound signals from the ear to the brain.

A new study of single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016–2021 finds high hoods on pickups and SUVs are more dangerous.

Congressman Dean Phillips’ presidential run has gotten a boost from rich techies trying to shake up the primary.

New Hampshire’s Voter Integrity Group on Facebook has almost 7,000 followers. On Tuesday, it was filled with conspiracies, confusion, and outrage.

New research finds that the groundwater systems that hydrate your life are in rapid, sometimes accelerating decline around the globe. Here’s how to stop the retreat.

From its founding, OpenAI said its governing documents were available to the public. When WIRED requested copies after the company’s boardroom drama, it declined to provide them.

Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them.

Fragmented and focused social platforms might be good for helping you find a knitting community. But extremist groups are also using them to normalize darker content.

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs, offer independently-minded internet users a safe haven—but it’s also a boon to those with a darker purpose.

NSO Group, creator of the infamous Pegasus spyware, is spending millions on lobbying in Washington while taking advantage of the crisis in Gaza to paint itself as essential for global security.

Anyone hoping to save all of their WhatsApp chats on their Android phone may need to snag a Google One subscription soon.

Welcome to the world’s foremost training ground for saving space from disasters, disputes, and—perhaps one day—colonizers named Musk.