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You will never need that weird charger from 2012. These tips to tidy up your tech will help you sort out your cable collection, organize your gadgets, and get rid of aging ones.

From Wi-Fi extenders to simple wall brackets, there's always something you can do to improve your internet connection at home.

Strand Therapeutics has figured out a way to turn the molecule on and off in certain tissues to more precisely treat tumors.

Police around the US say they're justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea.

With a Leica lens and an innovative, flip-up screen, the Ace Pro is ready for whatever action sequence you want to throw at it.

Leave a balloon out in the cold and it’ll shrink and look pathetic. Sorry, but that’s the law—the ideal gas law.

Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases secretly. If the process can be streamlined, fully private browsing could be possible.

With see-through screens, roll-up displays, and TVs that disguise themselves as paintings, the race is on to make the television the least conspicuous object in your living room.

The Nex Playground uses motion tracking to put you in the game for family fun with a side of fitness.

Plus: Microsoft says attackers accessed employee emails, Walmart fails to stop gift card fraud, “pig butchering” scams fuel violence in Myanmar, and more.

The gas pipeline stretching across Virginia and West Virginia is over budget and behind schedule, with a lot of hard work left to do. Opponents hope that makes fossil fuel companies think twice about building the next one.

Workers are posting their layoff and termination meetings on TikTok, which can destigmatize the experience—but also expose the darker side of work life.

“Any electric vehicle that doesn’t have a heat pump is a dinosaur already,” one expert tells WIRED.

The pioneering PC revolutionized how people interact with computers. As the Mac enters its fifth decade, Apple says it will continue to evolve.

It seems all but inevitable that streamers are going to merge into mega-media entities in 2024. New research shows what those consolidations might look like. Get ready to click on Para-Flix+.

One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized ads.

The old playbook for power and control won’t work to retain Gen Z talent. Instead, employers need to take a cue from Roblox.

If not addressed by governments, racism, classism, austerity, and more will continue to drive mortality and illness among minorities.