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Robotaxi firm Waymo will build its self-driving tech into the Ioniq 5. But what about its relationship with Chinese automaker Zeekr?

As more farm workers get sick with avian influenza, the US federal government is putting $72 million toward strengthening its vaccine stockpile.

Last weekend, Katie Santry joked on TikTok that her mysteriously cracked computer screen was the result of a haunting—and asked if it was connected to the rolled-up rug she found buried in her backyard.

Privacy activist Max Schrems has won another legal fight against Meta, this time limiting how the company can use off-platform activity—and public statements—to target ads.

“I was loath to jump into it,” Black List founder Franklin Leonard says of expanding into publishing. “It’s not a great look to be like, ‘I'm from Hollywood and I'm here to save you.’”

Despite opposition from Germany, the European Union will start imposing tariffs as high as 45 percent on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Elon Musk’s marque takes the smallest hit.

Get your pictures off your phone and in front of your friends and family with these connected displays.

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

WIRED tried 3D-printed steaks that you can’t buy anywhere yet. But reducing food to a technological problem leaves a bitter taste, and delivers all the joy of licking a catering catalog.

After decades of relying on buttons, switches, and toggles, the Pentagon has embraced simple, ergonomic video-game-style controllers already familiar to millions of potential recruits.

Neo-Nazis are joining SimpleX Chat, a relatively unknown app that received funding from Jack Dorsey and promises users there is no way for it or law enforcement to track their identity.

New vaccines could help stem the spread of respiratory syncytial virus, but there are already huge inequities in access and uptake.

Ice cream is deceptively simple, but that sweet burst of flavor and soft melt on the tongue is a finicky, frozen science of water, fat, and air delicately held together.

The retail apps have exploded in China and internationally thanks to bargain-basement pricing. But a potential import crackdown from the US and other countries could slow the momentum.

Parents of newborns are reporting symptoms including diarrhea, twitching, and “complete toddler meltdowns” after giving them Pure Body Extra detox treatment.

The machine hasn't been in use for a decade—and the hacker who exposed a flaw in it says he has confidence this year's election will be run properly.

ChatGPT’s new canvas interface can suggest improvements to writing and code as well as make in-line changes.

Launched in 2017, Google Lens processes 20 billion visual searches a month. Now it will work with video and voice, too.

Researchers have been working on mRNA flu vaccines since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but we may get one for bird flu first.