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If your Christmas tree is missing a present, these gifts will keep you on the nice list.

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

To wrap up 2024, this week on Uncanny Valley we talk about the tech products we most fear and love.

A free VPN app called Big Mama is selling access to people’s home internet networks. Kids are using it to cheat in a VR game while researchers warn of bigger security risks.

Fashion, stan, and other online spaces offer clues to what will dominate next year in politics—for better or, in some cases, much worse.

From poker players to venture capitalists, there’s a mindset to making the most of opportunities, and engineering the odds of success.

Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams will now come home in March at the earliest, to allow SpaceX and NASA engineers to complete development of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The National Defense Authorization Act passed today, but lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented authority to surveil Americans.

This is the first case of H5N1 in the US this year that has sent a patient to the hospital.

Botto is a 'decentralized AI artist' whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality.

One fifth of all wine sold worldwide could be fake. Now tech similar to MRI scans and gas-smelling, aroma-analyzing equipment might yield the answer.

The world's first AI-powered automatic litter box dares to ask the question: What does it look like inside the box when my cat poops?

Score a great gift for everyone on your list without breaking the bank. Every one of these gifts comes WIRED-recommended.

The electric SUV, the flagship of the Swedish brand, is the most connected and safe car Volvo has ever made. There’s so much to like, but we also have a few gripes.

Despite the correction, the study's authors stand by their conclusions about the risks of certain kitchen utensils.

Truth Terminal started as a techno-modernist art project meant to invite discussion about the applications and potential dangers of autonomous AI agents. Then it took on a life of its own.

For a limited time, score up to 50% off smart appliances when you shop this holiday season at Govee.

Wrap up the year with big savings from AirDoctor, including up to 25% off air purifiers with our promo code.

In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.

These bird feeders come with cameras and connected apps to let you see and learn about the birds in your neighborhood.