It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.

There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from.

Wishing for your very own Dyson vacuum? Don’t miss these vacuum deals happening over the holiday weekend.

Its do-it-all thermoplastic lining can both carry gear through wet muck and transport wet, mucky groceries home from the store.

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.

We’ve tested almost a dozen options that handle everything from scheduling and weather changes to water conservation, so you don’t have to.

Plus: Google publishes a live exploit for an unpatched flaw, the feds arrest two men accused of creating thousands of nonconsensual deepfake nudes, and more.

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries.

A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of a poorly documented animal.

The measure is part of a European Union–led strategy to eliminate all drunk-driving-related deaths and injuries by 2050.

The acquisition struck many people as a bizarre mismatch, but it's really a sign of where Chinese ecommerce giants are already going.

Some of WIRED's favorite griddles, grills, and pellet smokers are as much as $250 off for Memorial Day weekend.

Your modem and router are the dynamic duo you need to get online, so long as you don't mistake one for the other.

The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it.

Made for those who hate having a TV in the home, Samsung’s Movingstyle monitor-on-wheels brings the entertainment when you need it and hides away in a closet when you don’t.

The multifarious methods we use to gather experimental data ultimately boil down to counting or comparing.

Without the context of Valve’s Steam Machine (which is still MIA), this controller can’t fully dazzle players yet.

Small, iterative improvements bring serious performance gains to Razer’s Viper V4 Pro.

Tune into live broadcasts from your Windows desktop with Trdo, a free and open-source application.

Hyperscalers are pushing the Gulf to rethink internet infrastructure as AI raises the stakes of cable disruptions.

Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.

A tech industry guide to where to stay, eat, work, and play while visiting LA.

Three firms will pay nearly $1 million for selling “Active Listening” technology that they claimed tapped people’s phones for advertising. The FTC alleges the “tech” was just pricey email lists.

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the mass layoffs at Meta, big announcements at Google I/O, and the latest backlash against AI.

We love this brand’s stylish storage lockers, and there's a big sale on eight colors through the end of the month.

The hackathon, held to build user-auditing tools for Palantir customers, comes as the company struggles to address employee concerns over its relationship with ICE.

The impending arrival of El Niño will help keep the number of storms low. But it only takes one landfall to create a catastrophe.

I used the Gemini app to generate lifelike videos featuring a digital clone of myself. Google sees this as the future of creation. I’m still creeped out.

After the Trump administration turned away from electrification, two of the nation’s biggest governments will advocate for more electric vans, police cars, and eventually, snowplows.

Whether you need a portable, around-the-house entertainment center or a full-on laptop replacement, these are the best Android tablets.