The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New research shows how and why they are different.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-your-brain-distinguishes-memories-from-perceptions/

Plus: Russian spies uncovered in Europe, face recognition leads to another wrongful arrest, a new porn ID law, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/slack-data-breach-security-news-roundup/

California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-cities-are-falling-out-of-love-with-the-parking-lot/

The technology could draw more players into the pricey hobby by allowing people to design their own pieces and even develop their own games.
https://www.wired.com/story/3d-printing-tabletop-games-wargaming/

Aside from color-morphing concepts and Tron-inspired bikes, this year’s show was about how car and tech companies will work closer together
https://www.wired.com/story/the-best-cars-rides-and-auto-tech-of-ces-2023/

From gaming headsets to electric in-line skates, here’s everything announced at the tech trade show that you can actually order today.
https://www.wired.com/story/ces-2023-best-gadgets-you-can-buy-right-now/

Plus: Apple reportedly cancels the next iPhone SE, Google gets HD maps into cars, and all the CES news you could ever want.
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-mixed-reality-headset-details-emerge/

Staff laid off by Elon Musk were assured they would be compensated following mass cuts. As the deadline passes, the silence has been deafeni
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-employees-severance/

Try as they might, crypto companies pressured by the trading platform’s collapse are failing to bail themselves out.
https://www.wired.com/story/no-one-will-escape-the-ftx-fallout/

Precision weapons, satellites, and AI have changed how we fight—and who sees the consequences.
https://www.wired.com/story/digital-warfare/

This week on 'Gadget Lab,' our hosts report from consumer tech’s biggest show of the year, held in Las Vegas.
https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-580/

ClientEarth helps shape new laws and enforce old ones to protect the planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants.
https://www.wired.com/story/clientearth-lawyers-defending-environment/

Companies trialing the metaverse space say it’s kind of fun, but only in small doses.
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-horizon-workrooms-glitchy-company-trials/

From retrofitting buildings to rethinking farming, electrifying transport, and prioritizing reforestation, the EU is chasing net zero.
https://www.wired.com/story/eu-green-deal/

The January 6 Committee’s 841-page report will go down as one of the most important documents in US history. These key moments stand out.
https://www.wired.com/story/january-6-committee-final-report-key-takeaways/

These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that most clearly signaled the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-of-ces-2023/

From Iran's reigning master of cinema to wolf-eating witches, these are the best films you didn't see last year.
https://www.wired.com/story/best-movies-you-missed-2022/

A European Union ruling against Meta marks the beginning of the end of targeted ads.
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-surveillance-capitalism/

The infamous, FSB-connected Turla group took over other hackers' servers, exploiting their USB drive malware for targeted espionage.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-turla-fsb-usb-infection/

Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks.
https://www.wired.com/story/humans-walk-weird-scientists-may-finally-know-why/

A country’s real wealth lies in its equality, environment, and happiness.
https://www.wired.com/story/happiness-measurement/

It's also the best Star Wars series to date.
https://www.wired.com/2023/01/geeks-guide-andor/

Tech’s biggest show is just getting started. We’ve already gotten the chance to try some fun gadgets.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/ces-2023-photo-gallery-day-1/

When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread
https://www.wired.com/story/encrochat-phone-police-hacking-encryption-drugs/

To preserve humankind’s diverse bacteria, scientists are harvesting, freezing, and storing poop from around the world.
https://www.wired.com/story/microbiota-vault/

Genuine connection, authentic content, and no ‘likes’? Social media is being redefined, and legacy platforms must take heed.
https://www.wired.com/story/business-gen-z-social-media/

This CES concept car uses e-ink technology to switch between 32 body colors, while its windshield offers a view of “mixed reality.”
https://www.wired.com/story/bmws-i-vision-dee-concept-car-changes-colors-in-seconds/

You don’t need a studio to film your Sundance contender. Whether you’re home or on location, here’s the right equipment.
https://www.wired.com/story/gear-you-need-make-indie-films/

The company unveiled Project Leonardo, a fully customizable, accessible console game controller, built with the help of the disabled communi
https://www.wired.com/story/sony-releases-first-accessible-controller-project-leonardo/

These are our favorite Windows notebooks, MacBooks, and Chromebooks.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-laptops/

Technology's biggest trade show must go on, in spite of rough economic headwinds. These are the trends and innovations to keep an eye out fo
https://www.wired.com/story/ces-2023-what-to-expect/

Businesses can get a head start on VR life if they transition to 3D-centric content now.
https://www.wired.com/story/metaverse-business-commerce/

Zuck promised his “metaverse” could bring people together. All I got were glitches and disappointment.
https://www.wired.com/story/holiday-party-horizon-worlds-the-metaverse-doesnt-exist/

As the state’s residents step up to save the sea cows, advocacy organizations believe the solution is less about lettuce—and more about lead
https://www.wired.com/story/florida-is-fighting-to-feed-starving-manatees-this-winter/

This pet cam takes all the features we loved in its predecessor and quite literally turns them around.
https://www.wired.com/review/furbo-360-dog-camera/

The CEO of Proton says new competition laws have finally given him a voice in Brussels, even as he fights the EU’s anti-encryption campaign.
https://www.wired.com/story/encryption-faces-an-existential-threat-in-europe/

Amid isolation fatigue, architects must incorporate more feeling into urban spaces, as doing so will benefit both people and the planet.
https://www.wired.com/story/cities-architecture-design/

A new study shows that as temperatures drop, nasal cells release fewer of the tiny protectors that bind and neutralize invading germs.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-do-you-get-sick-in-the-winter-blame-your-nose/

Electric vehicles went mainstream in 2022, so 2023's designs will be bold, weird, and wonderful. Here are a few flashes of inspiration.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-17-best-evs-coming-in-2023/

This type of devastating scheme ensnares victims and takes them for all they’re worth—and the threat is only growing.
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-pig-butchering-scam/

WIRED visited the Geological Society of America conference to learn about the untapped potential of gigantic reptiles in gaming.
https://www.wired.com/story/video-game-dinosaurs/

Regenerative farming and upcycled ingredients are both on the menu for a resilient food system that’s better for humans and nature alike.
https://www.wired.com/story/agriculture-food-chain-sustainability/

Maintenance of FORM, the 1980s software that’s used for the field's hardest calculations, rests almost entirely with one septuagenarian phys
https://www.wired.com/story/a-crucial-particle-physics-computer-program-risks-obsolescence/

Keeping your coders in good spirits will be critical to retaining talent and beating a downturn.
https://www.wired.com/story/happiness-employment-labor-business/

If you’re about to set your resolutions for 2023, stop. According to experts, this is how to pick the right ones, build good habits, and sta
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-choose-better-habits-goals-psychology/

New approaches to the biology of senescence can make lives longer and healthier.
https://www.wired.com/story/drugs-aging-medicine-biotech/

Neuroscientists and psychologists explain how to keep yourself on track—for good this time.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-break-bad-habits/

Not every transition must be a caterpillar into a butterfly, or a solitary trek through terror and pain. The natural world has other models
https://www.wired.com/story/animals-metaphor-politics-change-hope/

The phenomenon threatens local drinking water, and scientists think climate change may be the culprit.
https://www.wired.com/story/alaskas-arctic-waterways-are-turning-a-foreboding-orange/

Supply chains are clogged and driving is getting more dangerous. 2023’s autonomous vehicles could help fix both.
https://www.wired.com/story/robots-infrastructure-transport/