Scientists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.
https://www.wired.com/story/big-bang-cosmic-microwave-background/

Unleash your inner diva as you grab the mic on your favorite songs.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-sing-along-apple-music-spotify/

Plus: 119 arrested during a sting on the Genesis dark-web market, the IRS aims to buy an online mass surveillance tool, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/pinduoduo-malware-security-roundup/

Plus: Kobo’s new E Ink tablet is made for doodling, Google moves podcasts into YouTube Music, and Peloton connects to Android watches.
https://www.wired.com/story/bing-chat-swiftkey-beta-android/

The story behind the fight over this game’s rights is as complex as the game itself.
https://www.wired.com/story/tetris-movie-history-political-thriller/

Easter weekend brings discounts on some of our favorite Amazon devices, plus Google Pixel phones.
https://www.wired.com/story/weekend-deals-april-8-2023/

In California, the bodies of four furry swimmers tested positive for a strain of toxoplasmosis first seen in mountain lions.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-parasite-is-killing-sea-otters-is-cat-poop-to-blame/

Luscafilm has announced three new Star Wars movies. There’s a crucial title missing.
https://www.wired.com/story/star-wars-three-new-movies-andor/

"Honor Among Thieves" is the movie D&D fans deserve.
https://www.wired.com/2023/04/geeks-guide-dungeons-dragons-movie/

The company's founders promised good vibes and greener cities. Now they’re stepping down, and the new CEO is focused on saving the business.
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-lyft-vibe-shift-signals-the-end-of-the-gig-economy-dream/

With new satellites and programs, the agency is tackling air quality from all angles—for the health of people and the planet.
https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-tracking-air-pollution/

Whether you’re a water sports fanatic or a seasoned wild swimmer, these changing robes will make you feel like royalty.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-changing-robes/

What’s the smallest lunar object a phone camera lens could resolve from Earth? Here’s what the physics of light tells us about shooting the
https://www.wired.com/story/moon-zoom-smartphone-detail/

Elon Musk’s highly publicized decision distracts from his recent move to reduce transparency on the platform.
https://www.wired.com/story/twitters-open-source-algorithm-is-a-red-herring/

The animated adaptation of Nintendo's iconic franchise is practically guaranteed to lure in a new generation of gamers. That's the point.
https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-movie-new-generation-video-games/

Scientists are hesitant to blame climate change, but varying weather conditions are causing new and troubling tornado patterns.
https://www.wired.com/story/americas-tornados-are-evolving-fast/

Video memes made with algorithms are suddenly everywhere. Their sudden proliferation may herald an imminent explosion in the technology's ca
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-video-generators-are-nearing-a-crucial-tipping-point/

Amnezia, a free virtual private network, allows users to set up their own servers, making it harder for Moscow to block this portal to the o
https://www.wired.com/story/amnezia-vpn-russia-censorship/

Put a discounted fitness tracker on your wrist, hop on an electric bicycle, and experience spring bliss.
https://www.wired.com/story/midweek-deals-april-6-2023/

This week, we learn how automakers adopted the subscription model where drivers pay to unlock features, and why the used car market will emb
https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-593/

BMW and others have been criticized for charging monthly fees for features in new cars like heated seats. Now the tactic is coming to used c
https://www.wired.com/story/automakers-subscription-revenue-used-car-owners/

Without an information sharing and analysis center, the country’s food and agriculture sector is uniquely vulnerable to hackers.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-food-agriculture-isac-cybersecurity/

As ChatGPT and its ilk continue to spread, countries need an independent board to hold AI companies accountable and limit harms.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-desperately-needs-global-oversight/

The Far North is thawing, unleashing clouds of planet-heating gas. Scientists rely on an arsenal of tech to sniff out just how nasty the pro
https://www.wired.com/story/arctic-permafrost-obsessed-methane-detectives/

Both advocates and critics of generative AI have compared it to the atom bomb. Here’s where that comparison breaks down.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-sense-of-the-generative-ai-explosion/

US agencies are sparring over who gets to oversee the crypto industry, and companies are stuck in the middle.
https://www.wired.com/story/binance-coinbase-regulatory-turf-war/

For the first time, researchers transferred them to the wombs of female monkeys, where the embryo-like structures produced a response simila
https://www.wired.com/story/stem-cells-monkey-synthetic-embryos/

There’s little evidence to prove how necessary or helpful many of the accepted norms in psychedelic-assisted therapy are—and some could even
https://www.wired.com/story/psychedelic-therapy-mess/

Need a cure for widespread platform malaise? For inspiration, look to the trusty spreadsheet.
https://www.wired.com/story/platforms-design-ux-affordances/

By recreating an early state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma, scientists hope to understand the conditions that made the universe wh
https://www.wired.com/story/little-bang-universe-beginning-plasma-physics/

Text-to-video AI generators are advancing rapidly—and capturing the internet’s attention. But don’t expect them to overtake Hollywood anytim
https://www.wired.com/story/text-to-video-ai-generators-filmmaking-hollywood/

Episodes land every Wednesday, starting April 12. You can hear the trailer (and subscribe!) right now.
https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-trailer/

Print memories you can hang on the wall, stash in your wallet, or just hold in your hand.
https://www.wired.com/story/best-photo-printing-services/

Italy’s recent ban of Open AI’s generative text tool may just be the beginning of ChatGPT's regulatory woes.
https://www.wired.com/story/italy-ban-chatgpt-privacy-gdpr/

The company’s policy bars use of the AI chatbot to “misinform.” A study found that it readily spouted untruths on topics from Covid-19 to th
https://www.wired.com/story/its-way-too-easy-to-get-googles-bard-chatbot-to-lie/

Mandatory face-recognition tools have repeatedly failed to identify people with darker skin tones. One Dutch student is fighting to end thei
https://www.wired.com/story/student-exam-software-bias-proctorio/

The World Health Organization is gearing up to test vaccines against the Marburg virus—but the world is still not prepared to contain new vi
https://www.wired.com/story/marburg-virus-tanzania-equatorial-guinea-vaccines/

These days, video game companies can just promote their hardware and new releases via prepackaged livestreams. Why would they bother with a
https://www.wired.com/story/e3-2023-canceled-streaming-e3-dead/

The coming renaissance will bring with it wonder, wreckage, and a complete loss of control over your image.
https://www.wired.com/story/magic-and-minstrelsy-of-generative-ai/

The tech giant is helping researchers and clinicians decipher vast amounts of data generated by people with persistent symptoms.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-palantir-big-data-long-covid/

Venture into the sun with books on magical mushrooms, Paris Hilton, and more.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/wired-spring-summer-reading-list-2023/

The tech giant dreams of filling the skies with package-bearing drones. But it has repeatedly failed to clear technical and regulatory hurdl
https://www.wired.com/story/crashes-and-layoffs-plague-amazons-drone-delivery-pilot/

Digging through manuals for security cameras, a group of gearheads found sinister details and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.
https://www.wired.com/story/surveillance-china-security-camera-giant-ipvm/

The tech giant’s project in Atlanta is on an "indefinite pause," leaving locals with the inflated prices but none of the jobs and investment.
https://www.wired.com/story/microsofts-new-campus-drove-up-home-prices-where-are-the-jobs/

Alice Pelton, founder of The Lowdown, the world’s first contraception review platform, discusses the power of equipping women with informati
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-alice-pelton-lowdown-contraception-pill/

Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that'll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-toxic-time-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-arctic/

North Korean hackers appear to have used the corrupted VoIP software to go after just a handful of crypto firms with "surgical precision."
https://www.wired.com/story/3cx-supply-chain-attack-north-korea-cryptocurrency-targets/

Yes, it has looks only a mother could love—but shut your eyes and wait till you hear how mind-blowingly good this new speaker is.
https://www.wired.com/review/review-sonos-era-300/

Good weird! Skip the small talk in a driverless EV and enjoy the audio cues that will guide you through a ride and keep you safe.
https://www.wired.com/story/zoox-robotaxi-sound-design/

As more characters enter the public domain, it’s important that creators use them. Next up: Mickey Mouse.
https://www.wired.com/story/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-copyright-fair-use/