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AI tasks that work well with reinforcement learning are getting better fast — and threatening to leave the rest of the industry behind.

Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children’s privacy and teaching them good online habits. 

From models for traveling to humidifiers that double as planters or air purifiers, we've tested a dozen of them.

Global professionals can’t be stymied by dead batteries or flimsy gadgets. Here are WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler’s go-to essentials to help you survive any business trip.

Ninja’s slushie machine made me more popular, and more tipsy, this summer. This is the first real deal I’ve seen this year.

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, patterns.

Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world’s biggest tech giants, South Korea has also faced a string of data breaches and cybersecurity lapses that has struggled to match the pace of its digital ambitions.

Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will soon have the right to unionize in California as independent contractors, thanks to a bill signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom.

New PitchBook data illustrates how dramatically AI is dominating startup investment, with 2025 on-track to become the first year when AI accounts for more than half of all VC money invested.

Equity co-hosts Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff explore the how startups are navigating a topsy-turvy relationship with the U.S. government.

Hundreds of Eufy customers have donated hundreds of thousands of videos to train the company’s AI systems.

Amazon Prime Day is back, starting on October 7, but we’ve already found good deals on WIRED-approved gear.

Agriculture consumes a vast amount of water, and some countries are under more stress than others. Instacrops pivoted to AI to help farmers cut water use by 30%.

OpenAI may be reversing course on how it approaches copyright and intellectual property in its new video app Sora.

The event planning startup, which has raised over $27M from a16z and others, fixed the bug after TechCrunch found that Partiful was not removing granular location data from users' profile photos.

California's Department of Insurance has been warning Tesla to fix its claims process since 2022, but consumer complaints have skyrocketed anyways.

Americans are paying more for electricity—and rates will keep rising. But after a period of pain, rates should level off as the benefits of a shift away from fossil fuels begin to be felt.

Plus: China sentences scam bosses to death, Europe is ramping up its plans to build a “drone wall” to protect against Russian airspace violations, and more.

Having reportedly shelved work on a cheaper Vision Pro, Apple is apparently pivoting its focus to smart glasses—and hoping it's not too late.

Plus: Whoop lets you order blood tests, Arlo refreshes its security camera lineup, and Roland unveils a new analog drum machine.