President Biden just signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates hundreds of billions to fight climate change. Here’s how to get your share.
The Unintended Consequences of OTC Hearing Aids
Over-the-counter hearing aids will be available by October. They’ll benefit many but could lead to stigmatization, inadequate testing, and even hearing loss.
You Can Now Buy Polestar’s Roadster—Minus the Drone
The company is taking orders for its 155-mph sports car—but sadly the Polestar 6 will be a no-fly drone zone.
Google’s New Robot Learned to Take Orders by Scraping the Web
The machine learning technique that taught notorious text generator GPT-3 to write can also help robots make sense of spoken commands.
How to Put a Vaccine Card on Your Phone
Is that proof of vaccination card too big to fit in your pocket? Stick it on your phone instead.
As Wildfires Get More Extreme, Observatories Are at Greater Risk
Climate change is making fire season worse. Now astronomers are feeling the heat.
The GTR 3 Pro Is the First Amazfit Watch I Kinda Like
The company’s latest fitness tracker has onboard GPS and is surprisingly … not as crappy as before.
Doctors Are Pioneering a Better Way to Perform Autopsies on Kids
Hi-res imaging can help determine cause of death in very young babies—giving parents answers without the distress of an invasive autopsy.
Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy
A series of incremental changes over the years has transformed the tool from an explorative search function to one that is ripe for deception.
The Curious Afterlife of a Brain Trauma Survivor
Sophia Papp emerged from an accident with her personality transformed. She tried to continue on as before—until she realized she could reinvent herself.
The Story Behind the Wrenching Finale of The Anarchists
HBO’s gripping docuseries wrapped last night with a surprising end. WIRED talked to director Todd Schramke about his unusual filmmaking journey.
Birth Control TikTok Is a Symptom of Medicine’s Bigger Problem
Influencers are encouraging people to ditch hormonal contraception. Fixing feeds will require mending mistrust between doctors and patients.
Ready to Shred? Pick Up These Skateboarding Essentials
For anyone getting back into the sport, or just starting for the first time, here’s the go-to gear to get you rolling.
The New Climate Bill Demands All-American EV Batteries
The legislation adds fuel to a major push for a US battery supply chain. But inconvenient geography is the least of the challenges ahead.
Here’s Where to Get Discounts With a Student Email Address
That .edu email is your ticket to exclusive savings on laptops, streaming services, software, and more.
The Best Dorm Gear for Heading Back to College
Deck out your room and make class a cinch with these WIRED-tested favorites.
Police Used a Baby’s DNA to Investigate Its Father for a Crime
Small pinpricks of blood are used to screen newborns for serious health conditions—but this genetic data can have legal uses too.
Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.
The Best Electric Kick Scooters
These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.
6 Great WIRED-Tested Monitors Under $500
The Gear team spends countless hours in front of displays while reviewing gadgets galore. So we reviewed those too (including a portable screen).
Particle Physicists Puzzle Over a New Duality
A hidden link between two seemingly unrelated particle collision outcomes shows a mysterious web of mathematical connections between disparate theories.
15 Good N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now
Here are the best disposable coverings we’ve tested and researched—and where you can find them.
To Fix Tech, Democracy Needs to Grow Up
Calls to “democratize technology” ring hollow when both systems seem to be failing. The key is realizing that democracy is not yet in its final form.
How to Create a Secure Folder on Your Phone
Keep private photos, videos, and documents away from prying eyes.
A New Tractor Jailbreak Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave
A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company’s farm equipment.
Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk
The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.
Google May Add Home Workouts to Its Smart TV Offerings
Plus: Ring cameras get their own show, Google calls out Apple’s messaging, and we unpack Unpacked.
10 Laptops We’ve Tested and Love
These are our favorite Windows notebooks, MacBooks, and Chromebooks.
The Feds Gear Up for a Privacy Crackdown
Plus: Cisco gets hit by ransomware, Twilio gets phished, a new way to fight email spammers, and much more.
Is Coal Mining Increasing East Kentucky’s Flood Risk?
Mountaintop removal destroyed Appalachia’s land. Then came the floodwaters.