Google’s Academic Influence Campaign: It's Complicated

Several academics named in a database of Google funding recipients say they’ve never received money from the company.

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Donald Trump, Border Walls, and Flying Bags of Heroin

Nope, sorry, a see-through border wall doesn't protect against tossed heroin.

Election Security Is a Surprisingly Controversial Issue

One would think that keeping elections safe would be an issue everyone backed. It's not that simple.

2017 Emmy Nominations: 'The Handmaid's Tale' Just Made Hulu a Prestige TV Player

The streaming service's breakout show nabbed an impressive 13 Emmy nods.

Russia Could Easily Spread Fake News Without Team Trump's Help

You don't need to be a campaign insider to narrowly target American voters with disinformation online.

Netflix's 'Castlevania' Is the Future of Videogame Adaptations

The anime version of the Dracula-killing, dungeon-crawling game franchise looks like a success—so we'll probably be seeing more like it.

Uber's New Tool Lets Its Staff Know *Less* About You

The controversial ride-sharing service is making a push for "differential privacy," a method that masks users' individual data.

Let's Do Some Physics and Learn About the Momentum Principle and the Work Energy Principle

Both deal with forces acting on an object, which often leads students to think they are similar. In a way, they are.

Soft Sensors Might Make Wearables Actually Wearable

Silver-plated fabric sensors could give wearables more of the stretchability and comfort of the best sweatpants.

Explore Pingelap Island Through the Eyes of the Colorblind

Surrounded by colors, all they see is gray.

Hestan Cue Review: A High-Tech Burner and Pan Combo That Practically Cooks for You

The Hestan Cue guides you through recipes step-by-step, setting your pan to exactly the right temperature.

AI and ‘Enormous Data’ Could Make Tech Giants Like Google Harder to Topple

A new record-breaking research paper is a reminder that AI could make Google, Facebook, and Amazon more immune to competition.

The Uber v. Waymo Court Showdown Looms. Here’s What You Need to Know

New legal filings reveal new dirt.

Remember When Martin Shkreli Bought That Single-Copy Wu-Tang Clan Album?

An excerpt from the new book 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.'

Giant Antarctic Icebergs and Crushing Existential Dread

Even if climate change didn’t send Larsen C packing, the air and oceans on Earth are incontrovertibly warmer than they used to be. Could an event like this move a policy needle?

Thanks, Climate Change: Heat Waves Will Keep on Grounding Planes

Forget about rain delays or missing flight crews. Climate change means the real problem for aviation will be heat waves.

Hyperloop One's First Real Test Is a Whooshing Success

The levitating test sled hit 70 mph in a near-vacuum in a tube.

The Net Neutrality Fight Doesn't End With the Day of Action

The Day of Action gave the fight for net neutrality its spotlight moment. But it shouldn't end here.

FIGHT: The WIRED Guide to Net Neutrality

On the internet's day of action in support of net neutrality, a look at what's at stake.

Jupiter's Big Red Spot Finally Gets Its Closeup, Thanks to NASA's Juno

NASA's Juno spacecraft made its first close pass by Jupiter's big red spot, and it's got the pictures to prove it.