Backups are boring, but they’ll save your bacon. Here’s how to make sure your data lives on, even when your PC doesn’t. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-back-up-your-digital-life/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From the falling costs of renewable energy to new treatments for a whole host of diseases, 2023 wasn’t all doom and gloom. https://www.wired.com/story/2023-positive-news/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Do “anti-hangover” supplements really work? With the sterling help of a UK rugby team, we raised a glass or five to find out. https://www.wired.com/story/wired-tested-miracle-hangover-cures/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From Dune: Part Two to Deadpool 3, these are the movies we can’t wait to see in the coming year. https://www.wired.com/story/22-most-anticipated-movies-of-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Plus: Apple shuts down a Flipper Zero Attack, Microsoft patches more than 30 vulnerabilities, and more critical updates for the last month of 2023. https://www.wired.com/story/google-100-android-security-issues-critical-update/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
These chest straps and watches can help keep your finger on the pulse of your wellness. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-heart-rate-monitors/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From Tumblr to Gawker, the sites and voices that defined the 2010s are gone or changed. There is no happy ending to this story. https://www.wired.com/story/end-of-the-millennial-internet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Pedro Pascal, Sundar Pichai, Grimes, Jennifer Doudna, and more: feisty conversations with famous people. https://www.wired.com/story/wired-big-interviews-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From The Wheel of Time to Reacher, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer. https://www.wired.com/story/best-shows-amazon-prime/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From Merry Little Batman to A Million Miles Away, these are the must-watch films on the streamer. https://www.wired.com/story/best-amazon-prime-movies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Despite its flaws, Baldur's Gate 3 is an amazing experience—and a cultural phenomenon. https://www.wired.com/2023/12/geeks-guide-baldurs-gate-3/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms. https://www.wired.com/story/the-foods-the-world-will-lose-to-climate-change/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From Sam Altman and Elon Musk to ransomware gangs and state-backed hackers, these are the individuals and groups that spent this year disrupting the world we know it. https://www.wired.com/story/most-dangerous-people-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
It was a bad year for big-budget superhero movies. With the Marvel formula losing steam and studios potentially looking elsewhere for moneymaking franchises, it could finally be game time. https://www.wired.com/story/video-game-adaptations-overtake-superheroes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Generative AI companies’ struggles with content moderation, sketchy labor practices, and disinformation show them fighting the same problems that tripped up social platforms before them. https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-web-2-mistakes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A group of scientists taught an algorithm to spot beaver ponds in satellite imagery, which has the potential to help drought-ridden areas like California bounce back. https://www.wired.com/story/spying-on-beavers-from-space-could-help-save-california/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
This is the year that “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas” summed up the climate emergency. But dramatic descriptors extend to the huge gains humanity has made too. https://www.wired.com/story/yes-the-climate-crisis-is-now-gobsmacking-but-so-is-progress/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Put your gift cards to use with deals on tech, a huge discount on the Balmuda Toaster Oven, and video games. https://www.wired.com/story/after-christmas-sales-and-deals-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
In a year dominated by 2022’s biggest releases, new albums by SZA, Lana Del Rey, and more invigorated the music landscape of 2023. https://www.wired.com/story/best-albums-of-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
I created an experimental chatbot with 50 of my WIRED articles. Try it out for yourself. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-chatgpt-create-custom-gpt-openai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
This year’s standout feature stories from WIRED will transport you, make you think, and maybe even change your mind. https://www.wired.com/gallery/wired-longreads-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own crowdfunding platform. https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-war-rebuild-united24/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
After identifying interlocking symmetries in mammalian cells, scientists describe some tissues as liquid crystals. That lays the groundwork for a fluid-dynamic theory of how tissues move. https://www.wired.com/story/biophysicists-uncover-powerful-symmetries-in-living-tissue/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery. https://www.wired.com/story/all-the-fish-we-cannot-see/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The European Union agreed on terms of the AI Act, a major new set of rules that will govern the building and use of AI and have major implications for Google, OpenAI, and others racing to develop AI systems. https://www.wired.com/story/eu-ai-act/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The one-time gene editing fix is meant to halt debilitating pain crises for sickle cell patients, who formerly could only be cured with a risky stem cell transplant. https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-crispr-medicine-is-now-approved-in-the-us/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Author Steven Johnson helped Google create an app that can analyze a writer’s research material and help them extract and explore the key themes. Maybe too well. https://www.wired.com/story/googles-notebooklm-ai-ultimate-writing-assistant/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Announced at the 2023 Game Awards, Den of Wolves is a new kind of co-op heist game from the minds behind PayDay. https://www.wired.com/story/den-of-wolves-simon-viklund/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Our San Francisco event features two stages, over a dozen panels and demos, and a full celebration of 30 years of WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/livewired-30-years-of-tech-celebration-wired30/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A new AI model from Google—called Gemini—is fresh competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI rivals are now working on even more radical ideas. https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-generative-ai-boom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
If you’ve been searching for the perfect personal-item travel bag, Tom Bihn’s convertible travel briefcase is a strong contender. https://www.wired.com/review/tom-bihn-trinity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
You can try out Gemini, Google’s rival to ChatGPT, for free. It’s super easy to access right inside Bard. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-google-gemini-ai-bard-chatbot/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna sat down with WIRED’s Emily Mullin to talk about the future of Crispr. https://www.wired.com/story/livewired-jennifer-doudna-crispr/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.” https://www.wired.com/story/binance-settlement-transaction-histories/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Stay cozy this holiday season with these discounts on our favorite vessels for drinking tea and coffee. https://www.wired.com/story/electric-kettle-and-mug-deals-december-6-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Teens can be scary and impossible to shop for. These adolescent-approved gifts can help. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-gift-ideas-for-teens/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A disinformation campaign led by a group linked to Russia's GRU is using images of celebrities like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Oprah to lambast Ukraine. https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-taylor-swift-disinformation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions. https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-breach-sec-update/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
OpenAI designed its governance structure to protect humanity—and it imploded. The company could take pointers from Mozilla and other projects combining lofty goals with for-profit ventures. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-openai-governance-structure-meltdown/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers. https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Boona’s tandem showerhead is easy to install and has great water pressure. It’s one of my favorite pieces of gear this year. https://www.wired.com/story/boona-showerhead-rave/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Rockstar's hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has fans in a frenzy. The new trailer brings big Vice City vibes and big action. https://www.wired.com/story/grand-theft-auto-6-trailer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Spotify is the world’s biggest music streamer but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17 percent of its workforce. Its business model looks increasingly precarious. https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-layoffs-music-streaming-future/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Ousted congressperson George Santos, accused of multiple scams and grifts, is now selling videos of himself on Cameo for $200 a pop. https://www.wired.com/story/george-santos-cameo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
French startup Biomemory is rolling out a credit-card-sized storage device that uses DNA to encode a kilobyte of text data. https://www.wired.com/story/store-a-message-in-dna/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
It’s the most stressful time of the year. This comfortable, compact massage tool helps you decompress at home—and it’s way more affordable than the competition. https://www.wired.com/review/gravity-eye-massager/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
More US states are moving to bar companies from binding workers with noncompete agreements. Research shows the move could boost wages and innovation. https://www.wired.com/story/innovation-killing-noncompete-agreements-finally-dying/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
To celebrate WIRED’s 30th birthday, we asked the experts—and our imaginations—to dream up the cars, phones, televisions, and other tools of tomorrow. https://www.wired.com/story/gadgets-and-gear-of-2053/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable. https://www.wired.com/story/inside-americas-school-internet-censorship-machine/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Physicists have long suspected that hunks of metal could vibrate in a peculiar way that would be all but invisible. Now physicists have spotted these “demon modes.” https://www.wired.com/story/an-invisible-demon-lurks-in-an-odd-superconductor/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
TikTok made me buy it, and I’m not mad about it: The viral Baggu handbag can fit a day’s worth of stuff, and you can customize it with patches and doodads. https://www.wired.com/story/baggu-medium-nylon-crescent-bag-rave/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger