When a college student vanished, one overzealous detective convinced the press that he might have been been trapped in a series of tunnels b
https://www.wired.com/story/the-missing-teen-who-fueled-cult-panic-over-dungeons-and-dragons

The platform's shutdown sparked uncertainty and panic. It's time to invest in alternatives.
https://www.wired.com/story/nigeria-whatsapp-facebook-outage

I never knew how well music could unite everyone, from older relatives to my 7-year-old son—until we built a collaborative playlist together.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-playlist-keeps-family-connected

Urban areas can be 20 degrees hotter than the surrounding country. But green spaces and reflective pavement can make city life more bearable.
https://www.wired.com/story/deadly-heat-is-baking-cities-heres-how-to-cool-them-down

If you've finally hit your breaking point, here's how to say goodbye to Mark Zuckerberg's empire.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-delete-your-facebook-account

Apple's video calling app is finally available on non-Apple hardware. Here's how it works.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-join-facetime-calls-on-any-device

Robin Carnahan, head of the agency that manages the federal government's offices and IT, is revamping job descriptions and pushing remote wo
https://www.wired.com/story/government-wants-bolster-tech-starting-workers

Deep in the mantle, a branching plume of intensely hot material appears to be the engine powering vast volcanic activity.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-huge-subterranean-tree-is-moving-magma-to-earths-surface

Researchers are struggling to figure out why people don’t get their Covid shots, and what language might persuade them. Saying “You gotta” s
https://www.wired.com/story/what-can-convince-people-to-just-get-vaccinated-already

Researchers used specialized chips and simulation software to teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks.
https://www.wired.com/story/virtual-obstacle-courses-help-real-robots-walk

This 2-in-1 from Microsoft is a powerful workhorse for all your office tasks—if you sit near an outlet.
https://www.wired.com/review/microsoft-surface-pro-8

“I’d never want to hide how much I make, so I’m down to make a meme out of it,” one top streamer told WIRED.
https://www.wired.com/story/twitch-streamers-earnings-exposed-now-its-a-meme

WIRED spoke to creators at Ubisoft to find out how they shot the AAA title's crucial opening scene—when actors and engineers couldn't work i
https://www.wired.com/story/how-ubisoft-finished-far-cry-6-lockdown

Frank Herbert’s son is the keeper of the canon and the ultimate defender of his dad’s work.
https://www.wired.com/story/dune-brian-herbert-q-and-a

The data breach apparently includes source code, gamer payouts, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/devastating-twitch-hack-sends-streamers-reeling

The massive deployment of wind and solar will turn you, the humble homeowner, into a critical actor in the operation of the US power grid.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-grid-isnt-ready-for-the-renewable-revolution

A photographer set out to capture the misinformation producers in a small town in Macedonia. He wound up revealing uncomfortable truths abou
https://www.wired.com/story/true-story-bogus-photos-people-fake-news

Want to switch to Chrome or Firefox? Not so fast, my friend.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-change-your-browser-in-windows-11

The problem relates to something called BGP routing, and it took down every part of Facebook's business.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-went-down-outage

The retailer's Epic Daily Deals event promises “Black Friday-Worthy Deals” today. Here are a few that almost meet that bar.
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-epic-deals-event-2021

If you're running low, Amazon has some deals to stock up on storage before it's time to capture all those holiday memories.
https://www.wired.com/story/storage-ssd-amazon-deals-2021

In an interview with WIRED, CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company has scraped 10 billion photos from the web—and developed new ways to aid poli
https://www.wired.com/story/clearview-ai-new-tools-identify-you-photos

Using Apple's MacOS is as easy as pie—but it can be a little half-baked. Sweeten your setup with a few of these third-party programs.
https://www.wired.com/story/best-mac-apps

The first fatal bioterror attack in the US killed five people and caused a national panic—and we’re still short of funding and tech to handl
https://www.wired.com/story/20-years-after-the-anthrax-attacks-were-still-unprepared

The n-queens problem is about finding how many different ways queens can be placed on a chessboard so that none attack each other.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-mathematician-answers-a-150-year-old-chess-problem

Here's how to cut through the sponsored listings and ads—and get back to the good stuff.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-useful-google-search-results

Plus: A cybersecurity CEO arrest, an Apple Pay hack, and more of the week's top security news.
https://www.wired.com/story/sim-swap-attack-fcc-ransomware-apple-pay

Hundreds of (vaccinated) attendees gathered in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom as Code Conference returned after a year off.
https://www.wired.com/story/fist-bumps-nasal-swabs-tech-conferences-are-back

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
https://www.wired.com/story/vaccines-kids-advances-treatments-coronavirus-news

There's a reason people still watch movies like 'Labyrinth,' 'Time Bandits,' and 'The NeverEnding Story' decades later.
https://www.wired.com/2021/10/geeks-guide-80s-fantasy-movies

We tested MagSafe compatibility on everything from cases to charging cables.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-iphone-13-cases-and-accessories

Their incessant belching loads the atmosphere with planet-warming methane. But it’s not so simple as just feeding them gas-busting seaweed.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-controversial-quest-to-make-cow-burps-less-noxious

The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate.
https://www.wired.com/story/senate-mad-at-facebook-again-instagram-hearing-2021

Delaney is an unlikely new hire, but she charms her way into the e-commerce giant with one goal in mind: to take down the company from withi
https://www.wired.com/story/the-every-excerpt-dave-eggers-novel

A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during t
https://www.wired.com/story/capitol-riot-google-geofence-warrant

The new feature comes after an epidemic of harassment that inspired boycotts and a lawsuit in the past month.
https://www.wired.com/story/twitch-adds-phone-verification-to-fight-bot-attacks

Developers who remastered the legendary RPG say it was important to keep some of the game’s more frustrating aspects intact.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-diablo-ii-resurrected-kept-its-rough-edges

Just because something has the FDA’S green light doesn’t mean it’s simple to obtain—or that everyone wants it.
https://www.wired.com/story/what-if-getting-a-kids-vaccine-approved-is-the-easy-part

At its hardware event, the retailer took the wraps off several new smart home gadgets, from a TV-sized Echo Show to an ultra-cheap smart the
https://www.wired.com/story/everything-amazon-announced-september-2021

Though almost nobody talks about it, the desert confab owes its existence to 'Mad Max,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' and—very crucially, somewhat i..
https://www.wired.com/story/dune-burning-man-silicon-valley-spirituality

But not really, because actual functioning stillsuits are still impossible.
https://www.wired.com/story/dune-how-to-make-a-stillsuit

The story's hero, Paul Atreides, understood how to find a conflict's center of gravity better than most military wonks.
https://www.wired.com/story/dune-spice-wars-military-analysis

It requires an expensive subscription, but this device is specially designed for the elderly.
https://www.wired.com/review/grandpad-tablet

Machines can print textiles, cut fabric, and fold clothes. But it’s hard to train them to sew as fast and precisely as humans.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-robots-cant-sew-t-shirt

Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on the Delta surge, chaos at the CDC, and why the under-12s are key to ending the pandemic.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-forever-virus-wont-go-away-until-kids-get-vaccinated

You no longer need an ungainly string of characters to access your Windows PC or Xbox.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-no-password-microsoft-account

Genomes hold immense quantities of noncoding DNA. Some of it is essential for life, some seems useless, and some has its own agenda.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-complex-truth-about-junk-dna

These handy tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-pens

These building- and resource-based simulations are perfect for single-player fun and relaxation.
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-management-city-building-games

Engineers at Columbia University developed a system that can simultaneously produce and heat food with precision.
https://www.wired.com/story/3d-printed-chicken-breast-cooked-with-lasers