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The Old-Timey Gas-Powered Engine Ain't Dead Yet

Electric cars may be the future, but internal combustion engines aren't giving up without a fight.




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Lab-Grown Meat is Coming, Whether You Like it or Not

Food scientists and startups are trying to make meat more ethically appealing by growing it -- cell by cell -- in a lab instead of on a farm. Even some vegans support so-called "clean" meat. But can lab grown meat overcome the dreaded "yuck factor?"




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Watch Airbus' Flying Car, Vahana, Make its First Flight

The personal air transport vehicle has achieved the milestone of "first flight", as the race to develop flying cars continues.




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Meet The Clever Robot That's Ready to Take On Your Shopping Addiction

Robots are historically pretty bad at picking things up. But that's changing thanks to startups like Kindred, which is mixing advanced AI with remote controls to create robots that can pick and sort through objects at dizzying rates.




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WIRED Review: Samsung Galaxy S9

The Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone is all about the camera -- dual aperture lens, 12 megapixel sensor and get this, an astounding 960 frames per second slow motion video.




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The Self-Driving Truck Race Heats Up With a Driverless Test

Starsky heat up the competition for driverless trucks with its first closed road test of a completely driverless car.




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Inside the Lab That's Building a Robot Cat

Like most robots, Kleo the Cat has a tough time moving around. But that could change soon. That's thanks to researchers at USC who are using lessons from biology to create more dexterous machines.




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Six Degrees of Automation: How an Empty Parking Lot Will Change the Banking Industry | Branded Content

Welcome to Six Degrees of Automation – a docu-series dedicated to analyzing the impact intelligent automation is having on various industries, produced in collaboration between IBM Services and Wired Brand Lab. In our inaugural episode, we explore how intelligent automation is transforming the banking industry. Follow Bill on his journey to receive a home loan, a seemingly simple process, but one that is being transformed by automation.




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Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How Technology Has Changed The Workplace | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 3

In the past, the idea of the workplace meant an office in a high-rise building where all employees came together to run a company. In Part 3 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab discovers how the modern workplace is no longer confined to a physical space. We’ll look at how rising technologies like the cloud, Artificial Intelligence and mobile devices are creating a new type of workplace, one that can be accessed anywhere. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.




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Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How The Internet of Things Will Change Everything | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 1

Internet-connected devices are revolutionizing the way we live and do business. In Part 1 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab looks at The Internet of Things and explores how connected devices will impact and expand our capabilities, as both businesses and individuals, for decades to come. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.




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Uber’s Fatal Crash Raises Big Questions About Self-Driving Cars

On Sunday evening, a self-driving Uber struck and killed a woman crossing the street in Tempe, Arizona. The crash appears to be the first time a self-driving vehicle has killed someone, and it could alter the course of the burgeoning autonomous driving industry.




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Wired's 50 Most Searched Questions - Pacific Rim Uprising Cast Answer 50 of the Most Googled Kaiju Questions

Pacific Rim Uprsing stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, and Charlie Day answer the 50 most Googled questions about Kaiju. Pacific Rim: Uprising comes out March 23rd, 2018




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The World's Fastest Drones Want to Start Saving Lives in America

Zipline has proven the concept of a drone distribution system for essential medical products in Africa and Europe. Now it wants to start flying in its home country.




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Tech Support - John Cena Answers Wrestling Questions From Twitter

'Blockers' star John Cena uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about professional wrestling. What's the most dangerous move in wrestling? What is it like working for Vince McMahon? Why don't wrestlers have body hair? John answers all of these questions and more!




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Five Things to Watch for in Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional Testimony

WIRED's editor-in-chief, Nicholas Thompson, on the five things he'll be watching for during Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress.




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Let’s Catch Up With Pepper, the Dancing, Surprisingly Helpful Humanoid

Pepper is part of the first wave of intelligent machines that promise to not only make our lives easier, but to bring a strange new form of interaction into being.




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Snap Spectacles: Are They the Face Camera We’ve Been Waiting For?

You have to give Snap credit for giving hardware another try. Its first attempt, the face-camera called Spectacles, fell short of spectacular. But they're back with a new version. The yellow rings around the lenses are gone (the company decided the LED lights were enough of an indication that users are recording video). The new model is more expensive ($150) but it's water-resistant, comes in new colors, and has enhanced imaging capabilities.




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Obsessed - These Star Wars Fans Are Building a Full-Size Millennium Falcon Cockpit

For the past six years Greg Dietrich, Jake Polatty, and a group of fellow Star Wars fans have been building a blinking, bleeping, insanely detailed full size version of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit.




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Why Juggling 15 Balls Is Almost Impossible

The world's best numbers juggler can throw and catch 14 balls. Once. Has he reached juggling's limit? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez looks into the physics and physicality of extreme juggling.




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Pre-Crime Policing: How Cops Are Using Algorithms to Predict Crimes

The LAPD is one of a growing number of police departments using algorithms to try to predict crimes before they happen. Proponents of these tools say they provide cops with added tools to keep their cities safe -- but critics argue it's just another form of profiling.




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Obsessed - Melody Yang Makes Bubbles That Billow, Bend and Break Records

Melody Yang and her family hold numerous world records for their bubbles. She shows us how she makes some of the fun creations from their stage performance, the Gazillion Bubble Show.




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How to Get Robots to Walk (and Jump and Run) Among Us

Truly useful robots will have to be able to tackle everything humans can, so they’ve gotta have legs. Easier said than done, though.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Best of Autocomplete: The Cast of Black Panther, Stranger Things and More Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell, Michael B. Jordan, Samuel L. Jackson, Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Jennifer Garner, Woody Harrelson, Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Kristen Bell, Melissa McCarthy, John Cena, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, John Krasinski, Cara Delevingne and more answer the web's most searched questions about themselves.




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Why Scoring an "Olimpico" Goal in Soccer is Almost Impossible

The "gol olimpico" or "Olympic goal" – an unassisted corner kick bent into goal – is one of the rarest in soccer. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez straps on his shin-guards to explore the shot's perfect mix of soccer science and skill.




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Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty

WIRED has challenged IBM's Dr. Talia Gershon (Senior Manager, Quantum Research) to explain quantum computing to 5 different people; a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and a professional.




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Hacking Police Body Cameras

Security researcher Josh Mitchell has found numerous law enforcement body cameras are vulnerable to a wide range of attacks including live streaming from the device, wirelessly tampering with and even deleting video files. Read the full story at WIRED.com https://www.wired.com/story/police-body-camera-vulnerabilities/




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Ken Jeong Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Crazy Rich Asians" star Ken Jeong takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about himself. Is Ken Jeong a real doctor? What was Ken Jeong's first movie? Does Ken Jeong speak Spanish?




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Each and Every - Every Hero in 'Avengers: Infinity War'

The Russo brothers, directors of 'Avengers: Infinity War,' break down every single hero that appears in the movie. Anthony and Joe go through all the heroes in 'Infinity War' and talk about every character's role in the film, as well as their backstories. 'Avengers: Infinity War' is now available on Digital and Blu-ray!




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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Plans to Dig a Tunnel to Dodger Stadium

The proposed 3.6-mile route would take fans from the metro to the parking lot, saving them from hellish LA traffic.




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How Apple's iPhones Change the Smartphone Market Every Year

The launch of Apple’s iPhone X brought face recognition, animoji, and the notch into the mainstream.




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Obsessed - Meet The Domino Artist Behind These Amazing Chain Reactions

19-year-old Lily Hevesh is obsessed with dominos. She spends hours upon hours building insanely intricate designs and chain reactions before knocking them down. Sound like a strange way to spend your time? Tell that to the nearly 2 million people who've subscribed to her YouTube Channel, where she posts new domino videos every Saturday.




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Apple Launch: New iPhones, Cameras and Everything Else You Need to Know

Highlights from the Apple Launch Event: three new phones (the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone Xr), a new watch (the Series 4), a new chip (A12 bionic), and new camera features.




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Segway e-Skates: The Most Dangerous Object in the Office

In honor of WIRED's 25th Anniversary, we're bringing back an old favorite series -- The Most Dangerous Object in the Office. And in this special one-off, WIRED's Arielle Pardes tries on Segway's Drift W1 e-Skates.




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Taking on Amazon, Google & Silicon Valley: EU Competition Chief Talks Tech with WIRED's Nicholas Thompson

WIRED Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson discusses the regulation of tech companies and their products with European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager.




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Pixel Launch 2018: Everything You Need to Know from Google's Event

Highlights from Google’s Pixel event: two new phones (the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL), the next Pixel Slate (now powered by Chrome OS) and the Google Home Hub smart screen.




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Entrepeneurship Boot Camp: Alexis Ohanian and Jewel Burks on Starting Startups | WIRED25

At WIRED25, Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Initialized and Reddit, and Jewel Burks, co-founder of Partpic, spoke with WIRED's Arielle Pardes as part of WIRED's 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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Decoding Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation | WIRED25

WIRED contributing editor Garrett M. Graff, who covers special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, authored the magazine's June cover story about Mueller's time in Vietnam, and wrote "The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBI and the War on Global Terror." Graff breaks down the investigation's status, the big outstanding questions, and where the investigation is likely to go after the midterm election.




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Alien Hunting: SETI Scientists on the Search for Life Beyond Earth | WIRED25

As part of WIRED25, WIRED's 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco, Jill Tarter, author of "The 21st Century: The Century of Biology on Earth and Beyond," and astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull, two of the foremost authorities on search for life beyond Earth come together for a discussion on habitable planets, how life is defined and detected, and finding life in the universe outside Earth.




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15 Years of Mythbusting: Adam Savage Speaks at WIRED25

Mythbusters premiered 15 years ago. More than 200 episodes, one thousand myths and 290 destroyed vehicles later, special effects expert (and WIRED alum!) Adam Savage is back, and this time he's getting help from six junior mythbusters; incredible kids from across the country with serious STEM skills. Savage spoke with WIRED's Adam Rogers at WIRED25, WIRED's 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Doing Business in China, Working with the Military, and More

Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke with WIRED’s Steven Levy as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Ethical AI: Intel's Genevieve Bell On Living with Artificial Intelligence

Intel Vice President & Senior Fellow Genevieve Bell spoke at WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Marc Benioff Talks About Taxing the Rich, Tackling Homelessness, and Philanthropy

Salesforce Chairman and Co-CEO Marc Benioff spoke with WIRED’s Adam Rogers as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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Jack Dorsey on Filter Bubbles, Twitter Fights and 12 Years of Tweeting | WIRED25

Twitter and Square Cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey spoke with WIRED’s Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Sebastian Thrun & Sam Altman Talk Flying Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence

Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Kittyhawk and president of Udacity, and Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator and co-chair of Open AI, spoke with WIRED’s Former Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: CEO Susan Wojcicki On Making YouTube A Better Place

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki spoke with WIRED’s Peter Rubin as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Accenture CTO Paul Daugherty On Reimagining The Future of Business

Accenture CTO Paul Daugherty spoke at WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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Hacker Breaks Down 26 Hacking Scenes From Movies & TV

Hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar takes a look at a variety of hacking scenes from popular media and examines their authenticity.




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How Pilobolus Brings Shadows to Life

Pilobolus artistic directors Matt Kent and Renee Jaworski explain how their dancers use shadow to create almost anything imaginable. Beholder image © Wizards 2018 You can watch new episodes of WIRED Masterminds on the free WIRED channel, available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV: https://www.wired.com/brandlab/2018/06/wired-smart-tv-app-new-way-watch-wired/




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How Self-Driving Cars Could Become a Reality

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for AT&T Self-driving cars are close to becoming a universal reality and connectivity plays a vital part in their operation. The more data a self-driving car can access, the better it can learn to operate safely and efficiently. Learn how AT&T's new mobile 5g network will provide the support necessary for self-driving cars to take the next step from concept to commonplace.




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The Samsung Chromebook Plus Launch at WIRED25

Produced By WIRED Brand Lab For Samsung Chromebook Plus | In September of 2018, WIRED celebrated our quarter century anniversary with a four day festival in San Francisco. As part of the celebration, we partnered with Samsung and the new Chromebook Plus to explore the new world of the modern, always-on consumer.