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Watch a Homemade Robot Crack a Safe in Just 15 Minutes

Nathan Seidle’s wife gave him this already locked safe as a gift with no combination. Weird present, but he loves a good challenge. So he built a safecracking robot.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Al Gore Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions on Climate Change

Politician and activist Al Gore answers the Internet's most searched questions about climate change.




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The Best (and Worst) Anti-Drone Weapons, From Shotguns to Superdrones

There are many ways to kill a drone. But what's the cheapest and most effective way to do it? A cybersecurity consultancy is testing various ways to defend against rogue drones.




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Elon Musk's Master Plan Culminates in the Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 isn’t just a new electric car, it’s the culmination of over a decade of careful strategic planning to achieve Elon Musk’s goal: to accelerate humanity’s transition to sustainable energy.




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The Tesla Model 3 Is Finally Here. Sort Of.

Tesla has just delivered the first 30 models of its most crucial car, the Model 3. The new addition to the Tesla family is supposed to be the “affordable” car, starting at $35,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says over half a million people have already paid $1000 to reserve their Model 3.




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Pod Meets Tube, and Hyperloop Whooshes Closer Than Ever

Ride a pod down the Tron-like pipes of Hyperloop One, which just took a big stride toward the day it flings you between cities in near-vacuum tubes.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Matthew McConaughey & Idris Elba Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

"The Dark Tower" stars Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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The Priority Continuum Onyx Is a City Bike That Doesn’t Suck

The Priority Continuum Onyx sports a continuous variable transmission hub, a grease-free belt drive and powerful disk brakes. It's the sort of solid, non-fussy town bike that turns casual riders into commuters.




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Rare Films of Nuclear Bomb Tests Reveal Their True Power

Nuclear physicists are using film scanners and computer analysis on old bomb test footage to uncover the weapons' secrets.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - The Best Ways to Watch an Eclipse

WIRED's Brent Rose goes over some of the best ways to watch a total eclipse.




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Shaping Smarter Cities - Global Challenges

Mouser Electronics Brand Ambassador, Grant Imahara, sat down with our WIRED Brand Lab Editor to identify the global challenges that our major cities are facing. It’s these key challenges that will help dictate where Grant travels to and why. Produced for Mouser Electronics by the WIRED Brand Lab




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Shaping Smarter Cities - Porto's Roving Hotspots

The city of the future calls for more connectivity. Porto company Veniam is leading that charge by incorporating a wifi mesh network to this old-world city. Produced for Mouser Electronics by the WIRED Brand Lab




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Shaping Smarter Cities - Urban Farming in Tokyo

How do we feed a growing population in areas where land is scarce? Produced for Mouser Electronics by the WIRED Brand Lab




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Plankton 'Mucus Houses' Could Pull Microplastics From the Sea

Watch the jellyfish-like larvacean capture tiny floating bits of plastic, enabling the pinkie-sized critter to eliminate the plastic as waste that falls to the seafloor.




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Watch London Workers Build 54 Escalators in a 2-Minute Timelapse

The latest stage in London's Crossrail project: getting it ready for the people.




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Hold Your Breath for 24 Minutes

Spanish freediver Aleix Segura held his breath for 24 minutes and 3 seconds in 2016. How is that possible? Here's how.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - What High-Tech Gear is Best for the Ultimate Camping Trip

Want to take your upcoming camping trip to the next level? Brent Rose packs a car full of high-tech gear and attempts to pull off the ultimate camping trip. Correction: The jacket is actually called Eddie Bauer EverTherm Down Jacket. We regret the error.




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Shaping Smarter Cities - The Future of LA

Hunting plumbing, not cartoons with augmented reality.




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Tech Support - Bungie's Luke Smith Answers Destiny Questions From Twitter

Bungie's Luke Smith, design director of Destiny 2, answers Twitter's burning questions about the Destiny franchise. What if the loot cave still existed? How will characters transfer to Destiny 2? Did the wizard really come from the moon?




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Man Dresses as a Car Seat in the Name of Self-Driving Science

A man dressed as a car seat to fool pedestrians and drivers into believing his van was driving itself. It's hilarious, but it's all in the name of autonomous vehicle research.




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iPhone 8 Review: The Best Yet, For Now

David Pierce reviews the new iPhone 8. No you can't unlock it with your face, but it's still a very nice phone with a great camera.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Dave Franco, Kumail Nanjiani and Fred Armisen Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

The LEGO Ninjago Movie stars Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, and Kumail Nanjiani take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Tech Support - Jackie Chan & Olivia Munn Answer Martial Arts Questions From Twitter

'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' stars Jackie Chan and Olivia Munn use the power of Twitter to answer some common martial arts questions. Jackie also teaches Olivia how to karate chop some pieces of wood and defend herself from knife attacks.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Tom Cruise & Doug Liman Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'American Made' star Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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The Zippy Microbots That Swarm to Build Structures

These tiny robots take a cue from ant colonies to cooperatively build. Some do the glue work, and some assemble scaffolding that could make for stronger 3D printing. Someday armies of microscopic bots might even roam our bodies to capture unwanted cells.




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Tech Support - Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers Science Questions From Twitter

Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk' host Neil deGrasse Tyson uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about our universe. What is a quark? Is there a limit to the expansion of the universe? Tune into 'StarTalk' airing Sundays at 11pm/10c on National Geographic.




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Watch a Heavy Lift Ship Pick Up a Navy Destroyer

Here's how a heavy lift vessel will scoop up the damaged USS John S. McCain and ferry it to Japan for repairs.




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Inside the Studio Where Paint and Water Create Mesmerizing Photos | My Space

Kim Keever squeezes paint into a 200 gallon fish tank to make his art. The resulting photographs are vibrant odes to physics.




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The Unrelenting Weirdness of Interacting With Robots

Welcome to the world of human-robot interaction, in which people have to adapt to the machines as much as the machines have to adapt to us.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Josh Brolin & Taylor Kitsch Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Only the Brave' stars Josh Brolin and Taylor Kitsch take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. 'Only the Brave' premieres in theaters October 20th.




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Robot Love: How Design Studio Elastic Built WIRED's November Cover

For WIRED's November cover about love in the time of robots the magazine turned to Elastic, the design firm behind the opening credits for Game of Thrones, True Detective, and Westworld.




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Review: Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Smartphones

You Can't Buy a Better Android Phone Than the Pixel 2. In almost every way, the Pixel 2 is the iPhone of Android phones. And that's a compliment.




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Tech Support - Scott Kelly Answers Astronaut Questions From Twitter

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about astronauts. How fast is the international space station? Can you see the eclipse from space? Scott Kelly's book 'Endurance' is now available.




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Driving Design - The Technology Shaping Tomorrow's Innovation

Explore the tech moments that redefine what's possible with Designer Thomas Meyerhoffer, from the birth of the Internet to tomorrow's cutting-edge innovations.




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Tech Support - LaVar Ball Answers Basketball Questions From Twitter

LaVar Ball uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about basketball. Who has the worst attitude in NBA history? What's the least cool NBA jersey? What's with the Golden State Warriors' facial hair? Check out "Ball in the Family" on Facebook Watch. New episodes air Sundays.




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This Construction Digger Drives Itself

Built Robotics, a San Francisco startup, is developing an autonomous skid-steer loader that can be set loose to dig a trench, no operator needed.




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The Airbus A330-900 Neo Takes Off for the First Time

The Airbus A330-900 Neo is the European answer to Boeing's 787. The company says the jet is half as noisy as its predecessor and more efficient while carrying 10 more passengers.




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Shaping Smarter Cities - Global Solutions

We traveled around the world with Grant Imahara to discover global solutions to the challenges that most of our major cities are facing. Now it's time to discuss what we uncovered.




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Andy Serkis Breaks Down His Motion Capture Performances

‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ star Andy Serkis is the world’s greatest motion capture performer. His abilities are so in-demand that much of the technology behind motion capture has evolved along with his performances. Andy breaks down some of the major moments of his career along with how the filmmaking tools have changed alongside it. 'War for the Planet of the Apes' is now available on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD #WarForthePlanet




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Fiery Explosions Show Why the FAA Doesn’t Want Laptops in Luggage

There's a good reason the FAA doesn't want passengers packing their laptops in checked luggage. There they can overheat and ignite and even explode if packed with aerosol cans.




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Stranger Things Cast Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

'Stranger Things' stars Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin show us the last things they did with their phones. What was the last emoji they used? The last text message sent? What was the last thing they searched?




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Lay Your Eyes on the Most Bonkers Robot in the World

The Guardian GT’s 7-foot-long arms replicate human motions with incredible smoothness and accuracy. Also, each one can lift 500 pounds.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Matt Damon & Julianne Moore Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Suburbicon' stars Matt Damon and Julianne Moore take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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iPhone X Review: We Test the Phone While Bouncing On a Trampoline

The iPhone X is packed with some of the most cutting edge smartphone tech, including its camera. Naturally, we tested Face ID, its selfie mode and full HD slo-mo while bouncing around at a trampoline park.




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These Doctors Are Giving Real Pain The Virtual Treatment

Doctors are searching for non-addictive solutions to treat chronic pain. Virtual reality might soon be one of them, if the science can show it really works.




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Tech Support - Dillon Francis Answers DJ Questions From Twitter

DJ Dillon Francis uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about DJing. Dillon Francis’ new single, Hello There ft. Yung Pinch, is available on all music streaming platforms.




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Inside Keanu Reeves' Custom Motorcycle Shop

Keanu Reeves gives Wired a tour of Arch Motorcycle, where he and co-founder Gard Hollinger design and build totally custom handmade bikes with the help of virtual reality.




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8 Children Test Their Speech on Siri, Echo and Google Home

Andy Wood and Matt Kirshen test the limits of everyday AI by using children of a variety of ages in linguistics tests designed to determine which AI is the best at understanding the most people. Featuring Google Home, Amazon Echo, and Siri. Check out more of Matt and Andy on their podcast at http://www.probablyscience.com




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Meet the Clever Hospital Robot That’s Helping Save Lives

Think of Tug as a self-driving car, only for the indoors. Oh, and it delivers drugs.




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Tech Support - Tony Hawk Answers Skateboarding Questions From Twitter

Tony Hawk uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about skateboarding. Will there ever be another Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? What skateboarding trick was the hardest to learn? Are you ever too old to start skating? Tony also demonstrates how to set up a new skateboard, how to apply griptape, how to do an ollie, how to boardslide, how to do a 540° McTwist and more.