At Nonny de la Pena's Los Angeles-based Emblematic Group real stories, from melting glaciers to solitary confinement, are made in full virtual reality.

In Guillermo del Toro's new movie, the people are the monsters.

Behold a new British battery car to take on Tesla, Jaguar's I-Pace. The muscular SUV should go 0-60 mph in 4 seconds. Jaguar is running final tests before it goes on sale in 2018. We ride along.

It seems like every time you turn around there's a new breach of personal information. Follow these steps to minimize the damage.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi stars Mark Hamill, Laura Dern, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson and Kelly Marie Tran take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about Star Wars and themselves.

Hey robot futurist! We've got one word for you: Actuators. They're the motorized joints that make robots strong, agile, and precise and they're getting better all the time.

Ferdinand star John Cena answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself and his character, Ferdinand the Bull. Did John Cena write his own theme song? What's his diet? What if John Cena played Minecraft? John answers all of these and more!

When Ford decided to resurrect its famed GT supercar, it needed more than a new design. It needed a new source of power, which it found in the most unlikely place, the F-150 pickup truck.

Why whirl a cheap plastic fidget spinner when you could twist with a premium toy made of tough titanium or milled from aerospace grade aluminum?

Ever wonder how the puppets on Sesame Street operate? The puppeteers for some of Sesame Street's most famous characters share their insights on how they bring their iconic characters to life. The puppeteers for Elmo, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Abby Cadabby, and Rudy explain the various functions and features of their Muppets. You can catch Snuffy and all his friends in the new season of Sesame Street on HBO or everyday on HBO Family or PBS Kids.

Leading hyperloop competitor Virgin Hyperloop One set a new benchmark in the Nevada desert.

2017 was the year that robots really broke free from the factories and labs and started roaming among us.

Father Figures stars Owen Wilson and Ed Helms answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.

VW's working to put the dieselgate emissions scandal behind it, with three all new, all-electric, vehicles, including one that will appeal to your inner hippie.

"Bright" stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. What is Will Smith's IQ? Who did Joel Edgerton play in Star Wars? Who is Will Smith's best friend?

Michael Chu, the lead writer of Blizzard's Overwatch, breaks down every character in the game. Michael explains the backstories for every hero in Overwatch, from how they were first designed to their in-game lore. Michael reveals where McCree's name originated from, how they found Lúcio's voice actor, the different incarnations of Doomfist and much more.

2017 was the year that big auto makers embraced the all electric vehicle. Expect to see lots of new models on the road in 2018 from Tesla, GM, Audi, VW and others.

Ride hailing company Uber took to the streets of Pittsburgh in late 2016 with self-driving cars. Here's what riders and the company learned from letting robots take the wheel.

Downsizing VFX Supervisor Jamie Price breaks down the history of people miniaturization in movies.

"The Commuter" stars Liam Neeson and Patrick Wilson answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Is Liam Neeson retiring? Is Patrick Wilson related to Will Arnett? Did Liam Neeson voice Buzz Lightyear?

We tried on some of the best new AR and VR headsets at CES 2018 to find out if this technology is finally ready to go mainstream.

Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about the game of chess. Why do chess players point at pieces with their middle finger? Why does the knight move the way it does? What's the more valuable piece, the knight or the bishop? Garry answers all these questions and more!

Den of Thieves star 50 Cent answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. Did 50 Cent go to college? Is 50 Cent a billionaire? Is 50 Cent Jamaican?? 50 answers all these questions and more!

From CES to the Detroit Auto Show, car makers are showing off their vision of the future of driving with a few nods to the past.

Legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about the game of football.

Dot Physics' Rhett Allain breaks down the physical forces that affect how planes fly.

Patton Oswalt answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. Is Patton Oswalt Albanian? What college did Patton go to? Can Patton Oswalt cook? Patton answers all these questions and more!

Introducing the all-new Backchannel, Ideas section, and WIRED Guides.

Shape memory alloys could make plane wings that flap, to reduce drag, or increase stability in supersonic flight.

As cannabis use goes recreational in California, producers are facing a reckoning: They’ll either have to clean up their act, or get out of the legal market.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes use the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about their respective Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Also known as the spinning thing atop self-driving cars, lidar is the technology that could unlock autonomy for everybody.

At a company in Richmond, Calif., robotic painters are working alongside human workers, sanding and painting cabinets. Despite early fears from employees, the human workers have grown to embrace the "cobots" -- collaborative robots who are helping them get the job done.

At this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, we may see quad corks in Big Air Snowboarding or in Freestyle Skiing -- and we'll see quad twists and quad jumps in Figure Skating. But have we reached the limit of what's possible? To do a quad, a skater's got less than a second to turn their body four times in the air. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez set out to find out why five...is almost impossible.

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

Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about Black Panther and themselves.

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?"

Neuroscientist and public science communicator Anil Seth uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about neuroscience. How does memory work? Can we delete memories? Do blind people dream? Anil answers all these questions and more! Featuring Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, University of Sussex, UK Twitter: @anilkseth Website: www.anilseth.com

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

Ben Gomes (VP, Search Engineering) and Chris Haire (Product Manager, Autocomplete) from Google's search team take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the Internet's most searched questions about Google autocomplete and search.

NOAA's latest GOES satellite will help researchers study, track, and predict storms, fires, floods, and other weather systems.

"Death Wish" star Bruce Willis takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. Did Bruce Willis go to college? Was Bruce Willis in the military? Was Bruce Willis Batman??

"Gringo" stars Charlize Theron and David Oyelowo answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Is David Oyelowo ACTUALLY a prince? Where did Charlize Theron grow up? Will David be the first black James Bond? Does Charlize Theron have a middle name? Charlize and David answer all these questions, and more!

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.

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

Tomb Raider star Alicia Vikander takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about herself. How did Alicia train to become the new Lara Croft? Does Alicia Vikander have an Instagram? Is Lara Croft based on a real person? Alicia answers all these questions, and more! Tomb Raider in theaters March 16, 2018

Annie Onishi, general surgery resident at Columbia University, takes a look at emergency room and operating room scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are. Correction: We misidentified the type of worm in the Grey's Anatomy episode at 5:23! It was actually Ascaris lumbricoides,not Strongyloides

This Is Us stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about This Is Us and themselves.

"Love, Simon" star Jennifer Garner takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about herself. How many languages does Jennifer speak? Does Jennifer have pierced ears? Is she related to James Garner? LOVE, SIMON hits theaters Friday, March 16th.

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.