You May Be Able to Own a Self-Driving Car After All

For years, automakers focused on using autonomous technology for “robotaxis,” akin to a shared Uber. A GM announcement this week shows that’s changing.

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Audi's EV Dakar Rally Car Is Resurrecting the Range Extender

To compete in the punishing desert race, the auto company has turned to discarded hybrid tech. It could change how electric cars are made.

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Distance Wireless Charging Made a Minor Comeback at CES 2022

The potential of truly wire-free power is exciting, but tangible products remain elusive.

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Sonos’ Patent Win Will Change Google’s Smart Speakers—for Now

Your Google speakers will lose some of their features in an upcoming software update. Here's what that means.

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The Next Wave of Extremist Cults Will Make QAnon Look Tame

And they’ve already taken root.

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Astronomers Discover a Strange Galaxy Without Dark Matter

New, high-resolution observations of a faint, fluffy galaxy suggest that dark matter’s not as ubiquitous as scientists thought.

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Facebook’s Data Center Plans Rile Residents in the Netherlands

The country has become a magnet for Big Tech facilities, but locals say they will syphon away all their green energy.

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Self-Driving Vehicles Are Here—If You Know Where to Look

Glossy visions of an autonomous future always seem just out of reach. But two insiders say the technology is available on farms, and on clear, dry streets.

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Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide

A beta “payments” feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe.

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Indie City-Building Games Finally Reckon With Climate Change

City- and empire-builders like Cities: Skylines totally simplify the climate crisis, if they address it at all. A new wave of titles are far more complex.

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I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR. Here’s What I Learned

This is how it feels in the future Mark Zuckerberg promised—disembodied and unaware of my surroundings.

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The Build Back Better Bill Needs to Do Better for Bikes

If the US is serious about solving climate change, it needs to treat bikes like car replacements and not toys.

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Can Being Reminded of My Death Improve My Life?

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on whether apps that send reminders of your mortality can help you live a better life.

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The Best of CES 2022

These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that did the best job of signaling the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase.

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CES 2022 Liveblog: Even More Gadgets From Tech’s Big Show

Day three of CES is underway in Las Vegas as more ebikes, drones, and metaverse machines roll out onto the (virtual) stage.

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Natural History, Not Technology, Will Dictate Our Destiny

Humans—convinced of our own power and control—tend to ignore the laws of nature. But that is a mistake.

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How Explosives, a Robot, and a Sled Expose a Doomsday Glacier

Thwaites Glacier is crumbling, and fast—if it melts entirely, it could add 10 feet to sea levels. Now Antarctic scientists are racing to survey the damage.

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This Is the Year of the Shadow Pandemic

The long-tail consequences of fighting Covid-19 must be mitigated—in education, women’s rights, climate, and more.

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CES 2022 Liveblog: The Gadgets Keep Coming at Tech’s Big Show

Day two of CES is underway in Las Vegas as more headphones, smartwatches, and wacky concept EVs roll out onto the (virtual) stage.

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How Do You Practice Responsible Astrology?

For millennia, rulers and ordinary people alike have used the method to predict the future. Translating celestial movements requires great care—and compassion.

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