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NHS Covid app sends record number of 'pings'

The Physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10 Billion-Volt Electromagnet

Is 5G Available for You? Here's How to Find Out

Save Money on Subscriptions Thanks to This iOS Loophole

Covid Will Become Endemic. The World Must Decide What That Means

The 18 TV Shows We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2022

Advice to Startup Founders: Prepare to Fail

Year in tech: The stories making headlines in 2021

Tesla to recall 475,000 cars in the US

20 Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2022

The Gear You Need to Shoot Indie Films at Home or on Location

A Year In, Biden’s China Policy Looks a Lot Like Trump’s

In Celebration of the Internet’s True Angels

The Excruciating Evolution of Luxury Watches

The Pandemic Might Have Redesigned Cities Forever

Too Much Future Makes the Present Miserable

The 9 Games We Loved in 2021

Apple puts Indian iPhone factory 'on probation'

TikTok moderator sues over 'psychological trauma'

The Best Base Layers to Keep You Warm

CES 2022: More firms cancel in-person appearances

How to Upgrade Your YouTube Recording Setup

This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge

African Voices Must Lead the Global Climate Conversation

What Happens When an AI Knows How You Feel?

2021 Was the Year Space Tourism Opened Up. But for Whom?

Vinyl sales soared again in 2021, thanks to Abba

4 Online Resources to Help LGBTQ Youth Find Support

How to Rescue Your Photos From an Old Computer

12 Awesome Management Games for Armchair Tycoons

Riot Games to pay $100m in discrimination case

Surprise! The Pandemic Has Made People More Science Literate

Predicting Death Could Change the Value of a Life

Why 2021 Was the Biggest Year for the Labor Movement in Games

The Year in Overflow Culture

4 Dive Watches We Loved to Wear This Year

The Year Everyone Remembered That Chips Matter

How to Set Up Your New iPhone

2021 Was a Huge Missed Opportunity on Climate Action

The History of Predicting the Future

5 Space Watches That Are Out of This World

A Clean Industrial Revolution Is the Only Way to Hit Net Zero

The Best After-Christmas Sales to Burn That Holiday Cash

How to Use Tech to Say Thank You

The Algorithm That Lets Particle Physicists Count Higher Than 2

How to Stop Those Annoying Siri Notifications on AirPods

The Metaverse Land Rush Is an Illusion

How to Return and Exchange Your Unwanted Gifts or Purchases

The Morbid War Over Online Obituaries

The Best Indie Games You May Have Missed in 2021

19 Surprising Things Your Nintendo Switch Can Do

Jackbox's 8th Party Pack Is Worth It For Drawful: Animate Alone

Snagged a PS5? Here Are Tips for Setting It Up

How to Set Up Your New Xbox Series X/S

Gear to Help Make Your Livestreams Look and Sound Good

How to Take a Slick, Professional Headshot With Your Phone

Can You Solve Climate Change Better Than World Leaders?

Eco-laundry hopes to clean up how we wash clothes

Russia fines Google over illegal content breach

The World Is Messy. Idealizations Make the Physics Simple

The Best Nintendo Switch Games for Every Kind of Player

The Best TV Shows of 2021—and How to Watch Them

We Ranked the Democratic Standards of Fictional Netflix Nations

VCs Lavished Startups With Cash in 2021. Now Comes the Hard Part

Tesla disables gaming while driving feature

The Worst Hacks of 2021

Lab-Grown Embryo Research Is Poised to Transform Medicine

Intel apologises to China over supplier advice

Netlicks? 'The TV screen you can taste’

'Algorithmic Reparation' Calls for Racial Justice in AI

How an Aquarium Collects Curious Creatures From the Deep

Chinese regulator pauses partnership with Alibaba

You Should Listen to CDs

The Matrix Resurrections Review: The Wachowskis Were the True Oracles

Super Last-Minute Gift Ideas—and Excuses—for Procrastinators

Face Recognition Is Being Banned—but It’s Still Everywhere

Big tech names withdraw from Las Vegas CES conference

Antibodies Are Being Created to Fight Disease in New Ways

2022 Will Be a Big Year for Space Exploration

Nationwide customers hit by payment delays

The Best Multi-Tools for Any Task

The Exercise Games That Can Actually Get You Off the Couch

Our 12 Favorite Photography Books of 2021

The Pandemic Made Me Realize My Brain Is Already Cyborg

These Lemurs Have Got Rhythm. Scientists Have Got Questions

Reach Easy With the 10 Best Messenger and Shoulder Bags

How Y Combinator Changed the World

The Best Movies of 2021—and Where to Stream Them

Welcome to Miami, Where All Your Memes Come True!

Boeing and Airbus warn US over 5G safety concerns

The Kid Surveillance Complex Locks Parents in a Trap

Got Jet Lag? Consider Hacking Your Circadian Rhythm

Hypebeasts With Bots Have Ruined Christmas

Can Brain Organoids Be ‘Conscious’? Scientists May Soon Find Out

This Startup Is Making—and Programming—Human Cells

Don’t Look Up Nails the Frustration of Being a Scientist

Amazon-owned Twitch bans Amazon account after breast revealed on air

Boom’s Quest to Make Supersonic Flights a Reality (Again)

2021 Revealed the Depths of Global Vaccine Inequity

More Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs Are Open for Business

How to avoid gadget frustration on Christmas Day

The robot chefs that can cook your Christmas dinner

The Best Travel Mugs to Ward Off the Winter Chill

Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

Big Data May Not Know Your Name. But It Knows Everything Else

Cosmologists Close in on Logical Laws for the Big Bang

18 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear

16 Great Deals on Home Goods, Office Gear, and Kitchen Tools

How to Use Discord: A Beginner’s Guide

What’s the Winter Solstice, Anyway?

We All Need to Stop Only Seeing the Dark Side of Crypto

Buckle Up for More Log4j Madness

Tips on How to Snag a PlayStation 5 (Good Luck!)

These Are Our Favorite Robot Vacuums

Battlefield 2042 Turns the Climate Crisis Into a Playground

The Best iPhone 13 Deals—and Which Model to Pick

The US Mountain West Could Soon Face Snowless Winters

Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up

7 Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests—and Where to Find Them

Patek Has Shoehorned a Gramophone Into Its Latest Watch

Faster Home Broadband Should Be Enshrined in Law

Nasa probe flies in Sun's atmosphere and other tech news

24 Gifts We Love From BIPOC-Owned Businesses

They Make the Watches. You Change the Straps

The Biodiversity Crisis Needs Its Net Zero Moment

The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal

The US Is Gently Discouraging States From Building New Highways

The 8 Best Smart Speakers With Alexa or Google Assistant

LaTurbo Avedon Is Way Ahead of the Metaverse

Smartphones Are a New Tax on the Poor

How Can People Harmed by Climate Change Be Compensated?

The Best Games of 2021 Were an Explosion of Color and Charisma

TikToker Demi Skipper trades up from a hairpin to a house

Looking for New Headphones or Earbuds? Take Our Quiz

19 Gift Ideas for People Working From Home

Why Computers Don’t Need to Match Human Intelligence

52 Last-Minute Christmas Gifts on Sale Now

The Race to Find ‘Green’ Helium

Google Warns That NSO Hacking Is On Par With Elite Spy Groups

Log4shell: US demands Christmas Eve deadline for hack fix

The Best MagSafe Accessories for Your New iPhone

For Queer Communities, Being Counted Has Downsides

Did Climate Change Make That Freak Weather Even Worse?

Heat Up the Holidays With the Best Sexy Gifts for Lovers

21 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2021

Google will fire employees who refuse vaccinations, report says

The Biggest Deepfake Abuse Site Is Growing in Disturbing Ways

This Observatory Will Help Reveal the Shape of the Universe

Instagram sorry for blocking user named metaverse

The Best Cheap Phones for Almost Every Budget

Apple launches Android app to address AirTags tracker fears

The Best VR Headsets and Games to Explore the Metaverse

The Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2021

See Little Robots Get Swole in This Virtual 'Gym'

Britain’s Flexible Working Plans Look Like a Flop

The 8 Best Drones for Every Budget

DJI's Excellent Mavic 3 Is on Another Plane

Oxo's Super-Simple Coffee Machine Makes Super-Good Joe

This Marvel Game Soundtrack Has an Epic Origin Story

Upside Foods Sues an Ex-Employee Over Secret Lab-Grown Meat Tech

A Gene-Tweaked Jellyfish Offers a Glimpse at Other Minds

Bored Ape NFT accidentally sells for $3,000 instead of $300,000

The Best TV Streaming Devices for Cord Cutters

Alibaba fires employee who accused boss of rape

Our Favorite Couches (and 1 Armchair) You Can Order Online

The Best Mobile Controllers for Gaming on the Go

Gravitational Waves Should Permanently Distort Spacetime

Supply Chain Container Ships Have a Size Problem

The Best Kindles to Take Your Library Anywhere

How to Guard Against Smishing Attacks on Your Phone

Instagram influencer received 'hundreds' of obscene photos

The technology helping keep women safe on the streets

US Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

Take Your Tunes Anywhere With Our Fave Bluetooth Speakers

Fleeing Global Warming? ‘Climate Havens’ Aren’t Ready Yet

The Best Discord Bots for Your Server

You Should Buy the New Instant Pot. Just Ignore Its App

HBO Max Might Have Outsmarted the Streaming Wars

All the Ways Tech Saved Us This Year

How I Accidentally Hacked a Peruvian Crime Ring

To See Proteins Change in Quadrillionths of a Second, Use AI

Microsoft Teams bug blocked Android emergency call

Taking a ‘Flexible Job’? Beware the Never-Ending Workday

Google issues warning to location-sharing apps

Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor

Game Awards 2021: It Takes Two wins game of the year

The Gig Economy’s Days in Europe Are Numbered

Rumbleverse Adds a Melee Twist to the Battle Royale

Which Apple Watch Is Best Right Now?

Vivaldi 5.0 Makes Web Browsing on Android Tablets Fun Again

This Conference Puts Accessibility in Gaming Front and Center

The Office Is an Efficiency Trap

17 Holiday Gifts for Your Stressed Best Friend

Who’s Buying and Selling Artfully Folded Ham on Facebook?

We Tested the First All-Mountain Skis That Fold in Half

Amazon fined $1.2bn by Italian regulators

When It Comes to Buses, Will Hydrogen or Electric Win?

4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery

This New Tech Cuts Through Rock Without Grinding Into It

Shelby Lynch: TikTok influencer on dispelling disability myths

5G in Coverdale: Ancient valley set for telecoms upgrade

Climate Change May Make Hurricanes Hit Sooner and Last Longer

Bitcoin 'founder' wins right to keep billions of dollars

11 TikTok-Viral Gifts That Are Actually Worth It

CEO Secrets: 'Call centre work trained me to be a CEO'

Google sues alleged Russian cyber criminals

I Tried Running in a Robotic Exoskeleton So You Don't Have To

Instagram announces changes ahead of political grilling

US watchdog probes Tesla over solar-panel safety

Your Very First Fisher-Price Phone Now Works With Bluetooth

Need to Test a Space Suit? Head to Iceland

E-Scooters Are Everywhere in Europe. So Are Grisly Accidents

Vishal Garg: US boss fires 900 employees over Zoom

Rohingya sue Facebook for £150bn over Myanmar hate speech

Virgin Media O2 'completes' gigabit upgrade after two years

Wall Street watchdogs probe Trump media firm deal

Byju's and the other side of an edtech giant's dizzying rise

Lara Croft: 25 years of Tomb Raider and a British gaming icon

Africa's patchy transport network gets a tech boost

Spar cyber attack hits more than 300 convenience stores

Snag Free Beans From Our Fave Coffee Subscription Service

DoorDash Joins the Instant Delivery Game—With Employees

Uber prices could rise 20% after UK ruling

Why I Love to Scrounge in Video Games

Who Are We If Not Our Faces?

The Withings ScanWatch Is a Classy Everyday Fitness Tracker

Using virtual reality to treat pain and anxiety

These Retro Gaming Consoles Deliver a Dose of Nostalgia

All That Glitters Isn't Litter

Far-right target critics with Twitter's new media policy

Is There a Genetic Link to Being an Extremely Good Boy?

There's $2B for Broadband on Reservations. It Won't Be Enough

What Will Work Look Like in 2022? (Hint: Not the Metaverse)

Here's How 3 Space Companies Aim to Replace the ISS

The Real Reason Hold Music Bothers You So Much

BitMart: Crypto-exchange loses $150m to hackers

Online Safety Bill : What to expect

Trump social media firm says it has raised $1bn

The tech helping shops - and Santa - deliver this Christmas

The Serial 1 Is a Ho-Hum Harley Ebike

The Best Laptop Backpacks for Work (and Life)

The Great Neutrino Mystery Could Point to Missing Particles

The Case of Tennis Star Peng Shuai Reveals the Real Purpose of China's Censorship

Why Do People Make (and Watch) 5-Hour iCarly Analysis Videos?

The FTC Sues Nvidia to Block Its Historic Deal With Arm

A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients

Can Gambia Turn the Tide to Save Its Shrinking Beaches?

These Are Our Favorite Hair Straighteners

It’s Never Been More Obvious That You Suck at Video Games

Parag Agrawal: Why Indian-born CEOs dominate Silicon Valley

NSO Group Spyware Hits at Least 9 US State Department Phones

What Crypto Can Expect From Twitter’s New CEO

Virtual yacht sells for $650,000 and other tech news

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Failed African Countries

How to Use Your Smartphone as a Hot Spot

2021’s Spotify Wrapped Is a Haunting, Hilarious Time Capsule

Subscriptions Are Eating My Paycheck!

Uber to pay $9m in sex-assault report settlement

Web3 Is Silicon Valley’s Rosy Vision of the Future

Meta’s Biggest Encryption Mistake Is What It Promised

Why Buzz Lightyear’s Rocket Launch Looks Better Than Reality

US challenges Nvidia takeover of chip designer Arm

18 Gifts for People Who Just Need a Good Night’s Sleep

Your Rooftop Garden Could Be a Solar-Powered Working Farm

Meta’s Failed Giphy Deal Could End Big Tech’s Spending Spree

US creditors can now DM debtors on social media

China app giant Didi plans US stock market exit in move to Hong Kong

Ride hailing app Grab falls in $40bn market debut

How to spot the software that could be spying on you

A Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service

Congress Takes Aim at the Algorithms

Facebook Will Force More At-Risk Accounts to Use Two-Factor

Government fined £500,000 for New Year honours data breach

Virgin Media outage hits UK TV viewers

Jack Dorsey’s Square changes its name to Block

How to Not Melt Down Over Our Warming Planet

Ex-Googler Timnit Gebru Starts Her Own AI Research Center

DJI's Action 2 Camera Adds Magnets—and Fresh Flaws

This Is What It Will Take to End Deforestation by 2030

Why Do Games Still Struggle With Trans Inclusion?

David Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our Planet

The Movement to Hold AI Accountable Gains More Steam

The Twitter Wildfire Watcher Who Tracks California’s Blazes

Facebook uncovers Chinese network behind fake expert

Cryptocurrency executives to be questioned in Congress

Jack Dorsey’s Square Is Now Block

The US National Space Council Is Back and Focused on Security

Match settles legal fight with Tinder founders for $441m

This Drone Uses Piercing Talons to Perch—or Snatch Things

18 Hours of Omicron Chaos at Schiphol Airport

Microsoft Edge buy now pay later scheme met with criticism

Speak in (Many) Tongues With This Pocket Translator

Twitch unleashes AI tool to spot banned users

Researchers Have a Method to Spot Reddit’s State-Backed Trolls

More Companies Offer Fertility Benefits. It’s Only the Beginning

These Startups Deliver Groceries Fast—Without Gig Workers

The Matrix Is the Best Hacker Movie

Welcome to the (Synthetic) Meatspace

UK's fastest broadband found in Swansea street

WIRED Peers Into the Future of Reality

The Most Efficient Way to Debug the Simulation

What The Matrix Got Wrong About Cities of the Future

It’s Time to Reimagine the Future of Cyberpunk

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Ready to Blow Your Mind

Why Mars-bound astronauts may go to Iceland first

Duolingo boss: 'Develop your social skills'