Elon Musk says he plans to give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the US starting next year. With around 72 million children in the US as of July 2025, Musk would be giving away about $10.5 billion worth of shares, according to a report from CNBC. Musk, who runs SpaceX and […]
Flow can make intellige people work faster, but not more accurately. A psychologist explains ‘flow folly’ and why skill makes fluent thinking easy to over-trust.
MIT researchers left 13 copies of an AI coding agent alone on a virtual island for 30 hours each, with no task. The agents climbed hills, drew pictures with blocks and made up games. They also wrote down what they learned, the team reports in a paper p…
Wyze announced a new version of its Ultra BodyScan smart scale that debuted nearly a year ago with additional electrodes on a retractable handle, allowing it to provide a breakdown of various health metrics across your arms, legs, and torso. With the new Ultra BodyScan Plus, Wyze is introducing a redesign that moves the scale’s […]
A basic guide to data centers and a sneak peek at what could be next for them.
WIRED was the first magazine to cover Theranos and its enticing billionaire founder. There were warning signs even then.
Each Monday, I pick North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
Pet owners who cannot face losing an animal now have a growing menu of biotech options. They range from longevity drugs to cloning and cryonics. MIT Technology Review laid out the options this week, and questioned whether some of them are wise. Pills f…
Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.
As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.