Tasty bakes are easy to make with the help of the latest statement stand mixers—as are homemade pretzels, tender pasta, and artisan breads.

Nations are more focused than ever on declining populations. Women, along with gender and sexual minorities, will see their rights come under fire.

The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves have multiple possible locations at once—an insight with potentially major ramifications.

These WIRED-tested memory sticks are a virtual filing cabinet in your pocket.

These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.

If we can’t get to the forest, the forest must come to us, in the form of cities designed around green spaces.

You can get whole seconds back every morning by measuring your coffee beans in the Subminimal Subscale dosing cup.

There’s no such thing as black-colored light. So how can we see Darth Vader on a screen?

Add some color to your life, find accent lighting to match your mood, and transform the feel of your home with these decorative connected devices.

The hyped-up Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin, and Apple Vision Pro have continued receiving updates since their lackluster launches. How are things progressing? I tried them again to find out.

Smartphones and face recognition are being combined to create new digital travel documents. The paper passport’s days are numbered—despite new privacy risks.

Politicians fully embraced the creator economy in 2024, blurring the lines between punditry and journalism. By 2028, the lawmakers could become creators themselves.

By learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to face future outbreaks in record time.

Samsung’s celebrated flagship soundbar does just enough to beat out the rest of its Dolby Atmos competitors.

Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested multiroom mesh systems will get you online in no time.

Villains were everywhere and more relatable than ever. Across pop culture, social media, and IRL, the phenomenon went full-on main character.

The plant-based-meat company’s CEO, Ethan Brown, credits a series of attack ads with prompting a potentially sector-saving change of plan.

Deepfakes were nothing like the political force in 2024 that many feared—but that doesn’t mean that generative AI didn’t profoundly affect elections all over the world.

From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.

Despite the arrival of new competitors and growing political tensions between the US and China, the ecommerce juggernaut Temu proved in 2024 it’s here to stay.