Brian Barrett

Executive Editor

Brian Barrett is the executive editor of WIRED. Previously he was the editor in chief of the tech and culture site Gizmodo and was a business reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest daily newspaper.

Infrastructure

Squirrels Keep Menacing the Power Grid. But at Least It's Not the Russians

Jan 18, 2017 7:00 AM

Security This Week

Security News This Week: Hackers Hack a Major Dealer of Hacking Tools

Jan 14, 2017 7:00 AM

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Smart Home

The Dumb ‘Smart’ Gear That Someone’s Gonna Hack in 2017

Jan 11, 2017 10:00 AM

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Smart Home

The Dumb ‘Smart’ Gear That Someone’s Gonna Hack in 2017

Jan 11, 2017 10:00 AM

CES

The World Just Moved One Step Closer To Cord-Cutter Utopia

Jan 6, 2017 6:00 AM

Gear

No, You Won’t Get Your Own VR Rig

Jan 5, 2017 3:01 PM

gadgets

Carnival's High-Tech Cruise Wearable Knows Your Every Need

Jan 5, 2017 7:00 AM

Chips

What the Snapdragon 835 Chip Means For Your Next Smartphone

Jan 3, 2017 5:00 PM

Fetish

Lenovo's Smart Speaker Marries Up Alexa Smarts and Harman Kardon Sounds

Jan 3, 2017 3:01 AM

encryption

The Year Encryption Won

Dec 23, 2016 7:00 AM

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Gift Guide

13 Last-Minute Gift Ideas to Save Christmas

Dec 22, 2016 6:40 AM

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Gift Guide

13 Last-Minute Gift Ideas to Save Christmas

Dec 22, 2016 6:40 AM

Security This Week

Security News This Week: Hey, Remember That Time Hackers Breached a Billion Yahoo Accounts?

Dec 17, 2016 7:00 AM

Streaming

Amazon and Netflix Look to Their Own Shows As the Key to World Domination

Dec 17, 2016 7:00 AM

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parenting

14 Gift Ideas Every New Parent Would Love

Dec 10, 2016 7:00 AM

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parenting

14 Gift Ideas Every New Parent Would Love

Dec 10, 2016 7:00 AM

security news this week

Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Are Targeting Germany Now, Too

Dec 10, 2016 7:00 AM

Security

IBM’s Watson Now Fights Cybercrime in the Real World

Dec 6, 2016 6:00 AM

toys

You Could Play This Jigsaw Puzzle Forever and Never Finish

Dec 1, 2016 8:00 AM

National Affairs

Jill Stein Filed for a Recount in Wisconsin. What Now?

Nov 25, 2016 6:22 PM