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Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

Don’t buy a loved one something you wouldn’t want for yourself. These are the must-haves that tech enthusiasts have on their wish lists this year.

In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.

a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.

Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

Apple’s original music player got many things right. Chief among them: It didn’t connect to the internet.

Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.

With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.

What’s it like to be the richest man in the world? Find out for yourself.

At a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”