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The Roli Airwave uses infrared cameras to track your hand movements on a keyboard. That visual data can be used to teach you how to play a song or to compose entirely new sonic creations.

Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested systems will deliver reliable internet across your home whatever your needs or budget.

In 2014, the team at Blizzard began work on a Diablo III follow-up code-named Hades that never saw the light of day. Here’s why.

While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can't send texts or make calls, amateur radio enthusiasts are helping communicate requests for help and messages between loved ones.

Tired of carrying around physical books? Our favorite Kindles are on sale during Prime Day Big Deals.

A US judge has authorized a plan for fallen crypto exchange FTX to return money to former customers, as the drawn-out bankruptcy process approaches its end.

Since 2002, birders have relied on the online bird-watching log eBird. As Hurricane Helene tore through North Carolina, bird-watchers continued to post.

We’ve tested dozens of ways to watch stuff on 4K or HD TVs. These are our favorites.

Bertrand Piccard says sustainability doesn’t have to come at a cost—and that reframing attempts to hit net zero as a way of generating profit could be key to hitting targets.

OpenAI built a reputation for making bold research bets before others. After a recent brain drain, it needs to attract a new generation of researchers to keep this going.

The sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has proven to be both a critical disappointment and a box office one.

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days starts tomorrow, but we’ve already spotted the best Prime Day deals on products we’ve tested and loved.

The captains of industry that were going to pilot us through new virtual worlds are still around. They're just going by a new name.

OpenAI’s spree of licensing agreements is paying off already—at least in terms of getting publishers to lower their guard.

One woman spills the beans about giving birth to rich people's children. “They were offering Scrooge McDuck buckets of money.”

British Mountain Rescue workers have developed an automated drone system that can scour a landscape far quicker and more thoroughly than human eyes.

Whether for bird-watching or baseball-spotting, we break down prices and specs to find the best pair for you.

The new hyper hybrid hits 1,258 bhp, is limited to 217 mph, has DRS and an airbrake, and can come to a halt from 124 mph in just 100 meters. Yet none of this is the car’s real party piece.

The audio brand might be ticking close to retirement age, but the innovators behind this private company have plenty more tricks up their sleeves, says CEO Lila Snyder.

What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question.

“Get everyone you know, and everyone you don't know, drag them to register to vote,” said Elon Musk at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “If they don’t, this will be the last election. That’s my prediction.”