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The new NATO Innovation Fund started as a way to combat flagging US interest. Now, its staff are scouring Europe to find the companies that could give the alliance the edge in the face of war.

In the premiere installment of WIRED’s new AI advice column “The Prompt,” we answer questions about AI’s ability to change your body, and your ability to change AI’s environmental impact.

Thanks to more mainstream influencers, a new, desirable, imitable aesthetic has emerged—and this time it wears a MAGA hat.

Under Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike, the US has been determined to “reshore” chipmaking. Now money and colossal infrastructure are flowing to a vast Intel site in Ohio—just as the company may be falling apart.

Experts expect Donald Trump’s next administration to relax cybersecurity rules on businesses, abandon concerns around human rights, and take an aggressive stance against the cyber armies of US adversaries.

Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.

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Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.

Waves of new users are flocking to the Twitter alternative, but Bluesky’s many customization options can be a bit overwhelming for newcomers. Here’s some advice on managing the flow.

One of TikTok’s defining subcultures is arguing over whether books are political, “red-listing” authors, and looking for guidance in speculative fiction.

A research team in China has held atoms in a state of quantum superposition for 23 minutes, suggesting tantalizing new possibilities in research and quantum computing.

After quietly settling a dispute with her management agency, the massively popular Chinese influencer Li Ziqi has started posting again, gaining her millions of new followers overnight.

Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks.

Tom Homan, who helped usher in the family separation policy during Trump’s first term, is promising to enact the “biggest deportation operation in the history of the United States.”

Generative AI may transform video game design, but the first playable title is just bizarre and fascinating.

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are created.

You might see your coworkers in only two dimensions, but don’t let that stop you from looking your best.

Which material should you buy? Percale or linen? We tested dozens of sheets to find our favorites and break it all down.