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A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?

Devices that monitor seniors for safety are appealing to worried loved ones and underresourced home care agencies.

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeowner dream.

Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.

The commercial was submitted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to run during Donald Trump’s UFC event. It criticized the $111 billion merger as a threat to the First Amendment.

Microsoft has finally refreshed its premium Surface Laptop and Surface Pro with new chips, but the update reveals how high PC pricing has become.

Instead of heating metals, Foundation Alloy beats them into submission. The startup has raised $22 million to scale up production of its alloys.

The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.

French game developer Don't Nod could run out of money by November if it is unable to secure further financing.

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Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.

Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.

Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.

Sellers on TikTok used pricey items to lure bidders to “Surprise Sets” livestreams, but most of the auctions yielded only cheap prizes. Gambling experts are concerned about the potential for harm.

The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds.

Amazfit’s trail running smartwatch delivers solid off-road performance at a bargain price compared to its competitors.

UK video games trade body TIGA has added nine new members to its board of directors.

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New research shows that exercise games – or 'exergames' – like Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure could help people deal with the early stages of depression.

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At 21, Speed has pushed the limits of streaming by transforming a distinctly solo format into a global group chat. His song for this year’s World Cup is becoming the tournament’s unofficial anthem.

A Silicon Valley software maker and an ecommerce company reveal to WIRED how they are navigating the emerging challenge of “tokenomics.”

With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.