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The helicopter was flying under “special visual flight rules” that allow pilots to fly through low-visibility conditions.

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The basketball star, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash, was constantly eclipsing the game's limits.

Hundreds of Amazon workers banded together in protest following reports that the company threatened to fire their colleagues over climate change comments.

The technology needed to limit stingrays is clear—but good luck getting telecoms on board.

Intel's made two attempts to fix the microprocessor vulnerability it was warned about 18 months ago. Third time’s the charm?

Concrete and steel come with massive emissions. So let's ditch them and build towers out of wood. Yes, wood.

The 18-year-old won five of the six awards for which she was nominated. 

A photographer overcame her altitude anxieties to capture canvas-worthy aerials of the French countryside.

It's easy to get sucked into the brand's vast catalog. Here are the ones that floored us.

Police can add computer-vision software to ordinary security cameras for as little as $50 a month.

The dating app says its new machine-learning tool can help flag potentially offensive messages and encourage more users to report inappropriate behavior. 

The same technology that's made working from home easier than ever has fundamentally changed what “home” means to me.

Experts tips and tricks for helping your younglings think critically about what they see on TV and social media. 

The old-fashioned-sounding illness is mostly harmless. So why does it cause so much parental panic?

Who’s watching the baby watchers?

Here's what WIRED writers have had to say about Apple's tablet in the 10 years since its arrival.

Kids should have no expectation of privacy on devices given to them by their parents, for better and for worse.

The new documentary Feels Good Man traces the frog's evolution from an indie comic to one of the world's most polarizing symbols.

What kind of sick person slashes apart their novels and posts the deed on Twitter?

General Motors' Cruise unit shows off its self-driving concept vehicle, while Hyundai smothers road noise. 

Ethicists and biologists seek to head off challenges raised by tissue “organoids” as they become increasingly similar to human brains.

The high cost of repairing sensor-packed vehicles outpaces the savings from fewer crashes.

This hoodie, which sheds much fewer microplastic fibers, makes me feel bad about wearing any other hoodie.

How the Shlayer Trojan topped the macOS malware charts—despite its “rather ordinary” methods.

The Spitzer Space Telescope wasn’t big, but its view of the universe was certainly mighty.

Whether you’re running in warm weather or in the rain, we have the gear for you, including shoes, socks, and more.

Facial recognition, iCloud encryption, and the rest of this week's top security news.

David L. Craddock is one of the major voices in longform games journalism, but his reporting hasn't always been easy. 

Since the advent of the clock—even during the peak years of the Cold War—the minute hand has never advanced past the 11:58 mark.