Plus: The early days of e-commerce, the question of sentience, and frightening temperatures.

As the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange becomes a target for a lawsuit over the terra-luna crash, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has no regrets.

As the Swedish unicorn faces competition, regulation, and investment concerns, can “buy now, pay later” companies weather another economic downturn?

The social media giant banned accounts promoting disinformation, spam, or propaganda—and kept the money it made from ads.

While suburban drivers can comfortably charge at home, those in low-income areas face higher prices—if they can find a station that works.

After months of sanctions that have made critical repair parts difficult to access, aircraft operators are running out of options.

Employees at the company’s retail location in Towson, Maryland, have successfully organized.

Tesla’s Autopilot and other automotive safety features are involved in plenty of car crashes. But thanks to spotty data, it’s still not clear how many, or what to do about it.

In an interview with WIRED, the engineer and priest elaborated on his belief that the program is a person—and not Google's property.

Cryptocurrencies are behaving exactly like the rest of the stock market, but the faithful say that's no reason to jump ship.

Plus: The end of Internet Explorer, a free-speech platform, and a lake in need of a new name.

The hard times could be a harbinger for everyone else.

Democrats are pumping the brakes on an ambitious Senate bill over long-shot concerns about content moderation.

Arguments over whether Google’s large language model has a soul distract from the real-world problems that plague artificial intelligence.

Retailers bamboozled by the pandemic now find themselves staring at mountains of unwanted stock. Here’s what happened and how it can be fixed.

WIRED’s editor in chief shares thoughts on the ongoing evolutionary battle between humans and SARS-CoV-2, plus more from the next issue.

As the Russian siege drags on, Ukraine's media campaign has shifted from glorified myths to accounts of everyday bravery.

From Avis-Budget to Hertz, traditional rental companies are struggling to restock their fleets. Now peer-to-peer upstarts are scrambling to fill the gap.

The company recently announced a souped-up evolution of CarPlay. But do larger infotainment systems make distracted driving worse?

Hundreds of prospective employees have been left adrift, including some who were counting on the position for their visas.