A 55-year-old man invested $15,000 in his side business before quitting his 60-hour workweek. He now earns up to $23,000 per month.

At a pet product manufacturing, Rodney Melton used to put in 12-hour days for $31 an hour. Melton, 55, admits that while it was a comfortable life, it didn’t compare to the... Read more »

AI Chatbots Are Learning to Spout Authoritarian Propaganda

Regimes in China and Russia are rushing to repress what chatbots can say. It’s an early warning about a new frontier of online censorship. Read more »

September’s Record-Shattering Heat Was ‘Absolutely Gobsmackingly Bananas’

Last month was so hot, scientists are struggling to find words for it. Read more »

The Team Helping Women Fight Digital Domestic Abuse

Location-enabled tech designed to make our lives easier is often exploited by domestic abusers. Refuge, a UK nonprofit, helps women to leave abusive relationships, secure their devices, and stay safe. Read more »

How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup conducted years of tests at UC Davis, a public university. A WIRED investigation reveals how Neuralink and the university keep the grisly images of test subjects hidden. Read more »

Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor

New research has found that some streaming devices and dozens of Android and iOS apps are secretly being used for fraud and other cybercrime. Read more »

How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup conducted years of tests at UC Davis, a public university. A WIRED investigation reveals how Neuralink and the university keep the grisly images of test subjects hidden. Read more »