Hitting big targets starts with getting the details right.

This form of ownership may be new in the U.S., but it’s relatively common in Europe.

A great gamepad instantly levels up your play. These are our top picks for Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.

Between litter boxes, beds, scratchers, and trees, felines need a lot of stuff. Here’s what the cats of WIRED have tested and loved.

These pollinators can help urban gardens grow. That will be critical for cooling cities as the planet warms.

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Samsung announces the first third-party TV makers to ship with its Linux-based Tizen OS in Europe and Australasia in 2022  —  Samsung has confirmed the first third-party smart TV makers to ship with its Tizen operating system (OS), with several manufacturers preparing to launch Tizen-powered TVs this year across Europe and […]

April Rubin / New York Times: An interview with YouTuber Christopher Slayton, aka ChrisDaCow, on building the entire observable universe in Minecraft over nearly two months  —  Christopher Slayton, 18, spent two months intricately designing the planets.  He even went skydiving to get a better appreciation for Earth.

Birgit Mitwollen / Reuters: German media reports the government plans to dismiss cybersecurity chief Arne Schoenbohm over possible contacts with Russian security services  —  German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to dismiss the country’s cybersecurity chief due to possible contacts with people involved …

Ben S. Bernanke PhD ’79, an economist who applied his scholarly experience to his work as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve during the economic and financial-sector crisis of 2008-2009, has been awarded a share of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences […]

These WIRED-tested, battery-powered headphones will serve you well whether you’re chatting with teammates in Fortnite or coworkers in Zoom.

Only a few titles for Sony’s new PlayStation console really take advantage of the powerful hardware. Here are our favorites.

Whether you’re in elementary school or college, these apps and services offer study guides, mindfulness exercises, and more.

NL Times: A Dutch court calls webcam tracking of a remote worker an unreasonable intrusion, awarding him €75K after his US employer fired him for not turning on a webcam  —  A remote employee of a U.S. business who was fired for refusing to leave his webcam on while he was working …

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving  —  Apple’s crash detection for the iPhone 14 and new Apple Watch models can alert 911 and emergency contacts in the event of […]

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: An analysis of Pornhub’s transparency reports shows the site removed 8,547 pieces of content in 2021, down 98% YoY, after adding an uploader verification tool  —  Pornhub is without a doubt one of the most visited adult entertainment outlets on the Internet.

Plural’s Taavet Hinrikus says early-stage VC funds need to set a founder to catch a founder.

WIRED spoke with Skype cofounder Niklas Zennström about why the burgeoning European startup scene is poised to lead the technological revolution.

From V6 and Class 10 to UHS-II, we breakdown the terms to know when shopping for a memory card.

Financial Times: Experts paint a dire picture for China’s semiconductor industry and AI development after the US announced new export controls on chips and chipmaking tech  —  Experts predict ‘tsunami of change’ for semiconductor industry as Washington wields tools tested on Huawei

Antonia Timmerman / Rest of World: Indonesia’s patchwork data security approach has resulted in several large-scale data leaks; experts say the personal data protection bill is a temporary fix  —  Breaches are so common that citizens joke about being an “open-source country.”  —  • JAKARTA, INDONESIA

Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: GIF, once called “the file format of the internet generation”, is declining in use as young users say GIFs are “cringe” and MP4 videos make the format outdated  —  The internet’s file format has been diagnosed as “cringe,” but there are other threats to its existence.

Shopping for a new phone can be an ordeal. Let us take some of the pain out of it with these WIRED-tested picks and tips.

From Hyrule to Hallownest, these are our absolute favorite video game escapes for the OLED Switch, Switch, and Switch Lite.

The Magnus Carlsen–Hans Niemann cheating scandal points to abuses and suspicion at the highest levels.

Andy Chalk / PC Gamer: Blizzard will require Overwatch 2 and Modern Warfare 2 players to use SMS Protect, a 2FA system, to combat toxicity, but won’t accept prepaid and VOIP numbers  —  Just like Overwatch 2, you’ll need to attach a phone number to your Battle.net account to play Modern Warfare 2—and prepaid phones […]

Natalie Wong / Bloomberg: A look at business email compromise scams in the US involving real estate, and the Secret Service team that helped recover $244M in stolen BEC funds since 2019  —  For weeks, the Secret Service agent had been trying to identify the scammers moving millions of stolen dollars through banks around the […]

Kyle Alspach / Protocol: Q&A with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz as the company surpasses $2B in annual revenue and looks to become a bigger player in data observability and IT operations  —  CrowdStrike is finding massive traction in areas outside its core endpoint security products, setting up the company to become …

Home to Silicon Wadi and a long-running streak of mega-money exits, the Tel Aviv tech scene leads with innovative applications of robotics, AI and medtech.

Amsterdam continues to punch well above its weight, combining tech powerhouse status with being one of the most livable cities on the continent.

Bollinger is data mining its meticulous records to predict vintage years and weather the challenges of climate change.

Steve Haske / Ars Technica: A history of consumer VR since 2012, from the first Oculus developer kit and the 2016 hype cycle to Quest 2, and what mainstream success for VR could look like  —  VR hasn’t taken over the world, but that doesn’t mean it has failed.  —  Six years ago, consumer virtual […]

Financial Times: An overview of Parag Agrawal’s tenure as Twitter’s CEO so far, as he battles declining business performance and plunging morale amid Elon Musk’s takeover bid  —  The tech prodigy’s battles with a mercurial opponent are coming to a head  —  It’s hard to know which part of Parag Agrawal’s job …

Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia: SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy  —  The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing.  So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy?

Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack.

A new executive order tries to reassure Europeans that their data is safe on US soil, despite government surveillance.

Hoping for an Apple iPad Mini or Dyson for the holidays? Both Target and Amazon are hosting a second yearly sales event.

Wall Street Journal: How HBO Max, Prime Video, and other streamers are trying to grow in a crowded market, including, sources say, via discounted bundles and deals with rivals  —  In a crowded marketplace, Amazon, HBO Max and other streamers explore discounted packages and partnerships with rivals

Kate Rooney / CNBC: FTX partners with Visa to offer debit cards linked to a user’s FTX account in 40 countries, focusing on Latin America, Europe, and Asia, after their US rollout  —  – Visa is teaming up with global crypto exchange FTX to offer debit cards in 40 countries with a focus on Latin […]

Tim Keary / VentureBeat: NYC-based Elpha Secure, which offers SMBs cybersecurity software alongside cyber insurance policies, raised a $20M Series A led by Canapi Ventures  —  Data breaches aren’t cheap.  If an organization fails to protect its critical data assets, then it can cost millions to repair the damage done.

Meta’s AudioGen text-to-audio artificial intelligence model could create sound for video games, film soundtracks or music production

A collaboration between Neon Dance and Bristol Robotics Laboratory is due to open at The Place in London on 14 October

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) announced today that MIT’s unitized pool of endowment and other MIT funds generated an investment loss of 5.3 percent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, as measured using valuations received within one month of fiscal year end. At the end of the fiscal year, […]

Eighteen questions to help managers spark a healthy dialogue with their teams.

Data shows that having a best friend at work is strongly linked to business outcomes, profitability, safety, inventory control, and employee retention.

A survey of workers at Fortune 500 companies reveals that men and women have different perceptions of how men are — and aren’t — showing up.

The city is a global hub for investors, startups, and larger companies seeking sunnier climes and a business-friendly atmosphere.

A city famed for friendliness also has a booming startup scene—and that network of founders supporting founders has led to a slew of firms taking the lead.

Blockchain investigators have uncovered at least $4 million—and counting—in cryptocurrency fundraising has reached Russia’s violent militia groups.

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Jiko, a neobank that gives companies “low-cost access” to short-term US Treasury bills, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $87.7M  —  Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers.  But over time, the fintech startup has evolved its model …

Francisco Pires / Tom’s Hardware: Samsung details GDDR7, already in production, with speeds up to 36Gbps, doubling GDDR6’s 18Gbps, and plans to release new V-NAND chips with a 230-layer design  —  Increasing investments as others tighten their belts  —  Samsung is looking to capitalize on its deep and varied revenue sources …