Category: Tech

A quantum computer will likely one day be able to break the encryption protecting the world’s secrets. See how much faster such a machine could decrypt a password compared to a present-day supercomputer.

Seems bad out there. Unfortunately, it can always get worse. From evil hacker AI to world-changing cyberattacks, WIRED envisions the future you haven’t prepared for.

GPS jamming and spoofing attacks are on the rise. If the global navigation system the US relies on were to go down entirely, it would send the world into unprecedented chaos.

A major cyberattack on the US electrical grid has long worried security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off, it’d be lights out in more ways than one.

In the very near future, victory will belong to the savvy blackhat hacker who uses AI to generate code at scale.

Demis Hassabis says that systems as smart as humans are almost here, and we’ll need to radically change how we think and behave.

BNPL services have become an enduring part of the US economy. That might not be a good sign.

This sex toy is comprised of two toys, LuxHer and LuxHim, and employs magnets to trigger vibrations.

For years, a powerful farm industry group served up information on activists to the FBI. Records reveal a decade-long effort to see the animal rights movement labeled a legitimate terrorism threat.

Our first impression of the Switch 2 launch title is that it marks a strong start for Nintendo’s new era.