For 40 years, the U.S. and Iran have been locked in an almost nonstop confrontation.

WIRED’s Emma Grey Ellis joins this week’s Gadget Lab podcast to explain the latest YouTube drama and discuss the implications of “cancel culture.”

Everything from glitter hair spray and nail polish remover to bear repellent will soon ship out of specially designed fulfillment centers.

Wouk was famous for writing The Winds of War, Marjorie Morningstar and The Caine Mutiny, which won a Pulitzer Prize. He also helped popularize themes that writers like Philip Roth later tackled.

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Tardar Sauce was an avatar of the days of the goofy web.

To cut down on unnecessary procedures — and health costs — Walmart is pushing its workers to get more accurate diagnoses by using diagnostic imaging centers known for high quality, not low price.

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The toxins that plastics leach into seawater severely affect the bacteria that provides perhaps 20 percent of Earth's oxygen. That's when things get complicated...

When Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969, it was the fifth launch of the Saturn V.

Ahead of the release of 'John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum' this weekend, players in the battle royale game can now play as the cinematic assassin.

"Groceries" is a collaboration with Houston rapper TisaKorean and Canadian producer Murda Beatz, and it sounds tailor-made for a viral dance craze.

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The Trump administration announced Friday that it will delay tariffs on cars and auto parts imports while it negotiates trade deals with Japan and the European Union.

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In less than two years, the Chinese brand has opened 2,300 stores — second in China only to Starbucks. The company goes public on Nasdaq on Friday. And ... it's losing millions.

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Ten years after the original Minecraft swept the planet, Microsoft unveils an ambitious, global, augmented-reality version.

A lot of blood has been shed, and surely there's more to come.

The cat with the withering stare, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, inspired books and won fans around the world who identified with her permanently unsmiling — yet adorable — features.

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As the state passed its anti-abortion bill, protestors evoked Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel.

Sony's Alpha A7II is a mirrorless, full-frame workhorse of a camera, and a steal at less than $1,000.

Yes, the world needs to reduce carbon emissions, but that's not enough. Technologists need to step in and start developing work-arounds of all kinds.

It's a lot to ask of one episode, but here's what should happen.

The FCC is clashing with scientists who argue that 5G networks could interfere with weather sensors and compromise weather predictions.