At the beginning of 2021, Tesla Model 3 lost its leadership among the best-selling electric vehicles in the world. In this ranking, it had to give way to the small Chinese hatchback Wuling Hong Guang ...

Don’t know where’s best to store a banana? Confused about splitting the bill on a first date? Perhaps you’re puzzled about your skincare routine, unclear about how medicine works, or have yet to ...

PCWorld reports that Spotify offers a hidden “Basic” tier launched in mid-2024 for $10.99/month, providing music-only streaming without audiobooks or lossless audio. This plan requires existing ...

The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost. It’s hard to quantify a zeitgeist, but here at WIRED, chronically ...

In this short Mandarin lesson, I explain the real difference between 认识 rènshi and 知道 zhīdào, even though they both translate as know in English. I show how one is used when two people know each other ...

A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning. Most artificial-intelligence (AI) models can reliably identify patterns in data ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

Port fees on Chinese-made freight vessels are set to go into effect next week. The fees are a bid by the Trump administration to counter China's dominant position in freight ship manufacturing and ...

The humble inventions that power our modern world wouldn’t have been possible without decades of support for early-stage research. In December 1947, three physicists at Bell Telephone ...

South Korea is set to implement the Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of the Foundation for Trustworthiness (the AI Basic Act) in January 2026. However, ...

BEIJING—Humanlike robots are great for entertainment. Menial labor? Not so much. At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing this weekend, more than 500 humanoid robots competed in both sporting ...

Curtis Chin’s memoir chronicles the life lessons he learned in a Chinese restaurant. In the heart of Detroit's historic Chinatown, a vibrant oasis once thrived and diverse patrons, from celebrities to ...