Spotify Subscriptions Helped The Streaming Company Win Listeners

The streaming company proved it could get the Napster generation to subscribe. But will Spotify's paywall make it profitable?

2001: A Space Odyssey Predicted The Future—50 Years Ago

Stanley Kubrick's iconic film gave us Hal and other sci-fi elements. Here's how they stack up against reality.

New NASA X-Plane Could Bring Supersonic Flight to the Masses

Lockheed Martin's Low Boom Demonstrator joins the ranks of NASA's famed X-planes—and could bring back the age of supersonic civilian aviation that ended when the Concorde retired in 2003.

For Apple, Quitting Intel Won't Come Easy

It makes all the sense in the world that Apple wants to leave Intel behind. Where it gets tricky is how it gets there.

Spotify Shunned an IPO. Now It's Just Another Public Company

The music-streaming service listed its shares Tuesday without the traditional bankers or ceremony.

Tesla Starts to Climb Out of Model 3 Production Hell

The latest numbers from Elon Musk's automaker show slow but encouraging progress in its fight to deliver history's most anticipated car.

Paul Nakasone Will Have to Balance NSA Needs With US Cyber Command Background

The appointment of Paul Nakasone raises the question again: Should the NSA and Cyber Command be controlled by one man?

Indie Title 'Small Talk' Is the Cartoony Party Game of My Dreams

A lot of games try to capture the way the world works—but precious few try to distill how it feels.

You've Never Seen the French Alps Like This Before

British photographer Dan Holdsworth uses geological mapping software to render three-dimensional point clouds of glaciers.

A Flawed Study Shows How Little We Understand Crispr's Effects

Flaws in a study about unintended gene editing snips have led to its retraction. But that’s not the end of the story.

The Politics of 'Black Panther' Are What Make It Great

The superhero flick's strength lies in the fact that it didn't shy away from addressing issues of black identity.

Security News This Week: Julian Assange Has Lost His Internet Privileges

China and the Children Will Save Electric Cars From the EPA

The EPA may be able to roll back regulations in the US, but other forces will push automakers to keep making electric cars.

Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Was Turned On In Deadly California Crash

The self-driving system was engaged when a Model X SUV hit a highway barrier, killing the driver.

Cloudflare's New Encryption Service Adds Privacy Protection

Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare appears to be preparing to launch a service to encrypt traffic to the computers that look up web addresses.

The Under Armour Hack Was Even Worse Than It Had To Be

If Under Armour had protected all passwords equally, its 150-million-user MyFitnessPal breach wouldn’t have been nearly as bad.

How to Fold 5 High-Flying Stunt Paper Airplanes

"The Paper Airplane Guy" John Collins shows us how to fold planes that do loops, flap their wings, and fly world-record distances.

Tesla's Model S Recall Is Just Its Latest Problem

Automakers recall cars all the time, but Tesla just doesn't need any more problems right now.

Gadget Lab Podcast: What the New iPad Means for Consumers, and for Students

This week, we ask: Can Apple re-win the hearts and minds of educators?

Where China’s Tiangong-1 Won’t Land (And Where It Still Might)

Large swaths of Earth are already safe from falling space debris.

How I Fell For an Academic Vanity Honeypot Hacking Scheme

WIRED Columnist Virginia Heffernan on how a hacker flattered his way into taking over her Twitter account.