Getty Images / WIRED The Facebook videos were short but unsettling. One, posted on the profile of Indiana resident Shawn Skelton, shows her shuddering on what looks like a hospital bed, an exhausted look on…

Slack / Getty Images / WIRED The global remote work experiment shows no sign of ending anytime soon. As Europe struggles to contain a deadly second wave of Covid-19 many forward-looking companies have confirmed their…

Our interconnected world is completely reliant on satellites. In 2021, there will be an increasing number of attempts by states and independent groups to mount cyberattacks on space infrastructure, with consequences for terrestrial systems. In…

MIKE MCQUADE We have seen increasing attempts by governments to suppress freedom of speech on the internet. TikTok has attracted the ire of US president Donald Trump, while Pakistan’s state-run regulator has hinted once again…

AI can pose a dilemma for those whose belief systems embrace doing no harm over profits Cat O’Neil Conceived in the research labs of the Silicon Valley, artificial intelligence is deeply rooted in secular ideals…

Google / Getty Images Google is about to fundamentally change how the web works. Sometime in 2022, most likely during the first six months, its Chrome browser will ditch the third-party cookies on which much…

Getty Images / WIRED A data analytics team close to the heart of government has collected data on more than 650 million people, including children under the age of 13, according to newly unearthed documents….

Getty Images / WIRED The Premier League’s big pay-per-view experiment is more than halfway through and it’s still proving to be as controversial with fans as when it was first announced. Over the course of…

NHS / WIRED The UK’s successful coronavirus vaccine rollout is about to pick up even more speed. From today, 440,000 people over the age of 55 and unpaid carers will start to receive text messages…