Uber drivers in the UK are workers, not contractors. What comes next will affect the entire gig economy

This is the inside story of a landmark legal battle that could fundamentally change not only Uber, but the entire gig economy

Hundreds of thousands of children are born each year with fatal neurodegenerative diseases. A gene therapy breakthrough offers hope of not just a treatment, but a cure

The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London

Hundreds of thousands of children are born each year with fatal neurodegenerative diseases. A gene therapy breakthrough offers hope of not just a treatment, but a cure

Facebook and Google are giant advertising platforms, not tenets of an open web. It’s time to start treating them as such

Google-owned DeepMind has announced the formation of a major new AI research unit comprised of full-time staff and external advisors

With its final breath, Parler inadvertently outed the extremists who had made it their home. And the fallout is only just beginning

The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London

In June, 37,000-tonne tanker vanished from GPS off the Russian coast. All the evidence points to Russia. But what's really going on?

The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London

With little evidence to show how effective such apps are and growing privacy concerns, there’s a risk they could do more harm than good

Our mission remains the same: to explain change and what it means for you. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced us to rethink how we operate as a publication

The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London

Airbnb suspended scores of dodgy property listings in London. And then things got really messy

Adam, 51, and Shivaun Raff, 49, from Crowthorne, Berkshire, left their jobs to set up price comparison website 'Foundem' in 2005 but within days of launching, they noticed something was wrong.

Obscure government algorithms are making life-changing decisions about millions of people around the world. Here, for the first time, we reveal how one of these systems works.

In its quest to become a money-making verb Shazam is expanding. It will soon add features for scanning physical objects and places -- but will its 100 million monthly active users be willing to come...

Facebook and Google are giant advertising platforms, not tenets of an open web. It’s time to start treating them as such

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a sprawling, $100 million compound in Hawaii—complete with plans for a huge underground bunker. A WIRED investigation reveals the true scale of the project—and...

The capital is awash with rentals that bear all the hallmarks of hastily rejigged Airbnbs

This is the inside story of a landmark legal battle that could fundamentally change not only Uber, but the entire gig economy

Encryption comments made by Amber Rudd are dangerous and it is unwise to use fear to try and push through legislation

With a new design studio and a communal house in a Japanese village, Airbnb has announced its ambitions to change the way we live, travel and share space. Some say the company are venturing into...

Detecting honey laced with sugar syrup is notoriously tricky, but a new test could provide the evidence needed to make fake honey prosecutions stick

The European Parliament has rejected controversial new copyright law that critics claimed posed an “imminent threat” to internet freedom

Hacks from producers and technologists have taken the new season of Blue Planet to new depths