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Along with other foreign influence operations—including from Iran—Kremlin-backed campaigns to stoke division and fear have gone into overdrive.

Social media companies that once at least tried to promote a healthy information ecosystem have largely given up—and insiders say Musk’s example gave them cover.

Emails obtained by WIRED show that technology from a company called EagleAI Network is helping election deniers target their neighbors.

Alexander “Connor” Moucka was arrested this week by Canadian authorities for allegedly carrying out a series of hacks that targeted Snowflake’s cloud customers. His next stop may be a US jail.

A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.

The Long March 9 super heavy-lift rocket made an appearance at a major airshow recently—and looks awfully familiar.

The night before the election, Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, a former TV anchor-turned-election truther, thanked her supporters for voting early—something she has long railed against.

In April, House of the Dragon star Abubakar Salim released Tales of Kenzera: Zau. He already has an idea for an Afro-cyberpunk follow-up, he just has to overcome funding obstacles and YouTube trolls to make it.

Donald Trump says he’ll spare TikTok. Kamala Harris will likely support the ban. But inside the company, few are talking about the US election.

The most online election in history has been snapped, shared, and memed into oblivion. WIRED’s photo department has curated moments across the country from the last few months.

“I'm training people to survive a civil war, to get out of the way, to stay home, stay off the grid,” says Oath Keeper Jim Arroyo, in an interview two days before the US presidential election.

“Those posts were written in good humor and didn't hurt anybody,” says Aaron Kofsky, who advised Vance on crypto and banking policy, of posts in which he wrote about using cocaine, kratom, and other drugs.

Republican influencers and content creators are stumping for Trump online and planning in-person meetups, even as the GOP’s traditional ground game appears to be in disarray.

Lend depth and drama to your gameplay with the right gaming headset for any console or device.

Bring the gift everyone will want to win from this year's holiday party, from a desk organizer shaped like a pear to magnets they'll wish they could eat.

Tiny Circuits made an impossibly smol retro-styled TV set, with fully functional knobs and a wee remote control.

The world's richest man man has spent $118 million supporting Donald Trump's campaign. His closing argument: “Vote For PNut! For Liberty! For Freedom!”

More and more keyboards and video game controllers employ Hall effect sensors, but what exactly is this technology? We break it down.

Apple claims its newest line of phones will let you play everything from Apple Arcade indies to AAA titles. It does, but don't expect a console-level experience.

“I try to prepare customers not to expect the same pet all over again. The new pet is not going to know who you are right off the bat.”

The United States will choose between two drastically different futures in the coming days. Here’s what you can expect from WIRED.

The weekend before the election, one Pennsylvania pastor told congregants that hosting Elon Musk weeks earlier was “phenomenal.” In Nevada, another dressed as a garbageman while urging his flock to vote Trump.