Getty Images Cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis said on Thursday that it helped the US government seize $30 million worth of digital coins that North Korean-backed hackers stole earlier this year from the developer of the non-fungible token-based game Axie Infinite. When accounting for the more than 50 percent fall... Read more

After the hilarious and action-packed Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and Thunder was one of the most eagerly awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Streaming now on Disney Plus (and on Blu-ray Sept. 27), the film earned mixed reviews: CNET’s Sean Keane lamented this “disappointingly shallow” flick, and it’s easy to... Read more

This story originally appeared on Canada’s National Observer and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As droughts, deteriorating farmland, and rising sea levels push people around the world from their homes, advocates in Canada are calling on the federal government to support those who are—and will be—displaced by... Read more

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Disney unveiled the upcoming Marvel title from Amy Hennig’s Skydance Media during its game showcase today from the D23 Expo. Hennig made... Read more

Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel is leading a company with a steeply declining stock price, competition from a much bigger industry rival, and painful staff cuts — but he isn’t ready to give up. “When I look at the long-term opportunity in our business, I really believe it’s... Read more

Enlarge / A still from Runway’s “Text to Video” teaser promo suggesting image-generation capabilities. Runway In a tweet posted this morning, artificial intelligence company Runway teased a new feature of its AI-powered web-based video editor that can edit video from written descriptions, often called “prompts.” A promotional video appears... Read more

Enjoying a movie with your family is great. Enjoying it outside, relaxing under the stars, is even better. As projectors have gotten smaller, brighter and cheaper, it’s become easier than ever to set up a backyard movie night. You can choose between easily portable, battery-powered models, or wired models... Read more

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Next month, Mortal Kombat turns 30. Look back on that 1992 arcade game now and it almost seems quaint. Cartoonish 2D fighting, pixelated blood. But what... Read more

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Niantic showed off a new location-based game Marvel World of Heroes, coming in 2023. The company showed off the title at the... Read more

CVS announced on Monday that it plans to buy Signify Health, a network of more than 10,000 clinicians that provide in-person evaluations and care for US patients at their homes, along with virtual telehealth visits. The $8 billion acquisition is a major bet for the 59-year-old pharmacy chain. It’s... Read more