Feed: All Latest

With TikTok-optimized song and dance, Disney animated films have turned into multiplatform IP factories—and fall short as movies. Blame 'Frozen.'

An indie developer made a shoot-em-up game where the player battles giant viruses. Shortly before the game's release, he wound up in the hospital.

By adding unwanted wool to the manufacturing chain, this forward-thinking New Zealand firm hopes to save farmers and the planet.

Spice DAO's copyright misstep shows how many questions there are about the rules of cryptoart. This is an opportunity for transformation

The iconic graphic of a timepiece originated as a nuclear warning. It updates its time on Thursday amid threats like climate change and pandemics.

The flaws are now fixed, but they speak to the growing concerns around interactionless attacks.

Meet one of the companies that's bridging pen-and-paper play with the connectedness of digital gaming.

In an effort to reduce dependency on hard-to-source cobalt and Chinese manufacturing, US makers are finally getting into the cathode business.

Climate change is already killing people, but countries don’t have an easy way to count those deaths. A new project might change that.

All of our meddling has primed Earth to collapse under cities and belch greenhouse gases, a nasty feedback loop that’s accelerating global warming.

The company is leveraging its technology to help clients make “digital twins”—virtual copies of real-life objects, environments, and even people.

Automation is reaching more companies, imperiling some jobs and changing the nature of others.

Last summer, a doctor wrote “climate change” in his patient’s chart. But is medicine really ready to address systemic health impacts?

Vessels from more than 1,500 ports have visited the region since 2014. Each one is a threat to introduce invasive species.

Role-playing rule books are being designed to be more experimental and unique. Here’s how they can be designed for accessibility, too.

No garlic on the oysters? Soup stained a blanket? Panels of users hear the complaints and can order refunds or removal of critical reviews.

A new subcontractor industry in Europe is benefiting from platforms’ efforts to clean up their image and comply with stricter employment rules.

The USDA is making it easier for farmers to market their meat as “low-carbon.” Not everyone is happy about it.

US high school students are demanding safer classrooms, and they’re mobilizing through group chats, Google Docs, and homespun social media campaigns.

Its story begins in the halcyon days before smartphones took over teens’ lives. Of course, everyone on social media is obsessed.

A data wiper posing as ransomware bears a discomfiting resemblance to the earlier wave of Russian cyberattacks that ended with NotPetya.

The effects of the climate crisis are happening right now. From natural disasters to supply chain shortages, here's how to cope.

The newest security measure is still in beta. But if you want to make use of it, here's what you need to know.

Battery not holding a charge? Wi-Fi woes? We break down ways to solve almost any issue you can think of.

In the 1960s, drillers noticed that certain fluids would firm up if they flowed too fast. Researchers have finally explained why.

The Oxo Good Grips Thermal Mug keeps your coffee nice and hot—and it's dishwasher-safe!

Brining veggies or tossing them with salt before cooking is a simple and foolproof way to unleash more flavor.

Medical information is more complex and less available than the web data that many algorithms were trained on, so results can be misleading.

There’s something trickier than teaching players to design rockets and navigate radiation.

Plus: Open source sabotage, Ukrainian website hacks, and more of the week's top security news.

Historians are reexamining eras of social turmoil and linking them to volcanic eruptions, prolonged droughts, and other disturbances in the natural world.

Whether you're headed out in the cold this long weekend or curling up on the couch at home, we've rounded up the web's best sales for you.

One of the world's largest arcades is still making history, preserving video games for posterity and inviting anyone who wants to play to the table.

There's really no excuse to miss out on C-dramas' epic fight scenes and time travel romances—especially since you can find a lot on YouTube or for free.

A newly unredacted legal filing sheds light on internal programs that antitrust enforcers argue advantaged Google at the expense of advertisers and publishers.

Director Mamoru Hosada’s anime movie is about the web’s ability to unleash us.

Over a dozen alleged members of the notorious ransomware group have been arrested, but the Kremlin's critics are wary of the underlying motivation.

The subtle beauty of Lana Wachowski's long-awaited sequel is that it doesn't care what people think.

Your IT department is right. Turning your electronics off and on again is so helpful that you might want to schedule regular reboots.

The simple premise of the wildly popular word guessing game is difficult to protect under US law.

Plus: Early digital cash, the Corbevax vaccine, and adventures in Cryptoland.

Though having Elmo run the show would be fun.

Being trapped in my own quarantine reminded me of how little we’ve learned.

This week, we discuss the techniques used to create alcohol-free liquor, beer, and wine.

After falling in love with an obscure anime rhythm game, I became obsessed with obtaining a machine of my own—or finding the people who could.

Consumer electronics companies are boasting about unprecedented leaps in battery tech. How legit are the claims?

From New York to Moab, Utah, bicyclists and municipal officials are divided over whether ebikes should be permitted on bicycle trails.

Misinformation and muddled public health messaging have failed expectant parents. Now Omicron's surge is putting both carriers and babies at risk.

Can the top-end, tech-heavy electric Merc rival the likes of the Audi e-tron GT, Tesla Model S, and Porsche Taycan?

The global temperature was down, thanks to La Niña, but it was still the sixth-hottest year on record. And 2 billion people had their warmest year yet.