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Updated 2024-11-26 10:02
The Time to Buy Your Holiday Presents Is Now
Supply chain problems haven’t improved. If you want to gift something special, here's how to plan ahead.
7 Deals on Machines and Beans for International Coffee Day
These coffee beans and gear will upgrade your at-home café.
Vaccinating Kids, Advances in Treatments, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
With Fist Bumps and Nasal Swabs, Tech Conferences Are Back
Hundreds of (vaccinated) attendees gathered in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom as Code Conference returned after a year off.
'80s Fantasy Movies Are Awesomely Cheesy
There's a reason people still watch movies like Labyrinth, Time Bandits, and The NeverEnding Story decades later.
'80s Fantasy Movies Are Awesomely Cheesy
There's a reason people still watch movies like 'Labyrinth,' 'Time Bandits,' and 'The NeverEnding Story' decades later.
The YouTube TV, NBCUniversal Debacle Feels Like a Harbinger
Streaming was supposed to help people cut the cord, but it mostly just replaced it.
How ‘Big Funeral’ Made the Afterlife So Expensive
It's time to reevaluate the cost of death care—and its environmental impact.
Amazon’s Astro Is a Dog That Will Have Its Day
Plus: The original idea for Roomba, when startups grow up, and a mosquito invasion.
Let's Talk About Amazon's Home-Patrolling Robots
This week, we break down Amazon’s domestic robot strategy, and what privacy questions you should ask yourself before you buy in.
As SpaceX's Starlink Ramps Up, So Could Light Pollution
The constellation of internet-providing satellites is growing. Now the company and its rivals must avoid creating brighter night skies and space debris.
The Controversial Quest to Make Cow Burps Less Noxious
Their incessant belching loads the atmosphere with planet-warming methane. But it’s not so simple as just feeding them gas-busting seaweed.
The Senate Is Mad as Hell at Facebook—Again
The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate.
We Are The Caretakers Puts Afrofuturism Front and Center
An action RPG about protecting animals—and the planet—from extinction is also a perfect venue for one of speculative fiction’s best genres.
China's Sweeping Cryptocurrency Ban Was Inevitable
The decentralized technology clashes with the government’s plans for a state-dominated economy—one that includes its own digital currency.
Why Skincare That Burns Is So Satisfying
A couple times a month, I reach for a face mask that causes me pain—and makes me feel better. The science of masochism helps explain why.
How Healthy Is Farm Soil? Check How Active Its Microbes Are
Researchers developed a probe that could help farmers better understand their land by measuring the electric current from the tiny creatures in the dirt.
These Smart Light Bars Will Brighten Up Your Living Room
Lights, camera, action! These affordable, colorful light bars react to onscreen activity or music.
Pandemic Bird-Watching Created a Data Boom—and a Conundrum
Avid amateurs are generating a wealth of information on avian activity. But does that data reflect new trends in bird behavior, or in people’s?
Soon Your Google Searches Can Combine Text and Images
With the help of AI, you’ll be able to take a picture of a shirt, then ask Google to find socks with the same pattern.
How Google Geofence Warrants Helped Catch Capitol Rioters
A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot.
Day One at The Every: An Excerpt From Dave Eggers' New Novel
Delaney is an unlikely new hire, but she charms her way into the e-commerce giant with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within.
Twitch Adds a Phone Verification Option to Fight Bot Attacks
The new feature comes after an epidemic of harassment that inspired boycotts and a lawsuit in the past month.
Hundreds of Scam Apps Hit Over 10 Million Android Devices
The so-called GriftHorse campaign used clever techniques to avoid detection in Google Play for nearly a year.
Why James Bond Doesn’t Use an iPhone
The fictional superspy wields Nokia devices in 'No Time To Die.' It’s an odd choice, but Apple's smartphones aren’t ideal, either.
The Llama, the Hamster, and a New Path for Covid Treatment
A set of papers shows that llama-derived antibodies protect the rodent against the virus—which bodes well for making a version for people.
Apple's New iPad Is More Than Good Enough for Most
The entry-level tablet isn't as flashy as its siblings, but it's proof that boring can be a good thing.
West Point Chemists Re-Create Medieval Gunpowder Recipes
Following an antique manuscript, researchers mixed up (and then blew up) some early formulations to learn how explosive-making has evolved.
You Can Go Home, and This Time Be the Hero
Visiting real-world destinations in video games is fun, and it tickles our sense of nostalgia. It can also tell us a lot about who we really are.
Amazon’s Astro Is a Robot Without a Cause
It’s the company’s first foray into mobile robots for the home, and likely not its last.
This Software Aims to Smooth Your Flight—and Help the Planet
Airplanes taxiing isn't just annoying—it's a big source of emissions. The FAA and NASA created a new system to save time and fuel.
You Can Now Buy Ring’s In-Home Drone—if You’re Invited
The flying camera from the Amazon-owned company is back.
What If Getting a Kids’ Vaccine Approved Is the Easy Part?
Just because something has the FDA’S green light doesn’t mean it’s simple to obtain—or that everyone wants it.
Everything Amazon Announced—Including a Cute Security Robot
At its hardware event, the retailer took the wraps off several new smart home gadgets, from a TV-sized Echo Show to an ultra-cheap smart thermostat.
Why Diablo II: Resurrected Kept Its Rough Edges
Developers who remastered the legendary RPG say it was important to keep some of the game’s more frustrating aspects intact.
Humans Can't Be the Sole Keepers of Scientific Knowledge
Communicating scientific results in outdated formats is holding progress back. One alternative: Translate science for machines.
A New Way for Serious Cyclists to Train Indoors This Winter
Wahoo’s long-awaited revamp of The Sufferfest endurance training app makes room for a whole lot more than suffering.
How to Use the Focus Feature on iOS 15—and Get More Done
This new feature lets you customize which notifications you get and lets you rearrange your home screen depending on which apps you need and when.
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it.
Spice World: WIRED Traces the Dune Legacy
As the latest take on the novel hits the big screen, WIRED traces the impact of Frank Herbert's complex, prescient masterpiece.
How to Make a Dune Stillsuit
But not really, because actual functioning stillsuits are still impossible.
The Secret Sci-Fi Origins of Burning Man
Though almost nobody talks about it, the desert confab owes its existence to Mad Max, Lawrence of Arabia, and—very crucially, somewhat ironically—Dune.
What the Military Can Learn From Dune
The story's hero, Paul Atreides, understood how to find a conflict's center of gravity better than most military wonks.
Cloudflare Is Taking a Shot at Email Security
The internet infrastructure company wants to protect your inbox from targeted threats, starting with the launch of two new tools.
Oregon Is Burning Trees in Order to Save Them
Sudden oak death, rampant in California, is spreading to the north, leaving the Forest Service with a tough option: Send them up in smoke.
The ‘Forever Virus’ Won't Go Away Until Kids Get Vaccinated
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on the Delta surge, chaos at the CDC, and why the under-12s are key to ending the pandemic.
This Tablet Makes It Easy to Zoom With Older Loved Ones
It requires an expensive subscription, but this device is specially designed for the elderly.
Climate Change Is the New Dot-Com Bubble
The free market has plenty of grandiose ideas about how to fix our broken planet. There's just one problem: We can't afford another bust.
In Russia, Apple and Google Staff Get Muscled Up By the State
When US tech companies opened offices there, it was supposed to mitigate oppression. Instead those workers are now vulnerable to threats from local authorities.
Vizio’s M-Series TV Is Affordable and Mantle-Worthy
This flatscreen delivers reliable picture quality, satisfactory blacks, and a pleasant interface—all at a respectable price.
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