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Updated 2024-11-26 18:33
I’m Not a Robot! So Why Won’t Captchas Believe Me?
If clicking crosswalks makes your blood boil, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are some tips that make solving those challenges way less frustrating.
This AI Makes Robert De Niro Perform Lines in Flawless German
When films are dubbed in another language, an actor’s facial movements may clash with his lines. Technology related to deepfakes can help smooth things over.
Prabhakar Raghavan Isn’t CEO of Google—He Just Runs the Place
In his first interview since taking a top job, Raghavan gets into the future of search, misinformation, employee ferment, and robots making phone calls.
Everything Google Announced Today: Android, AI, Holograms
The annual Google IO developer conference kicked off with a two-hour keynote filled with announcements. Here are the highlights.
Google Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram. I Tested It Out
Our reporter sits in a Project Starline “video booth” to glimpse the future of telepresence.
Google Is Finally Taking Smartwatches Seriously
Wear OS—now just dubbed Wear—is seeing its biggest update yet, with integrations from Fitbit and a new partnership with Samsung.
Android 12 Will Let You Fine-Tune Permissions for Apps
A new privacy dashboard and “app hibernation” are coming to Google's mobile operating system.
AT&T Is Spinning Off WarnerMedia to Focus on Telecoms Again
Three years after acquiring Time Warner, the wireless carrier is shedding its media business to prioritize fiber and 5G.
Storm ‘Price Tags’ Could Reveal the Cost of Global Warming
A new study shows that climate-driven sea level rise made the damage from Superstorm Sandy $8 billion worse around New York City.
The Case for Using MDMA to Help Heal Victims of Trauma
A psychiatrist explores how a drug often associated with Burning Man could be a breakthrough in treating PTSD.
Luxury Fashion Brands Turn to Gaming to Attract New Buyers
A styling game helped me rediscover my inner creative during the pandemic—and I’m not alone. The virtual fashion revolution is coming.
Online Dating Apps Are Actually Kind of a Disaster
The multibillion-dollar industry—which has surged during the pandemic—puts many individuals at risk, and nothing’s being done about it.
To Observe the Muon Is to Experience Hints of Immortality
Attempting to model the universe as precisely as possible is to try to see the one thing that even the strictest atheist agrees is everlasting.
Watch Google IO 2021 Right Here (and Here's What to Expect)
The company’s annual tech conference kicks off Tuesday morning.
The Arecibo Observatory Was Like Family. I Couldn't Save It
I grew up in awe of the iconic telescope. It raised me, and I helped control its fate. Could I have done more to protect it before its sudden collapse?
Elon Musk Tweets—and Gives Crypto Markets Growing Pains
The Tesla and SpaceX billionaire has sent Dogecoin and Bitcoin on a roller coaster this month—and exposed weaknesses in the cryptocurrency market along the way.
Ransomware’s Dangerous New Trick: Double-Encrypting Your Data
Even when you pay for a decryption key, your files may still be locked up by another strain of malware.
The Metaverse Is Hosting Its First Virtual Fashion Show
IMVU, a social networking site that’s taken off in the pandemic, is bringing designers and digital creators together to showcase new outfits for avatars.
19 Deals That Make Great Last-Minute Graduation Gifts
If you're gift shopping for a college or high school graduate in your life, try these discounted kitchen gadgets, tech, and more.
Mexico City Could Sink Up to 65 Feet
Due to a phenomenon called subsidence, the metropolis's landscape is compacting—and parts of the city are now dropping a foot and a half each year.
Covid Forced America to Make More Stuff. What Happens Now?
A software entrepreneur pivoted to making masks at the start of the pandemic. The experience opened his eyes: “I thought, ‘Wow, the US really is behind.’”
Vietnamese Myth and Magic Come Alive in Hoa
A small development studio with big dreams has conjured up one of the indie world's most anticipated upcoming titles.
Why Humans Are So Bad at Seeing the Future
People tend to make predictions while looking through their own narrow lens. The real vision lies in seeing connections.
Announcing the WIRED Resilience Residency
We’re looking for new voices to provide an insider perspective on rapidly changing industries.
An Unfussy, Affordable Nonstick Pan That Works With Induction
If you’ve had trouble finding a nonstick pan that performs well, consider Cuisinart’s carbon-steel cookware.
The Secret Role Histones Played in Complex Cell Evolution
New work shows that the proteins, long treated as boring spools for DNA, are key to the origin story for eukaryotes and still play important roles in disease.
These Tools Can Help You Find Your Lost Devices
Between Apple's new AirTags, Samsung's SmartTags, and Tile trackers, you have plenty of options to make sure you don't lose your phone—or your keys.
The Best Way to Get a VR Workout (That's Also Fun)
Strap on that headset and grab your controllers. It's time to sweat.
Geology Students Did Fieldwork During Covid—With Video Games
With travel and real-life fieldwork shut down, a couple of enterprising professors started with simulations of Italy and Scotland, then took to the stars.
WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In
Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes.
The 16 Best Weekend Deals on Headphones, Tablets, and More
Are you trying to spend all your recently acquired crypto riches? We found discounts on tripods, wireless chargers, and many other gadgets.
The Wondrous, Tedious Ocean of Subnautica: Below Zero
The game is, for the most part, a sublime seafaring sequel. Too bad it often feels like a grind.
New Mask Guidance, Shots for Teens, and More Coronavirus News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
Making Video Games Is Not a Dream Job
For his new book Press Reset, journalist Jason Schreier spoke to countless game developers who have had their lives upended by the industry.
The Apple Designer You’ve Never Heard of Is Making Noise
Plus: The iPod’s cultural importance, the fate of Loon’s balloons, and the price of an SNL appearance.
The Knives Out Sequel Seems Made for the Internet
And that's (mostly) a good thing.
A New Brain Implant Translates Thoughts of Writing Into Text
In early experiments, a paralyzed man with implants in his premotor cortex typed 90 characters per minute—by envisioning he was writing by hand.
Tech Companies Don't Need to Be Creepy to Make Money
The unlikely success of DuckDuckGo suggests a way to escape surveillance capitalism.
In Defense of Snow Days
Virtual school after a snowstorm is yet another kind of techno-solutionist slush that should be plowed away.
Muchos Bezos: Inside Amazon’s Empire With Author Brad Stone
This week, we talk to the author and journalist about his new book on the retail giant and its famous boss.
Could You Really Climb the Spinning Ship’s Cable in Stowaway?
Anna Kendrick’s rotating spacecraft cleverly uses cables and a counterweight to make artificial gravity. But scaling them would be harder than it looks
The Real Cost of Colonial Pipeline's $5 Million Ransom
Stopping payments would go a long way to stopping ransomware. But the choice is never quite so easy.
Live Audio Apps Lure Creators With Money and Promises
Talk is cheap, unless you’re an in-demand content creator for platforms like Clubhouse and its many clones.
Log in to the Upscale, Retro-Cool Home Gym of Your Dreams
The home workout app Obé Fitness turns your living room into a high-end fitness boutique.
Watch Us Roam Virtual Deep Seas With Real Oceanographers
WIRED will be playing Subnautica: Below Zero and talking about ocean—and space—exploration with scientists from NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
The Yankees Covid Outbreak May Be Bad News for Ditching Masks
The spate of cases is a bad bounce—and it might show that lifting mask mandates for the vaxxed won’t be a grand slam.
Decades-Old 'Frag Attack' Flaws Affect Almost Every Wi-Fi Device
The so-called Frag Attack vulnerabilities could let hackers steal data or compromise connected gadgets.
GameStop FOMO Inspires a New Wave of Crypto Pump-and-Dumps
Thousands of would-be investors are joining Discord groups that promise big earnings by manipulating the crypto market.
When a Pipeline Goes Down, Tanker Trucks Come to the Rescue
But driving millions of gallons of gas around the country is trickier than you might think.
The Chip Shortage Is Driving Up Tech Prices—Starting With TVs
Some high-end televisions already cost 30 percent more than they did last summer. As the crunch continues, expect more gadget prices to spike.
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