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So You Got a Clubhouse Invite. Here’s How to Get Started
How do you find your favorite topics? How do you start your own room? Here’s how to navigate the audio-only social network.
A Border Town Confronts the Reality of Police Surveillance
Chula Vista police have deployed drones and other tech. Now residents are pushing back, after reports that data was shared with immigration authorities.
An Artist Was Targeted in a Hate Crime—So She Designed a Game
The pandemic saw a spike in xenophobia against Asians. Digital artist Chanhee Choi decided to fight back in a way only she could.
Why Not Turn Airports Into Giant Solar Farms?
Airports have vast swaths of empty land and rooftops. But it’s not so easy as just covering everything with solar panels.
Why Almost No One Is Getting the Fastest Form of 5G
A new report shows that US mobile customers are tapping into the technology’s speediest networks less than 1 percent of the time.
High-Energy Cosmic Ray Sources Get Mapped for the First Time
They twist and turn on their way to Earth, which has made it nearly impossible to identify the colossal monsters that create them.
How to Use Browser Profiles to Separate Work and Play
Organize your life, using a simple tool you probably already have.
These Learning Tools Are Shaping the Online Schoolhouse
Remote learning is here to stay. These platforms have designed virtual classrooms around the needs of teachers and students.
Josh Hawley’s ‘Big Tech’ Book Overthrows the Tyranny of Reality
The senator’s new book is an assault not just on Big Tech, but on basic facts of US history.
A Ransomware Group Hit DC Police—Then Pivoted to Extortion
Warrantless searches, tracking troops, and more of the week’s top security news.
You Will Die a Lot inReturnal.It’s Worth It
The game is the roguelike genre at its best—and it’s an exciting vision of things to come.
The Race to Save St. Mark’s Basilica From Salty Floodwaters
As Venice faces a 4-foot sea level rise, the historic cathedral—and its marble—could succumb to damaging tides.
Seth Rogen’s Record Player Is a Visual (and Aural) Treat
Looks are important when shopping for a record player, and this fresh design from the cannabis company Houseplant delivers.
The 15 Best Weekend Deals on iPads, Espresso Machines, and More
Out with the old, in with the new. It’s a good time to grab a laptop or a robot vacuum at a discounted price.
Even Calibri’s Creator Is Glad That Microsoft Is Moving On
Microsoft is switching up its default font for the first time since 2007.
New Guidance for the Vaccinated, a Crisis in India, and More
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
The Left Hand of Darkness Is a Sci-Fi Classic
Ursula K. Le Guin's 1969 novel is one of the genre's most important explorations of gender.
A Wildlife Photographer Critiqued Our New Pokémon Snap Photos
WIRED asked Melissa Groo, an acclaimed conservation photographer and author, to judge our snapshots of wild Pichus and Torchics. It didn't go well.
Amazon’s AI Guru Is So Totally Over the Turing Test
Plus: Robot reporters, Apple’s post-Jobs essence, and an Unhappy Gilmore TikTok.
'The Handmaid's Tale' Hits Hard in Covid-Era America
Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book has always felt of-the-moment—now more than ever.
Google's Grand Plan to Eradicate Cookies Is Crumbling
Regulators in the EU and competitors have raised concerns about the company's proposals to rewrite the rules of online advertising.
Adam Savage's Apron Is Tailor-Made for Your Toughest Projects
Whether you paint nails or houses, the Savage Industries Apron can stylishly and comfortably hold all your tools.
New Pokémon Snap Doesn't Want Your Avant-Garde Photography
The successor to the 1999 classic is a fun romp through a new Pokémon landscape, but don’t expect a revolutionary approach to photography.
How One Naughty Bird Cheats With Fancy Feather Structures
For male tanager birds, carotenoid feather pigments just aren't flashy enough. They have another way to make their colors really pop.
How User Data Privacy and Antitrust Law Got All Tangled Up
This week, we look at how the latest iPhone software update ties into the debate about regulating big tech.
New York Returns Its Police ‘Robodog’ After a Public Outcry
City residents and elected officials pushed back after videos showed the Boston Dynamics robot in action.
Black Pain Will Never Stop Trending
From the Oscar-winning Two Distant Strangers to lived reality to social media, the spectacle of trauma is unrelenting.
9 Upgrades We’d Love to See in the Next Nintendo Switch
If it got better visuals, extended battery life, and Bluetooth support, a new Switch would go from a Maybe to a Must-Buy. And we pray for an end to Joy-Con drift.
Hitman 3 Is a Beautifully Executed Finale
The final chapter of the trilogy is a master class in level design for Agent 47’s murderous escapades.
The WFH Exodus Creates an Opportunity for Small Cities
Workers from urban centers will continue to work from home, at least part-time. Officials and developers are planning the shops and services they'll want.
How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain
The animation studio’s artists are masters at tweaking light and color to trigger deep emotional responses. Coming soon: effects you’ll only see inside your head.
How to Win a Hot Wheels Derby on a Moving Treadmill
Sure, you could just crank up the speed and let chance have its way. But there's also a reason why some cars go fast and others flip over the sidewall.
An Ambitious Plan to Tackle Ransomware Faces Long Odds
A task force counting Amazon, Cisco, and the FBI among its members has proposed a framework to solve one of cybersecurity's biggest problems. Good luck.
Help! Should I Be More Ambitious?
How to figure out if it’s time for a new job, according to Megan.
'Miami Tech Week' Wasn't Planned. But the Hype Is Infectious
Founders and funders are flocking to the beach for an impromptu event that some are calling "South by Southeast."
Google Fixes Two Annoying Quirks in Its Voice Assistant
The AI just got a useful boost in understanding natural human speech.
Melting Mountain Glaciers May Not Survive the Century
Scientists crunched 20 years’ worth of satellite data to estimate the melt rate across the planet, and the news isn’t good.
Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line
A transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways.
Amazon’s Latest Echo Dot Is at Its Cheapest Sale Price
Dot discounts aren’t infrequent, but this is the best deal we’ve seen on it since the holidays.
The GPU Shortage Deepened My Existential Dread
When my teenager couldn't find a video card, he declared that everything was meaningless. Turns out, in the lonely months of quarantine, he was right.
How Porn's Racist Metadata Hurts Adult Performers of Color
Despite the massive innovations tech has brought to the industry, nonwhite creators remain confined to a rigid, outdated classification system.
He's a WWE Pro and a Vtuber. Those Worlds Aren't So Different
Brennan Williams wrestles as Mace but streams as an animated character named Jibo. It's all kayfabe, and a little bit not.
Want to Build a Home Theater? Start With This Soundbar
Polk's expandable soundbar system is a good starting point for slowly building a true surround sound experience.
Feds Arrest an Alleged $336M Bitcoin-Laundering Kingpin
The alleged administrator of Bitcoin Fog kept the dark web service running for 10 years before the IRS caught up with him.
Remember When You Could See Inside a Gaming Console?
Translucent devices like the Game Boy Color made a tacit promise to players: Everything the light touches is yours. But the future seems to be a black box.
Vaccine Registries Are Good, Vaccine Apps Are Invasive
Registries are essential to reopening schools. Apps act as invasive bouncers that could block many communities out of essential spaces.
The King of Fighters Lives On in China and Latin America
A combination of international politics, tariffs, and piracy turned this beloved arcade game into a cultural phenomenon.
AirDrop Is Leaking Email Addresses and Phone Numbers
Apple has known about the flaw since 2019 but has yet to acknowledge or fix it.
Netflix’s Yasuke Is an Action-Packed Step Forward for Anime
The series uses the little-known story of a Black samurai for a show intended to introduce a new generation to the form.
On Social Media, American-Style Free Speech Is Dead
Major platforms’ policies aren’t actually inspired by the First Amendment. This legal scholar says that’s a good thing.
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