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Updated 2024-11-30 05:15
Biden Wants You Out of Your Car and on the Train
The president's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal boosts funding for buses and rail. It even envisions actually tearing down some freeways.
‘It Takes Two’ Is One Hell of a Couples' Therapy Session
A couple's divorce provides the surprising foundation of the best co-op video game since Portal 2.
Biden Announces His Broadband Plan—and ISPs Will Hate It
The $100 billion proposal will probably be met with fierce resistance by telecom companies, but there's a lot to like for internet users.
Biden Wants $10 Billion for a Climate Army. It's Not Enough
The Civilian Climate Corps would put people to work preparing the nation for hotter heat waves and fiercer storms. They'll need a lot more money to succeed.
A New WeWork Documentary Relives Its Roller Coaster Story
'WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn' is a good crash course while you wait for the adaptation starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway.
Help! Should I Tell My Colleagues I’m on the Spectrum?
Megan collects advice on judging whether your workplace is inclusive—and how to build trust with your colleagues.
One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - April 2021
This month's focus is on reporters who have been subjected to harassment, abuse, and arrests related to online posts. These are their cases.
This Retro Gaming Console Is a Time Machine to the '80s
The Evercade is a cartridge-based handheld, and it successfully delivers a dose of nostalgia and joy.
Ikea Now Makes a (Handsome) Air Purifier
It’s cute. It’s small. It mounts on the wall.
Scientists Need to Admit What They Got Wrong About Covid
Over the last year, the scientific community has been reluctant to openly discuss its missteps. But coming clean could help prevent the next pandemic.
Narwhal Tusks Tell a Troubling Tale
An analysis of the 10-foot-long teeth shows that as the Arctic warms, narwhal diets are changing, and their bodies are accumulating more mercury.
Oh Great, Now Investors Are Buying Shares of Video Games
A few apps let you buy shares in actual physical vintage games (like, say Super Mario Bros.), and you make money when they sell at auction.
Larry Brilliant Has a Plan to Speed Up the Pandemic’s End
We'll never get herd immunity, but with speedy, deft combat against new infections, the epidemiologist says we could get back to normalish life.
US Sanctions Are Squeezing Huawei, but for How Long?
Growth slowed last year at the tech giant, as it had trouble securing the most advanced chips. China's government has a plan to change that.
Portraits of a Neighborhood’s ‘Wood Wide Web’
During quarantine, photographer Andres Gonzalez wandered his city and captured lone redwoods, trapped by human sprawl but linked by nature’s networks.
When the Boss of All Dating Apps Met the Pandemic
Tinder. Hinge. OkCupid. Match. A year ago, Shar Dubey became the CEO of a multibillion-dollar matchmaking empire. Then singles everywhere went into lockdown.
How to Game on a Tight Budget
You don't need to be rich to be knee-deep in great games to play. Here's how to get more for way less.
Specialized's Turbo Como SL Is a Comfy, Lightweight Cruiser
The best way to make an electric bike easier to ride is to drop the weight by about 20 pounds.
Physicists Learn to Superfreeze Antimatter (Hint: Pew Pew!)
Antimatter, the mysterious mirror-stuff of the universe, is hard to make and harder to study. A laser that literally chills it out could change all that.
Monster Hunter Rise Blends the Best of Feudal Japan's Culture
The game’s director, Yasunori Ichinose, gives us a breakdown of its Japanese folklore influences.
How to Design the Perfect Yoga Space at Home
Got a tiny apartment? You don't need to give up yoga—you just have to be a little flexible.
5 Years After the Oculus Rift, Where Do VR and AR Go Next?
A lot’s happened since Facebook’s first headset brought virtual reality to the masses. Facebook might have been a first mover, but it also wants to be the last one.
How Cargo Ships Could Help Detect Tsunamis
By using GPS data to monitor slight changes in elevation, the world’s fleet of commercial vessels could aid in forecasting incoming waves.
This Countertop Composter Turns Table Scraps Into Plant Food
If your city doesn’t have a food-waste recycling program, consider Vitamix’s gadget for composting your leftovers.
The Foundations of AI Are Riddled With Errors
The labels attached to images used to train machine-vision systems are often wrong. That could mean bad decisions by self-driving cars and medical algorithms.
Women Street Photographers Captures the Beauty of Normalcy
The photography book, released during Women’s Futures Month and on the heels of a worldwide vaccine rollout, couldn’t come at a better time.
Our Favorite Photography Backpack is $50 Off
At $120, the Moment MTW Backpack is a great bag at a good price—but the discount ends March 31.
The Stealthy Mathematics of Hearthstone
Blizzard's free-to-play collectible card game is easy to learn but difficult to master, and every play involves calculations you may not even know you're doing.
The Weird Science of Loneliness and Our Brains
Social isolation has been linked to poorer physical and mental health, but scientists are finally starting to understand its neurological impact.
Bed Tricks, Cod, and the Hidden History of Catfishing
Intriguing, maddening deception can shake up our existence and sometimes—sometimes—set us free.
Advanced Degrees: 4 Smart Weather Stations Reviewed
Baby, it's cold outside! But exactly how cold? Know for sure with these connected weather stations.
This Robot Could Help Fulfill Your Online Shopping Sprees
Ambi Robotics is using years of research in robot manipulation to teach machines how to get a grip. The secret? Giving them suction cups for fingers.
YouTube Has a Disturbingly Creepy Minecraft Problem
A WIRED investigation has found dozens of kid-focused videos with disturbing thumbnails that the platform serves up on the Topic pages of popular games.
How to Make the Most of a Tiny, Cramped Laptop Screen
Small screens don’t mean small accomplishments. Here’s how to get big things done.
One Startup’s Solution for Zoom Fatigue? The Walk and Talk
Spot is a new platform dedicated entirely to walking meetings, launched by a longtime remote work evangelist.
Does It Matter That I Let My Car Park Itself?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on automation, productivity, and what it means to be human.
A Sexy Theory of Consciousness Gets All Up in Your Feelings
Neuroscience is bad at explaining what it’s like to be alive. Mark Solms thinks he can change that—with help from, of all people, Freud.
How to Get a Battery Replacement For Your Aging Smartphone
Most manufacturers want you to believe you can't replace your battery, but that's not true. Doing so can add years of life to your device.
It’s Finally Time to Take Out the Space Trash
Junk satellites can pose risks to other objects in Earth’s orbit. Startups are testing out ways to tidy up, from magnets to robotic tentacles.
The Developers Keeping Hong Kong’s Spirit Alive Through Games
After coming under attack, some of the city’s pro-democracy protesters have taken the fight for freedom from the street to video games.
Amazon’s Union Vote Ends Today. What Happens Next?
Both sides are preparing for a potentially protracted battle over ballots and labor practices.
This AI Can Generate Convincing Text—and Anyone Can Use It
The makers of Eleuther hope it will be an open source alternative to GPT-3, the well-known language program from OpenAI.
Boston Dynamics’ Newest Robot Doesn’t Dance—It Works
Called Stretch, the machine may look wildly different than its famous cousins Spot and Atlas, but it shares a ton of their DNA.
The Physics of That Spinning Hug in Dua Lipa’s Music Video
The dance move seems to defy gravity—but it actually involves Newton’s second law, equilibrium, and a fake force.
If You Liked Simple, Try These Online Banks Instead
Now that the pioneering online bank is merging with BBVA, you might be in the market for something new. These are the closest, easiest alternatives.
Get Moving With Our Favorite Fitness Apps and Services
Whether you're looking for live classes, guided walks, or want to run through a field of screaming zombies, we have workout inspiration for you.
Ancient Rocks Reveal When Earth's Plate Tectonics Began
New data indicating that the planet's surface broke up about 3.2 billion years ago helps clarify how shifting plates drove the evolution of complex life.
What If Clippy Was Your Life Coach?
Immersive theater group Future Proof's new dating sim PSweet is set inside a Microsoft Office-esque world, and it's every bit as odd and amazing as you'd imagine.
12 of the Greatest Mini-Games We’ve Ever Played
In these games-within-a-game, you can take a break to go fishing, play a few hands of combat dice, or administer a Voight-Kampff test.
How to Keep Nearby Strangers from Sending You Files
Sharing is caring—except when it's an unwelcome photo from a rando on the subway. Here's how to lock down your phone and computer.
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