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A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply
The attacker upped sodium hydroxide levels in the Oldsmar, Florida, water supply to extremely dangerous levels.
Everyone on Twitter Needs an Etiquette Manual
After a year of quarantine, we could all use help relearning how to connect to people in a healthy way.
How Did They Find the Secret Space Lab in Captain Marvel?
They talk about something called state vectors. What the heck are those, and would it really work?
Forget Blood—Your Skin Might Know If You’re Sick
This glowing microneedle test could catalyze a transition from blood-based diagnostics to a stick-on patch.
Films of the Era Will Be as Unbalanced as the Pandemic Itself
What will films look like because of Covid-19? The same as during any other traumatic event. Some good, some bad, some brilliant.
The Secret, Essential Geography of the Office
A workplace has its own informal cardinal directions: elevatorward, kitchenward, bathroomward. It's a map we share.
A Historic Union Vote Gets Underway at Amazon
A warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could become the first Amazon union in the US. But it won’t happen overnight.
All These Mutant Virus Strains Need New Code Names
As potentially more dangerous variants of Covid-19 spread, scientists are taking a crack at giving them clearer names that’ll help in the fight.
A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers
Car companies have had to reduce output, pause production, and even idle shifts and entire factories.
How Choreography Can Help Robots Come Alive
Dance and robotics rarely overlap. But if they did, it could make robots seem less like industrial contrivances, and more like empathetic beings.
What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves
Micrometeorites fill every corner of our planet. Matthew Genge is using these shards of interplanetary space to understand Earth and its place in the solar system.
How to Free Up Space on Your Laptop
Running out of storage for that new game or work files you need to download? Here’s how to make some room.
Why This Year’s Super Bowl Will Look Like Madden IRL
Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might make TV viewers feel like they should have a controller in their hand.
How to Stream the Super Bowl, Kitten Bowl, and Puppy Bowl
It's a day of Bowls and we'll tell you how to watch every one of them online, for free.
Sad QAnon Followers Are at a Precarious Pivot Point
Disillusioned after Biden was sworn in, conspiracy theorists could now be swayed back to reality by conservatives and family members—or toward darker fringes.
How to Find a Better Cell Phone Carrier
Everyone has an opinion on their wireless carrier, but the “best” option for you isn’t the best option for someone else. Here’s how to decide.
Government Demands for Amazon User Data Exploded in 2020
Plus: Smartmatic lawsuits, a fake WhatsApp, and more of the week’s top security news.
How Steel Might Finally Kick Its Coal Habit
In order to curb the industry's prolific carbon emissions, the sector will have to transform how the material is traditionally made.
14 Great TV and Soundbar Deals for the Super Bowl
Yeah, there's a big football game this weekend, but we're more excited about these OLED TV and soundbar deals.
Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform
A new bill directly targets the most egregious excesses of online platform immunity.
A New Vaccine, Protection Against Strains, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
Bliss Is the Worst Kind of Open-Ended Sci-Fi Movie
The director Mike Cahill loves ambiguity—and he used to be good at it.
'Thoughts and Prayers' Is Clever Sci-Fi About Internet Trolls
Ken Liu's new short story is about a mother and father who get harassed online when they advocate for gun control following their daughter's murder.
Screw It, Give 'The Mandalorian' a Golden Globe
It’s ridiculous that I May Destroy You wasn’t nominated. But if Michaela Coel won't get an award, at least give one to Baby Yoda.
Jeff Bezos Doesn’t Have Time to Be CEO of Amazon
Plus: The shelf life of a tech executive, innovation in the Covid era, and a green new emailer.
Clubhouse Goes Mainstream—Where Does It Go Next?
This week, we discuss Elon Musk's drop-in and how the platform is weathering its growing pains.
Stunning Images of Starlings in Flight
For this Danish photographer, documenting the birds’ migration through the autumn dusk takes patience—and a fast shutter speed.
More Covid Vaccine Choices Mean New Equity Challenges
Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine can be delivered in a single dose, but it’s also slightly less effective. Who should get it?
The Gaming Platforms That Let Streamers Profit From Hate
WIRED has found dozens of far-right and white supremacist figures monetizing their livestreams through “donation management services” Streamlabs and StreamElements.
A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have all taken action against the hacker community in recent days.
There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain
Security cameras. License plate readers. Smartphone trackers. Drones. We’re being watched 24/7. What happens when all those data streams fuse into one?
A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jump-Start Phone Cameras
The optics in your smartphone have been pretty much the same for more than a decade. That’s about to change.
The Video Games We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2021
New consoles mean new titles. Time to strap in and get ready to play.
Here’s What Learning to Juggle Does to Your Brain
First of all, you have to stop thinking and kind of become a robot.
On the Capitalist Internet, Even Celebs Join the Gig Economy
Gimmicky message services like Cameo treat goodwill as a friendly contagion, something anyone can catch and spread. Just don’t let the money run out.
Lo-Fi Music Streams Are All About the Euphoria of Less
On an internet built around excess, lo-fi hip-hop channels have created a community for minimalist escape.
How Censorship Can Influence Artificial Intelligence
A study finds that algorithms learn to associate words with other words. “Democracy” can equal “stability”—or “chaos.”
How to Make a Fitbit for an Elephant
The accelerometers give scientists information about whether animals are swimming, walking, running, or even sprinting up a hill.
Inside the World of Young Black Sims Content Creators
In The Sims, you can ideally design a whole new life. These modders and designers found the game fell short of that promise, so they're picking up the slack.
Biden Has to Walk a Fine Line When Fighting Disinformation
The president pledged to defend the truth, but how far can he go without impinging Americans’ rights or undermining his cause?
AI and the List of Dirty, Naughty … and Otherwise Bad Words
It started as a way to restrict autocompletes on Shutterstock. Now it grooms search suggestions on Slack and influences Google's artificial intelligence research.
The Sims Made Me Realize I'm Ready for More In Life
I'm ready for a partner and kids—and if you're a little more mindful while playing, you just might realize something about yourself, too.
So, Jeff Bezos, You Really Want to Fix the Planet?
Amazon's founder is stepping down to focus on other projects, like the Bezos Earth Fund. Here's what he can do to help fix the mess humans have made of the world.
8 Tips to Transform Your Sims 4 Gameplay
From secret aspirations to custom graveyards, YouTube creator and transgender artist Juno Birch spills the tea on Sims 4.
Amazon's Greatest Gadget Hits: Highlights of the Bezos Era
Amazon has made a lot of helpful, but also bizarre, stuff during CEO Jeff Bezos’s reign. Here are some of our favorites.
Why Insider ‘Zoom Bombs’ Are So Hard to Stop
Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges.
Among Us Taps Into Our Obsession With Betrayal
The massively popular game gives players the freedom and autonomy to backstab one another—but also build connections.
The Chrome Update Is Bad for Advertisers, but Good for Google
The world’s most popular browser is about to make it a lot harder for advertisers to track your online activity.
The Line Between Digital Trade and Security Is Always Blurry
Internet regulators around the world conflate the two, which strains international relations.
The Medium Doesn’t Live Up to Its Best Ideas
Bloober Team’s newest horror title is a bad deal at $50 but a great way to pass a weekend on Game Pass.
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