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Our Favorite Cyber Monday Deals on Pandemic Supplies
Months of quarantining and social distancing have meant shortages of essentials. If you need a mask or air purifier, we found discounts for you.
Sonos Is Having a Big Cyber Monday Sale
These smart speakers hardly ever go on sale. You can save on Sonos One, Beam, Move, and more—but most deals end today.
Stay In and Get Cozy With These Cyber Monday Video Game Deals
We need to stay indoors and not travel for the rest of the year. Why not stockpile on Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox titles?
A Mission to Make Virtual Parties Actually Fun
Let's be honest, Zoom birthdays and happy hours are bad. But an emerging type of platform known as “proximity chat” could offer a better option.
Beautiful Yet Unnerving Photos of the Arctic Getting Greener
Using tricked-out drones, scientists are watching vegetation boom in the far north. Their findings could have big implications for the whole planet.
My Life Is Little House on the Prairie. I Blame TikTok
Homesteading used to be a dream for another time. Then cottagecore happened.
Was This Poker Player's Luck Too Good to Be True?
On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, features editor Mark Robinson talks to writer Brendan Koerner about an unconventional poker player and the woman who called him out.
Ride-Hail Companies Are Making Life Harder for Scooters
Officials in many cities feel they couldn't rein in Uber and Lyft. Now they're being stricter with other innovative forms of transportation.
All the Social Media Giants Are Becoming the Same
Which major platform has a news feed, disappearing posts, private messaging, and a live broadcasting feature? That would be … all of them.
The Race To Crack Battery Recycling—Before It’s Too Late
Millions of EVs will soon hit the road, but the world isn’t ready for their old batteries. A crop of startups wants to crack this billion-dollar problem.
The Future of Work: ‘The Long Tail’ by Aliette de Bodard
“Everyone onboard the scavenging habitat knew there was no correlation between the unreality and what lay underneath.”
This Great Electric Bike Is $200 Off for Cyber Monday
You can get a discount on some great electric bikes right now—plus accessories!
The Best Black Friday Deals on Kindle, Fire, and Echo Devices
Get your Prime on with our favorite deals on Amazon’s ebook readers, tablets, speakers, and more.
VCs Are Pouring Money Into the Wrong Education Startups
The pandemic has proven the need for new technologies that can radically change online learning models. But investors are more interested in existing platforms.
Geometry Reveals How the World Is Made of Cubes
An exercise in pure mathematics has led to a wide-ranging theory that unites Plato with geophysics.
The 7 Best Cyber Monday Deals on Camera Gear and Accessories
Mirrorless cameras, smartphone lenses, SD cards—it might be time to update your photo kit with these discounts.
What Is the Signal Encryption Protocol?
As the Signal protocol becomes the industry standard, it's worth understanding what sets it apart from other forms of end-to-end encrypted messaging.
It’s Time to Stop Sharing Your Passwords With Your Partner
Go ahead, give them the keys to your heart—but anything more could make a cybersecurity mess.
Endangered Vancouver Island Marmots Are Making a Comeback
Canada’s most endangered mammal is back from the brink of extinction—and offers hope as an “ambassador” for the conservation of less adorable species.
Is This the Gayest Yuletide Yet?
Streaming services are giving LGBTQ fans a tidy package of content this holiday season.
What's a Semi-Log Plot and How Can You Use It for Covid Data?
It is very useful for showing data that spans different orders of magnitude—like case numbers in South Korea compared to the numbers in the United States.
As Cities Curb Surveillance, Baltimore Police Took to the Air
In a program that overcame three court challenges this year, planes with high-tech cameras circled the city up to 40 hours a week.
Trump’s Election Attack Ends December 14—Whether He Knows It or Not
Despite the Trump campaign’s fight to overturn the election, the wheels of American democracy keep turning.
This Vizio OLED Is Our Favorite Black Friday TV Deal
Vizio has finally made a 55-inch OLED TV for less than $1,000. This is the best television discount this year.
The Ethics of Rebooting the Dead
The notion of resurrecting people as digital entities is becoming less hypothetical. But just because something can be done, doesn’t always mean it should.
Can I Save Money by Buying a ‘Dumb’ TV?
Every Black Friday we get the same question: “Do I have to buy a smart TV?” Well, the short answer is yes, if you want an HDTV that's worth the money.
The Quest to Unearth One of America's Oldest Black Churches
First Baptist Church was founded in secret in 1776. It’s been hidden under a parking lot in Colonial Williamsburg for decades—a metaphor for the failures of archaeology and American history.
Our Favorite Dyson Stick Vacuum Is $150 Off Now
The wireless Cyclone V10 is light, beautiful, and modular, and it helps me clean everything from carpets to couches to the trunk of my car.
Does the AstraZeneca Vaccine Also Stop Covid Transmission?
Vaccines can prevent symptoms, but some can also keep people from spreading infection. That’s critical, and no one knows if the new vaccines do it.
The Last of Us Is Getting a TV Show, Which Seems Redundant
HBO is turning the wildly popular game into a series.
Biden Must Repair—and Reinvigorate—Tech Diplomacy
The administration’s nomination of Antony Blinken is a good start. But mending the damage of the past four years will require a complete reorientation.
The AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Data Isn't Up to Snuff
There's been even more good news this week, this time from the Oxford-AstraZeneca trials. But a closer look reveals some very shaky science.
Meet the Microbes Living on Da Vinci’s Iconic Sketches
Think you’ve got an interesting microbiome? Your body ain’t got nothing on what’s accumulated on Leonardo’s drawings over 500 years.
Early Black Friday Deals You’ll Want to Snag Now
You don’t have to wait until the day after Thanksgiving—or leave your house—to get in on these discounts.
AI Can Run Your Work Meetings Now
A new wave of startups is trying to optimize meetings, from automated scheduling tools to facial recognition that measures who’s paying attention.
The New Demon's Souls Remake Tries Too Hard to Be Realistic
The PlayStation 5 reboot, like Shadow of the Colossus before it, loses the visual language of the original, undoing its magic.
Why 'Head Empty' Memes Are Dominating 2020
In a year of chaos, a series of internet tropes has sought to offer escape from the turmoil.
From Podcasts to Book Deals, Friendship Is Big Business
Across the internet, pairs of best friends are parlaying their friendships into creative—and lucrative—business partnerships.
How to Have Productive Conversations About Election Misinfo
A holiday guide to navigating the deep swamp of polluted information.
How to Make Multiple Smart Speakers Work Together
Have a bunch of Amazon Echo speakers (or Google or Apple devices) around your house? Here's how to organize and control them all easily.
A New Study About Color Tries to Decode ‘The Brain’s Pantone’
How do humans perceive color? An NIH experiment finds a way to measure what happens after light hits the eye—using brain scans.
Facebook Can Be a Boon to Nonprofits—If They Get Verified
Organizations say they struggle with the social media giant's registration system and inability to reach a live person.
Yes, Chef: Here Are the Year’s Best Cookbooks
We’re all cooking more than ever in 2020. These six selections offer some new kitchen adventures.
This Squishy 3D-Printed Human Heart Feels Like the Real Thing
A clever technique allows scientists to scan a heart and reconstruct it in a soup of gelatin. It's like making jello, only way more useful for surgeons.
This Bluetooth Attack Can Steal a Tesla Model X in Minutes
The company is rolling out a patch for the vulnerabilities, which allowed one researcher to break into a car in 90 seconds and drive away.
Congress Is Eyeing Face Recognition, and Companies Want a Say
Amazon and Microsoft have hired lobbyists. So too have airlines, retailers, wireless carriers, and cruise operators.
The Glitched-Out Sound and Spontaneous Rise of 100 Gecs
On this week’s episode of Get WIRED, we’re lending our feed to The Pitchfork Review for a conversation with the figureheads of hyperpop.
The Surface Laptop Go Is Great—If You Can Get Past Its Screen
Microsoft's most affordable laptop is a great machine for simple tasks, but it skimps out on the thing you'll stare at the most.
The Last, ‘Ultra-Cold’ Mile for Covid-19 Vaccines
Two vaccines are nearly here—but their unusual storage requirements could deprive the rural areas that need them most. A tech fix might be coming.
Google Is Testing End-to-End Encryption in Android Messages
For now, the security measure will be available only to people using the beta version of the app.
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