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Camera Deal: DJI's Osmo Action Is $100 Off Right Now
The company's compact action camera is a worthy GoPro competitor, especially at this discounted price.
How Quickly Can Atoms Slip, Ghostlike, Through Barriers?
A new experiment on how rapidly atoms can tunnel through a barricade revives a physics debate about how time passes on the quantum scale.
China’s First Mars Rover Launch Could Make History
If the mission succeeds, China will become only the second country ever to deploy a rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
Thieves Are Emptying ATMs Using a New Form of Jackpotting
The new hardware-based attack, which has targeted machines across Europe, can yield a stream of cash for the attacker.
The Many Faces of Bad Science
In his new book, psychologist Stuart Ritchie paints a portrait of the modern system of research, and all the ways it gets undermined.
Optoma UHD50X Review: Bring the Movie Theater Home
The company's latest consumer projector looks better than ever and even offers a 240-Hz refresh rate for PC gamers.
Everything You Need to Know About the Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine
Early results from the team in the UK show their approach is safe and provokes an immune response. But that doesn't mean it works.
AI Text Generator GPT-3 Is Learning Our Language—Fitfully
The new program from OpenAI shows how far the field has come—and how far it has to go.
How to Stay Productive When the World Is on Fire
It feels impossible to get anything done right now. Here's how to keep your head above water—without falling into the busy trap.
Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Crime and Spying Spree
From defense contractors to videogame companies, the indictment details an astonishing array of victims.
Covid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad
The risk of nasty side effects in the Moderna and Oxford trials should be made clear now, before it ends up as fodder for the skeptics.
4 USB Audio Interfaces for Your Home Studio, Reviewed (2020)
These PC accessories allow you to plug microphones and instruments into your computer. They’re the nerve center of any studio—from your bedroom to Abbey Road.
It's Time to Defund Social Media
The algorithmically-warped information crisis can't be fixed with half-measures.
Apple Sets Climate Goals for 2030, Joining Amazon and Microsoft
If anything, these new initiatives show that earlier efforts just weren’t enough.
How NASA Built a Self-Driving Car for Its Next Mars Mission
It’s hard enough to get an autonomous vehicle to work on Earth. It’s even harder on another planet.
To Navigate Risk In a Pandemic, You Need a Color-Coded Chart
Is going to the dentist more dangerous than grocery shopping? Public health groups want to help us weigh everyday risks with to easy-to-read guides.
A Summer Without Blockbusters
This year, there are no great movies uniting film fanatics. Maybe that's not such a bad thing.
Covid Is Pushing Some Mass Transit Systems to the Brink
Riders are skittish. Cleaning costs are soaring. Some, like the Bay Area's Caltrain system, face an existential crisis.
Want to Slow Down Time? Use a Really Slow Clock
Minutes and hours? That's old thinking. Artist Scott Thrift wants you to see the bigger picture.
The Terrible Consequences of Australia’s Uber-Bushfires
Scientists calculate that the unprecedented wildfires burned 37,500 square miles. For already endangered species, the conflagration may have spelled doom.
How Will Covid Be Remembered?
Emma Donoghue's new novel, The Pull of the Stars, shows how pandemics—like the 1918 flu—can be woven into history.
Inside Citizen, the App That Asks You to Report on Crimes
From its need to make money to its ever-changing relationship with law enforcement, the hyperlocal news reporting app faces growing pains.
What Does It Mean to Say a New Drug ‘Works’?
Covid-19 is a new disease. Remdesivir is an experimental drug. How can scientists tell if it’s successful while the world shifts around them?
For the New Get WIRED Podcast, We Take a Close Look at Citizen
Is the mission of the app really to make the world better? Or does it thrive on chaos? We went behind the scenes to find out.
Dystopia Isn’t Sci-Fi—for Me, It’s the American Reality
For marginalized groups, dark fictions are not imaginary. Yet many in the US pretend the things that happen in books can’t happen in their own backyards.
How to Know If You’ve Been Hacked, and What to Do About It
Facebook. Google. Netflix. Sometimes your accounts get compromised, so it’s vital to understand the threats.
How Gödel’s Proof Works
His incompleteness theorems destroyed the search for a mathematical theory of everything. Nearly a century later, we’re still coming to grips with the consequences.
How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware
You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.
Even the Best AI Models Are No Match for the Coronavirus
Many so-called “quantitative funds” that mine historical data to make trading decisions fared poorly in March, when stocks fell sharply amid coronavirus fears.
Stuck at Home, Playing the Guitar Again Has Helped Me Escape
The instrument was supposed to accompany my family on a road trip. Now it’s helping us make music together.
Who Pulled Off the Twitter Hack?
Plus: WhatsApp’s court case, a VPN exposed, and more of the week’s top security news.
The World Is Noisy. These Groups Want to Restore the Quiet
Silence is increasingly scarce, even in national parks. Now, scientists and environmentalists are working to calm the noise for the good of nature—and for us.
The 16 Best Weekend Deals: Tech Gear, Mattresses, and More
Whether it's time to upgrade your headphones or you need to change up your sleeping routine, these sales have you covered.
Sick of 'Animal Crossing'? Try 'Ooblets'
If Tom Nook is getting you down, a new farming simulator offers a sweet escape.
Does TikTok Really Pose a Risk to US National Security?
Concerns about the Chinese government shouldn't be dismissed, experts say. But banning TikTok would be a drastic measure.
The Anatomy of a Cisco Counterfeit Shows Its Dangerous Potential
By tearing down bootleg network switches, researchers found ample opportunity for malice—but no signs of a backdoor this time.
Where Does 'Castlevania' Go From Here?
The Netflix animated series has been pretty solid for three seasons now. But does it have anything left to say?
Can Comic-Con Work From Home?
The annual confab is going online this year—and there's a chance it will never recover.
TED’s Idea Worth Spreading: Stay Home
Plus: Early accounts from Vancouver, the endless surprises of tech journalism, and a new low for the White House.
Remember TV on the Internet Before Netflix? Neither Do We
This week, Recode’s Peter Kafka joins us to talk about Netflix’s dominance over the entertainment industry and how the streaming landscape continues to change.
This Algorithm Doesn't Replace Doctors—It Makes Them Better
An artificial intelligence system has outperformed physicians when detecting skin lesions. The results are changing how one school trains dermatologists.
Colleges Prepare to Test Thousands of Students for Covid-19
As campuses reopen, the logistics of preventing an outbreak are posing thorny questions: Who to test? How often? And will students buy in?
Russia's Latest Hacking Target: Covid-19 Vaccine Projects
Officials in the three countries believe a state-linked group is trying to steal intellectual property and information about potential vaccine candidates.
The US Is Paying Way Too Much for Remdesivir
The inflated price of the anti-Covid drug may not bother hospitals, insurance companies, or even patients. But it's still not justified.
Hydroxychloroquine Still Doesn’t Do Anything, New Data Shows
Two more studies prove that the much-hyped antimalarial doesn’t treat Covid-19.
Lenovo Smart Clock Deal: $30 Off Our Fave Nightstand Display
It can do everything any other Google Assistant display can do—on a smaller scale.
The Twitter Hack Could Have Been Much Worse—and Maybe Was
The meltdown appears to be part of a bitcoin scam and not something more nefarious, but security experts are troubled that it happened at all.
Vantablack? Meh. Meet the Ultra-Black Vantafish
Scientists have found that some fishes absorb up to 99.956 percent of the light that hits them. The weird deep-sea menagerie just got a whole lot weirder.
Twitter Is at Its Best When Verified Accounts Can’t Tweet
On Wednesday, a hack involving high-profile Twitter accounts led the service to suspend the activity of verified users. It was great.
A New Gadget Stops Voice Assistants From Snooping on You
Meet LeakyPick, the low-cost audio spy detector for your Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and other network-connected devices.
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