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Updated 2024-11-29 03:46
This Voracious, Unstoppable Bug Is Killing Off Vineyards
Some Pennsylvania wine growers have reported losing 90 percent of their grapes due to damage from the invasive spotted lanternfly.
The Otherworldliness of the Democratic Presidential Debates
Last night's showdown felt like reality TV, in enlightening and uncanny ways.
Poisoned Air in Paris, Intel's New Chips, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
How a 6,000-Year-Old Dog Cancer Spread Around the World
A massive collection of dog tumor samples is revealing the secrets of a contagious, parasite-like cancer that could help explain human cancers too.
The Notre Dame Fire Spread Toxic Lead Dust Over Paris
The fire at the cathedral in April appears to have caused widespread lead dust contamination, prompting a lawsuit against the city.
'Aquaman' Director James Wan Is Making Secret Horror Movie
He'll work on it before starting on the sequel to his DC movie.
The One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack
A 'Cameroon Web' reporter remains in a maximum-security prison, and a writer for 'Kashmir Narrator' will have been imprisoned for one year on August 27.
Intel Ice Lake Processors: Specs, Details, Release Date
Today, the chipmaker provided details about its long-hyped Ice Lake processors, which will start showing up in laptops around the holidays.
Hasselblad X1D II Review: A Compact Hasselblad
Hasselblad greatly improves its X1D mirrorless medium format camera, which can do things DSLR's can't, but it's still slow and pricey compared to rivals.
How White Nationalists Have Co-Opted Fan Fiction
Opinion: In fan fiction, enthusiasts create whole new worlds from elements of cherished pieces of fiction or history. Racists have perverted the form.
Icy Waterfalls Are Roaring as a Heat Wave Sizzles Greenland
Glaciologists are rappelling into a glacial plumbing system to probe the effects of climate change on the melting of Greenland's ice sheet.
The Senate's Transportation Plan Reckons With Climate Change
America's Transportation Infrastructure Act, approved by a Senate committee this week, includes $10 billion to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Finally, a Robot That Moves Kind of Like a Tongue
Octopus arms and elephant trunks and human tongues move in a fascinating way, which has now inspired a fascinating new kind of robot.
You'll Get Your Equifax Money. It Just Might Take a While
Despite the FTC pushing people away from an Equifax cash payout, there's a good chance you'll get all $125. Eventually.
Jakarta's Doomed Sea Wall, Russia Takes Aim at 2020, and More News From Today
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
How to Watch the Second 2020 Democratic Primary Debate
The Democratic primary debates return Tuesday and Wednesday, and this time they're happening in Detroit. Here's how to watch and what to look for.
Guardian Firewall iOS App Automatically Blocks the Trackers on Your Phone
The Guardian Firewall app gives iOS users a reprieve from the scourge of online trackers.
Whitney Cummings—and Her Sex Robot—Take on Modern Womanhood
In her new Netflix standup special, 'Can I Touch It?,' Cummings takes easy gender jokes and delivers them slightly askew.
Russia Is Going to Up Its Game for the 2020 Elections
"You don't need to change votes to cause chaos," Senator Mark Warner tells WIRED in an exclusive interview.
Alphabet’s AI Might Be Able to Predict Kidney Disease
In a study involving 700,000 VA patients, an algorithm from DeepMind predicted 90% of cases of acute kidney injury up to 48 hours before it occurred.
These Chaotic Games Are a Referee's Worst Nightmare
Photographer Pelle Cass imagines sports gone nutso.
Let's Break Down the Physics of a Wickedly Curving Baseball
An epic pitch by Oliver Drake of the Tampa Bay Rays appears to defy physics. It doesn't, of course—and here's how you can model it yourself.
From Robots to E-Scooters, All the Things We Loved This Month
Plus: Sony’s newest camera, a collaboration between Sonos and Ikea, and big changes from Twitter and Pinterest.
To End Student Debt, Tie Tuition to Post-Graduation Salaries
Opinion: If colleges only get paid when their graduates do, they’re incentivized to provide a service that actually gets students hired.
Jakarta’s Giant Seawall Is Useless if the City Keeps Sinking
If Indonesia's capital can’t find a way to hydrate its people without overexploiting groundwater, it’ll keep sinking, pulling that new seawall down with it.
When Open Source Software Comes With a Few Catches
Smaller open source developers are fighting back against tech giants like Amazon using their code in commercial services.
WIRED Book of the Month: *It Came From Something Awful*
In Dale Beran’s aggrandizing telling, 4chan’s crescendo of furious nihilism delivers President Trump to America.
Having Broadband Issues? This Tool Helps You Learn Local Laws
Washington disputes get the headlines, but much US telecom policy is determined by states and cities. A nonprofit has catalogued the rules and put them online.
Jaybird Vista Review: Sporty Earbuds Worth a Listen
Jaybird’s latest sweat-proof fully wireless earbuds feel almost weightless, and hold an impressive charge.
John Ratcliffe Is a Dangerous Pick for Director of National Intelligence
The director of national intelligence's main job is to speak truth to power. Trump's nominee, John Ratcliffe, seems destined to do the opposite.
New Google Gestures, the Capital One Hacker, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
The World Health Organization Says No More Gene-Edited Babies
The public health authority is asking countries to put a stop to any Crispr experiments that would lead to the birth of altered humans.
'Wolfenstein: Youngblood' Is a Rare Game About Sisterhood
Games need more young women like the twins in the latest 'Wolfenstein' title—ones who are messy and alive and fun as hell.
PrEP Made HIV Prevention Easier—and It’s Getting Even Simpler
The drug Truvada, or PrEP, has helped drastically reduce new HIV infections, but taking a daily pill can be onerous. Now there might be other options.
The World Is Complex. Measuring Charity Has to Be Too
Single-serving metrics are attractive, but they miss the big complicated messy picture.
An Electric Pickup Truck Really Could Pull a Freight Train—Here's How
Ford showed off an all-electric F-150 pickup truck towing a freight train full of more F-150s. The stunt relies heavily on one force to work: friction.
Unagi Model One Review: A Light and Portable Urban Scooter
As long as the roads aren’t too bad, Unagi’s electric ride can help keep your car in the garage until you truly need it.
Now Even Funerals Are Livestreamed—and Families Are Grateful
With friends and relatives dispersed, a growing number of funeral homes will stream services, and demand is increasing.
Strap on Your Exoskeleton and Dance, Dance, Dance
At San Francisco's Gray Area Festival, attendees immerse themselves in art and technology—and even surrender control of their bodies to robots.
Google's New Gesture Controls Aren't Just for the Pixel
The Pixel 4 smartphone is being built to house a chip called Soli that could eventually power gesture-based user interfaces in everything from VR headsets to cars.
A Hacker Stole Data From 100 Million Capital One Customers
In a criminal complaint, the FBI detailed how a hacker allegedly stole data from 100 million people—and how she got caught.
A Critical Device Hack, China's Social Credit, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
How the West Got China's Social Credit System Wrong
It occupies a spot next to 'Black Mirror' and Big Brother in popular imagination, but China’s social credit project is far more complicated than a single, all-powerful numerical score.
2 Million People Streamed the 'Fortnite' World Cup Finals
Also, *Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood* nabbed Quentin Tarantino his best opening weekend yet.
Physicists Made a Hot Plasma Doughnut to Study Solar Wind
Temperatures inside the Big Red Ball apparatus reached more than 150,000 degrees.
A VxWorks Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices
VxWorks is designed as a secure, "real-time" operating system for continuously functioning devices, like medical equipment, elevator controllers, or satellite modems.
Cyano-Collage: You Can’t Photoshop This Mountain
Artist Wu Chi-Tsung combines cyanotype photography with traditional Chinese painting to create his jaw-dropping mountain ranges.
Star Wars News: The End of 'Rise of Skywalker' Will Melt Your Mind
Just ask Kevin Smith. Plus: Marvel's Kylo Ren origin story, use the Force—in VR, a movie-authentic Boba Fett helmet from Hasbro, and more.
To Compete With Mattress Startups, Tempur Sealy Plugs Into Data
The old-school mattress maker is the latest in a string of legacy brands to offer high-tech bedding complete with sensors, apps, and streams of data.
Sharing Your \#HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album
The MC launched a huge meme. The internet should thank her.
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