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English professor Matt Barton is out to draw attention to the bygone favorites of the genre.
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An unwelcome spike in emissions from a long-banned chemical has been traced to Chinese factories, raising concerns about the ozone layer's integrity.
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by Sara Harrison on (#4G9TB)
A member of Congress and an FCC commissioner urge supporters to keep up the pressure to restore net neutrality despite opposition in the Senate and White House.
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by Klint Finley on (#4G9T9)
Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to spin off Boost Mobile to win approval of their planned merger. A report says ecommerce giant Amazon is interested.
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by WIRED Staff on (#4G9T7)
We picked our favorite tech deals this weekend, and a new Android phone preorder you should consider.
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by Lily Hay Newman on (#4G9QA)
An 18-year-old security researcher made headlines earlier this year with KeySteal, a macOS hack. Now he's showing the world how it worked.
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by Wonbo Woo on (#4G934)
It's hard to make a rocket when the senior members of your team keep graduating, taking their expertise with them. But these undergrads found a way.
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by Paris Martineau on (#4G8W5)
Foursquare said it had acquired Placed, which tracks location through apps that offer rewards, from the owner of Snapchat.
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by Alex Baker-Whitcomb on (#4G8R5)
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by Jason Parham on (#4G8R7)
The tennis champion's return to the clay proves that she will not settle.
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by Louise Matsakis on (#4G8H3)
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by Peter Rubin on (#4G82Q)
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's beloved novel leaps to the small screen with celestially gratifying results.
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by Phil Buchanan on (#4G7YJ)
The philanthropic road is littered with the carcasses of those who thought that “disrupting†poverty would be as simple as disrupting the taxi industry.
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by WIRED Staff on (#4G7YH)
Plus: Boosted's new e-scooter, the Beats Powerbeats Pro, and New Balance's redesigned sneakers.
by Daniel Oberhaus on (#4G7YF)
Sure, long-haul space travel demands a solid vehicle and ample food. But to stay sane during those lonely days, you might just want a good ol' pillow.
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by Julie Muncy on (#4G7YD)
Know what else is back? The single-player campaign. 'Modern Warfare' is set to be released in October.
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by Alexander C. Kaufman on (#4G7TE)
The Trump administration's bid to weaken federal climate science comes at a time when voters increasingly agree that a climate crisis is imminent.
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by Arielle Pardes on (#4G7TC)
Who needs Spotify playlists? These apps create truly endless tunes to match whatever mood you desire.
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by Lauren Goode on (#4G7QH)
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off Monday, June 3. Here's what we're expecting the company to show off.
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by Brendan Nystedt on (#4G7QF)
The new Disney Parks attraction is the ideal marriage of Lucasfilm's cinematic universe and Imagineering.
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by Emily Dreyfuss on (#4G7QD)
Touchscreen computers and Square machines have turned signatures into a thing you must jab and press into existence—and it never looks quite right.
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by Aarian Marshall on (#4G7QB)
Beginning Friday, you can get into select subway stations by waving your phone. By 2023, MetroCards will go the way of the token.
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by Andy Greenberg on (#4G7QK)
At this rate, it will take years to fix a critical vulnerability that remains in over 900,000 Windows machines. A worm will arrive much sooner.
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by Alex Baker-Whitcomb on (#4G6YC)
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by Paris Martineau on (#4G6TW)
The state Assembly passes a bill that would require services such as Uber and Lyft to classify their workers as employees, rather than contractors.
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by Emma Grey Ellis on (#4G6TY)
Twitter's accepting applicants for a new "Tweeter in Chief." Good luck to the doomed soul who gets the job.
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by Zachary Karabell on (#4G6EP)
As the trade war heats up, Apple is an enticing target for Chinese reprisals. It derives a nearly 20% of its revenue from the country, and its supply chain is based there.
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by Lily Hay Newman on (#4G6ER)
Third-party developers don't always build extensions with security best practices in mind. Now Google is taking steps to better protect user data.
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by Eric Adams on (#4G6A6)
The new aviation player is showing off an electric, boxy, six-rotor air taxi powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
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by Angela Watercutter on (#4G5WD)
Mouse House honcho Bob Iger says it would be "very difficult" to continue working in the state if the law goes into effect.
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by Klint Finley on (#4G5WF)
IEEE, an engineering organization that publishes several scientific journals, bans Huawei employees from prepublication peer reviews.
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by Nathanael Johnson on (#4G5JT)
Unlike wind or solar, geothermal energy is always available, rain or shine, day and night. There's just one thing: earthquakes.
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by Joi Ito on (#4G5JR)
The new generation of space architects can learn from our successes and failures in protecting the internet commons and build a better paradigm for space.
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by Scott Gilbertson on (#4G5EK)
DJI's new action camera takes on GoPro Hero7 and succeeds, thanks to its dual screens and easy operation.
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by Michele Cohen Marill on (#4G5EH)
Health apps can trigger the nocebo effect: Obsessively tracking how you feel, what you ate, and how you slept can end up being a drag on your health.
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by Alex Davies on (#4G5EF)
The SF90 Stradale is Ferrari’s most powerful production vehicle: a plug-in hybrid electric that goes 0 to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds.
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by Gregory Barber on (#4G5EQ)
Kik has started a crowdfunding campaign to support its legal battle, asserting that its kin coins are not securities.
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by Megan Molteni on (#4G5EN)
Boutique egg freezing and IVF services are bringing personal coaches, relaxation retreats, and more to the modern baby-making experience.
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by Garrett M. Graff on (#4G44J)
Robert Mueller outlined the conclusions of the Russia investigation and made clear, in his own obtuse way, that the next steps belong to Congress.
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by Emma Grey Ellis on (#4G3VH)
It's rooted in how social media celebrities see themselves. Also, sexism.
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by Issie Lapowsky on (#4G3H0)
Special counsel Robert Mueller is making his first public remarks since the release of his report in April.
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by Rhett Allain on (#4G3BN)
The interaction of light reflecting off the front and back of a soap bubble gives it its colorful appearance. A similar effect explains color-shifting cars.
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by Lauren Goode on (#4G37E)
The $90 smart device launches alongside a new set of tools for managing—and deleting—all the data Alexa collects.
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by Robbie Gonzalez on (#4G37C)
This famous optical illusion, ubiquitous in car commercials and movies, helps neuroscientists study how the mind perceives the world.
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by Sophia Chen on (#4G37A)
Physicists are studying gravitational waves from neutron stars for clues about quarks, "quark matter," and their role in the universe's evolution.
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by Craig Mod on (#4G2ZX)
How I modified my digital tools to reconnect with time on a six-week, 620-mile trip on foot across the country.
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by Alex Davies on (#4G2ZV)
A new report shows more cars in the US can guide themselves down the highway—but drivers often don’t know what those systems can and can’t do.
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by Adrienne So on (#4G2N2)
Push Tern's new folding bike through subway stations without a qualm.
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