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Dark Web Drug Seller Sinmed Goes Down—Thanks to ATM Withdrawals
Investigators from the New York district attorney's office stumbled across dark web drug vendor "sinmed" thanks to suspicious ATM transactions.
Crispr Gene Editing Is Coming for the Womb
When an unborn baby is diagnosed with a life-threatening defect, it can be devastating. So some scientists hope to treat the fetus in the uterus using gene editing.
With 'Homecoming', Beyoncé Fully Leverages Her Internet Dominance
The megastar has always been able to command the internet's attention. And yet she's managed to exceed her reach once again.
Cyberspies Hijacked the Internet Domains of Entire Countries
A mysterious new group called Sea Turtle targeted 40 organizations in a DNS hijacking spree.
Hollywood Tackles Blockchain—With Not-Disastrous Results
The showbiz take on bitcoin wasn’t expected to be nuanced, yet the movie *Crypto* actually gets a few things right.
Offshore Wind Farms Are Spinning Up in the US—At Last
Bigger turbines, taller towers, and longer cables are making offshore wind farms more attractive than ever before.
One Doctor’s Answer to Drug Deaths: Opioid Vending Machines
Across North America, tainted opioids are killing people who use drugs. Vancouver’s Mark Tyndall says we should start dispensing safer pills using high-tech machines.
Helvetica Now: The World's Most Popular Font Gets a Facelift
The 62-year-old typeface that's used everywhere from subway signs to corporate branding has been updated for the 21st century.
Injuries Force Lyft to Hit the Brakes on Its E-Bike Ambitions
Lyft's Motivate subsidiary pulled its e-bikes from New York, Washington, and San Francisco after riders reported injuries resulting from unexpectedly strong front brakes.
Apple and Qualcomm End Their Legal Beef and Drop Lawsuits
The two industry giants had just begun a trial in a convoluted dispute related to the way Qualcomm charges others to use its technology.
A New PlayStation, Facebook's Fresh Hell, and More News
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less.
TED 2019: Jack Dorsey Is Captain of the Twittanic
Twitter’s CEO continues his mea culpa tour as the company announces it has finally started blocking abuse with AI.
Boeing 737 Crashes May Make It Harder for Air Taxis to Take Off
Observers expect the FAA to slow approval of new technologies in the wake of two fatal crashes. That could affect development of nascent "air taxis."
The FBI Wanted a Backdoor to the iPhone. Tim Cook Said No
The agency wanted to crack the iPhone of Syed Farook, a suspect in the 2015 San Bernardino shooting. The Apple CEO took a stand.
The Stunning Loneliness of Megacities at Night
Photographer Aristotle Roufanis' large-scale images are made using thousands of photographs of metropolises after dark.
Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Already Encapsulates 2019
The song belongs to a species of rare musical supernovae that have the power to bring the internet together around one anthem.
The Odd Physics of Rey's Backflip in *Star Wars: Episode IX*
The trailer for *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* didn't disappoint: The universe's physics remain as quirky as ever.
Zojirushi Multicooker EL-CAC60 Review: A Great Instant Pot-Alternative
The company famous for its rice cookers introduces a 6-quart multicooker to take on the Instant Pots of the world. And it's pretty great.
Exclusive: What to Expect From Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation
Don't expect it anytime in 2019, but the next PlayStation console is well on its way—and it's packing ray-tracing support and a loadtime-killing solid-state hard drive.
Colorado Tried a New Way to Vote: Make People Pay—Quadratically
The state legislature used a method that's designed to capture the intensity of a voter's preference as a way to fix some of traditional voting's big problems.
Google’s AI Experts Try to Automate Themselves
Google's AutoML software uses machine learning to generate better machine learning. It competed last week against high-powered data scientists.
15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook
Scandals. Backstabbing. Resignations. Record profits. Time Bombs. In early 2018, Mark Zuckerberg set out to fix Facebook. Here's how that turned out.
Samsung's Foldable Phone, A Microsoft Email Hack, And More News
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less.
The Notre Dame Fire and the Future of History
The fire turned the thousand-year-old roof to ash. But a digital replica of the cathedral could help make its restoration all the more complete.
Microsoft Email Hack Shows the Lurking Danger of Customer Support
Hackers spent months with full access to Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN email accounts—and got in through Microsoft's customer support platform.
Game of Thrones Recap, Season 8 Episode 1: Jon Snow Still Knows Nothing
The one-time King in the North still sees the world not as it is, but as he is.
First Big Survey of Births Finds Millions of Missing Women
A massive effort to catalog the number of male-female births shows that 23 million women were never born who should have been, according to the natural sex ratio.
TED 2019: I Promise Not to Roll My Eyes at Your TED Talk
When cynicism and ironic detachment are the dominant modes of social discourse, it can feel frankly transgressive to earnestly celebrate passionate people who are trying to change the world.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Working on the Next James Bond Movie
The voice of L3-37 is punching up the script. Also, 'Big Little Lies' has a new trailer.
Winds May Be Blowing Microplastics Around the World
In the remote French Pyrenees, scientists are finding tiny bits of plastic—likely blown from big cities like Barcelona, 100 miles to the south.
Star Wars News: Is the Franchise Going on Hiatus? Only Kinda
Also, a bunch of trailers dropped during Star Wars Celebration. Watch them here.
Samsung Galaxy Fold First Look: Hands On With the Folding Phone
The long-awaited folding smartphone goes on sale April 26. We got to spend some time with it first.
Why a (Very Bad and Unsafe!) Playground Stunt Sends Folks Flying
If common sense hasn't convinced you that using a moped to spin a merry-go-round is a bad idea, perhaps the physics of circular motion will.
The Evolution of Stereotypical Color-Coded Childhoods
South Korea-based photographer JeongMee Yoon explores targeted advertisements to children through their inventories of pink and blue things.
Shakeups at the Department of Homeland Security Top This Week's Internet News
The department saw a lot of shakeups last week.
Uber Hails a Ride to Wall Street, and More Car News This Week
Uber revealed its filing for an initial public offering, Tesla changes its sales strategy again, and Ford's CEO joins the caution chorus on fully self-driving cars.
Withings Move Smartwatch Review: A Few Steps From Greatness
Don’t want a computer buzzing your wrist all day? Withings has an affordable fitness tracker for you.
Running Boston? Prep for the Race Like a Master Marathoner
Mebrahtom Keflezighi, who retired from competitive racing at age 42, can convince almost anyone that they can run forever.
Stratolaunch, the World's Biggest Airplane, Takes Flight
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's legacy moonshot, an aircraft to carry rockets to space, hit 17,000 feet.
*Love, Death & Robots* Could Have Been So Much Better
Netflix's series of sci-fi shorts is good, but it missed out on some of its potential.
Space Photos of the Week: Black Holes and Jellyfish Rainbows
Space Photos of the Week: Black Holes and Jellyfish Rainbows
Julian Assange, a Big Yahoo Fine, and More Security News This Week
Plus: Wi-Fi vulnerabilities, Silk Road 2's founder, and more of the week's top security news.
Somnox Review: Snuggling With a Robot Could Help You Fall Asleep
This fuzzy robot promises to help its bedtime companions fall asleep more quickly, sleep more deeply, and wake up more refreshed—all by simply cuddling.
12 Best Weekly Tech Deals on Beats, Razer, iPhone SE, and More
If you've been looking for a great pair of wireless headphones, now is your chance.
Optimize Algorithms to Support Kids Online, Not Exploit Them
Young people benefit from their online interactions. Locking them out of the internet isn’t the answer to commercial bad actors.
Tesla Shifts Gears, Again, and Some Fans Are Losing Patience
Tesla said it would remove the $35,000 version of its Model 3 sedan from online ordering forms, weeks after a back-and-forth over closing showrooms.
A New 'Star Wars' Trailer, 'Game of Thrones' Returns, and More
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less.
Trump Vows Speedy Path to 5G, but Offers Few New Ideas
President Trump says the US "must win" the race to 5G. But a plan outlined by FCC Chair Ajit Pai is a modest expansion of existing programs.
Gadget Lab Podcast: What Happens to Uber After Its IPO?
WIRED Transportation reporter Aarian Marshall joins the Gadget Lab podcast to talk about what Uber’s IPO means for the future of ride-sharing ... and everything else Uber does.
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: Watch the Trailer Here
The ninth installment places the mantle in Rey's hands.
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