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Cantina Talk: Rian Johnson Knows How You Feel About 'The Last Jedi'
The writer-director has seen all the frustrated fan reactions to his film—and he's cool with it.
'One Strange Rock’: How NatGeo’s Docuseries Made Earth A Bit More Otherworldly
Darren Aronofsky and a team of nature-doc specialists turn Earth into a miracle experienced from afar.
Ski Resorts Fight Climate Change With Snow Guns and Buses
"We are going to have to be appreciative of what we get.”
This Brooklyn Architect Wants to Rewire Puerto Rico with Solar
Architect Jonathan Marvel is building solar arrays to serve community centers, and soon, he hopes, communities.
Why Some Schools Pay More Than Others When Buying From Apple
Administrators face tough restrictions from Apple and often don't share data, leaving them in the dark when they go to buy computers and software.
An Alternate Reality Game That Takes Freshmen Orientation to a New Level
A massive ARG became an obsession at the University of Chicago. It also taught students how to handle not getting along.
March For Our Lives: One High School Student's Experience
A look through the lens of a young Atlanta-area photographer who took part in yesterday's demonstration.
The Junker Race in Norway Where All That Counts Is Fun
Money, speed, and prestige are the hallmarks of auto racing. Take all that away, and you get Norwegian bilcross.
Smart Suitcases: Raden A28, Rimowa Limbo Multiwheel Electronic Tag
Increase your total baggage awareness with some technologically enhanced luggage.
Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Scandal Tops This Week's Internet News Roundup
Frustration with Mark Zuckerberg's company has dominated the chatter on social media.
Thanks to Translation Tech, Talking to Strangers Will Be Even Easier
Instant translation will help us all enjoy a more intimate experience, no matter where we explore.
Guccifer 2.0's Slip-Up Shows That Even Elite Hackers Make Mistakes
No matter how much mystique a hacker persona has, the individual or group behind it inevitably makes operations security errors sometimes.
The Cambridge Analytica Data Apocalypse Was Predicted in 2007
The scientists warned us about big data and corporate surveillance. They tried to warn *themselves*.
Forget Self Driving. The Future is in Self Parking
Companies are already testing systems like collaborative parking, remote-control summoning, and special picker-upper robots.
Space Photos of the Week: You Can't Clean Up Space, It's Too Messier
These strange collection of stars aren’t galaxies, but random groups of hundreds of millions of stars.
Best Smart Earbuds for Travel: AirPods, Pixel Buds, Erato Verse
Super portability and easy access to AI assistants make these wireless headphones must-haves on your next trip.
'The Sky Is Yours' Combines Dragons and YouTube
Chandler Klang Smith's new novel is full of surreal weirdness.
Reddit Bans, Atlanta Ransomware, and More Security News This Week
Reddit bans, Atlanta ransomware, and more of the week's top security news.
10 Tech and Gaming Deals: Sea of Thieves, Star Wars, Alienware, Netgear
We've scoured the web to find deals on desktops, Xbox, food dehydrators, and more.
In Search of God’s Mathematical Perfect Proofs
The mathematicians Günter Ziegler and Martin Aigner have spent the past 20 years collecting some of the most beautiful proofs in mathematics.
Eye Tracking Is Coming to Virtual Reality Sooner Than You Think. What Now?
This week made it clear that the technology is racing into to our consumer immersive-tech devices. But with great power comes great responsibility.
Craigslist Shuts Personal Ads for Fear of New Internet Law
The online classified site, and others, say they fear increased liability for content posted by others under law intended to curb sex trafficking.
Everyone Knows How to Secure Elections. So Do It
With $380 million in the spending bill earmarked for securing digital elections, the time for talk is over.
Gadget Lab Podcast: More Questions Than Answers in Uber's Fatal Arizona Crash
This week, Alex Davies and Aarian Marshall join us to discuss the latest news in self-driving car safety.
Spending Bill Gives Green Energy Its R&D Budget—But That's Not All It Needs
Trump stands for coal. Congress doesn't.
Tumblr Names Russian Propaganda Accounts After Long Silence
On Friday, after months of silence, Tumblr named 84 accounts it says were devoted to spreading propaganda and disinformation on the platform.
DOJ Indicts 9 Iranians For Brazen University Cyberattacks
A new indictment asserts a long string of attacks against hundreds of universities and private companies, in which Iran pilfered more than $3 billion worth of intellectual property.
Best Travel Gear: Mophie, Amazon Kindle, Allbirds, Lululemon, Hex
Fit everything for your trip into a bag that slides under the seat in front of you.
The Ryan Coogler Effect: What the Success of 'Black Panther' Means for Black Directors
Ryan Coogler’s massive Marvel movie has the potential to kick down doors for scores of other directors, with Ava DuVernay helping to lead that charge.
How Much Energy Can You Store in a Rubber Band?
On a scale from "light thwack" to "geez, watch it with that thing!"
Everything You Need to Know About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
All of WIRED's coverage on the scandal plaguing the social media giant.
Uber’s Fatal Crash, a Model 3 Review, and More Car News
Plus, Elon Musk gets a nice Tesla compensation package, and everything else you missed this week.
How a Boise, Idaho Company Thrives in the Global Chip Business
Micron Technology is the only remaining US maker of DRAM, the short-term memory chips found in computers and smartphones.
Uber's Fatal Crash and the Ethics of Testing Self-Driving Cars
The true ethical dilemma with driverless cars isn't the trolley problem—it's whether we should be testing them on public streets at all.
Montecito Is Everything Bad About Climate Change in a Single California Town
In four months, the southern California town has seen mudslides, the largest wildfire in state history, and now flash floods.
'Pacific Rim: Uprising' Review: A Big, Loud Movie That Needs Guillermo del Toro
For all its scale and sound, the kaiju sequel packs none of the punch of the 2013 original.
Facebook’s New Data Restrictions Will Handcuff Even Honest Researchers
It was already hard for researchers to use Facebook's data. It looks like it's about to get harder.
Trump’s Latest China Tariffs Could Hurt Tech—and Even Social Media
President Trump says he will impose tariffs on about $60 billion of Chinese goods in response to "tremendous intellectual property theft."
The Best Alternative For Every Facebook Feature
If you're ready to quit Facebook, here's how to replace everything you might miss.
The 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' Cast Answers Kaiju Trivia
They know a fair bit about monsters. They also know if their movie passes the Bechdel Test or has a post-credits scene.
Key Takeaways From Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Media Blitz
Mark Zuckerberg made the rounds Wednesday, apologizing for Facebook's failure to protect your data. Here are the highlights.
Uber Crash Proves Cities Are Asleep at the Wheel
WIRED columnist Susan Crawford on the lessons from Uber’s self-driving tragedy—and why cities can’t just blindly welcome autonomous vehicles to the streets.
Instagram Announces You'll Soon See "Newer" Posts In Your Feed
What users really want is a chronological feed, but today's announcement is at least an acknowledgement that not everything about the algorithmic timeline is working.
How YouTube Uses Mechanical Turk Tasks to Help Train Its AI
A Mechanical Turk task shared with WIRED provides a glimpse into how algorithms are trained to spot and sort content on the video platform.
Will Cutting Calories Make You Live Longer?
The biggest-ever human study of calorie restriction tries to answer that question.
Ad Blocker: What the World Would Look Like Without Advertising
Jorge Pérez Higuera imagines how the world might look if you could block ads IRL.
Best Travel Apps: Signal, Sitata, Haven, SaferVPN, Mobile Passport, FoneTrac
Floods. Thieves. Hackers. Tackle any situation abroad with these mobile assistants.
*RuPaul's Drag Race*: How Drag Fueled Pop Culture's Slang Engine of the Moment
From face-beating to "yas, queen"-ing, drag slang has crossed all the way over—but is its past getting lost?
As Pedestrian Deaths Spike, Scientists Scramble for Answers
Researchers do have a culprit in mind—that thing in your hand.
The "Yelp Effect" of Patient Surveys Is Making Us Sick
WIRED Columnist Maryn McKenna on how online patient surveys are driving doctors to overprescribe antibiotics and driving up the number of drug-resistant infections.
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