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Tinder Wants to Make Emoji for Interracial Couples
Great idea! But it's a lot harder than it looks.
'Metal Gear Survive' Is the Rebirth and Death of 'Metal Gear'
The game, built out of re-contextualized art and design ideas from its immediate predecessor, is about the wreckage of 'Metal Gear' itself.
This Photograph Is Made of Gunpowder
Photographer Justyna Badach used gunpowder to develop her new series of prints.
America’s Secret Ice Base Won’t Stay Frozen Forever
Climate change is turning Cold War project Camp Century into an environmental hazard in Greenland
How to Build a Space Communication System Out of Lasers
Get ready for terabytes of laser data to rain from the sky.
Hyundai’s Self-Driving Nexo Masters the Roundabout
Traffic circles are a nasty problem for robotic drivers, and Hyundai thinks it has found a solution.
Senate Democrats Have a Plan To Save Net Neutrality
Opinion: Senator Chuck Schumer explains how Congress can stop the FCC's dangerous and restrictive net neutrality reversal.
Why a Tiny Kentucky Firm Rules a Corner of the Crypto Market
Kingdom Trust, in Murray, Kentucky, is a leader in holding cryptocurrencies for institutional investors.
The US v. Microsoft Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications for Data
The United States high court will decide whether a US warrant extends to digital data stored overseas.
Alexa Prize: Amazon's Battle to Bring Conversational AI Into Your Home
Amazon is staging a contest called the Alexa Prize—a mad dash toward an outlandish goal: Cook up a bot capable of small talk.
How AI-Driven Insurance Could Help Prevent Gun Violence
WIRED columnist Jason Pontin on how machine learning and mandatory insurance policies could transform America’s gun debate.
California Welcomes Self-Driving Cars Without Humans Inside
Cars without people inside could hit public streets by April 2.
Feedless Takes the News Feed Out of Social Media
Reclaim your time on social media with this new app, which blocks the feed from platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Replay Sessions From Mixpanel and Others Have Recorded Passwords
Analytics services are unintentionally collecting a mass of passwords and other sensitive data, new research shows.
The Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act Wants to Prove the Benefit of Broadband For All
A new bipartisan bill calls on the Department of Congress to study the effect of connectivity on communities.
Star Wars News: Thought You Saw All of 'The Last Jedi'? You Didn't
The forthcoming home video releases have a ton of unseen footage.
Why It's So Hard to Dose Weed
Too much weed = a very bad time. But companies making cannabis devices are figuring out ways to tackle the dosing problem.
Anthony Levandowski Isn’t the First Tech Visionary to Worship AI
WIRED columnist Virginia Heffernan on the long, strange history of worshipping technology.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+: Price, Specs, Release Date
The new S9 looks almost like last year's S8, and that's completely intentional.
The Problem with Cryptojacking
Jackers pick so many pockets at once that the cost per victim is actually minimal. What’s more, browser-based mining isn’t all bad. So what gives?
Online Support for the Parkland Shooting Survivors Tops This Week's Internet News
Students have taken the gun control to debate to a new level online and off.
Rants and Raves: Strap On a Pair of Roller Skates and Wheel Away Your Worries
There is no bliss like owning your own pair of roller skates.
How Fast Can a Tiny Van Go in *Ant-Man and the Wasp*?
Yup, this whole trailer is just an excuse to do physics.
Peter Thiel Is a Flawed Messenger With a Crucial Message for Tech
The billionaire investor says Silicon Valley is unprepared for a coming wave of regulation.
How BitTorrent Spurred the Streaming Revolution
Bram Cohen may say his file-sharing platform wasn't built for piracy, but BitTorrent quickly changed what we do online.
How Cells Pack Tangled DNA Into Neat Chromosomes
For the first time, researchers can see how proteins grab loops of DNA and bundle them for cell division. The discovery also hints at how the genome folds to regulate gene expression.
Democratic Memo: 5 Key Takeaways
House Democrats released a 10-page memo Saturday that shows just how misleading the original #ReleaseTheMemo campaign was.
California Beach Culture Versus Silicon Valley Tech Money: Fight!
Vinod Khosla is worth billions, and wants to do what he wants with a beautiful Northern California Beach. So he's asking the US Supreme Court to let him.
Space Photos of the Week: Juno Helps Jupiter Show Off Its Stripes
Juno completed its eleventh orbit of the planet on February 7, capturing some spectacular images in the process.
The Rick Gates Plea, an Apple Watch Mess, and More Security News This Week
A Mueller probe plea, and Apple snafu, and more of the week's top security news.
Aliens Would Probably Like It If You Gave them Flowers
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, author of 'Enlightenment Now,' argues that highly developed civilizations tend toward peace and tolerance.
F1's 2018 Cars Come With a New Engineering Puzzle: The Halo
These potentially life-saving bands of titanium come with a handful of fresh potential problems.
10 of This Weekend's Best Tech Deals: Dell, Vizio, Xbox One
Whether you're looking for an Xbox, a Vizio TV, or an Air Fryer, these are some great deals.
Inside Bigelow Aerospace Founder Robert Bigelow's Decades-Long Obsession With UFOs
The budget hotel magnate and inflatable space habitat maker has a unique side project.
The Doomsday L Train Shutdown Just Might Save New York City
A comprehensive plan to give L train riders new ways to move could offer long lasting benefits to a growing city.
Gadget Lab Podcast: A Deep Dive on Apple's HomePod
We discuss the good and bad points about the HomePod, and tell you whether it's worth your Satoshis.
Beware This Incredibly Silly—But Still Effective—Tax Scam
There are lots of tax scams out there, but this is the only one that pays you first.
Grab Sweet Outdoor Gear Deals: Proof, Nomad, Black Diamond, LTHR
Some of the best (and priciest) outdoor gear around is now steeply discounted.
The Struggle to Predict—and Prevent—Toxic Masculinity
Sociological research shows that some delinquent boys—but not all—turn into men with no regard for other people's rights.
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller’s Probe
Paul Manafort’s longtime deputy is cooperating with the special prosecutor, so we may soon have answers to these questions hovering around the Russia investigation.
Facebook's Mandatory Anti-Malware Scan Is Invasive and Lacks Transparency
Facebook is locking users out of their accounts until they download antivirus software that sometimes doesn't even work on their computers.
University of Washington Researchers Can Wirelessly Charge a Phone Using Lasers
A team of electrical engineering students has a solution to all your charging problems: Lasers.
Gothamist, LAist, and DCist Will Return, Thanks to a Boost From Public Radio
Months after billionaire Joe Ricketts closed Gothamist and its affiliates, a group of non-profit radio stations is getting the band back together.
How Trump Conquered Facebook Without Russian Ads
WIRED contributor Antonio García Martínez on why Russia’s Facebook ads were less important to Trump’s victory than his own Facebook ads.
Uber's Express Pool, GM's Super Cruise, and More Car News
Plus: the rise of electric, dockless bike-sharing, Tesla's crypto currency kerfuffle, and more car news you missed this week.
Why Lighting and Makeup Were 'Black Panther''s Secret Weapons
All the filmmaking firepower in the world wouldn't make up for skin that didn’t look quite right in the light of the Wakandan sun.
Why We Can’t Let Google Monopolize AI
WIRED contributor Robert Wright on why the government needs to stop Google from monopolizing AI.
This Startup Is Challenging Mechanical Turk—on the Blockchain
Amazon's Mechanical Turk dominates the market for on-demand microtasks. Gems is using cryptocurrency to appeal to workers and task-requesters.
The Security Command Center Protecting the Winter Olympics
In a windowless room in Seoul, dozens of security experts train—and watch—for the worst.
'Annihilation' Review: A Thrilling, Terrifying Surrealist Trip
Alex Garland’s adaptation is as monstrous as it is masterful—even more soul-shaking than the original.
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