Preventable oopses like the backwards installment of capacitors waste time, energy, and taxpayer dollars. The post NASA’s Power Supply Mistake on the ISS Was Totally Avoidable appeared first on WIRED.

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by millions, but later this month a few hundred people will elect Donald Trump president. The post The Electoral College Is Great for Whiter States, Lousy for Cities appeared first on WIRED.

More and more cities are emphasizing ease of access over making every last rider pay. The post Ignoring Fare Evaders Can Make Mass Transit Faster—And Richer appeared first on WIRED.

The building is fortified by steel and concrete. Perfect for a tsunami shelter, but overkill for a school gymnasium. So the architects made it kid-friendly. The post An Ordinary-Looking Gym That’s Built to Survive a Tsunami appeared first on WIRED.

During his campaign, Donald Trump threatened to sic antitrust regulators on Amazon. But Jeff Bezos should be all smiles: success is still legal. The post Sorry, Donald Trump: Amazon Dominates, But It's No Monopoly appeared first on WIRED.

Photographer Andrey Shapran discovered abandoned planes and ships in near polar darkness. The post Explore an Eerie Soviet Base at the Edge of the World appeared first on WIRED.

A major bitcoin exchange has decided to stop selling the digital currency that was supposed to transform money on the internet. So what happens next? The post The Future of Bitcoin Is Not as a Digital Currency appeared first on WIRED.

She owns it, and she lets you know it. Give her one of these gifts this holiday season. The post 15 Gift Ideas for the Well-Dressed Woman appeared first on WIRED.

Vin Diesel thinks there's potential in Rocket and Groot getting their own movie. Seems legit. The post Cape Watch: A Rocket-Groot Buddy Movie Needs to Happen ASAP appeared first on WIRED.

The game is a fever dream of fanservice, offering a chance to imagine yourself in its world of transformation. The post Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Lets Me Be Myself—Only Better appeared first on WIRED.

Everyone wishes they could dress as well as him. Let's make them more jealous. The post 14 Gift Ideas for the Most Stylish Man at the Office appeared first on WIRED.

An Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says the agency has not given SpaceX license to launch in early January. The post SpaceX Says It's Ready for Liftoff Again. The FAA Begs to Differ appeared first on WIRED.

Two Congressmen are calling for a commission to investigate Russian political hacking. Cybersecurity experts are backing the idea. The post The Election Is Over. The Probe Into Russian Hacks Shouldn’t Be appeared first on WIRED.

Listen to the sounds of lions grumbling and hyenas cackling and elephants trampling, and appreciate that humans have removed themselves from the food chain. The post Immerse Yourself in the Horror That Is an African Grassland at Night appeared first on WIRED.

"One gets away with something and they all pile on." The post United Won't Be the Last Airline to Charge for Overhead Bin Space appeared first on WIRED.

The Port of LA is working with GE to make everything it does more efficient. The post The Plan to Remake the American Port With Better Data appeared first on WIRED.

We still can't wrap our heads around how this guy is running the actual Atari version of <em>Donkey Kong</em> using only standard Minecraft blocks. The post Super-Hacker Builds Atari 2600 Emulator... In Minecraft?! appeared first on WIRED.

The state of space science over there is nyet good. The post Russia's Space Program Is Blowing Up. So Are Its Rockets appeared first on WIRED.

These two are young, glum, and full of (bad) come-ons. The post The New Fifty Shades Darker Trailer Will Fulfill Your Sexpectations appeared first on WIRED.

Opinion: If AI is so smart, why does it fail at tasks that regular people take for granted? The post Artificial Intelligence Is More Artificial Than Intelligent appeared first on WIRED.

In a recent episode of MacGyver, an improvised ultraviolet light was created from an LED. How would this work and what is a blacklight? The post How to Make UV Light Out of Your Phone's LED Flash appeared first on WIRED.

From GE and Amazon comes the C Lamp, the first in a new line of futuristic lighting. The post This Funky New Lamp Looks Like Tron And Talks Like Alexa appeared first on WIRED.

Storyboard VR is like a sketchbook for building VR worlds. The post Storyboard VR Makes Building Virtual Worlds Stupid Simple appeared first on WIRED.

Doug Aitken's new exhibit is designed to raise awareness about ocean conservation. But building and installing the structures wasn't easy. The post Explore a Giant Underwater Installation Off the California Coast appeared first on WIRED.

Trump will enter office with the nearly impossible challenge of rebuilding a sector that technology has altered at least as much as globalization has. The post Trump Can't Deliver the Rust Belt Jobs He Promised Because Work Has Changed appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists point to Bannon's time as a manager of Biosphere 2 as proof that he understands climate science. The post Trump's Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Ran a Massive Climate Experiment appeared first on WIRED.

These podcasts can make even cubist painting or ambient music comprehensible. The post Get Inside the Creative Process With These 5 Podcasts appeared first on WIRED.

Over the last couple of years, everyone's started trying to make out what comes after the smartphone The post Stop Trying to Kill Smartphones. You Can't Kill Smartphones appeared first on WIRED.

For four years in a row, a GE French door refrigerator has won our coveted Best Refrigerator award. The post Best Refrigerator: GE Café CFE28TSHSS appeared first on WIRED.

The over-ear-style cups form a cushiony seal around your ears, and the noise cancellation software puts you in nearly total aural isolation. The post Best Headphones: Bose QuietComfort 35 appeared first on WIRED.

Even though it's more expensive than most Chromebooks, its svelte metal chassis, USB-C ports, and pretty display won us over. The post Best Chromebook: HP Chromebook 13 G1 appeared first on WIRED.

Samsung's been a leader in bright-room HDR all throughout 2016, and the KU7000 series is one fruit of that labor. The post Best TV Under $1,000: Samsung UN55KU7000 appeared first on WIRED.

LG's 4K, HDR OLEDs dominated our top spot again this year. The post Best Television: LG B6 Series appeared first on WIRED.

If you need evidence that 4K TV is now mainstream, look no further than Roku's latest batch of streamers. The post Best Streamer: Roku Ultra appeared first on WIRED.

Whether you want a canister vacuum or an upright, the best vacuum you can buy is going to be a Miele. The post Best Vacuums: Miele C3 Series Canister and Miele U1 Series Upright appeared first on WIRED.

If you're seeking the most features and flexibility for your money, get this compact Micro Four Thirds camera. The post Best Camera for the Money: Panasonic Lumix GX85 appeared first on WIRED.

Elvis impersonator James Cawley spent 20 years painfully recreating the original 'Star Trek' set. The post Boldly Go to Upstate New York to Board the USS Enterprise appeared first on WIRED.

Secrecy doesn't play in AI research. And as it happens, AI is more important to the future of tech giants like Apple than any other. The post Artificial Intelligence Just Broke Steve Jobs' Wall of Secrecy appeared first on WIRED.

An unexpected feminist lesson emerges on one of TV's most masculine shows. The post How Ink Master Became an Unexpected Lesson in Feminist Strategy appeared first on WIRED.

If you want a plane that can survive just about anything, open your wallet. The post Mr. Trump: Here’s Why You Really Want to Spend $4 Billion on Air Force One appeared first on WIRED.

Thanks to state media, satellite imagery, and 3-D rendering, we can get an up-close look at North Korea's satellite nerve center. The post A Grand Tour of North Korea's Secretive Space Command Center appeared first on WIRED.

The Oculus Touch goes on on sale today, and it's more than a set of VR controllers. The devices are, in effect, your hands. The post Inside Oculus' Quest to Design an Invisible VR Controller appeared first on WIRED.

The pipeline has to cross water at some point, and wherever it does, it is likely going to put another community's water at risk. The post Standing Rock Is Safe, But DAPL Still Needs to Cross a River appeared first on WIRED.

Strap yourself in! The latest Star Wars movie will be here sooner rather than Vader. The post The Latest Rogue One Trailer Will Put You in a Trooper-Stupor appeared first on WIRED.

The adaptation of Dave Eggers' dystopian novel comes with bike paths, kale smoothies, and idealism run amok. The post The Circle Trailer: Emma Watson Takes on Silicon Valley appeared first on WIRED.

As anxiety grows over leaked, hacked, and subpoenaed conversations, Wickr is expanding its encrypted messaging app into workplace collaboration. The post This App Wants to Be Your Encrypted, Self-Destructing Slack appeared first on WIRED.

Nominees Beyoncé, Drake, and Chance the Rapper all had non-traditional releases for their albums. The post Grammy Nominations: Surprise-Release Streaming Albums Are Taking Over appeared first on WIRED.

Amazon's launched a physical grocery store with no checkout process. It looks like the future of retail—but it's still Amazon that controls the narrative. The post Only Amazon Could Make a Checkout-Free Grocery Store a Reality appeared first on WIRED.

Nikola's fuel cell powered 18-wheeler comes with a national infrastructure of fueling stations. The post A Tesla-Inspired Truck Might Actually Make Hydrogen Power Happen appeared first on WIRED.

These are the moments that made us wanna turn up the volume and tune out the rest of the world. The post Our Favorite Moments from the Best Albums of 2016 appeared first on WIRED.