A new virtual reality experience from Felix & Paul Studios lets you visit Yosemite National Park with President Obama. Check it out here. The post Want to Hang Out with POTUS in VR? You Can! appeared first on WIRED.

Web designers are getting better and better at manipulating how you perceive wait time online. The post The Science of Waiting ... and Waiting ... for Your Page to Load appeared first on WIRED.

Well-funded and professional organization sells extremely sophisticated mobile spyware to nation states. The post A Hacking Group Is Selling iPhone Spyware to Governments appeared first on WIRED.

Turns out this may be the—second—age of the dirigible. The post The Flying Bum Just Crashed—So Why Are We Building Airships? appeared first on WIRED.

This week, smart design helped the ICC find Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi guilty for the destruction of multiple historic sites in Timbuktu. The post The Hague Convicts a Tomb-Destroying Extremist With Smart Design appeared first on WIRED.

He filmed a train carrying desperate people hoping for a new life. Then Trump used the footage to send a different message. The post Area Filmmaker Not So Thrilled Trump Used His Footage in an Ad appeared first on WIRED.

Now that WhatsApp is sharing phone numbers with Facebook, it's no longer the security oasis users relied on. The post WhatsApp's Privacy Cred Just Took a Big Hit appeared first on WIRED.

25 years after Linus Torvalds unveiled Linux, the free operating system is still finding new uses. The post Linux Took Over the Web. Now, It's Taking Over the World appeared first on WIRED.

Climb aboard for a tour of the Sally Ride, the ship that'll lead America into a new era of ocean science. The post All Aboard the Most Tricked-Out Science Ship in America appeared first on WIRED.

Flirting over text is quick, fun, and fraught with potential disaster. Avoid getting boo'd with this trusty legend. The post Here's How to Emoji-Flirt Like a Real Teenager appeared first on WIRED.

Brazilian artist Marina Amaral makes history feel more real by adding the color back in. The post Travel Back in Time With the Master of Photo Colorization appeared first on WIRED.

Our writer embedded with five teenagers to chronicle their digital experiences and decipher their arcane rules and etiquette. You'll love what she found. The post Like. Ghost. Flirt: A Journey Into the Social Media Lives of Teens appeared first on WIRED.

Don't be a social pariah---avoid the hellscape of awkward behavior and secondhand embarrassment by never, ever breaking these ironclad rules. The post The Teenager's Definitive Guide to Social Media Don'ts appeared first on WIRED.

Thanks to a $4 billion federal fix, MTA is testing out space-age flood barriers and “tunnel plugs.” The post You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Waterproof NYC's Subway appeared first on WIRED.

Snapchat---everybody's doing it. It's just that you have no idea what, exactly, you're doing. Here's how to win at Snapchat like a teen. The post 12 Rules for Winning at Snapchat Like a Boss—a Teen Boss appeared first on WIRED.

This week we've got news from the set of Thor's next movie and some hints about when we might first see Captain Marvel. Come on in! The post Cape Watch: Captain Marvel Might Get a Cameo in the Next Avengers appeared first on WIRED.

Here's WIRED's guide to some common earthquake questions. The post Experts Answer Your Biggest Questions About Earthquakes appeared first on WIRED.

Fujifilm's latest mirrorless camera splits the difference between a DSLR and a smartphone. The post Fujifilm's X-A3 Camera Mashes Up Retro Looks and Selfie Smarts appeared first on WIRED.

Enough is enough. The post Dear Internet: It's Time to Fix This Mess You Made appeared first on WIRED.

This #WCW is dedicated to you. The post The Good People of the Internet Love Leslie Jones appeared first on WIRED.

We spent a lot of time unpacking Frank Ocean's latest release(s) on this week's culture podcast. Join us, won't you? The post Culture Podcast: We Indulge in Some Necessary Frank Oceanography About Blonde appeared first on WIRED.

Lava flows from Kilauea have added over 5 acres to the island of Hawai'i and the lava keeps coming. The post Lava Flows Added 5 Acres to Hawaii’s Shoreline This Month appeared first on WIRED.

The company shelled out $10 million for director Kenneth Lonergan Sundance hit—and now it's giving the movie a limited release in November. The post Manchester By the Sea Trailer: Amazon's First Oscar Bait appeared first on WIRED.

When unreported bugs get out, every petty criminal and curious teen starts taking advantage of them. The post Of Course Everyone's Already Using the Leaked NSA Exploits appeared first on WIRED.

New frontiers in the art of the crumple zone. The post Germany's NASA Crashes a Train to Keep You Safe appeared first on WIRED.

Graphic design trends---like all trends, really---come and go. And right now designers can't get enough of these 3-D visual identities. The post Hmmm, This Logo Sure Looks Familiar appeared first on WIRED.

Technology suppliers Mobileye and Delphi announce a big-deal partnership. The post Lazy Automakers Can Just Buy Self-Driving Cars From Delphi appeared first on WIRED.

Saving for your retirement is a no-brainer. But does Betterment make sense for Uber drivers? The post Uber Now Offers Retirement Funds. But Will Drivers Even Care? appeared first on WIRED.

With the right permissions, psychiatrists could someday use GPS, microphones, and other sensors to get real insights into a person's mental wellbeing. The post Instagram Probably Can’t Predict Depression. GPS, Though... appeared first on WIRED.

President Obama wasn't late to Louisiana. And he really could have disrupted relief efforts. The post Getting POTUS Into a Disaster Area Is Trickier Than It Seems appeared first on WIRED.

Multiplayer is the most fun and least frustrating way to experience this Nintendo 3DS Metroid shooter spinoff. The post Don't Play Metroid Prime: Federation Force Without a Crew appeared first on WIRED.

A new story-based mobile game, which ties into the hit hacking series, understands that it's the characters that make the show. The post The Mr. Robot Game Is a Paranoid Nightmare, and I Can’t Look Away appeared first on WIRED.

How the creepiness of found-footage narratives is finding its way into your earbuds. The post Fiction Podcasts Are Finally a Thing! Thank You, Sci-Fi and Horror appeared first on WIRED.

Microbes are everywhere---from the walls of your intestines to the surface of your desk to the sidewalks in your neighborhood. You just can't see them. The post Bees Help Build Gorgeous Maps of NYC’s Microbes appeared first on WIRED.

On Monday evening, scientists aboard the research vessel Nautilus piloted two ROVs 2,700 feet deep to find an icon of World War II. The post Join Scientists as They Explore the Sunken USS Independence Aircraft Carrier appeared first on WIRED.

All along the New Jersey coast, homeowners are raising their houses. Ira Wagner captures the trend. The post Storm’s a Comin’! Quick, Let’s Put the House on Stilts appeared first on WIRED.

The storied British cycling brand famous for its saddles is moving a ways up the body with its newest product release, a line of bike helmets. The post Brooks Wants You to Test Its New Helmets—Responsibly, Thank You Very Much appeared first on WIRED.

The web's not dead. But the dream of truly democratized media is still a dream. The post At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality appeared first on WIRED.

Tesla Motors announced today that the new Model S P100D model will hit 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, thanks to a bigger, 100-kWh battery. The post Tesla’s Model S Now Does an Even Loonier 60 MPH in 2.5 Seconds appeared first on WIRED.

PlayStation Now, which lets players stream old PlayStation games from Sony's servers, is coming to Windows PC, along with a wireless DualShock 4 adapter. The post PlayStation Now, On-Demand Game Streaming, Is Coming to PCs appeared first on WIRED.

The school recently made more than 32,000 digitized artifacts---paintings, drawings, photos, sculptures, and more---available for browsing The post You Can Now Browse Harvard's Huge Bauhaus Collection Online appeared first on WIRED.

The actress has seen the scripts—and her expletive-laden reactions to them are perfect. The post Maisie Williams Says Nothing Can Prepare Us for Game of Thrones Season 7 appeared first on WIRED.

More than any other social network, Pineterest embodies aspiration. Now, the company is doubling down on this idea with its acquisition of Instapaper. The post Pinterest Buys Instapaper, the Popular 'Read Later' App appeared first on WIRED.

You may not think of yourself as a woodworker, but the founders of Shaper can change that. The post Ingenious Power Tool Uses Machine Vision to Make Perfect Cuts appeared first on WIRED.

We should demand more transparency before we start heaping praise on Zuckerberg. The post Zuckerberg Sold His Facebook Shares For Charity—But He's No Hero Yet appeared first on WIRED.

Gooding and Company just auctioned off 114 cars for an average of $1.1 million a pop. Here are five of the coolest cars that crossed the block. The post 5 Spectacular Cars That Just Sold for Millions appeared first on WIRED.

Here are some pieces of advice for new college students. The post College Won't Train You for a Job, and That's Just Fine appeared first on WIRED.

Most rebrandings happen behind closed doors. Mozilla wanted to try something different. The post Mozilla Wants You to Help Redesign Its Logo. Seriously appeared first on WIRED.

Countries around the world are buttressing and planning as floods like those in Louisiana become commonplace. The post 7 Clever Ways to Fight Flooding in an Increasingly Wet World appeared first on WIRED.

The director discusses the art of camp, his keys to constructing a diverse writers’ room, and how he makes the world of television decidedly more vibrant. The post Empire Creator Lee Daniels on the Importance of Train Wrecks appeared first on WIRED.