It'll work with older Galaxy phones with its Micro USB adapter, but you'll need the new headset if you want Note7-driven VR. The post New Gear VR Headset Gets USB-C and a Wider Field of View appeared first on WIRED.

Samsung's largest Galaxy phone takes its design cues from the S7 Edge, and it shares many of the same features. The post The Galaxy Note 7 Unlocks Just by Gazing Into Your Eyes appeared first on WIRED.

Making your own culinary foam is delicious and scientific. The post Use This Fancy Foam for Cooking, Not for Dance Parties appeared first on WIRED.

They are old, buggy, and insecure. If someone wanted to mess with the US election, these machines would be an easy way in. The post America’s Electronic Voting Machines Are Scarily Easy Targets appeared first on WIRED.

In this stunt, Luke Aikins jumps from a plane and lands in a net without using a parachute. Here are some physics questions and answers. The post The Physics Behind a Madman’s Parachute-Free Skydive Into a Giant Net appeared first on WIRED.

Theranos' new box, called miniLab, is a tidy, humbled version of the mythos that made the company a $9 billion unicorn. The post Theranos Had a Chance to Clear Its Name. Instead, It Tried to Pivot appeared first on WIRED.

All told, Marvel and DC could fill cineplexes for centuries. Check out this stop-motion animation for all you need to know about their box office showdown. The post There Are Enough Superheroes for 3,400 Years of Movies appeared first on WIRED.

If an artificial intelligence goes bad, who ya gonna call? The post OpenAI Is Calling for Techie Cops to Battle Code Gone Rogue appeared first on WIRED.

Photographer Dale Erikson captured hundreds of waterfowl frozen in mid-flight. The post Bet You Can’t Count All the Birds in This Insane Photo appeared first on WIRED.

The "Magic Carpet" reduces pilot strain, saves money, and marks the US military's greatest acronym yet. The post New Navy Tech Makes It Easy to Land on a Carrier. Yes, Easy appeared first on WIRED.

Merino wool and synthetic nylon are being blended in new ways to create technical tees that block BO and keep you cool. The post These Wool-Blend Tees Will Keep Your Outdoorsing Stink-Free appeared first on WIRED.

Hosting the Games is a financial disaster for any city. Stop spending billions hosting olympiads in individual cities and instead distribute them. The post Here's an Idea: Hold the Olympics in Multiple Cities at Once appeared first on WIRED.

A founding editor of the first magazine devoted to videogames, Katz passed away at 77. The post Joyce Worley Katz, Pioneering Videogame Critic, Has Passed Away appeared first on WIRED.

The highly-anticipated new album from the R&B singer will hit Apple's streaming service on Aug. 5. The post Apple Music Is Releasing Frank Ocean's New Album on Friday appeared first on WIRED.

When you're as big and successful as Facebook, the line between mastering your medium and simply defining it blurs. The post Facebook Isn't Just Good at Mobile. It's How Mobile Works Now appeared first on WIRED.

After sparking a 1.4 million vehicle Chrysler recall, the security researchers offer a new lesson: It could have been---and could still be---much worse. The post The Jeep Hackers Are Back to Prove Car Hacking Can Get Much Worse appeared first on WIRED.

The mysterious singer has released some cryptic new footage on his website. Could he be teasing his long-anticipated new album? Or is he just into woodwork? The post Let's Look for Clues in Frank Ocean's Weird New Streaming Video appeared first on WIRED.

Aaron Sorkin, Bill Nye, and edibles. The post 5 Podcasts (and Potcasts) to Digest After the DNC appeared first on WIRED.

May I introduce you to the sea pig, a bizarre type of sea cucumber with tentacles for a face and long clown balloons for feet. The post The Sea Pig Has Tentacles for a Face and Balloons for Feet appeared first on WIRED.

Making a car that can keep up with Formula 1 racers on a track, and be an enjoyable street ride is nearly impossible. But there is a precedent. The post Aston Martin's $3M Hypercar Takes F1 Performance to the Road appeared first on WIRED.

Auxetics are a class of materials whose curious and complex properties have excited researchers for decades. The post A Freaky Anti-Rubber Is Still Weirding Scientists Out appeared first on WIRED.

Are you ready for a Han Solo trilogy? What about the one true name of the character known as "Space Monkey"? Those details and more are all right here. The post Cantina Talk: We Might Get a Lot of Han Solo Movies appeared first on WIRED.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, it took the air force with it. Today, Russia is slowly building it back. The post Train With the Men of Russia’s Fighter Pilot Academy appeared first on WIRED.

From a Trumpish rumpus to a nail-gun thumpus, Netflix is full of unexpected political resonance. (Also, Tokyo drifting.) The post All the Must-See Stuff Hitting Netflix This Month appeared first on WIRED.

Heading to the comic book shop this month and not sure what to buy? We have a few suggestions for you. The post Suicide Squad's Rebirth and 4 More Comics to Read This Month appeared first on WIRED.

Venues will become schools, pools, and other community venues after the Games The post After the Games, Rio’s Stadiums Won’t Rot—They’ll Transform appeared first on WIRED.

For years now, desktop computer hardware just hasn't been very exciting. But the popularity of VR is changing that. The post Review: Nvidia GTX 1080 appeared first on WIRED.

The web has a lot of questions about cinematic Enchantress and model Cara Delevingne. So we asked her all of them in this Google Autocomplete Interview. The post How Did Cara Delevingne Meet St. Vincent? Christian Mingle appeared first on WIRED.

For those who enjoy startup carnage, it's a shame: the Chinese ride-hailing wars are officially over. The post Didi To Buy Uber China in Most Anticlimactic Tech Merger Ever appeared first on WIRED.

Your television, your computer, your phone, even your VR headset. All the deets here. The post How to Watch the 2016 Rio Olympics on All Your Devices appeared first on WIRED.

Ooh, a political discussion on the show's new short. I feel like a Kennedy! The post Who Did The Simpsons Endorse For President? Well, Not Trump appeared first on WIRED.

An early sign that neutrinos behave differently than antineutrinos suggests an answer to one of the biggest questions in physics. The post New Neutri­no Anomaly Hints at a Matter-Antimat­ter Rift appeared first on WIRED.

Moxie Marlinspike's ingenious code protects texts and calls from snoops and spies. That has privacy advocates celebrating---and law enforcement worried. The post Meet Moxie Marlinspike, the Anarchist Bringing Encryption to All of Us appeared first on WIRED.

But will they actually keep people safe? The post Crime Alerts Come to Brazilian Waze, Just in Time for the Olympics appeared first on WIRED.

A composer seeks to eavesdrop on the illogic at the heart of computing's next wave. The post Quantum Computers Don't Make Sense. But This One Makes Music appeared first on WIRED.

We won't miss our VCRs, but we'll always remember them. The post The VCR Is Officially Dead, But We'll Never Forget It appeared first on WIRED.

On a fridge. The post Live Out All Your Racing Dreams With ... Magnets? appeared first on WIRED.

Miami ob-gyn Christine Curry has treated about a dozen pregnant women with Zika. Now, she's telling us how it's done. The post How Doctors in Florida Are Protecting Pregnant Women From Zika appeared first on WIRED.

A survey of science-related words used at the national conventions shows that neither party was particularly cognizant of science. The post Science Didn't Make a Great Showing at Either Party's Convention appeared first on WIRED.

Data scientist Iain Barr wanted to find out what the most—and least—common words were in metal lyrics. So he did the math. Here's what he found. The post The Most (And Least) Metal Words Ever, Says Math appeared first on WIRED.

Alexa can do tons of useful stuff, such as eliminate the need for any interpersonal contact. The post The 10 Best Amazon Echo Skills for Loners appeared first on WIRED.

To sum up this week online: Politics! Drake's dad! Balloons! The post While You Were Offline: Droppin' Balloons and Sick Burns All Over the Place appeared first on WIRED.

Urban planners and local developers say the units could bring sorely needed housing to the area. The post Facebook Apartments Won't Fix Housing—But They're a Good Start appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, July 24—30, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: This Starburst Galaxy's a Real Gas Bag appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security News This Week: So, Turns Out WhatsApp Chats Stay Even if You Delete Them appeared first on WIRED.

When Hillary Clinton said that she believed in science, she scored a campaign hit, but made it harder for people to understand how science works. The post Cool Catchphrase, Hillary, But Science Isn't About Belief appeared first on WIRED.

There's a new movie in theaters and a new TV show on the way. It's a great time for Trekkies to live long and prosper. The post Damn It Feels Good to Be a Star Trek Fan appeared first on WIRED.

Netflix's '80s-set monster-mashup series is the breakthrough hit of 2016. And, much like the decade it celebrated, the show ended on a cliffhanger. The post OK, Let's Talk About That Stranger Things Season Finale appeared first on WIRED.

The Democratic nominee for President quoted Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical. Some have accused her of pandering, but they couldn't be more wrong. The post Relax, Haters. Hillary Clinton Knows Hamilton Better Than You appeared first on WIRED.

We’re proud to bring NextDraft—the most righteous, most essential newsletter on the web—to WIRED.com. The post The Enigma of Howard Stern, and the Week's Other Mysteries appeared first on WIRED.