Goodbye subways! Goodbye bikes! Goodbye pedestrians strolling at night! The post Boy, the GOP's Platform Really Rails on Public Transit appeared first on WIRED.

Turning fire hydrants into water fountains. The post Cleveland Offers an Ingenious Fix for Thirsty Republicans appeared first on WIRED.

The secret-spilling group's latest publication claims to shed light on the circumstances of Turkey's recent armed uprising and the crackdown that's followed. The post WikiLeaks Dumps 'Erdogan Emails' After Turkey's Failed Coup appeared first on WIRED.

Because the smartest entertainers know how to engage the Internet—not break it. The post Samantha Bee Is the Political Commentator You Need Right Now appeared first on WIRED.

The countersuit fires back at each allegation with a different side of the story. And that was a lasso, not a noose. The post Hyperloop One Fires Back With Its Own Wild Lawsuit appeared first on WIRED.

Our Transporter takes on his second day of driving an Uber in Cleveland during the Republican Convention. He notices a common theme. The post Driving Uber at the RNC, You Learn a Lot About Pants appeared first on WIRED.

After decades out of production, the most famous synthesizer in music history is about to be re-released. The post Clear Some Space on Your Synth Rack: The Minimoog Returns appeared first on WIRED.

The patient had cared for someone else with Zika, but no mosquitoes or sexual contact are reportedly involved. The post Someone Got Zika in Utah and No One Knows How appeared first on WIRED.

These are some attractive quick fixes for a transportation network stretched well beyond its capacity. The post The NYC Subway's Getting a Much-Needed Facelift appeared first on WIRED.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em. The post How Trump's RNC Entrance Ranks in the Smoke Machine Pantheon appeared first on WIRED.

People are complaining about the size of the Death Star in the Rogue One poster. Here's how you could actually make that picture. The post No, the Death Star Isn’t Impossibly Big in the Rogue One Poster. We Did the Math appeared first on WIRED.

Civic focuses on monitoring your Social Security number to prevent identity theft, so you don't have to chase it down after the fact. The post A New Service Alerts You When Someone Uses Your Social Security Number appeared first on WIRED.

Can't log into Pokémon Go? That's not just a disappointment for players. It's also costing the company behind the game money. The post When Pokémon Go's Servers Go Down, You're Not the Only Loser appeared first on WIRED.

The EPA’s test to make sure automakers are hitting their CAFE fuel requirements numbers may not work at all. The post The EPA’s Fuel Efficiency Testing May Not Work. Like, at All appeared first on WIRED.

On July 15, a federal court ruled that the Navy can't use a particularly powerful sonar tool in waters inhabited by marine mammals. The post The Sea Will Get a Lot Quieter Without the Navy’s Whale-Killing Sonar appeared first on WIRED.

The GOP can't control its trolls. The post Surprise! The Web's Troll King Is a Hit With The Trump Set appeared first on WIRED.

This gorgeous 2-D underwater journey gets weighed down by stale game tropes. It's a shame, because the story holds such promise. The post Song of the Deep Is a Beautiful, Bogged-Down Adventure appeared first on WIRED.

The great foods of the world share the same flavor patterns. Learn the code, and crank out the hits. The post David Chang's Unified Theory of Deliciousness appeared first on WIRED.

The Moto Z is a smartphone first and a thousand other things after that. The post Motorola's Crazy Plan to Reinvent the Phone by Breaking It Into Pieces appeared first on WIRED.

And it all seemed to be going so well for the GOP, at least by 2016's Trump-ian standards. The post Melania Trump's Suspect Speech Shows You Can't Hide from the Internet appeared first on WIRED.

Netflix's path to a complete takeover now seems bumpy—especially in its own market at home. The post Netflix Added Way Fewer US Subscribers Than Anyone Expected appeared first on WIRED.

As the tide of public opinion turns on Pokemon Go, people call for nerds to get off their lawns. Literally. The post Breaking: It’s Now Officially Cool to Hate Pokémon Go appeared first on WIRED.

Physics undergrads might joke that the universe is made of harmonic oscillators, but they're not far off. The post Everything—Yes, Everything—Is a Harmonic Oscillator appeared first on WIRED.

The milestone shows just how quickly Uber is growing around the world. But it also reveals the company's dependence on China. The post Uber Hits 2 Billion Rides As Growth in China Soars—For Now appeared first on WIRED.

Can ARM do in IoT what it did in mobile? SoftBank sure seems to think so. The post Softbank Is Betting $32 Billion on ARM That the Internet of Things Will Pay Out appeared first on WIRED.

Whether intentionally or not, they made that snit famous—using everything from Snapchat and Instagram to television and magazines. The post Buckle Up: The Kanye West/Taylor Swift Feud Will Continue Until the End of Time appeared first on WIRED.

Star Wars Celebration Europe brought a lot of news, including updates on 'Rogue One' and 'Episode VIII' and a little something we're calling Vader Reality. The post Cantina Talk: Darth Vader Is Coming to Virtual Reality [Cue Imperial March] appeared first on WIRED.

The city is on lockdown. Passions are starting to run high. Everyone has somewhere to go. It's the first "Ubervention." The post Our Transporter Drives Uber at the Republican Convention appeared first on WIRED.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft just unveiled the first-of-its-kind “SportJet” model filled with massage tables, fitness equipment, and more. The post Russia's New Jet for Athletes Definitely Won't Have a Doping Room appeared first on WIRED.

Here is a stunt that launches humans into the air with a giant slingshot. The humans then parachute down. It's a great introductory physics problem. The post Hey Let’s Do the Physics of a Crazy Person Launching From a Huge Slingshot appeared first on WIRED.

Conversations with African-American police officers, hide-and-seek experts, and one of the less-well-known members of the Dead Poets Society. The post 5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week appeared first on WIRED.

The city is bracing for riots and protests. Others are just embracing. The post Republican Convention Diary: Riot Gear and Hugs in Cleveland appeared first on WIRED.

Say hello to the rotifer, a teensy critter that uses its buzzsaw face to suck in prey. The post You Say Rotifer, I Say Tiny Critter With a Buzzsaw for a Face appeared first on WIRED.

The presidential election cycle feels like a circus. Mark Abramson's images emphasize it. The post Bizarre Double Exposures Perfectly Capture Election Chaos appeared first on WIRED.

Minimalist yet conspicuous, the Mu-so Qb is the ideal wireless speaker to prop out a glass-sheathed designer apartment on the West side of Manhattan. The post Review: Naim Mu-so Qb appeared first on WIRED.

To lock in the broadest possible audience, YouTube is going narrow. The post YouTube Is Becoming Many YouTubes to Keep Its Video Crown appeared first on WIRED.

A pair of physicists want to turn outer space into a cloud for humanity's most prized data. The post These Physicists Want to Send Your DNA Into Space With Lasers appeared first on WIRED.

The startup is deploying virtual reality as an empathy machine, capturing the world's most vulnerable in 360-degree misery. The post One Startup's Quest to Save Refugees With Virtual Reality appeared first on WIRED.

After launching its payload into low Earth orbit, the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket landed back at Cape Canaveral. The post SpaceX Just Nailed Its Second Falcon 9 Ground Landing appeared first on WIRED.

After delivering a resupply capsule to low Earth orbit, SpaceX will try to non-crash land its Falcon 9 first stage on a landing pad at Cape Canaveral. The post Watch SpaceX Attempt Its Second Falcon 9 Ground Landing appeared first on WIRED.

Freewrite is a luxury word processor for writers, with a great mechanical keyboard, cloud-syncing capabilities, and freedom from web-based distractions. The post A Smart Typewriter Is a Thing and I’m in Love With It appeared first on WIRED.

New drone guidelines will catalyze American innovation in the global marketplace, but there’s work left to do. The post The Feds Just Put the US Back in the Global Drone Race appeared first on WIRED.

Astronomer Sarah Ballard spoke out against Geoff Marcy's sexual harassment. What does a whistleblower do when she returns home? The post What Happens When a Harassment Whistleblower Goes on the Science Job Market appeared first on WIRED.

Between the threat of mob violence, Ohio's open carry gun laws, and Trump's anti-media posturing, some photojournalists are brining armor to Cleveland. The post Photographers Are Gearing Up for the Republican Convention Like It's War appeared first on WIRED.

To develop a vehicle capable of clawing into the heart of our planet, start by designing and testing such a vehicle in lakes of lava near volcanoes. The post This Drone Would Swim Through Lava—if Someone Could Build It 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: ATM Thieves Steal Millions With Malware appeared first on WIRED.

The game's latest cottage industry? Resale. The post People Are Already Flipping Pokémon Go Accounts appeared first on WIRED.

For his short story "Blood Drive" Jeffrey Ford imagined a world where guns are required in high schools. It feels all too real. The post An Armed Society Is a Dystopian Society appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, July 10—16, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: The Orion Nebula Is Getting Pretty Deep, Man appeared first on WIRED.

Taylor Swift, Pokémon, and more Taylor Swift dominated the Internet last week. Here's what you need to know to catch up. The post While You Were Offline: Haters to the Left and the Right and OK Yeah Everywhere appeared first on WIRED.