Thanks to some forward thinking, millions of fans around the world pro basketball closely. Here's how the Association turned itself into a global league. The post 8 Key Moments in the NBA's Quest For World Domination appeared first on WIRED.

Airbus is just one of several companies racing to produce high-flying, long duration drones that can replace satellites without going into space. The post Airbus Wants to Replace Satellites With High-Flying Drones appeared first on WIRED.

Today is a clock that tells time in 24-hour intervals. The post This 24-Hour Clock Will Help You Slow Down appeared first on WIRED.

China is a complicated market that has stymied the likes of Google, Facebook, and Netflix. Meanwhile, the NBA is more popular there than ever. The post What the NBA Knows About China That Silicon Valley Doesn't appeared first on WIRED.

The Ninebot by Segway MiniPro has a durable frame that protects its battery, bigger tires, and cool app controls. The post Segway’s Smarter Hoverboard Could Mean Fewer Explosions appeared first on WIRED.

'The Inevitable' giveaway official sweepstakes rules. The post 'The Inevitable' Giveaway Official Sweepstakes Rules appeared first on WIRED.

The best thing about the OnePlus 3? You can buy it like any other phone. The post OnePlus Grows Up and Goes Invite-Free For Its Next Phone appeared first on WIRED.

Activision will add a character creator feature to the latest version of its popular "toys-to-life" game series. The post Skylanders Imaginators Finally Lets You Create Your Own Heroes appeared first on WIRED.

After 17 years in the making, the Gotthard Base Tunnel opens to train traffic today. The post The Best Way Through the Alps Is the World's Longest Rail Tunnel appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers have built a proof-of-concept processor that uses secretly stored electrical charge to trigger an ultra-stealthy backdoor. The post This 'Demonically Clever' Backdoor Hides In a Tiny Slice of a Computer Chip appeared first on WIRED.

June is here, which can mean only one thing: It's time to start reading the next novel for WIRED Book Club! The post WIRED Book Club: And Our Novel for June Is... appeared first on WIRED.

It was all fun and (actual) games, until someone caught feelings. The post Boy, X-Men: Apocalypse's Marketing Was All Over the Map, Huh? appeared first on WIRED.

Tune in for America's favorite prison dramedy, the original Jurassic Park trilogy, and a new doc on one of the greatest sporting events in the world. The post 8 New Things You Gotta Watch on Netflix This Month appeared first on WIRED.

The orange one believes he can fix California's tangled water crises by letting a "certain kind of three inch fish" go extinct. Nope. The post Oh Thank Goodness Donald Trump Knows How to Fix the Drought appeared first on WIRED.

Artist Pierre Buttin captures the sensory overload that can come with swiping right. The post Dude Swipes Right Non-Stop to Create a Tinder Fever Dream appeared first on WIRED.

Your home Internet will soon work a lot more like your phone's data plan, if it doesn't already. The post Sorry, It's Time to Start Counting Gigabytes at Home, Too appeared first on WIRED.

This new solar canopy design was made for Brooklyn's brownstones. The post A Clever Canopy Brings Solar Power to Brooklyn at Long Last appeared first on WIRED.

The toxic disaster in Flint is not an isolated incident. US water infrastructure is a shambles, a haven for poisonous compounds and lethal bacteria. The post The Crisis in Flint Isn't Over. It's Everywhere. appeared first on WIRED.

You know you only want to play as BB-8 in the new Force Awakens-themed Lego videogame. The post Watch BB-8 Wreak Havoc in the Upcoming Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Game appeared first on WIRED.

Someone still has to fix the tubes. The post The Verizon Strike Proves the Internet Still Needs Humans appeared first on WIRED.

360 million old Myspace accounts are vulnerable in one of the biggest hacks yet. The post Hack Brief: Your Old Myspace Account Just Came Back to Haunt You appeared first on WIRED.

Check out the premiere of the latest trailer for Werner Herzog's documentary about the internet—and its effects on our world—here. The post Lo and Behold: Watch Werner Herzog Ask Elon Musk to Take Him to Mars appeared first on WIRED.

All the big, beautiful trains, planes, buses, and infrastructure projects worthy of your perfectly-curated feed. The post 10 Instagram Accounts to Feed Your Inner Transportation Nerd appeared first on WIRED.

Top software makers put a lot of effort into securing the updates they send to your devices. But it turns out the top hardware makers aren't so careful. The post How the Top 5 PC Makers Open Your Laptop to Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

Here are the comics you should pick up next month—and not just the superhero stuff. The post A Batman Memoir and 4 More Comics You Should Read in June appeared first on WIRED.

Romanian teenager Alex Coltuneac supports himself by hacking major US websites. Legally. The post The Romanian Teen Hacker Who Hunts Bugs to Resist the Dark Side appeared first on WIRED.

For a bird called the kingfisher, impalement is a way of life. The post Absurd Creatures: Fish Think They're Safe From Birds But This Bird Is Like LOL appeared first on WIRED.

Progressland is all about “the genesis of exploration and the human desire to look beyond what we know.” The post 'Unusual' Doesn't Even Begin to Describe This Exhibition appeared first on WIRED.

While other US leagues struggle to build international interest, the NBA has leveraged social media and new technology to build a huge global following. The post Techies Are Trying to Turn the NBA Into the World's Biggest Sports League appeared first on WIRED.

Whether the causes are El Nino or the “Blob” or ultimately climate change, The post A Lot of Weird Stuff Has Been Happening in the Oceans appeared first on WIRED.

The Obama administration is trying to get a handle on AI before the technology starts to think for itself. The post The White House Is Finally Prepping for an AI-Powered Future appeared first on WIRED.

How do you beat DJI at the quadcopter game? You build a hexacopter. The post Review: Yuneec Typhoon H appeared first on WIRED.

The final confrontation might be many episodes away, but the major players vying for the the throne are starting to arm themselves for battle. The post Game of Thrones Recap: The Power of Swords—and Sanctimony appeared first on WIRED.

Overwatch's lead designer opens up on how Blizzard crafted Overwatch not only to appeal to families, but create a happier player community. The post How Overwatch Became a Rarity: The Troll-Free Online Shooter appeared first on WIRED.

Two island volcanoes in the middle of the Pacific and Indian oceans had new lava flows last week. The post Check Out the New Lava Flows From Kilauea and Piton de la Fournaise appeared first on WIRED.

People compulsively watch and share videos of food they'll never cook or eat. The reasons why may hold the secret to the future of media on the Internet. The post Food Has Eaten the Internet and It Tastes Like a Vampire Taco appeared first on WIRED.

Martin Parr puts your Instagram food porn to shame. The post Fantastic Photos of Terrible Junk Food Around the World appeared first on WIRED.

We're all ears. The post Make Your Commute Fly by With These 5 Stellar Podcast Episodes appeared first on WIRED.

A challenging task in a city that's designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The post Bruges Built an Underground Beer Pipeline to Improve Traffic appeared first on WIRED.

Somehow this week the internet had a lot of opinions about whether or not Captain America could be gay and/or part of Hydra. The post While You Were Offline: Captain America Had a Tough Week, You Guys appeared first on WIRED.

Clinton is set to lock up the Democratic nomination for president on June 7. But that won't be the end of the online movement that propelled Sanders. The post Bernie Won't Get the Nomination. But His Online Army Isn't Done appeared first on WIRED.

It's time for all of us to admit that Outlander suffers from an excess of plot—narrative decadence, if you will, without any palate cleanser, ever. The post Outlander Recap: Bingeing Never Felt So Bad appeared first on WIRED.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remove federal protections for grizzly bears, but some scientists and environmentalists say it's too soon. The post The Controversial Science Behind The Yellowstone Grizzly Losing ESA Protection appeared first on WIRED.

German researchers have recreated the glider flown by aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal. The post One of the World’s First Aircraft Comes Back to Life (Bowtie Included) appeared first on WIRED.

Selle Royal's modular Ta+Too bike seat comes apart, to discourage would be thieves. The post This Modular Bike Seat Comes Apart to Deter Saddle-Stealers appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' podcast, writer Manu Saadia discusses what we can learn about post-money life from the 'Star Trek' franchise. The post The Economic Lessons of Star Trek's Money-Free Society appeared first on WIRED.

It's a lot of drone for a (relatively) little price. The post Xiaomi's Cheap New Drone Achieves Impulse-Buy Airspace appeared first on WIRED.

The Thiel-Gawker feud isn't about Gawker—it's about the obscure legal tool Thiel used to win it. And that tool sets a dangerous precedent for the media. The post Got a Beef With the Media? Pay Someone Else to Sue Them appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, May 22—28, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Hangry Stars Munch Down a Cloud appeared first on WIRED.