The Union Jack will remain a central element of New Zealand's flag. The post The Votes Are in: New Zealand Will Keep Its Old Flag appeared first on WIRED.

A one-minute preview from the digital download and Blu-ray release shows Kylo Ren in the Millennium Falcon and the escape from Maz Kanada's hideout. The post Here Are Some Force Awakens Deleted Scenes. You're Welcome appeared first on WIRED.

Junkie XL started out as a somewhat obscure electronic musician—now he's at the forefront of of film scoring. Here's how he did it. The post Thank a Man Named Junkie XL for Batman v Superman's Ominous Sound appeared first on WIRED.

The Andes are a great place to see well-preserved volcanic features from space. The post Annotated Volcanoes: Let's Explore Argentina's Ancient Cerro el Condor ... From Space! appeared first on WIRED.

A web site and logo created to draw attention to the mysterious bug is instead drawing criticism for the people who discovered the flaw. The post Hype Around the Mysterious 'Badlock' Bug Raises Criticism appeared first on WIRED.

Microsoft and Sony might try to squeeze more money out of core gamers by releasing PlayStation 4.5, or Xbox One and a Half. The post You Might Be Buying Another Console Sooner Than You Think appeared first on WIRED.

The tax deadline is Monday, April 18. While that's plenty of time to get all your pennies in order, you might need a little help. The post Did You Put Off Your Taxes? Don't Panic, Use These Apps appeared first on WIRED.

Ever wonder what the Dark Knight does in his downtime? The post The Brickin' Lego Batman Movie Trailer Is Here! appeared first on WIRED.

Don't worry, though, it's still Clowes—there's love and sadness too. The post Legendary Cartoonist Daniel Clowes Journeys Through Time With Patience appeared first on WIRED.

If you want to see the future of luxury cars, Ford's packed them all into this enormous truck. The post Lincoln's Yacht-Sized Concept SUV Has a Closet and Staircase appeared first on WIRED.

Want a full primer before heading out to see the latest DC slugfest this weekend? These books will give you what you need to know. The post The 5 Comics That'll Prepare You for Batman v Superman appeared first on WIRED.

Nervous System created another 3-D printed plastic dress, and you can wear this one to work. The post A 3-D Printed Dress That's Almost Practical Enough to Wear appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's fancy new recycling robot won’t solve most of the real problems that recyclers face any time soon. The post Apple's Recycling Robot Needs Your Help to Save the World appeared first on WIRED.

Brooke Flammang is used to seeing fish that walk. But this blind, waterfall-climbing cavefish is something else altogether. The post Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish's Weird, Waddling Walk appeared first on WIRED.

The legendary punk icon and Queens of the Stone Age frontman discuss how they crafted a track from Pop's 23rd album. The post Song Exploder: Ride to 'American Valhalla' With Iggy Pop and Josh Homme appeared first on WIRED.

Look back on the five-foot assassin's legacy with some of his heroic guest appearances. The post Remembering Phife Dawg's Forgotten Masterpieces appeared first on WIRED.

This week on WIRED's culture podcast we're contemplating whether we're finally over the dystopian YA boom. The post Culture Podcast: Society Might Be So Totally Over Dystopian YA Flicks appeared first on WIRED.

The design of subways and stations can't help but amplify the effects of explosions. The post Inside a Subway, Bombs Can Be Even More Deadly appeared first on WIRED.

Photos on Reddit that purport to show a new piece of Nintendo gaming hardware look a whole lot like this patent Nintendo filed last year. The post Purported Photos of the Nintendo NX Console Look a Whole Lot Like This Patent appeared first on WIRED.

Social science is great at making wacky, wonderful claims about the way the world—and the human mind—works. But a lot of them are wrong. The post Science Needs to Learn How to Fail So It Can Succeed appeared first on WIRED.

Makoto's gallery show at Chamber, a gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, makes one thing clear: the florist-turned-artist is a bonafide Surrealist. The post Azuma Makoto Turns Shrooms and Heavy Metals Into Art appeared first on WIRED.

Go players, don't be afraid of AI just because it's better than you---embrace it. You can improve your skills. And all you need is a smartphone or a tablet. The post AI-Powered Apps That'll School You in the Ways of Chess and Go appeared first on WIRED.

Fatigue remains a problem for pilots and a risk to the flying public, but incomplete science and the positive effect of aviation technology make the best solutions hard to see. The post Fantastic Tech Is Making Pilot Fatigue Even More Perplexing appeared first on WIRED.

Infinite Arms, to be released for iOS and Android this summer, will have some killer-looking interactive toys–that you can only buy through the app. The post Infinite Arms Mixes Mobile Shooter Gameplay, Awesome Toys appeared first on WIRED.

Samsung's SmartThings suite of home monitoring products helps you keep an eye on your house when you're not home. The post This Smart Home Kit Relies on Sensors Rather Than Cameras appeared first on WIRED.

Nick Brandt places life-sized photos of Africa's vanishing lions, elephants and rhinos in the landscape where they once thrived. The post Towering Animal Portraits Haunt the Africa That the Creatures Once Roamed appeared first on WIRED.

Milking spiders gets you only a thousandth or a hundredth of a milliliter of venom for drugs or pesticides. That’s where synthetic biology comes in. The post Spider Farming Is No Fun. Make Yeast Do the Work appeared first on WIRED.

Designers at London's Pentagram office created a book that's an ode to the industrial manhole covers of London. The post The Overlooked Beauty of London's Manhole Covers appeared first on WIRED.

At least one large manufacturer has reacted to the new rules by locking down software. And more could follow. The post Way to Go, FCC. Now Manufacturers Are Locking Down Routers appeared first on WIRED.

You've got a hit TV show! Great. Now go crush it on YouTube, podcasts, Twitter, and everywhere else. Inside the new comedy economy. The post The Silicon Valley Boys Aren't Just Brilliant—They're Part of a Comedy Revolution appeared first on WIRED.

The results, you might not be surprised to learn, are hilarious. The post Silicon Valley's Stars Try to Guess What Real Startups Like Sprinklr Actually Do appeared first on WIRED.

A figure in the latest Smuggler's Bounty subscription box references a 38-year-old mix-up with the original Kenner action figures. The post Funko's New Star Wars Toy Is an Easter Egg Among Easter Eggs appeared first on WIRED.

In both the comics and the movies, Superman has the power of X-ray vision. How would this work and what other ways could you see through stuff? The post Sure, Superman Has X-Ray Vision. But How Would It Actually Work? appeared first on WIRED.

Finally, an origin story we can get behind. The post Better Call Saul Alignment Check: Episode 6, "Bali Ha'i" appeared first on WIRED.

The startup is going so far as to release a "treasure map" of its infrastructure for hackers. The post Uber Will Pay $10,000 'Bug Bounties' to Friendly Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

Art historians and academics have shown remarkably little interest in Mickey Mouse. Garry Apgar never understood that, and wrote two books about Disney's icon. The post Finally, Mickey Mouse Gets the Epic Scholarly Analysis He Deserves appeared first on WIRED.

On March 22, NASA will launch a 3-D printer to the ISS, ushering in the first off-world manufacturing facility. The post A Little 3-D Printer on the ISS Is a Huge Step for Space Exploration appeared first on WIRED.

Batman v Superman does viral marketing about as well as your dad does Facebook. The post Batman v Superman's Marketing Seems Super … Dadcore appeared first on WIRED.

City living can be dangerous for birds. Luckily, this Dutch shelter takes them in. The post When Birds Tangle With Cats and Windows, They End Up in Avian Rehab appeared first on WIRED.

The successor to one of history's most beloved vehicles, the 2017 Acura NSX is the thinking man's supercar. The post Review: 2017 Acura NSX appeared first on WIRED.

World renowned primatologist Frans de Waal doesn't see that viral GIF the same way we do. The post I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is appeared first on WIRED.

'Tom Clancy's The Division,' a new Ubisoft game, has a misanthropic view of humanity. The post The Division's Big Message: People Are Kiiinda Horrible appeared first on WIRED.

The iPhone 5 is the pinnacle of small-phone design. So of course Apple stuck with it for the new iPhone SE. The post With the iPhone SE, Apple Returns to a Masterpiece of Design appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's hotly anticipated new watch bands are out. They're not NATO straps, but they look like them. The post The Military History Behind the Apple Watch's New Straps appeared first on WIRED.

In a surprising U-turn, the government may be backing down from the iPhone standoff. The post The FBI Now Says It May Crack That iPhone Without Apple's Help appeared first on WIRED.

It's time for another Apple update, and this time it's important. The post How to Update Your iPhone to iOS 9.3 appeared first on WIRED.

A new software platform from Apple highlights how critical the company's FBI fight really is. The post Apple's CareKit Is the Best Argument Yet for Strong Encryption appeared first on WIRED.

Baselworld is insanity. More than 2,000 exhibitors show off watches that range from a couple bucks to a couple million. We were there. Here's what we found. The post Looking for the Future at the World's Craziest Watch Show appeared first on WIRED.

HBO's biting political satire is arriving just in time to make election-year nightmares funny. Hopefully. The post Veep Is Arriving Just in Time for Election Season appeared first on WIRED.

From a new iPhone to all those big numbers, WIRED has the details. The post Here's Everything Apple Announced Today appeared first on WIRED.