What if you could repair your phone yourself? The post Review: Fairphone 2 appeared first on WIRED.

A new exhibition explores the myth of James Bond – both the legendary spy and the bird lover he was named after. The post James Bond: The Man, The Myth, and the Birds He Loved appeared first on WIRED.

I spent a long time wondering why The Witness took place on an island at all. The post Now That I Beat The Witness, I See What’s Wrong With It appeared first on WIRED.

Apparently some teams played some football over the weekend, but all we can talk about is "Formation." And O.J. And zombies. The post Culture Podcast: Beyoncé! And Apparently People Played Football Too appeared first on WIRED.

In a society where we all seem tied to our devices, does the rejection of email every weekend come off as a preposterous, selfish luxury? The post Dear Mr. Know-It-All: Do I Really Have to Let People Know About My Digital Holiday? appeared first on WIRED.

Finally, some encryption legislation that makes sense. The post New Bill Aims to Stop State-Level Decryption Before It Starts appeared first on WIRED.

A compendium of the promo materials for Marvel's most marketed film. The post The Most Absurd Deadpool Marketing, From Tinder to Obscene Emoji appeared first on WIRED.

Ford says its new LED lights won't just improve visibility, they might make you feel better. The post Ford Claims Its New Headlights Make You Feel Better—So It Claims appeared first on WIRED.

The veteran showrunner, who got his start as a writer with the franchise during the 1990s, is returning to helm the upcoming streaming TV series. The post CBS Picked the Perfect Showrunner for the New Star Trek appeared first on WIRED.

Fans who don't get to see the limited London stage run of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter play can get a copy of the script when it's published on July 31. The post We’re Getting a New Harry Potter Book, Based on the Play appeared first on WIRED.

Giant clams are endangered in the South China Sea. Could a Chinese government ban on ivory be the cause? The post Blame an Ivory Ban for China’s Vanishing Giant Clams appeared first on WIRED.

The 7 train is the most connected; the R train is practically medieval. The post Super Handy Maps Show Which NYC Subway Lines Get Cell Service, and Where appeared first on WIRED.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it will consider self-driving software as the car's "driver," but that raises some hard questions. The post Feds Say They’ll Count Computers As Human Drivers appeared first on WIRED.

For years, Zika has been collecting dust on the shelves of virus researchers in the United States. Now the research begins. The post These Scientists Saw Zika Coming. Now They’re Fighting Back appeared first on WIRED.

Yasena Popova uses an unlikely POV to showcase the underside of vehicles people use everyday. The post Exposing the Seedy Underbellies of BMWs, Motorcycles, and Locomotives appeared first on WIRED.

Diamond Aircraft says it's building an airplane that takes over in an emergency, flies itself to an airport, and lands safely on its own. The post This Plane Flies Itself to an Airport and Lands in an Emergency appeared first on WIRED.

Operator is a new typewriter font that works in the digital age. The post Hoefler & Co.’s New Typewriter-Inspired Font Is Crafted for Coders appeared first on WIRED.

What's most intriguing about the Nest Thermostat is how it's become the center of a connected home ecosystem. The post How to Make Nest’s Thermostat Your Smart-Home Hub appeared first on WIRED.

Today, the US Supreme Court turned the US's promise to fight climate change into a solid maybe. The post The Supreme Court May Have Nuked the Paris Climate Deal appeared first on WIRED.

Watch "We Can't Live Without Comos" here. The post Cosmonaut Besties Prep for Space in a Delightful Oscar-Nominated Animated Short appeared first on WIRED.

Turns out America's favorite family has been getting their virtual on since 1993. The post D’oh! Crash: The History of VR on The Simpsons appeared first on WIRED.

How long should you wait before shutting down someone’s Facebook account? The post Dear Mr. Know-It-All: Should You Delete Someone’s Facebook Account After They Die? appeared first on WIRED.

Ole Roemer used the moons of Jupiter to estimate the speed of light. Here's how he did it. The post You–Yes, You–Can Calculate the Speed of Light Using Jupiter appeared first on WIRED.

Ferrari’s new show-off machine is outfitted with a new control system called 4RM-S, which delivers four-wheel drive, but also four-wheel steering. The post Ferrari’s GTC4Lusso ‘Family Car’ Steers With All 4 Wheels appeared first on WIRED.

Ideo now belongs to the Kyu collective, which is part of Tokyo's Hakuhodo DY Holdings and includes other agencies like Sid Lee, Red Peak Group, and Digital Kitchen. The post Ideo Just Sold Part of Itself to Join a ‘Creative Collective’ appeared first on WIRED.

With developers that range from poster-art legends to Telltale Games vets, Campo Santo is captivating people with its secretive (and searing) debut title. The post Why Firewatch’s Makers Were So Secretive About Their Game appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers show how hackers can manipulate the remote on-off device installed on some air conditioners to cause a blackout. The post How to Hack the Power Grid Through Home Air Conditioners appeared first on WIRED.

The thumb drives gathering dust in your desk drawer could help to open one of the world's most closed countries. The post Donate Your Old USB Drives to Fight North Korean Brainwashing appeared first on WIRED.

Conspira-Sea is a seven-day cruise where fringe thinkers can discuss everything from crop circles to mind control on the open sea. The post A Skeptic Infiltrates a Cruise for Conspiracy Theorists appeared first on WIRED.

The RIAA has updated how albums reach platinum, but it hasn't made streaming any less sticky. The post Surprise, Surprise: The RIAA Gets Streaming All Wrong appeared first on WIRED.

John Sullivan has seen plenty of electric fishes. But when he pulled his trap out Gabon’s Ogooué River in 2014, he knew right away he'd found a doozy. The post A New Fish Species Speaks in Electric Shocks appeared first on WIRED.

Brand Guide: Singapore Edition is the first edition in a newly launched series devoted to innovative, local, well-branded companies. The post Come to Singapore! The Sights (And Branding) Are Lovely appeared first on WIRED.

Lovely Planet: Arcade is a back-to-basics shooter in the style of the original DOOM or Wolfenstein. It's also delightfully, subversively cute. The post Lovely Planet Is a Shooter Made of Sunshine and Rainbows appeared first on WIRED.

What's most surprising is that our government is not doing this stuff already. The post Obama’s New Cybersecurity Plan Sticks to the Most Basic Basics appeared first on WIRED.

Jeep's quiet Super Bowl ad strives for nostalgia and authenticity, and falls a bit short on both counts. The post Why Jeep’s $10M Super Bowl Ad Only Used a Third of the Screen appeared first on WIRED.

The names, titles, and contact information of nearly 30,000 government employees has reportedly been compromised. The post Hack Brief: Hacker Leaks the Info of Thousands of FBI and DHS Employees appeared first on WIRED.

The same ability that makes roaches gross–their flexible, collapsible exoskeleton–makes them a good model for disaster robots. The post Rescue Robots Should Be Built Just Like Cockroaches. Sorry. appeared first on WIRED.

Meta jokes, sexy cars, Scott Baio. This year's crop of Super Bowl commercials was all over the place. Here are our picks for the best and worst Big Game spots. The post Here Are the Best (and Worst) Super Bowl 2016 Commercials appeared first on WIRED.

A number of volcanoes around the world put on impressive shows over the weekend, including Santiaguito, Turrialba, and Soputan. The post All the Volcanic Eruptions You Missed During the Super Bowl appeared first on WIRED.

The writers behind Telltale Games' acclaimed The Walking Dead have delivered another tour de force videogame story in Firewatch. The post New Game Firewatch Is a Beautiful, Emotional Gut Punch appeared first on WIRED.

John Perry Barlow stands by his Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace, the libertarian idea that lit up the Internet on this day in 1996. The post It’s Been 20 Years Since This Man Declared Cyberspace Independence appeared first on WIRED.

Babel Tower is the work of Gugo Torelli, a designer from Florence, Italy, and Shirin Abedinirad, an artist from Iran. The post Watch a Pyramid of Mirrors Morph Based on Desert Weather appeared first on WIRED.

Mosquito control is tedious, underfunded, and very, very necessary. The post Ride With the Mosquito Hunters Protecting the US Against Zika appeared first on WIRED.

Computer viruses used to be works of (evil genius) art. Now you can relive their glory days with the Malware Museum. The post Take a Trip to a Time When Viruses Still Called You Names appeared first on WIRED.

An omnipotent schlub and a trope-busting spirit have made the subtitled series an underground sensation. The post One Punch Man Is the Next Must-See Anime Show appeared first on WIRED.

NASA's Solar System Dynamics Group stands between us and flaming death by asteroid. The post NASA’s Front-Line Defense Against Killer Rocks From Space appeared first on WIRED.

These 'banger' cars have one goal – and that's to smash you off the track. The post To Win at Banger Racing, You’ve Gotta Crash—Hard appeared first on WIRED.

The Super Bowl is about so much more than football. Commercials, puppies, Coldplay—it's going to be a long night. Won't you settle in and enjoy it with us? The post Super Bowl 50 Liveblog: The Broncos (and the X-Men) Win appeared first on WIRED.

The president has proposed a new fee on oil to help fund infrastructure repairs, but even that's not enough. The post Even Obama’s Cray Cray Gas Tax Can’t Fix Our Roads appeared first on WIRED.

This week the Internet freaked out over a fake Kanye West magazine cover, a Black Lives Matter activist running for mayor, and who could speak for England. The post While You Were Offline: Give Jeb a Hand, Folks. Please? A Hand? Folks? appeared first on WIRED.