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The people charged with guarding against intelligence abuses are spectacularly ignorant about technology. The post Spy Agencies Can Run Wild Because Oversight Is Broken appeared first on WIRED.

Climate change will kill off plenty of species...leaving room for new ones to adapt and thrive. The post Climate Change Means One World’s Death and Another’s Birth appeared first on WIRED.

Moussouris is on a mission to convince the government that security research is vital to keeping us all safe. The post Katie Moussouris Wants Us to Pay Hackers to Find Our Bugs appeared first on WIRED.

Ever wondered what stormtroopers do on their days off? The post Imperial Stormtroopers: They’re Just Like Us! appeared first on WIRED.

The 2016 Volt is a far better car than its predecessor, but it’s tough to say if the upgrades will be enough to set it apart. The post Chevy’s New Volt Is Way Better, But Maybe Not Good Enough appeared first on WIRED.

MTV's new show demonstrates just how far the network is willing to go into full-on Westeros territory. (Answer: very far.) The post The Fantasy Epic On MTV Trailer: The Shannara Chronicles appeared first on WIRED.

Chloë Grace Moretz is ready to ride the young adult wave. The post The Latest YA Dystopia Trailer: The 5th Wave appeared first on WIRED.

He transformed modern medicine's understanding of the brain. And he rethought neurology---and his memory---from the inside out. The post The Fully Immersive Mind of Oliver Sacks appeared first on WIRED.

New Nintendo 3DS will launch September 25, bundled with two Animal Crossing-themed faceplates and a new game, for $220. The post Finally, The Regular-Size New Nintendo 3DS Comes to America appeared first on WIRED.

"There are varying degrees of hugs. I can hug you nicely, I can hug you tightly, I can hug you like a bear." The post Hostile Corporate Takeovers: Just a Kind of Hug appeared first on WIRED.

Get ready for some Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy drama. The post The Will-Smith-Wants-an-Oscar Trailer: Concussion appeared first on WIRED.

The KeyRaider attack represents "the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware." The post Hack Brief: Malware Hits 225,000 (Jailbroken, Mostly Chinese) iPhones appeared first on WIRED.

Kanye West's MTV Video Music Awards speech was the most talked about moment of the night on Twitter. The post Twitter Endorses Kanye West for President—Sort Of appeared first on WIRED.

Ferrari has long worked with outside designers to make custom coachwork for its cars, generating extra special, often unique vehicles. The post Custom Ferraris Take Exclusivity to a Whole Different Level appeared first on WIRED.

In the end, it was always going to be the story of Will and Hannibal. The post Hannibal GIF and a Graf: The Final Mic Drop appeared first on WIRED.

The Xbox One Elite Bundle is a more expensive Xbox One with some whiz-bang new features. Will you upgrade? The post New $499 Xbox Bundle Adds 1 TB Hybrid Drive, Crazy New Controller appeared first on WIRED.

From gore to crass wit to mind-bending self-reference, no one pushed the boundaries of horror quite like Wes Craven. The post Remembering Wes Craven, the Man Who Transformed Horror appeared first on WIRED.

NASA's dropping old planes to improve emergency location transmitter technology. The post NASA Crashes a Plane to Make Finding Crashed Planes Easier appeared first on WIRED.

More of North America’s land is covered by rivers than we thought, according to a new map. The post New Map Plots North America’s Bounty of Rivers appeared first on WIRED.

German photographer Meike Nixdorf creates gorgeous landscape photographs using Google Earth. The post Hacking Google Earth to Create Stunning Mountain Shots appeared first on WIRED.

One part first-aid kit, one part way to get your life back in order. The post This Modern Survival Kit Comes With a Battery for Your Phone appeared first on WIRED.

Time for a late-August Pernilla film fest. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 120 appeared first on WIRED.

In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke does a one-armed handstand with Yoda balanced on his foot. Using this, I can estimate the mass of Yoda. The post I Used Physics to Calculate How Much Yoda Weighs appeared first on WIRED.

Apps like Howl are powerful tools for bringing networks' unknown shows to listeners, but it's just more of the same. The post Podcasts’ Biggest Problem Isn’t Discovery, It’s Diversity appeared first on WIRED.

California's long-term lack of rain isn’t what keeps engineers, economists, and state water planners awake at night. The post California’s Katrina Is Coming appeared first on WIRED.

Shark skin isn't just for suits (or sharks). It can prevent hospital-transmitted infections. The post Think Like a Tree: How Shark Skin Can Save Us From Superbugs appeared first on WIRED.

Countless Instagrammers offer small glimpses of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. These five are especially compelling. The post 5 Gulf Coast Photographers You Need to Be Following appeared first on WIRED.

This is the gear we want to take everywhere. This is the stuff we want to cook breakfast for. These are the things we love. The post The Gadgets and Gear We Loved Most This Summer appeared first on WIRED.

What if Obi-Wan had a do-over? The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 119 appeared first on WIRED.

The physicist James Bullock explains how a complicated “dark sector” of interacting particles may illuminate some puzzling observations of the centers of galaxies. The post Dark Matter May Be More Complex Than Physicists Thought appeared first on WIRED.

Who'll you choose to be in Anakin Skywalker's robes? The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 118 appeared first on WIRED.

Each week 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: Oh Good, the Weaponized Police Drones Are Here appeared first on WIRED.

Your life's a joke, you're broke, so why not catch up everything you missed on the Internet this week? The post While You Were Offline: Everything You Know About Friends Is Wrong! appeared first on WIRED.

N.K. Jemisin's life experience differs greatly from that of most fantasy authors, and it's reflected in her work, which is as exciting as it is non-traditional. The post Black Lives Matter Inspired This Chilling Fantasy Novel appeared first on WIRED.

The Exo completely reimagines what an emergency shelter can be. It's idealistic, but long past due. The post High-Tech Emergency Shelter Looks Straight Out of Star Wars appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, August 23–29. The post Space Photos of the Week: A Nebula Becomes a Butterfly appeared first on WIRED.

Extremely detailed digital maps could serve as a blueprint, in case you need to rebuild. The post Stunning 3-D Maps Form a Digital Copy of New Orleans appeared first on WIRED.

The work that came in the wake of the storm's destruction was integral to our grieving, and our ultimate resilience. The post The Most Compelling Pop Culture to Come Out of Katrina appeared first on WIRED.

LawBreakers is a free-to-play shooter from Cliff Bleszinski's new studio, Boss Key Games. The post Former Gears of War Director Shows Off a Wild New Shooter appeared first on WIRED.

If you have a thirst for one more dystopian action flick this summer, we have a suggestion for you. The post Go See Turbo Kid. It’s Like Mad Max on BMX Bikes appeared first on WIRED.

The two researchers will apparently be working on securing Uber's self-driving car of the future. The post Uber Hires the Hackers Who Wirelessly Hijacked a Jeep appeared first on WIRED.

New Horizons' next stop will be a Kuiper Belt object named 2014 MU69 nearly a billion miles beyond Pluto. The post NASA Finally Picked New Horizons’ Next Destination appeared first on WIRED.

We're sinking lots of time into two big games on this episode of the Game|Life podcast. The post Game|Life Podcast: Metal Gear and Mario Maker Have Taken Over Our Lives appeared first on WIRED.

A lawsuit against the NSA for its domestic surveillance program hits a familiar snag. The post Why It’s Hard to Sue the NSA: You Have to Prove It Spied on You appeared first on WIRED.

The Amiibofication of everything begins now, with Shovel Knight. The post Nintendo Is Letting Developers Make Their Own Amiibo. Can This End Well? appeared first on WIRED.

What is scientific literacy and how do you measure it? The post What Does Scientific Literacy Really Mean? appeared first on WIRED.

The Integrated Space Plan is now a lot simpler, and still every bit as futuristic. The post A Wildly Detailed 100-Year Plan for Getting Humans to Mars appeared first on WIRED.

The promotional tour for "We Are Your Friends" brought Efron and his costars to nightclubs around the country. The post Zac Efron’s New Movie Spawns the Saddest Club Night Ever appeared first on WIRED.