One company looks to reinvent outdoor advertising by using it to offer free electric vehicle charging. The post These EV Chargers Are Free. The Catch? They’ve Got Ads appeared first on WIRED.

Beats had some novel touches, but in the end, it ran counter to Apple's tidy aesthetic. The post No, Apple’s Music Streaming App Looks Nothing Like Beats appeared first on WIRED.

No fewer than six companies are now trying to get in on the reusable spacecraft game---and a few are already practically there. The post Now Even Airbus Wants in on the Reusable Rockets Game appeared first on WIRED.

Should Americans be allowed to say and share whatever they want online, even if that “speech” is a blueprint for a gun? The post Feds Tighten Restrictions on 3-D Printed Gun Files Online appeared first on WIRED.

Consumers make Faustian bargains with technology every day, sharing private information in exchange for some personal (or occasionally social) benefit. Sometimes the tradeoff doesn’t require a second thought, like wearing a Fitbit to make good on those exercise resolutions. Other times, it raises thorny questions: Do I really want to share that health data with […] The post 3 Privacy Tradeoffs That Might Be Worth It appeared first on WIRED.

Let’s stop talking about “breach prevention," and move the public discourse toward breach preparation and understanding, data governance and smart data privacy practices. We need these discussions like never before. The post The Latest Hack Lesson? Great Defense Is Never Enough appeared first on WIRED.

Glass tubes rise and fall in a mesmerizing, technological simulation of a bird flying through the air. The post Glassy, Ethereal Creature Is Part Nature, Part Technology appeared first on WIRED.

In the trailer for "Jurassic World," many pterosaurs are shown flying. But something is wrong. The post What’s Wrong With the Flying Pterosaurs in Jurassic World appeared first on WIRED.

Often crude, usually garish, the covers became the one lasting memory of the now-archaic format. The post Insane Cover Art From the Heyday of VHS appeared first on WIRED.

If current search-and-rescue robots can steal some of humanoid bots' dexterity and autonomy, roboticists could make something that's greater than the sum of its well-oiled parts. The post Stop Laughing at Those Clumsy Humanoid Robots appeared first on WIRED.

Chris Buck takes the selfie to a whole new level with a 3-D printed figure of himself for 'Likeness.' The post Man Uses a 3-D Model of Himself to Take Hilarious Selfies appeared first on WIRED.

Seems like nobody wants to announce games at E3 anymore. The post E3 Has Gotten Too Big to Fit All the Game Debuts appeared first on WIRED.

Whether you're framing windows or hanging high art, these torquers will power through any project. The post Head-to-Head: Brawny Cordless Drills for Some Serious DIY appeared first on WIRED.

Last year's critically acclaimed tile puzzler is free, supported by ads you choose when to watch, without gimmicks or gotchas. The post Threes! Free Is Really Free, No Kidding appeared first on WIRED.

Last night Rob Thomas' new show came to a stirring and emotionally stressful end. The post iZombie GIF and a Graf: The One Thing Liv Won’t Do appeared first on WIRED.

Today we're getting a fresh look at the movie thanks to its Snapchat-style motion poster. The post Dope’s New Motion Poster Lacks Adult Supervision appeared first on WIRED.

A new stability control system from Bosch takes anti-lock brake and traction control systems to a whole new level. The post New Ducati Stability System Makes Crashing Near Impossible appeared first on WIRED.

These tunnels are for Crossrail, the under-construction, $23 billion railway. The post Step Inside London’s Cavernous New Train Tunnels appeared first on WIRED.

There's been surprisingly little discussion about giving multiple people access to the same Apple Music account. The post What Apple Music’s Family Plan Means for the Web (And You) appeared first on WIRED.

This week on the WIRED Entertainment Podcast we're worried about the current state of Comic-Con. The post Entertainment Podcast: Spy May Be Summer’s Funniest Movie appeared first on WIRED.

Kelly DeLay captured two tornadoes in one, AND a double rainbow. The post How a Storm Chaser Captured a Terrifying Double Tornado appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's bespoke typeface, San Francisco, will replace Helvetica Neue as the default on both OS X El Capitan and iOS 9. The post Why Apple Abandoned the World’s Most Beloved Typeface
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Here's your first look at the slick wheels Ben Affleck's Dark Knight will drive in Zack Snyder's upcoming Batman vs. Superman flick. The post Here’s Your First Look Batman v Superman’s Batmobile appeared first on WIRED.

With iOS 9, Apple Maps will help city dwellers navigate from point A to point B on subway, ferry, bus, and train routes. The post Always Get Lost in the City? Apple Maps Will Hold Your Hand appeared first on WIRED.

Katniss Everdeen is out to finish the rebellion she started in the first trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2. The post Katniss Is Out for Revenge in Mockingjay—Part 2 Trailer appeared first on WIRED.

You can get power for devices just from a Wi-Fi signal, but it will likely never be enough to charge your smartphone. The post Wi-Fi Charging Works, But It Can’t Really Power Your Phone appeared first on WIRED.

One of the best parts of indie darling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is its plethora of mini-movies. Here's how they made them. The post How They Made Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’s Mini-Movies appeared first on WIRED.

Last week the Department of Justice issued a grand jury subpoena to the libertarian media site Reason.com, demanding that it identify six visitors to the site. The post Feds Want to ID Web Trolls Who ‘Threatened’ Silk Road Judge appeared first on WIRED.

Here are the 10 new features we're most excited about seeing on our Apple Watches. The post Our 10 Favorite New Features Headed to the Apple Watch
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We've rounded up our favorite ten features in the next version of iOS. The post Here Are the Highlights of Apple’s Upcoming iOS 9 appeared first on WIRED.

The first trailer for Ridley Scott's hotly anticipated adaptation of The Martian is finally here—and it's astounding. The post In the First Martian Trailer, Matt Damon Is Left on Mars appeared first on WIRED.

Summer at the movies means two things: blockbusters at the theater, and trailers for prestige pictures in the fall. The post The Week’s Trailers: Tom Cruise Holds His Breath a Long Time appeared first on WIRED.

"What great thing has ever been accomplished without killing or cruelty?" The post Game of Thrones Recap: Kill Your Darlings appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers put these ants to a sniff test. The post The Ants That Smell Like Blue Cheese—Or Is That Pine-Sol? appeared first on WIRED.

"Eastern Block" turns the city's most famous edifices into miniature paper models. The post Warsaw’s Brutalist Buildings Dutifully Recreated in Paper appeared first on WIRED.

A hacker could change the dosages of drugs delivered to patients and alter the display screens on the pumps to indicate a safe dosage was being delivered when it wasn't. The post Hacker Can Send Fatal Dose to Hospital Drug Pumps appeared first on WIRED.

TodayTix believes that mobile ticket sales could make theater a mainstream option for a whole new (younger) audience. The post New App for Show Tickets Draws Whippersnappers to Broadway appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook just took another surprising step towards securing your communications online with the introduction of PGP encryption. The post New Facebook Feature Shows Actual Respect for Your Privacy appeared first on WIRED.

Whatcha need? Mob biopics? Hip-hop fashion documentaries? Chess smackdowns? WE'VE GOT IT ALL. The post This Week in Trailers: Stoned Zuckerberg on a Killing Spree appeared first on WIRED.

Type any word into the blinking cursor on the homepage, and the site auto-populates your text with letters from an Instagram account. The post Addictive App Turns Boring Instagram Pics Into Fun Type appeared first on WIRED.

Intel is seeking to stay relevant as data centers move away from the traditional CPUs. The post Eying the Future Data Center, Intel Buys Chip Maker Altera appeared first on WIRED.

Musio wants to talk to you, be your pal, and control your smart home. The post This Little Robot Wants to Be Your Best Friend appeared first on WIRED.

This week we plunge even further into the unknown. The post Game of Thrones Recap: Where the Wildlings Are appeared first on WIRED.

There are some seriously bizarre---and devoted---mothers in the animal kingdom. So in honor of Mother’s Day, here's a gallery of the most heroic and doting among them. The post The Animal Kingdom’s Most Devoted (And Disturbing) Mothers appeared first on WIRED.

What we’ve learned about how livestreaming can be used for social justice, and where the risks are. The post How We Can Use Livestreaming Apps to Promote Justice appeared first on WIRED.

For 61 years, this workhorse of photojournalism has been capturing our beautiful, terrible world in stark black and white. The post The Kodak Film That’s Been Capturing History for 61 Years appeared first on WIRED.

Until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters, we're giving you daily tasks related to everyone's favorite universe. The post Here Are Your WIRED Star Wars Challenges for the Week appeared first on WIRED.

Tensor networks could connect space-time froth to quantum information. The post Spooky Quantum Action Might Hold the Universe Together appeared first on WIRED.

"I know I seem kind of distracted sometimes, but you kids are two of my favorite beta testers." The post I Need a Better Way to Say These Things to My Kids appeared first on WIRED.