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Jan 18, 2020
Turns out, letting slower passengers—like travelers with small children, or who need extra assistance—board first really is faster.
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Jan 18, 2020
We're not sure when this star will go supernova, but one thing is certain: It'll be spectacular.
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Jan 18, 2020
Turkey gets Wikipedia back, Mayor Pete loses his cyberguy, and more of the week's top security news.
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Jan 18, 2020
Philosophy professor Peter Boghossian would much rather be working on screenplays.
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Jan 18, 2020
Whether it's Aeropress, French press, or faux espresso, we've found the best ways to make a great cup of Joe anywhere.
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Jan 18, 2020
Online ordering means more deliveries to more places. One Paris hub sports a data center, offices, sports facilities like tennis courts, and an urban farm.
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Jan 18, 2020
Great deals on gear our team has tested, and loves—TVs, Android phones, camera bags, cold-brew coffee makers, and more.
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Jan 18, 2020
On Saturday, Elon Musk's space company will attempt its last big test before it can begin launching humans from US soil.
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Jan 17, 2020
At a congressional hearing Friday, smaller companies including PopSockets, Tile, Sonos, and Basecamp criticized Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon for having power over them.
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Jan 17, 2020
Fans will have to wait a few more months for a videogame version of Keanu Reeves.
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Jan 17, 2020
Is the new streaming service literally going to offer a TV show about Twitter?
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Jan 17, 2020
In the upcoming movie 'Wonder Woman 1984,' our hero is able to knock a bullet off to the side with just her arm. Let's look at the physics.
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Jan 17, 2020
Whether you're into esports or casual fragging, these are the best corded and wireless gaming mice we've tested at a variety of price points.
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Jan 17, 2020
A young writer wrote a controversial bit of military science fiction about sexual politics. The fallout was nuclear.
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Jan 17, 2020
On Saturday, Elon Musk's space company will attempt its last big test before it can begin launching humans from US soil.
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Jan 17, 2020
A new art exhibit, "The World After Us," shows the power and ingenuity of nature to make use of machines in a world without humans.
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Jan 17, 2020
This week, the hosts debate whether one wheel is better than two, and whether having a few buttons on a smartphone is better than having none at all.
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Jan 17, 2020
The iPhone maker's purchase of startup Xnor.ai is the latest move toward a trend of computing on the "edge," rather than in the cloud.
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Jan 17, 2020
Call them fanciful, or a faceplant waiting to happen. But one-wheeled vehicles are how we'll roll into the future.
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Jan 17, 2020
You can't choose your family, but you can ignore their calls.
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Jan 16, 2020
A researcher demonstrated the attack less than a day after Microsoft disclosed one of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities ever.
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Jan 16, 2020
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
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Jan 16, 2020
Tardigrades are known for their ability to survive extreme temperatures. But new research suggests they might be more sensitive than previously thought.
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Jan 16, 2020
He sees pools of data as raw material for visualizations that he calls a new kind of "sculpture."
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Jan 16, 2020
Sam Mendes' war epic is presented as one continuous shot. Making the illusion work was no small feat.
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Jan 16, 2020
Meanwhile, Netflix is about to unleash Miss Americana, its documentary about Taylor Swift .
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Jan 16, 2020
The school's investigation shows that two separate scandals—over Jeffrey Epstein and OpenAg—were closely linked.
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Jan 16, 2020
Mojo Vision's prototypes can enhance your vision or show you your schedule—right from the surface of your eyes.
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Jan 16, 2020
In 2016, the iPhone encryption debate ended in a draw. Don't count on 2020's scuffle over the Pensacola shooter's devices to play out the same way.
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Jan 16, 2020
The city is rich in opportunity for African Americans, who are largely underrepresented in the industry. It's also poised to become a hotbed for AI innovation.
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Jan 16, 2020
There's no guarantee he won't still get notifications from that green owl.
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Jan 16, 2020
How Washington went to war against the Chinese smartphone giant, and how the runaway conflict could spell the end of a single, global internet.
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Jan 16, 2020
Hyundai and Kia are backing Arrival, a startup British maker of electric delivery vans, a good use case for EVs.
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Jan 15, 2020
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
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Jan 15, 2020
"When you send a text, you can't really take it back," the Twitter CEO says. "We wanted to preserve that vibe and that feeling in the early days."
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Jan 15, 2020
Remember the dust-up between Taylor Swift and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West? It's like that, but politics.
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Jan 15, 2020
As the platform gains more mainstream popularity, illicit livestreams of soccer, boxing, and MMA matches have become trivial to find.
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Jan 15, 2020
What if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex became influencers? First, they probably aren't. But even if they did, experts say calculating their value is complicated.
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Jan 15, 2020
Their bodies are being weaponized for online harassment—and the experience, actors say, is eviscerating.
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Jan 15, 2020
The project puts DIY shelters built by the unhoused in some of San Francisco's most valuable homes.
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Jan 15, 2020
The ubiquitous compounds known as PFAS are nearly indestructible. But scientists are learning to split their ultra-strong carbon-fluorine bonds.
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Jan 15, 2020
Samsung's new artificial humans look, blink, and smile like us. But bots still shouldn't deal with complex human emotions.
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Jan 15, 2020
WIRED spoke with the winning contestant of Netflix's reality show about the apartment, the rules of catfishing, and what's next. (Spoilers ahead.)
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Jan 15, 2020
Watching every piece of canon that's featured Patrick Stewart could take a while. Focus here instead.
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Jan 15, 2020
Cats are attracted to bushfire burn scars, where they hunt vulnerable survivors with merciless impunity. It's devastating for ecosystems.
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Jan 15, 2020
California's new privacy law has spurred a torrent of online notices. But the law is also forcing changes offline, in traditional stores.
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Jan 15, 2020
Making a living on the internet frontier.
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Jan 15, 2020
In an interview with WIRED editor in chief Nicholas Thompson, António Guterres says the world's next major conflict will start in cyberspace.
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Jan 15, 2020
Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump. We asked every White House hopeful to weigh in on how they would reverse the country's devastating polarization.
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Jan 15, 2020
The actor's new project, A Starting Point, aims to give all Americans the TL;DR on WTF is going on in politics. It's harder than punching Nazis on the big screen.
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Jan 15, 2020
Steven Bonnell, known online as Destiny, has made a business of picking fights with alt-right carnival barkers and other partisan provocateurs.
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Jan 15, 2020
And better ones won't save it. To get past misinformation and tribal rancor online, we need to face why people really want misinformation and rancor.
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Jan 14, 2020
The plan calls for federal subsidies for R&D in next-generation wireless, but the sums pale compared with existing investments.
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Jan 14, 2020
The luxury brand wants its first SUV to be a multi-terrain all-star, and that means leaving the pavement behind.
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Jan 14, 2020
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
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Jan 14, 2020
In a shift toward transparency, the National Security Agency announced a bug that could have left over 900 million PCs vulnerable to attack.
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Jan 14, 2020
The Kremlin likely hacked the oil giant. Its next play: selectively release—and even forge—documents. Did the US learn enough from 2016 to ignore them?
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Jan 14, 2020
In a WIRED Q&A, the US chief technology officer warns against overregulating tech, underestimating the Chinese, and losing America's lead in quantum computing.
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Jan 14, 2020
Its stock has soared past $500 per share. That's a hopeful sign that the company might finally be executing smoothly.
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Jan 14, 2020
The market for offsets is booming as companies seek to burnish their green credentials. But only some investments make a difference.
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Jan 14, 2020
There's never been anything like the 'Jeopardy!' GOAT tournament. There never will be again.
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Jan 14, 2020
After years of invasive pop-ups asking for notification permission, Chrome and Firefox have finally taken action.
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Jan 14, 2020
Designers need to consider the ethics of gendering not just AI voices, but also their tone, speed, word choice, and other speech patterns.
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Jan 14, 2020
Or, how long would it take to fill a swimming pool from a water fountain? Let's have fun with numbers\!
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Jan 14, 2020
They're also incredibly comforting—a perfect visual representation of our collective apathy in the face of overstimulation and a glut of content.
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Jan 14, 2020
With just six candidates taking the stage, the DNC's seventh primary debate is the smallest one yet.
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Jan 14, 2020
As we inch closer to phones with all-screen designs, physical buttons are on the chopping block.
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Jan 14, 2020
After Tuesday, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for the operating system, leaving users who don't upgrade vulnerable to malware.
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Jan 14, 2020
It took decades, but the galaxy finally has a tactical and operational genius.
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Jan 14, 2020
Download the latest patch to keep your relationship secure.
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Jan 13, 2020
Anna Wiener's memoir about her four-plus years working in startups never resolves the self-contradictions of her industry, city, or existence.
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Jan 13, 2020
The fragility of global internet structure has left the entire Red Sea region struggling to connect.
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Jan 13, 2020
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
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Jan 13, 2020
Researchers hope the the living robots, made up of masses of cells working in coordination, can help unlock the mysteries of cellular communication.
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Jan 13, 2020
And mark your calendar: Westworld season 3 is coming on March 15.
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Jan 13, 2020
Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter's head of product, admits the platform can still incentivize toxic behavior. In a WIRED Q&A, he explains how he wants to fix it.
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Jan 13, 2020
Wildfires release vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Their broader impact is far more complicated.
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Jan 13, 2020
Civic-minded kids' programming isn't just responsible—it's a lucrative way for rival platforms to stand out on crowded screens.
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Jan 13, 2020
The mystery illness has claimed its first victim. Yet the crisis has a silver lining: It shows how much China's public health policies have improved.
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Jan 13, 2020
The team might operate like a fast-moving startup, but Golden State's rise and fall proves the influence of tech insiders hasn't revolutionized the NBA all that much.
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Jan 13, 2020
A California law requires many contractors to be treated as employees. One temp agency startup might stand to benefit, by taking the workers onto its payroll.
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Jan 13, 2020
Incubating a startup right in the nest.
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Jan 12, 2020
You can't choose when your time runs out, but you *can* opt to transmute your ashes into diamonds or be buried in fungus.
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Jan 12, 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they will "step back" as senior royals. Social media went nuts.
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Jan 12, 2020
It's déjà vu all over again at CES, where the future of transportation isn't that different from what we have now.
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Jan 12, 2020
New artificial intelligence techniques can spot patterns not only in 2D images but on spheres and other curved surfaces, lifting AI out of "flatland."
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Jan 12, 2020
If you have a Facebook account—and even if you don't—the company is going to collect data about you. But you can at least control how it gets used.
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Jan 11, 2020
New imagery provides insight into how the giant cloud got its distinct shape.
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Jan 11, 2020
Snooping Ring employees, Skype contractors, and more of the week's top security news.
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Jan 11, 2020
Now that the first season of 'The Mandalorian' is done, one thing is clear: Its protagonist needs more sidekicks.
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Jan 11, 2020
The Android devices are a part of the FCC's Lifeline Assistance Program, which makes free or subsidized phones available to millions of low-income users.
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Jan 11, 2020
From *Final Fantasy VII Remake* to *Halo Infinite*, here's everything you need to play this year.
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Jan 11, 2020
Companies like Twitter and Facebook have begun to carve out a space for users that's more like real life—with more options between shouts and whispers.
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Jan 11, 2020
Most of CES's flashy tech is months, maybe years, from hitting store shelves. Here are a few devices you can order now—and some extra deals we like.
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Jan 11, 2020
WIRED photographer Amy Lombard captures the glory, chaos, and optimism of the consumer tech extravaganza.
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Jan 10, 2020
A bad code update allowed anyone to easily reveal which accounts posted to Facebook Pages—including celebrities and politicians—for several hours.
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Jan 10, 2020
The game's developers say it would require "a huge amount of work."
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Jan 10, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg promised default end-to-end encryption throughout Facebook's platforms. Nearly a year later, Messenger's not even close.
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Jan 10, 2020
Researcher Iain Kerr was on a boat, covered in whale snot, when the idea hit him: Why not hack a drone to fly into whale snot instead?
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Jan 10, 2020
This new type of battery can be cut, bent, soaked, shot, and lit on fire—and it still powers up just fine.
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