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Space Photos of the Week: True Colors Shining Through
WIRED - Shannon Stirone
Happy cosmic springtime from WIRED! In honor of the changing seasons, we are touring some of the most colorful things in the universe—starting off …
Culture
We Need More Videogame Folklorists
WIRED - Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
Author: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Culture Date of Publication: 03.23.19. Time of Publication: 8:50 am. 8:50 am Wes Locher …
Jared Kushner
Security News This Week: Jared Kushner Used WhatsApp for White House Business
WIRED - Emily Dreyfuss
Nothing much happened this week except, oh yeah, special counsel Robert Mueller filed his report on Friday night. Though attorney general William Barr …
Technology
The Best Mattresses You Can Buy (and a Few of the Worst)
WIRED - Jeffrey Van Camp
Shopping for the best mattresses is a waking nightmare, and picking the wrong one can literally cause bad dreams, or kill your back. It doesn't help …
Technology
Safety-Obsessed Volvo Goes After Distracted, Speedy Drivers
WIRED - Eric Adams
Volvo has had it up to här with drivers. The Swedish carmaker has spent decades building a reputation based on safety (and low-key luxury), but …
Gear & Gadgets
19 Fresh Weekly Deals on Gaming PCs, Camping Gear, and More
WIRED - WIRED Staff
This week was a great week in Gadget Land. Not only did Apple release a new desktop and new AirPods, it released the latest version of its beloved …
Culture
The Internet Loves Pete Bootyjig, Buddajudge—Buttigieg!
WIRED - Emily Dreyfuss
The trick to pronouncing presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg's last name is to keep your lips almost totally puckered …
Cybersecurity
Hack Brief: FEMA Leaked the Data of 2.3 Million Disaster Survivors
WIRED - Lily Hay Newman
After being displaced by a natural disaster, survivors have a lot of pressing concerns. They may be dealing with health impacts, displacement, loss …
Apple
The Mueller Report Is Here, Apple's Big Event, And More News
WIRED - Alex Baker-Whitcomb
Tech news you can use, in two minutes or less: The Mueller Report finally exists After nearly two years of work, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has …
Robert Mueller
The Mueller Report Is Done. Now Comes the Hard Part
WIRED - Brian Barrett
Continuing a now time-honored tradition of creating explosive news late on a Friday afternoon, special counsel Robert Mueller has delivered his final …
Gear & Gadgets
Game On At Google
WIRED - WIRED Staff
Google’s Project Stream, first unveiled last October, gave gamers a taste of what it would be like to stream heavy games directly from the cloud—from …
Science
You Can Play With Escape Velocity—Without Leaving the Planet
WIRED - Rhett Allain
If you like cool-sounding science terms, escape velocity should fit the bill. But what the heck does it even mean? Allow me to explain. Surely, you …
Culture
Return of the Obra Dinn Is the Best Indie Game Around
WIRED - Julie Muncy
It's Friday, which means it's once again time for Replay, WIRED's look at the world of gaming. Since nearly everyone involved in the videogame …
Online Privacy
Utah Just Became a Leader in Digital Privacy
WIRED - Molly Davis
With so much of our lives lived online, people have often assumed that the pictures, financial documents, and other sensitive information we store on …
Science
Those Midwestern Floods Are Expected to Get Much, Much Worse
WIRED - Eric Niiler
The record-setting floods deluging the Midwest are about to get a lot worse. Fueled by rapidly melting snowpack and a forecast of more rainstorms in …
Culture
Us Is About Ascending From Your Own Personal Hell
WIRED - Jason Parham
The prowess of a Jordan Peele film reveals itself in the dive. With Get Out—his Oscar-winning 2017 social thriller about brain-swapping white liberals …
The Very Mathematical History of a Perfect Color Combination
WIRED - Klint Finley
A couple of years ago, I fell in love with a color scheme: off-white text accented with a buttery yellow-orange and a neutral blue against a deep …
Gear & Gadgets
What to Expect From Monday's Big Apple Event
WIRED - Lauren Goode
If Apple has “one more thing” to add at the end of its event Monday, it might just be something you’ll read or watch in the near future—not the …
Costa Rica
Costa Rica's Zero-Carbon Plan Could Be a Model for the World
WIRED - Sandra Upson
Carlos Alvarado Quesada has heard all the naysayers before. In February, the 39-year-old president of Costa Rica committed to ridding the country of …
Gear & Gadgets
The Top 3 Video Doorbells for Capturing Who’s There
WIRED - Adrienne So
The latest video doorbells don’t just connect your door to your phone. Control these with your voice, and let them govern the gadgets in your smart …
Gear & Gadgets
Smart Devices for Teaching an Old House New Tricks
WIRED - Michael Calore
You can teach an old house new tricks. Add convenience and energy-saving perspective to your home with these intelligent gadgets. Intellithings …
Artificial Intelligence
Having Sleep Troubles? There's a Gadget for That
WIRED - Arielle Pardes
Matteo Franceschetti began optimizing his life long before he started a tech company dedicated to sleep: heart rate monitored on an Apple Watch, a …
Gear & Gadgets
Withings Move ECG Watch Is Good for Your Ticker
WIRED - Lauren Goode
I’ve long thought Withings wearables are the kind of smartwatches that most people actually want to wear. The French company eschews …
Android Phones
Your Facebook Password Isn’t Safe. Neither Is Your Android Phone
WIRED - Alex Baker-Whitcomb
Tech news you can use, in two minutes or less: Change your Facebook password Facebook acknowledged a bug that caused hundreds of millions of user …
Transportation
Tesla Sues Zoox Over Manufacturing and Logistics Secrets
WIRED - Aarian Marshall
On Wednesday night, Tesla sued four former employees and the self-driving startup Zoox for misappropriation of trade secrets. No, you're not having …
Google
TypeScript’s Quiet, Steady Rise Among Programming Languages
WIRED - Klint Finley
Microsoft's programming language TypeScript has become one of the most popular languages among developers, at least according to a report published …
Software Development
Finally! A DNA Computer That Can Actually Be Reprogrammed
WIRED - Daniel Oberhaus
DNA is supposed to rescue us from a computing rut. With advances using silicon petering out, DNA-based computers hold the promise of massive parallel …
Facebook
Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plaintext—Change Yours Now
WIRED - Lily Hay Newman
By now, it’s difficult to summarize all of Facebook’s privacy, misuse, and security missteps in one neat description. It just got even harder: On …
Culture
Markiplier Is Not Done With YouTube
WIRED - Emma Grey Ellis
On YouTube, the mononymous Markiplier is a screaming, swearing, videogame-playing sensation. His loud, zany presence has earned him 23 million …

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