California Governor Signs Nation's Toughest Net Neutrality Law

Measure sets up possible legal challenge from the Federal Communications Commission.

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The Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

But at least Zendaya is Meechee, amirite?

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Elon Musk's SEC Lawsuit, Lyft’s Giveaway, and More Cars News

Plus, a secret cabal of flying car advocates, and a bridge that soldiers can build in 12 minutes.

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Plantronics BackBeat FIT 2100 Review: Our Favorite Workout Headphones

Plantronics finally updated my platonic ideal of wireless running headphones.

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New iPhones, a Heated Razor, and Oculus Quest: September's Best Gear

Plus an Alexa-enabled microwave, the GoPro Hero 7 Black, and more.

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Plantronics BackBeat FIT 2100 Review: Our Favorite Workout Headphones

Plantronics finally updated my platonic ideal of wireless running headphones.

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These Stitched Photos of Greenland's Icebergs Are Sew Great

Adriene Hughes didn't just make beautiful images—she quilted over them to evoke how nature feels.

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New iPhones, a Heated Razor, and Oculus Quest: September's Best Gear

Plus an Alexa-enabled microwave, the GoPro Hero 7 Black, and more.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Review: Function, But No Finesse

Samsung's Galaxy Watch puts old features in a new smartwatch.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Review: Function, But No Finesse

Samsung's Galaxy Watch puts old features in a new smartwatch.

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Math Titans Clash Over Epic Proof of the ABC Conjecture

Two mathematicians say they found a glaring hole in a proof that has convulsed the math community for years.

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Elon Musk's SEC Settlement Could Have Gone So Much Worse

Musk loses some control over the electric carmaker—and his Twitter account.

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Facebook Wins, Facebook Losses, and More Security News This Week

The Facebook breach, 3-D printed guns on Broadway, and more security news this week.

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Space Photos of the Week: Hubble Captures the Bubble

Nebula’s stellar wind and the cold core of the Milky Way are this week’s stars.

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Hank Green Explores the Dark Side of Internet Fame, With Robots

The YouTube star's debut novel caused him to grapple with the dehumanizing nature of celebrity.

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The Best Neato Vacuum is On Sale, and 17 More of Our Best Weekend Deals: Acer, Patagonia, Amazon

Weekend deals from our favorite Neato robot vacuum, Patagonia jacket, Amazon streaming TV devices, and more.

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Hurom H-AI Juicer Review: It's Too Expensive, and Juice Isn't All That Good for You Anyway

The Hurom H-AI juicer has a self-feeding auger that works very well. But you probably don't need one in your kitchen.

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The Best Neato Vacuum is On Sale, and 17 More of Our Best Weekend Deals: Acer, Patagonia, Amazon

Weekend deals from our favorite Neato robot vacuum, Patagonia jacket, Amazon streaming TV devices, and more.

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Hurom H-AI Juicer Review: It's Too Expensive, and Juice Isn't All That Good for You Anyway

The Hurom H-AI juicer has a self-feeding auger that works very well. But you probably don't need one in your kitchen.

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Speed-Listening and the Trouble With 'Podfasters'

Podcasting is an art, every choice subtle and intentional. When you blow through an episode, you’re gutting the experience of its hard-won nuance and cadence.

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Channel Your Inner Fred Flintstone in This Peddle-Powered Car

Yes, someone created a car with bike pedals where the normal pedals should be.

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The Case Against Elon Musk Will Chill Innovation

Investors in Tesla and other Musk ventures should know that the CEO does not always hew to the literal truth.

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The Facebook Security Meltdown Exposes Way More Sites Than Facebook

The social networking giant confirmed Friday that sites you use Facebook to login to could have been accessed as a result of its massive breach.

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Trump's Auto Emissions Plan Is Full of Faulty Logic

A federal proposal to freeze cars' emissions standards argues that climate change isn't worth fighting at the tailpipe, but scientific research suggests otherwise.

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Elon Musk Has Finally Picked a Fight He Can't Win

The Tesla CEO’s decision to refuse an SEC settlement sets him up for battle against the government, and shareholders aren't happy.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Oculus Quest, Elon Musk and the SEC, and More

The Gadget Lab team talks to WIRED editor and author Peter Rubin about the new Oculus Quest. Also: Why the SEC is suing Elon Musk.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Oculus Quest, Elon Musk and the SEC, and More

The Gadget Lab team talks to WIRED editor and author Peter Rubin about the new Oculus Quest. Also: Why the SEC is suing Elon Musk.

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Facebook's Massive Security Breach: Everything We Know

Up to 50 million Facebook users were affected—and possibly 40 million more—when hackers compromised the social network's systems.

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'Fortnite' Season 6 Lands, and the Rest of the Week in Games

We've got skins, pets, and spooky purple lights everywhere—and even some stuff that isn't 'Fortnite.'

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Voting Machines Are Still Absurdly At Risk

A new report details dozens of vulnerabilities across seven models of voting machines—all of which are currently in use.

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Why a Tennis Ball Goes Flying When Bounced on a Basketball

When you bounce a tennis ball off a moving basketball, the tennis ball goes careening off at high speed. Here's why that happens.

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Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think

Opinion: Digital identification systems are meant to aid the marginalized. Actually, they're ripe for abuse.

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Say Goodbye to @sweden, the Last Good Thing on Twitter

After seven years, the country's grand experiment—turning its official Twitter account over to its citizens—comes to a close.

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Das Keyboard 5Q Review: Excellent for Typing, Not So Much for Notifications

An internet-enabled mechanical keyboard that brings web and device notifications to your fingertips.

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Das Keyboard 5Q Review: Excellent for Typing, Not So Much for Notifications

An internet-enabled mechanical keyboard that brings web and device notifications to your fingertips.

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Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Console Bundles (Autumn 2018)

The best Nintendo Switch console deals, and all the essentials you'll need when you own one.

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San Francisco's Dream of 'Zero Waste' Lands in the Dumpster

The city has reduced its trash more than any other American metropolis. But eliminating all garbage, it turns out, is an impractical goal.

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From 'Forever' to 'Atlanta,' Do Standalone Episodes Hurt or Help Their Shows?

The phenomenon has become more frequent in recent years—but while they're always enjoyable, they may be undermining the shows they're part of.

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Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Console Bundles (Autumn 2018)

The best Nintendo Switch console deals, and all the essentials you'll need when you own one.

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Darpa Goes Underground for Its Most Daring Robot Extravaganza Yet

Darpa is calling it the Subterranean Challenge, but you may as well call it the Death to All Robots Challenge.

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Why Silicon Valley Should Fear Europe's Competition Chief

In an interview with WIRED's editor in chief, Margrethe Vestager says Amazon, Apple, Google, and other tech giants can’t use their success to harm rivals.

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The Blasey Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Through the Lens of One Woman

When Christine Blasey Ford spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning, Erin Schaff was one of the few photographers in the room

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Blasey Ford-Kavanaugh Testimony Tells a Tale of Two Internets

As Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stood before Congress in turn, filter bubbles on the left and the right saw very different pictures.

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The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk (It's the Tweets)

The Tesla CEO is being charged with "making false and misleading statements."

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Photography That Turns Architecture into Abstract Art.

Cities like you've never seen them.

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Russia’s Elite Fancy Bear Hackers Have a Clever New Trick

For the first time, a so-called UEFI rootkit has been spotted in the wild. And it appears to come from Russia.

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No, Tiffany Haddish Was Never Married to Will Smith

But she does wish she could wed Will *and* Jada.

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The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick

Lettuce contaminated with pathogens have sickened and killed people. But the FDA has shelved Obama-era plans to test the culprit: farms’ irrigation water.

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How #HimToo Became the Anti #MeToo of the Kavanaugh Hearings

HimToo has meant many things over the last three years. The latest is a hashtag hijacking, like #AllLivesMatter, spawned as a sexist rebuttal to Christine Blasey Ford.

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Inside the Secret Conference Plotting to Launch Flying Cars

Over two days in Bentonville, Arkansas, the new aerial mobility nobility gathered away from the public eye to craft strategies for launching the next age of aviation.

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Lyft Will Pay You to Ditch Your Car. Will It Work?

The company’s new challenge is a PR stunt. It’s also a useful way to learn about the quirks of user behavior.

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Instagram’s Founders Have Always Had Impeccable Timing

In early interviews, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger knew they were being acquired by Facebook at the right moment. Another well timed move: their exit from Instagram.

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Laser-Carrying Airplanes Uncover Massive, Sprawling Maya Cities

Using lidar, archaeologists have mapped the previously unseen ruins of entire Maya cities, revealing new details of their complex civilizations.

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The Facebook Effect Hits Oculus: In VR, Other People Are Everything

At Oculus' annual developer conference, everything from the demos to the keynote language reinforced how important VR is to Facebook's long-term efforts.

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Cities Are Teaming Up to Offer Broadband, and the FCC Is Mad

By working collectively, an unlikely group in Southern California is defying the FCC and by building powerful (and affordable) internet infrastructure.

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The Best Electric Cargo Bikes For a Family (2018): Tern, Yuba, and More

We’ve spent months riding and testing the best electric cargo bikes for every budget.

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The Best Electric Cargo Bikes For a Family (2018): Tern, Yuba, and More

We’ve spent months riding and testing the best electric cargo bikes for every budget.

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A Better Motor Is the First Step Towards Electric Planes

Magnix is testing a new motor designed specifically for aviation, which is lighter weight, and higher power.

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Cats Bad at Nabbing Rats But Feast on Other Beasts

Researchers wanted to know what cats would do with a large colony of rats in Brooklyn. The answer: Not much. But cats could still pose a huge threat to more vulnerable urban wildlife.

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To Break a Hate Speech Detection Algorithm, Try 'Love'

Companies like Facebook use artificial intelligence to try to detect hate speech, but new research proves it’s a daunting task.

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Congress Challenges Google on China. Google Falls Short

Google’s chief privacy officer confirmed that Project Dragonfly does, in fact, exist, but not much else.

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Oculus’ $399 Quest to Take VR Mainstream

Facebook's Oculus division wants more people in VR. The Quest, its new high-powered standalone headset, takes a flying leap in that direction.

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Oculus’ $399 Quest to Take VR Mainstream

Facebook's Oculus division wants more people in VR. The Quest, its new high-powered standalone headset, takes a flying leap in that direction.

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Everyone Wants to Go to the Moon Again—Logic Be Damned

Space companies and national agencies are all gunning to visit the moon and kick off a bustling lunar economy, but the business case is shaky.

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College Humor Gives Subscription-Based Streaming a Try

Have you heard the one about the online comedy outlet trying to get a little less dependent on YouTube?

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The Woman Bringing Civility to Open Source Projects

Coraline Ada Ehmke is the principal author of the Contributor Covenant, a code of conduct recently adopted by Linux.

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Today’s News Crises Are Different, But Will Never Be Entirely New

The media has always been untrustworthy, frivolous, and immune to change. But inside these cycles of struggle are lessons about the real future of news.

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Sculpture or Human Organ? These Photos Make It Hard to Tell

Photographer Chan Dick captured remarkable images of 50-year-old specimens at the University of Hong Kong’s anatomy museum.

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HP Envy x360 Review: Great Performance for a Low-Cost Touchscreen Convertible

HP adds a Ryzen processor and cuts some corners to deliver this low-cost 13-inch laptop.

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HP Envy x360 Review: Great Performance for a Low-Cost Touchscreen Convertible

HP adds a Ryzen processor and cuts some corners to deliver this low-cost 13-inch laptop.

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As the Arctic Melts, the Fabled Northwest Passage Opens for Cargo Ships

More container ships on Arctic sea routes will also mean more black soot... and more melting.

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Mobile Websites Can Tap Into Your Phone's Sensors Without Asking

Apps need your explicit permission to access your smartphone's motion and light sensors. Mobile websites? Not so much.

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The Best Cheap PS4 and PS4 Pro Deals and Bundles (Autumn 2018)

No matter what game you want to play, these are the best PS4 and accessory deals around.

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The Best Cheap PS4 and PS4 Pro Deals and Bundles (Autumn 2018)

No matter what game you want to play, these are the best PS4 and accessory deals around.

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Robot Lawnmowers Are Killing Hedgehogs

With grass-cutting robots growing increasingly popular in Europe, hedgehogs are more often getting trapped under their blades.

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How to Build a Floating Bridge in 12 Minutes

When war and natural disasters like Hurricane Florence call for a quick crossing, military engineers hop to with one of their favorite tools—the improved ribbon bridge.

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What's Left for Congress to Ask Big Tech Firms? A Lot

Executives from Amazon, Twitter, Google, and other tech companies head to Washington for another hearing on privacy, but this time the threat of regulation carries new weight.

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With Instagram Cofounders Out, It’s Facebook All the Way Down

Instagram cofounders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger quit the social media company Monday amid reports of clashes with Mark Zuckerberg.

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Cody Wilson Leaves Defense Distributed, But 3-D Printed Guns Roll On

Even after the DIY gunsmith's arrest on sexual assault charges, the fight for and against 3-D printed guns still rages.

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How Twitter’s New Safety Policies Are Created

Del Harvey has spent a decade fighting abuse and harassment on Twitter. She spoke with WIRED about Trump, trolls, and the company’s new focus on safety.

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Amazon’s New Echo Show Hints at the Company’s Vision for TV

The 10-inch, $230 Echo Show works more like tiny TV than ever—and shows how Amazon thinks we’re going to interact with video content in the near future.

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Amazon’s New Echo Show Hints at the Company’s Vision for TV

The 10-inch, $230 Echo Show works more like tiny TV than ever—and shows how Amazon thinks we’re going to interact with video content in the near future.

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Even If Rod Rosenstein Stays, the Mueller Investigation Status Quo Won't Last

Much of the speculation around deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein's fate misses how disruptive a post-midterms shake-up could be.

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Flummoxed by Force and Motion? Try This Physics Experiment

Physics class can get painfully abstract. But you can collect your own data to see Newton's second law in action.

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Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller Gives Disabled Gamers a Power-Up

Other game companies also are scrambling to introduce their own accessible hardware. But a customer base of more than 30 million gamers may give developers the push they need.

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Twitter Releases New Policy on 'Dehumanizing Speech'

The social network is also soliciting public feedback for the first time in updating its rules.

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Learn From These Bugs. Don't Let Social Media Zombify You

The idea of "zombie scrolling syndrome" has legs, after all. From worms to wasps, nature has figured out mind control—in ways that bring to mind social media.

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Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller Gives Disabled Gamers a Power-Up

Other game companies also are scrambling to introduce their own accessible hardware. But a customer base of more than 30 million gamers may give developers the push they need.

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Neato's Botvac D4 Connected Is Our New Midrange Fave

Neato's new midrange offering gives Roomba a run for its money.

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We Need to Talk About Amazon's Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen Comedy *Forever*

But not too much. We don’t want to spoil the twist.

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Neato's Botvac D4 Connected Is Our New Midrange Fave

Neato's new midrange offering gives Roomba a run for its money.

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How to Use Apple’s Screen Time Controls on iOS 12

The latest update includes a report of the time spent on your iPhone, app time limits, and new parental controls.

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The Creepy-Cute Robot that Picks Peppers With its Face

Researchers have developed a robot that roams a greenhouse, eyeballing peppers to determine if they’re mature enough before sawing them off the plant.

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How to Use Apple’s Screen Time Controls on iOS 12

The latest update includes a report of the time spent on your iPhone, app time limits, and new parental controls.

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Google Is Getting a Lot More Visual to Keep You on Its Site

Google announces changes to visual searches, aimed partly at Instagram.

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The Ice Cream Factory and the Rise of the Made-for-Instagram Museum

Art in the age of the selfie.

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A Small Google Chrome Change Stirs a Big Privacy Controversy

The latest update to Google's browser has riled privacy advocates by appearing to log people in without their explicit permission.

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The Clever Engineering Behind the New iPhone XS Battery

The iPhone XS has a unique shape, designed to squeeze in as much juice as chemistry and physics will allow.

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The Clever Engineering Behind the New iPhone XS Battery

The iPhone XS has a unique shape, designed to squeeze in as much juice as chemistry and physics will allow.

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How Hollywood Accidentally Ushered in the Age of the Celebrity Politician

Democrats and Republicans are under the same impression: A sprinkling of movie magic and celebrity glamor are just what American politics needs. But are they right?

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Here's the Plan to End Malaria With Crispr-Edited Mosquitoes

Target Malaria hopes to eradicate Africa's malaria-carrying mosquitoes. But when manipulating the fate of a species, moving slowly is a virtue.

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Photos: ‘Bored Tourists’ Too Buried in Their Smartphones to Enjoy Vacation

The sites may be different but tourists are the same, suggests English photographer Laurence Stephens.

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How The Best Jumpers in the World Fly So Damn High

In 2016, Evan Ungar set the box jump world record at 63.5 inches. Here's how he does it—and how he could go higher.

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The Strange, Sad Case of Sunspot, the Empty Astronomy Town

The FBI ordered an evacuation at Sunspot Observatory, in New Mexico, in a child porn investigation. But that's only one of the forces causing the town to empty out.

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Roku Premiere and Premiere+(2018): Price, Details, Release Date

The streaming video hardware company refreshes its players, adding Google-powered voice control and making it easier to find free movies and shows.

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Roku Premiere and Premiere+(2018): Price, Details, Release Date

The streaming video hardware company refreshes its players, adding Google-powered voice control and making it easier to find free movies and shows.

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Star Wars News: Is There a Resistance Inside the First Order?

A new rumor suggests one of Kylo Ren's employees might be a traitor.

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'Maniac' Is the Most Netflix-y Netflix Show Yet. In a Bad Way

This is what happens when a prestige- and pedigree-obsessed creative strategy overrides all functionality.

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Review: Our Favorite Point-and-Shoot

Pocketable and powerful, this compact Canon is mightier than it may seem.

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Democrats Are Busting Their 2016 Mobile Canvassing Records

With six weeks to go until Election Day, more volunteers have already logged on to the party’s canvassing app than in any other election.

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Review: Our Favorite Point-and-Shoot

Pocketable and powerful, this compact Canon is mightier than it may seem.

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'Netflix for Open Source' Wants Developers to Get Paid

Startup Tidelift hopes payments will let coders keep projects patched and up to date.

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The Series 5 YubiKey Will Help Kill the Password

The latest batch of hardware-based tokens from Yubico will eventually let you skip the password altogether.

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Trumps Comments About Hurricane Florence Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

Last week, the downpour of news on the internet never let up.

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This Week in the Future of Cars: Electric Start

The new Audi E-tron, Tesla’s crash test, the Ferrari Monzas, and more car news from this week.

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Why You May Love an Amazon Alexa Microwave

An Alexa-powered microwave may sound silly. Here's why it's a brilliant idea.

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How Lego Came to Be the World's Most Famous Brick

A Danish woodworker’s bet on a new ­manufacturing process gave us a toy that never gets old.

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Why You May Love an Amazon Alexa Microwave

An Alexa-powered microwave may sound silly. Here's why it's a brilliant idea.

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How Lego Came to Be the World's Most Famous Brick

A Danish woodworker’s bet on a new ­manufacturing process gave us a toy that never gets old.

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JBL Link View Review: A Great-Sounding Smart Display

The JBL Link View is a Google-powered display-speaker hybrid with some serious audio prowess.

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JBL Link View Review: A Great-Sounding Smart Display

The JBL Link View is a Google-powered display-speaker hybrid with some serious audio prowess.

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Artificial Intelligence Has a Strange New Muse: Our Sense of Smell

The brain's way of processing smells is inspiring scientists to rethink how we design machine learning algorithms.

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The Shopping Malls and Big Box Stores Gutted by E-Commerce

'Retail Apocalypse' captures the end of one era in American retail and the beginning of another.

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How Would Teleportation Change Society?

It would make garbage disposal super easy, for one.

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A Twitter DM Fail, Free Credit Freezes, and More Security News This Week

Free credit freezes, a better private browser, and more security news this week.

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Space Photos of the Week: Shooting Stars and Dwarf Galaxies

The universe’s origin story lies in fast-moving and faraway objects.

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20 Best Weekend Tech Deals: Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Sony

The PlayStation Classic, Samsung QLED TVs, Apple deals, and Amazon Devices are worth a look this week.

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20 Best Weekend Tech Deals: Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Sony

The PlayStation Classic, Samsung QLED TVs, Apple deals, and Amazon Devices are worth a look this week.

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The Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope Finds the Heavenly Bodies for You

Want your kids to actually get excited about astronomy? Leave the star-searching to the smartphone-connected Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope.

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The Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope Finds the Heavenly Bodies for You

Want your kids to actually get excited about astronomy? Leave the star-searching to the smartphone-connected Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope.

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First North Carolina Got a Hurricane. Then a Pig Poop Flood. Now It’s a Coal Ash Crisis

North Carolina is being slammed by a succession of disasters triggered by Hurricane Florence. The latest scare is from coal plants, where pools of ash are at risk of spilling into already toxic waters.

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The Stubborn Bike Commuter Gap Between American Cities

Fewer Americans are biking to work, new data shows, but the bigger question is why some cities are seeing so much more progress than others.

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#WhyIDidntReport and the Tragic Banality of Rape in America

The hashtag unleashed a torrent of stories that are different yet feel the same. And that's exactly the point.

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Model 3 Crash Tests Hammer Home Tesla's Safety Excellence

Apart from a few hiccups and questions about Autopilot, Elon Musk's automaker knows how to make very safe cars.

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How to Measure Things That Are Astronomically Far Away

Light-years, parsecs and more: these are the units for describing distances between planets and other astronomical objects.

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'Destiny 2: Forsaken' Is a Massive, Vital Expansion—But It Lost Me

Forsaken is a shot of energy to a game that has been limping since it released. And I'm just not that into it.

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'Red Dead Redemption 2' Goes 'GTA' and the Rest of the Week in Games

Tiny PlayStations ahoy! Let's catch up on the week's gaming news.

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Siemen's Self-Driving Street Car Puts Autonomous Tech on Track

The company is developing autonomous street car tech, where vehicles on tracks make the challenge simpler, but still worth solving.

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How to Set Up Your New iPhone

Welcome to your new iPhone.

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How to Sell Your Old Phone for the Most Money

Congrats on your new phone! Time to cash in on your old one.

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The Delta II Rocket That Gave Us GPS and the Mars Rovers Retires

The Delta II rocket was a workhorse, with 153 successful launches and a bevy of wild scientific missions to its credit.

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Cloudflare Embraces Google Roughtime, Giving Internet Security a Boost

Syncing clocks online is vital to web security.

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How to Set Up Your New iPhone

Welcome to your new iPhone.

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How to Sell Your Old Phone for the Most Money

Congrats on your new phone! Time to cash in on your old one.

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Revry: The Streaming Service Trying to Take Queer Content Global

Revry is like Netflix for LGBTQ shows, music, and podcasts—and it wants to make them available everywhere.

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For Museums, Augmented Reality Is the Next Frontier

Interactive museum exhibits like this are becoming more common as AR becomes cheaper, lighter, and easier to create.

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New Microscope Shows the Quantum World in Crazy Detail

The transmission electron microscope has a new bag of tricks, revealing the properties of materials at a much higher resolution than ever before.

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For Museums, Augmented Reality Is the Next Frontier

Interactive museum exhibits like this are becoming more common as AR becomes cheaper, lighter, and easier to create.

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Everything Amazon Announced: Echo Plus, Alexa Microwave, Echo Sub

Today, Amazon announced more Alexa-powered products than you'll ever need—with the hopes you'll get at least one.

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Everything Amazon Announced: Echo Plus, Alexa Microwave, Echo Sub

Today, Amazon announced more Alexa-powered products than you'll ever need—with the hopes you'll get at least one.

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Amazon's Alexa Can't Know Everything, But It Can Go Everywhere

A heap of new Alexa devices—a microwave! a wall clock!—show Amazon's strategy to put its voice assistant in everything.

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Amazon's Alexa Can't Know Everything, But It Can Go Everywhere

A heap of new Alexa devices—a microwave! a wall clock!—show Amazon's strategy to put its voice assistant in everything.

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The Science Behind Home Disaster Preparedness Kits Is a Disaster

Officials are pushing for extreme self-sufficiency when the next hurricane, earthquake, or other catastrophe hits, but the advice can be unclear and impractical.

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Books: DeRay Mckesson and Michiko Kakutani Reckon With Trump and Truth

The writers explore, in essay and memoir, the crucial ways reality has crumbled.

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Amazon’s Alexa Upgrades Give the Voice Assistant New Listening Powers

Amazon announced new listening features for Alexa, part of a suite of upgrades to the voice assistant that will expand its ability to understand the world around it.

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Invisible Swarms of Particles Envelop Us All. Come Have a Look

Scientists have demonstrated a promising technique for measuring and mapping your exposome—the flecks of animate and inanimate stuff that surround you at all times.

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Best Running Gear (2018): Shoes, Headphones, Lights, and More

Whether you’re pounding the pavement or cheering your friends on, we have the gear for you.

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GoPro Hero7 Black Review: Not a Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

Stabilized action-cam footage has gotten a whole lot better.

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Here's What to Expect from Today's Amazon Hardware Event

Amazon is about to announce a some hardware at an event in Seattle, where Alexa will be the star of the show.

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Best Running Gear (2018): Shoes, Headphones, Lights, and More

Whether you’re pounding the pavement or cheering your friends on, we have the gear for you.

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GoPro Hero7 Black Review: Not a Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

Stabilized action-cam footage has gotten a whole lot better.

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Want a Robot to *Really* Get a Grip? Make It Like Baymax

Inflatable graspers don’t have to be taught how to hold something, the way robo-hands do.

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Here's What to Expect from Today's Amazon Hardware Event

Amazon is about to announce a some hardware at an event in Seattle, where Alexa will be the star of the show.

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Amazon Kindle Sale (Fall 2018): Get a Paperwhite For $40 Off

If you’ve been holding off on that new Kindle, now’s a great time.

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Amazon Kindle Sale (Fall 2018): Get a Paperwhite For $40 Off

If you’ve been holding off on that new Kindle, now’s a great time.

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Porsche's Sleek Chargers Will Power up EVs in Just 15 Minutes

The German automaker’s “electric pit stops” promise to put 250 miles of range on the Taycan’s batteries nearly three times faster than a Tesla Supercharger.

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If VCs Aren't Socially Responsible, the Robots Will Win

Social impact in the age of AI must take on a new dimension: the creation of large numbers of service jobs for displaced workers.

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Facebook Dating Is Rolling Out. Here’s How It Differs From Tinder

Facebook starts publicly testing its dating service with users in Colombia today.

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Facebook Dating Is Rolling Out. Here’s How It Differs From Tinder

Facebook starts publicly testing its dating service with users in Colombia today.

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How the HTC Exodus Blockchain Phone Plans to Secure Your Cryptocurrency

HTC starts filling in the details of its so-called blockchain smartphone, expected to launch later this year.

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Wildlife Detective Uses DNA to Link Stolen Ivory to Big Cartels

A new method looks at the DNA of elephant tusks to pinpoint the crime networks behind disparate stashes of poached ivory.

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DIY Gun Activist Cody Wilson Accused of Child Sexual Assault

A Texas court issued a warrant for the Defense Distributed founder's arrest on Wednesday.

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Jon M. Chu Shot This Short Film Entirely on an iPhone XS Max

The _Crazy Rich Asians_ director shot a kinetic short for WIRED titled _Somewhere_, and he did the whole thing on a new iPhone.

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Jon M. Chu Shot This Short Film Entirely on an iPhone XS Max

The _Crazy Rich Asians_ director shot a kinetic short for WIRED titled _Somewhere_, and he did the whole thing on a new iPhone.

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John Deere Just Cost Farmers Their Right to Repair

The California Farm Bureau has given away the right of farmers to fix their equipment without going through a dealer.

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The Alt-Right Are Savvy Internet Users. Stop Letting Them Surprise You

A new study from Data & Society reveals how reactionary, far-right commentators have built an alternative media ecosystem on YouTube: by using the platform exactly as intended.

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PlayStation Classic: Release Date, Price, Specs, How to Pre-Order

Sony’s upcoming throwback console promises to include such hits as Final Fantasy VII and Ridge Racer.

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PlayStation Classic: Release Date, Price, Specs, How to Pre-Order

Sony’s upcoming throwback console promises to include such hits as Final Fantasy VII and Ridge Racer.

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The Physics of a Star Wars Bomber Dropping Bombs in Space

The Empire Strikes Back brought us the TIE bomber—and new physics questions to try to solve.

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Captain Marvel and the Long, Strange History of Female Superhero Names

Captain Marvel used to be a dude. Captain Marvel also used to be Ms. Marvel. It's comics; it's complicated.

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Why Animal Extinction Is Crippling Computer Science

Opinion: As the work of biologists and computer scientists converge, algorithmic secrets are increasingly found in nature

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Ferrari’s Monza SP1 and SP2 Mix 21st Century Tech With 1950s Cool

The first car's in the "Icona" line offer 800 horsepower and looks borrowed from Ferrari's post-war racers.

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The Case for Expensive Antibiotics

A rogue pharmaceutical company ramped up the cost of a common antibiotic by 400 percent. While the medical community is irate, could high prices make antibiotics worth investing in?

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The Best Accessories for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR

Gear up with everything you’ll want for your iPhone—from Airpods to headphone dongles.

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For JavaScript Developers, More Choices Mean Hard Choices

A wave of new programming tools promises to make developers' lives easier. But the turbulence makes it hard to stay current.

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The Best Accessories for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR

Gear up with everything you’ll want for your iPhone—from Airpods to headphone dongles.

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This Supple, Squishy Robo-Jellyfish Can Explore Ocean Reefs

A new robotic jellyfish can squeeze through holes smaller than its body size.

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Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Be Still My Heart

The bigger screen and beefed-up sensors bring the Apple Watch to the next level.

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Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Be Still My Heart

The bigger screen and beefed-up sensors bring the Apple Watch to the next level.

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A DOJ Probe Into Elon's Tweets Could Spell Yet More Trouble for Tesla

The reported criminal probe is likely in its early stages, but darkens an already gloomy sky gathering over Elon Musk's automaker.

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Twitter's Chronological Timeline Will Save Us From Ourselves

Twitter announced it’s giving users more control over their timelines just in time for tweets about Toad.

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The Collateral Damage of Trump's Extreme Declassifications

Trump has the legal right to make public whatever documents he chooses. But he's going to cause untold damage in the process.

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'Captain Marvel' Trailer: The Next MCU Movie Will Pummel You with '90s Nostalgia

The MCU wants to take you back to the days of Blockbuster and beepers.

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QAnon Is Trying to Trick Facebook’s Meme AI

How should Facebook balance transparency about its automated systems with security?

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The Mirai Botnet Masterminds Have Been Fighting Crime With the FBI

In 2016, three friends created a botnet that nearly broke the internet. Now, they're helping the feds catch cybercriminals of all stripes.

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It's the Emmy Awards That Need a 'Popular' Category, Not the Oscars

A lot of great shows came up empty-handed last night; others weren't nominated at all. Here's an idea: Let's celebrate TV we *talk* about.

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ACLU Says Facebook Ads Let Employers Favor Men Over Women

Charge filed with the EEOC says employers can discriminate by targeting ads at men and excluding women.

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How Audi's Electric E-tron SUV Stacks Up to Its Competitors

From kilowatt-hours to horsepower to acceleration times, see how the E-tron SUV compares to similar offerings from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, and others.

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Still Smarting From Uber, Cities Wise up About Scooter Data

Most cities felt powerless to extract concessions from Uber and Lyft. Now that scooters are here, they've learned their lesson—and toughened up.

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Gillette's Heated Razor Warms Your Face While You Shave

Costing $150 and launching on Indiegogo, the Heated Razor isn't anything like what you're used to.

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Gillette's Heated Razor Warms Your Face While You Shave

Costing $150 and launching on Indiegogo, the Heated Razor isn't anything like what you're used to.

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Steward Brand and the Tools to Make the Whole Earth Better

At 79, Stewart Brand, the man who was wired before WIRED, still sizzles and sparks when he talks about the future.

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Economist Glen Weyl on Three Radical Paths to Equality

Pay users for their data. Eliminate one-person-one-vote. And let individuals sponsor migrants.

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Just Outta Beta: 8-Bit Astronomy, Solar Yacht, and More

A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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Most Dangerous Object in the Office: Segway Drift W1 E-Skates

A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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3 Smart Things About Gorilla Glass

A Wired retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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Apple iPhone XS Review: Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary

Last year's iPhone X gets some subtle and smart refinements in this year's iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.

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Mr. Know-It-All on Honesty and Social Media

A Wired retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue

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Edward Snowden on Protecting Activists Against Surveillance

“Turnkey tyranny” has never been closer. For some communities, it feels like it’s already here.

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Things Break and Decay on the Internet—That's a Good Thing

The Wayback Machine reveals that the internet is frail and unsteady, like all human endeavors. And when things fail, they are replaced.

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Jeff Bezos and the Clock That Will Outlast Civilization

This past winter, inside a mountain on the Amazon founder's West Texas ranch, the Long Now Foundation began assembling its 10,000-year clock.

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Just Outta Beta: 8-Bit Astronomy, Solar Yacht, and More

A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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6 Terrific Books for Getting Girls Into Tech

Room to Read CEO Geetha Murali on her favorite page-­turners for future scientists and engineers.

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Jack Dorsey on Propublica's Experimental Journalism

The way they use Twitter is a paradigm that could point to the future of media.

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Why DNA Is the Most Exciting Programming Language Today

Napster cofounder Sean Parker and biologist Alex Marson on the coming power of Crispr.

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WIRED 25th Anniversary: Who's Shaping Tech's Next 25 Years?

Special Issue: For 25 years, technology has turned the world upside down and inside out. Now the icons of the digital revolution tell us who will shake up the next 25.

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How Zipline Helps Remote Regions Get Blood From a Drone

The sky delivery service scales up.

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Real or Fake: YouTube Sensations

A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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Cheat Sheet: What's the Deal With Location-Based VR

A WIRED retro item from the 25th-anniversary issue.

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E.T. Hunters Join Forces to Probe the Heavens

SETI Institute cofounder Jill Tarter doesn’t want her former intern to forget about intelligent aliens.

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The Dawn of Twitter and the Age of Awareness

Status update: We are all now sci-fi telepaths, deafened by the blaring thoughts of humanity.

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An AI Pioneer, and the Researcher Bringing Humanity to AI

Technology’s potential is unbounded, says Fei-Fei Li. But only if you put people at the center.

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Why the Gene Editors of Tomorrow Need to Study Ethics Today

Jennifer Doudna says the next generation of biologists will be our first line of defense against Crispr gone wild.

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The Blockchain: Boon for Bankers—or Tool for Tyrants?

Boosters think crypto­currencies and the distributed ledgers they depend on will reinvent the financial system. That may or may not be a good thing.

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Sebastian Thrun on AI, Flying Cars, and Sam Altman

The tech luminary shares his lofty ideals.

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Most Dangerous Object in the Office: Segway Drift W1 E-Skates

A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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Palmer Luckey Is Just Getting Started

The Oculus founder on virtual reality, defense tech, biohacking an injured toe.

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Mark Zuckerberg on Why We Should Support the Dreamers

They should not be denied the opportunity to participate fully in the life of our country.

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Pinterest's Evan Sharp Trusts Design to Keep Things Simple

The Pinterest cofounder wants to give people control over their dreams of the future.

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The Angry Nerds Won, and Now We're All Sunk

A Wired retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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On the Front Lines as the Digital Revolution Conquered All

We had the fervor of true believers, devout advocates of the technology movement. Then technology won.

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Marc Benioff Bets on Cleanup Tech for Ocean Trash

Boyan Slat's tubular new contraption is designed to take on the oceans' garbage gyres.

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Confidence, Coding, and the Gender Gap

Instagram's Kevin Systrom discusses equality and technology with Karlie Kloss, the founder of Kode With Klossy

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25 Years of WIRED Predictions: Why the Future Never Arrives

To write the history of how our culture thinks about tomorrow, one obsessed academic read every issue of WIRED in chronological order. Here are his findings.

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How We Captured (Almost) All of the WIRED25 Portraits

Street photographer Michelle Groskopf crisscrossed the country to photograph icons from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg.

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3 Smart Things About Gorilla Glass

A Wired retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

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Alexis Ohanian on Visualizing Diversity in Tech

Jewel Burks built a visual search engine. Now she works to build up female founders and other women of color in the industry.

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How Apple Makes the AI Chip Powering the iPhone's Fancy Tricks

In a rare interview, Tim Millet, Apple's leading chip architect, describes building artificial intelligence into the new A12 processor.

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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Send Yusaku Maezawa (and Artists!) to the Moon

Elon Musk introduced the Japanese billionaire as the mystery passenger who booked a trip to the moon aboard SpaceX's BFR rocket, along with a half-dozen artists he plans to invite.

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Audi at Last Unveils the E-Tron, Its First All-Electric SUV

Starting at $74,500 and offering 248(ish) miles of range, the E-Tron is here to do battle with Tesla and every other automaker crowding into the luxury electric market.

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Data Firms Team up to Prevent the Next Cambridge Analytica Scandal

A new working group of Republican and Democratic firms is writing rules for their industry amid mounting scrutiny and consumer privacy concerns.

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Linux's Creator Is Sorry. But Will He Change?

Linus Torvalds says he will take a break to learn more about "how to understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately."

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Blood Moon vs. Supermoon: Which is Rarer?

What do all of these special-sounding moon terms really mean?

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Tonight: Watch SpaceX Announce Its First Passenger to the Moon

Here's how to watch live as CEO Elon Musk reveals the first customer it will take to the moon aboard its BFR rocket, among other details.

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Jennifer Lawrence's Russian Accent in 'Red Sparrow' Wasn't Great

Margot Robbie's in *I, Tonya* was spot-on, though.

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To Combat Climate Change, We Gotta Get a Better Battery. But How?

Energy storage is hard at scale. What would we do if batteries can’t support the clean energy of the future?

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How to Ride a Bike at 184 MPH

Guts, legs of unobtanium, a friend with a drag racer, and a keen sense of aerodynamics are all key to Denise Mueller-Korenek's mission: setting the bike land speed record.

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Facebook Broadens Its Bug Bounty to Include Third-Party Apps

Starting Monday, Facebook will pay at least $600 to researchers who spot third-party apps behaving badly on its platform.

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Google AI Tool Identifies a Tumor's Mutations From an Image

The algorithm can distinguish between different kinds of lung cancer, and could speed up a patient's diagnosis by weeks.

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Sinemia's Unlimited Movie Ticket Plan Costs $30 a Month

MoviePass competitor Sinemia is introducing an unlimited plan of its own, but it'll cost you.

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Photo Gallery: Meet the Transhumanists Turning Themselves Into Cyborgs

Swiss photographer Matthieu Gafsou traveled the world documenting the transhumanist subculture.

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Tern GSD S10 Review: Our Favorite Cargo Bike

A compact cargo e-bike broadens the definition of what a cargo bike can be.

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'American Vandal': In Its Second Season, the Netflix Gem Gets Even Smarter

Amidst all the gross-out humor is a show that demonstrates real insight into the way tech shapes our social lives.

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Tern GSD S10 Review: Our Favorite Cargo Bike

A compact cargo e-bike broadens the definition of what a cargo bike can be.

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At the Edge of the World, Facing the End of the World

Want to feel better about climate change? Last week’s climate summit showed that the most ambitious action isn’t happening on the national scale—it’s cities and states that are leading the way.

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The Latest Course Catalog Trend? Blockchain 101

A growing number of colleges and universities are offering courses in blockchain technology or establishing blockchain research institutes.

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5 Great Routes for Self-Driving Trucks—When They're Ready

Traffic analytics company Inrix looked at freight and safety data to consider where robo-trucks could make the biggest impact.

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How to Watch the 2018 Emmy Awards

Here's how to watch television's biggest night—even if you don't own a TV.

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Evacuating for Florence, Tesla's Security Flaw, and More in This Week in Cars

Plus: flying cars get hooked up, BMW and Mercedes show off new concepts, and Waze makes Chicago more navigable.

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President Trump's Tweets Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

Some things should never be tweeted, really.

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Capturing the Aftermath of Wildfires in France

You don't have to have experienced a wildfire to know what one looks like, but what happens in their wake is less obvious.

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Best Wireless Headphones (2018): Bose, Beats, Sennheiser, Sony, and More

No matter if you’re broke or in the money, these are our favorite wireless headphones.

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Astronomers Have Found the Universe's Missing Matter

For decades, some of the atomic matter in the universe had not been located. Recent papers reveal where it’s been hiding.

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Best Wireless Headphones (2018): Bose, Beats, Sennheiser, Sony, and More

No matter if you’re broke or in the money, these are our favorite wireless headphones.

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An Oral History of Apple's Infinite Loop

Apple’s old HQ holds stories of pizza ovens, iPhone secrets, baseball bats, and what happened to Steve Jobs’ office.

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BMW’s Vision iNEXT SUV Concept Sets a New, Electric Course

The X5-sized concept has everything from touch-control seats to a Little Mermaid–inspired interior—and BMW insists it's for real.

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How to Easily Locate the Accelerometer in an iPhone

Don't take apart your phone! Circular motion, an app to record sensor data, and some physics is all you need.

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Sci-Fi Writers Are Predicting the Future, but Is Anyone Listening?

Author Walter Jon Williams has forecasted a lot of things, but rarely gets credit.

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Kid-Focused Apps Track Location, UK Spying, and More Security News This Week

In security news this week, some apps for children may violate privacy laws, State Department devices might be less secure than your Instagram account, and more.

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Preorder the iPhone XS or Shop 15 of the Weekend’s Best Tech Deals

You want a new iPhone? So do we. And an Apple Watch.

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Preorder the iPhone XS or Shop 15 of the Weekend’s Best Tech Deals

You want a new iPhone? So do we. And an Apple Watch.

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5 STEM Toys to Entertain and Enlighten Your Kids

Keep your kids’ neurons firing with these science- and math-centric toys and games.

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5 STEM Toys to Entertain and Enlighten Your Kids

Keep your kids’ neurons firing with these science- and math-centric toys and games.

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How Los Angeles Is Helping Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti sits down with WIRED to talk about how to turn LA into a greentech testbed, why cities have to compete in order to save the world, and what the city can learn from its infamous water wars.

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Space Photos of the Week: Florence, From Way Way Up Above

Even from 254 miles up, photos of hurricane Florence had to be shot in wide angle.

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Self-Driving Car Developers Should Put Pedestrians First

Opinion: Contrary to the hype, walkers and bikers are much smarter than autonomous vehicles

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How Fitbit Started the Wearables Craze That Got Us All Moving

Pedometers first arrived 50 years ago in Japan. Now, thanks to technology, quantified stepping is everywhere.

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How Fitbit Started the Wearables Craze That Got Us All Moving

Pedometers first arrived 50 years ago in Japan. Now, thanks to technology, quantified stepping is everywhere.

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Facebook's AI Can Analyze Memes, but Can It Understand Them?

Facebook's Rosetta technology analyzes billions of images that contain text, but memes are more than the sum of their parts.

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'Shadow of the Tomb Raider' Tries to Be Epic, But It's Really Just Mean

In the new 'Tomb Raider', Lara Croft is born to suffer.

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Hurricane Florence Threatens to Spread Hog Poop Over North Carolina

Big pools of pig excrement, a byproduct of the state's many hog farms, sit in the path of Hurricane Florence.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Breaking Down the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR

This week Apple announced three new iPhones and a new Apple Watch. Are these a glimpse of the future, or more of the same?

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Breaking Down the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR

This week Apple announced three new iPhones and a new Apple Watch. Are these a glimpse of the future, or more of the same?

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Google-Funded Study Finds Cash Beats Typical Development Aid

A study in Rwanda finds healthier children in families receiving large cash grants, rather than clean water, livestock, textbooks, or nutritional supplements.

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How Bots Ruined 'Clicktivism'

As platforms struggle to detect and stop foreign interference in the midterm elections, there’s a thorny complication: many of the tactics used by spammers and trolls are also leveraged by real activists.

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Exclusive Video: How Elvis Introduced Paul McCartney to the Remote Control

The former Beatle talks about clickers, click tracks, and more in this exclusive interview.

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Exclusive Video: How Elvis Introduced Paul McCartney to the Remote Control

The former Beatle talks about clickers, click tracks, and more in this exclusive interview.

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A Decade-Old Attack Can Break the Encryption of Most PCs

The computer industry thought cold boot hacks were solved 10 years ago. Researchers have proven that's not the case.

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Give Sandra Oh the Emmy, but 'Killing Eve' Deserved More Nominations

The BBC America show was easily the most revolutionary of 2018—and it deserves more recognition.

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Why Big Tech and the Government Need to Work Together

Opinion: Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter argues for cooperation between tech workers and the DoD

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*Spider-Man* Story: There Are Two Sides to Every Memetic Breakup

Just ask the people who got all excited about the marriage proposal hidden in Insomniac's new PS4 game.

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Hurricane Florence: Evacuating Cities Struggle to Help Those Who Can't Drive

As storms like Hurricane Florence get more serious and the US population ages, a tricky logistical problem will only become more important.

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New NASA Satellite's Lasers Will Track Tiny Changes in Polar Ice

NASA's ICESat-2 will watch over the planet's polar ice to improve forecasts of sea level rise.

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To Solve Flying Cars' Battery Problem, Tie Them to Power Lines

To get around concerns of battery capacity and weight, Karman Electric wants flying cars to draw juice from the ground, like an inverted streetcar system.

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Enter the Age of Borderless Memes

South Korean teens scarfing down massive piles of food for an internet audience of millions have inspired imitators worldwide, including American YouTube celebrities—making the "mukbang" trend an early success story of the global internet.

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An Equator Full of Hurricanes Shows a Preview of End Times

The climate has changed, and our planet is growing less habitable.

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How the Weather Channel Made That Insane Hurricane Florence Storm Surge Animation

A combination of Unreal Engine and a specially outfitted studio brought Hurricane Florence to life.

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Trump's Disregard of Puerto Rico's Death Toll Is Putting Lives at Risk

President Trump's tweet about the death toll in Puerto Rico is worse than a lie. It means we'll never learn from past disasters, repeating devastating mistakes.

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How the Weather Channel Made That Insane Hurricane Florence Storm Surge Animation

A combination of Unreal Engine and a specially outfitted studio brought Hurricane Florence to life.

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How to Use Social Media Responsibly During Hurricane Florence

During a natural disaster, social media is a vital tool for rescuers and victims. Don't get in their way.

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The Best Cheap iPhones You Can Buy (Fall 2018)

Resist the temptation of Apple’s enticing new iPhone Xs and Xr. Your wallet will thank you.

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The Best Cheap iPhones You Can Buy (Fall 2018)

Resist the temptation of Apple’s enticing new iPhone Xs and Xr. Your wallet will thank you.

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Who Gets Their News From Which Social Media Sites?

A Pew study finds that nonwhites rely more on social media for news that whites, and consider it more accurate.

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A Nuclear Plant Braces for Impact With Hurricane Florence

In North Carolina, a nuclear power plant sits right in the hurricane's path, creating a high-stakes test of its post-Fukushima safety measures.

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Apple's Newest iPhones Signal the End of Small Phones

RIP, iPhone SE. The iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr show that it’s all mega phones from now on.

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A New Robotic Fly Dips and Dives Like the Real Thing

Inspired by a fruit fly, this tiny robot insect manages to twist and bank with astonishing speed.

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Apple's Newest iPhones Signal the End of Small Phones

RIP, iPhone SE. The iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr show that it’s all mega phones from now on.

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Emissions Have Already Peaked in 27 Cities—And Keep Falling

At the Global Climate Action Summit, a coalition of cities says it's made big progress in combating climate change.

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Nintendo Labo Review: Which Kit is Best? (Vehicle, Variety, Robot)

We review every Nintendo Labo kit for Switch: the Vehicle Kit, Variety Kit, and Robot Kit. Which should you buy?

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'The Americans' Deserves an Emmy For Its Look Inside Putin's Mind

For five seasons, the spy drama gave American viewers a grasp of Soviet thinking—one that's shockingly relevant today.

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Wild Icelandic Landscapes As You've Never Seen Them

Charlotta Hauksdóttir developed her own visual vocabulary to represent the natural beauty of her native country.

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A Behind the Scenes Look at Rothy's New Sneaker

The company made its name on a line of footwear made of yarn spun from plastic. Today, it adds a new sneaker with a customizable fit to its offerings.

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Nintendo Labo Review: Which Kit is Best? (Vehicle, Variety, Robot)

We review every Nintendo Labo kit for Switch: the Vehicle Kit, Variety Kit, and Robot Kit. Which should you buy?

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A Behind the Scenes Look at Rothy's New Sneaker

The company made its name on a line of footwear made of yarn spun from plastic. Today, it adds a new sneaker with a customizable fit to its offerings.

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Lyft's Bid to Rule the Streets Now Includes Public Transit

Starting with Santa Monica, users can now check transit routes and times in the Lyft app—part of the ride-sharing company's strategy to move beyond cars.

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WIRED25: Welcome to Our Robot Petting Zoo

The four-day WIRED Festival features art, science, and even a pun competition. And smart conversations with technological pioneers too.

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How to Ride a Bike at 168 MPH

Guts, legs of unobtanium, a friend with a drag racer, and a keen sense of aerodynamics are all key to Denise Mueller-Korenek's mission: setting the bike land speed record.

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The New ECG Apple Watch Could Do More Harm Than Good

For folks with atrial fibrillation, Apple’s new wearable could actually be useful. For everyone else, evidence suggests otherwise.

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'The Predator' Is One Huge Letdown

Director Shane Black's reboot is so unfun-dumb that its stupidity feels like a contagion.

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Hurricane Florence: Underwater Drones Help Track the Storm's Path

A new tool called a Slocum glider measures the ocean heat that fuels super-storms like Florence, filling in data gaps to help make forecasting more accurate.

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As Hurricane Florence Looms, Drone Pilots Prepare for Recovery

Forecasts are calling for a brutal storm, so pilots are getting ready to take to the skies—and give the recovery effort a head start.

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Apple's Fall Event: All the New Products

Well, really just phones and a watch—but upgrades and improvements abound.

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Apple's Fall Event: All the New Products

Well, really just phones and a watch—but upgrades and improvements abound.

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FDA Launches Crackdown on Juul, Other E-Cigarettes

The agency cites risks of nicotine, particularly on young brains. “The FDA won’t tolerate a whole generation of young people becoming addicted to nicotine," Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says.

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Apple's Latest iPhones Are Packed With AI Smarts

Apple's new phones may look similar to last year's models, but they come with a powerful new A12 processor inside.

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Trump's New Executive Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems

Trump’s order creates a framework to sanction foreign meddling in elections, but experts say it’s not enough.

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Henry Cavill Flying Away Is an Opportunity for DC to Start Over

Superman's reported step-down is a chance for Warner Bros. to move away from the mega-franchise format.

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Apple iPhone Event 2018: Everything Apple Announced

Meet the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr.

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Apple iPhone Event 2018: Everything Apple Announced

Meet the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr.

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Apple iPhone Xr (2018): Specs, Features, Price

The new 6.1-inch iPhone Xr sacrifices top-end material quality for cost—which seems like more than a fair bargain.

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Apple iPhone Xs and Xs Max: Specs, Price, Release Date

The new iPhones have more advanced chips, better cameras, and improved battery life.

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Apple iPhone Xr (2018): Specs, Features, Price

The new 6.1-inch iPhone Xr sacrifices top-end material quality for cost—which seems like more than a fair bargain.

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Europe's New Copyright Law Could Change the Web Worldwide

Critics say the law, approved by the European Parliament Wednesday, will force site operators to filter content before posting it, diminishing the experience for users.

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Apple iPhone Xs and Xs Max: Specs, Features, Price

The new phones have more advanced chips, better cameras, and improved battery life.

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North Carolina Chose to Ignore Its Dangerous Sea Levels Years Before Hurricane Florence Hit

Six years ago, North Carolina's politicians shot down a report on its rising sea levels. Now it prepares for disaster.

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How Our Biological Clock Could Dictate Medical Treatments

Two new studies bring us closer to finding the optimal time, according to our internal clocks, to pop a pill—or maybe even schedule surgery.

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You Can Drink Champagne in Space—Yes, Really

Champagne maker Mumm is testing a piston-activated bottle on zero-G flights.

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Apple Watch Series 4 (2018): Specs, Price, Release Date

The Apple Watch 4 arrives this month, and it's now solidly a heath device.

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Apple Watch Series 4 (2018): Specs, Price, Release Date

The Apple Watch 4 arrives this month, and it's now solidly a heath device.

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WeWork Is About To Start Selling Software

The coworking company just paid $100 million to buy the enterprise software startup Teem—an important milestone in WeWork's quest to be more than a real estate company.

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Melinda Gates' New Research Shows Alarming Diversity Numbers

Tech companies may espouse diversity, but less than 0.1 percent of their grants focus on women of color. The Reboot Recognition Tech Coalition aims to change that.

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Yes, You Can Boil Water at Room Temperature. Here's How

Everything you ever wanted to know about boiling water, vapor pressure, and cooking at altitude.

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In a Sea of Dark Comedies, 'Barry' Pulled Off an Incredible Balancing Act

A morose and deadly serious stripe of comedy, HBO's series asks: Can a person actually remake himself?

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'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' Is Ryan Murphy’s 'Infinity War'—Here's a Primer

Haven't been keeping up on FX's anthology series but want to tune in for the end of the world? Start here.

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Can Samantha Bee's Comedy Quiz App Gamify Getting out the Vote?

The comedy host's viewers are loyal, but they're not registered to vote—and now she's hoping to change that for the midterms.

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Waze Uses Beacons to Untangle Chicago’s Baffling Streets

To guide drivers through a multi-layered labyrinth where GPS doesn't work, Waze hooked up 500 coordinate-beaming beacons.

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How to Watch Apple’s 2018 Event Live Stream

Fire up Safari or your Apple TV and get ready for Wednesday's big unveiling.

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Apple Event Liveblog: iPhone, Apple Watch, iOS 12, and More

Follow Apple's September 12, 2018 iPhone event in Cupertino with our live news updates.

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How to Watch Apple’s 2018 Event Live Stream

Fire up Safari or your Apple TV and get ready for Wednesday's big unveiling.

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Apple Event Liveblog: iPhone, Apple Watch, iOS 12, and More

Follow Apple's September 12, 2018 iPhone event in Cupertino with our live news updates.

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The Latest Battleground for Chipmakers: Self-Driving Cars

Japan's Renesas is buying Integrated Device Technology to bolster its position in the automotive market.

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Hurricane Florence: How Evacuation Plans Move Millions of People to Safety

After years of planning, officials have just a few days to get their citizens to safety.

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Crispr’s Epic Patent Fight Changed the Course of Biology

The Crispr-Cas9 intellectual property battle forced scientists to innovate quickly, rendering the expensive, drawn-out legal process nearly irrelevant.

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A Law Alone Won't Get California to 100 Percent Green Power

The state's already ambitious efforts to fight climate change may get more juice—but tech and policy will have to play catch-up.

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Meet the Transhumanists Turning Themselves Into Cyborgs

Swiss photographer Matthieu Gafsou traveled the world documenting the transhumanist subculture.

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Watch Moritz Simon Geist's Sonic Robots Play Thumping Techno Music in His Video for 'Entropy'

The German musician builds robots that make sound, then orchestrates them to create unique and funky dance tracks.

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Watch Moritz Simon Geist's Sonic Robots Play Thumping Techno Music in His Video for 'Entropy'

The German musician builds robots that make sound, then orchestrates them to create unique and funky dance tracks.

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We Know Exactly How to Stop Wildfires—With Money

Wildfires would be much less destructive if forests were managed actively, with controlled burns and by culling trees and undergrowth. But someone has to pay for that.

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LA's Teaming up With Other Cities to Get Cheaper EVs

It's leading a group of 30 cities that will work together to get better deals on electric cars.

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Why an Army of Small Companies Is Defending The Sprint/T-Mobile Merger

Mobile Virtual Network Operators, which serve largely low-income users, have little to gain from the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. They're advocating for it because of a secret agenda: fear of the new telecom overlords.

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What is Virtual Reality (VR)? The Complete WIRED Guide

Everything you ever wanted to know about headsets, Oculus, Magic Leap, and simulator sickness.

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Mercedes' Urbanetic Concept Is a Shape-Shifting Future Van

It's a cargo van! It's a passenger van! It's the Vision Urbanetic, and it's part of Mercedes' bid for the future of transportation.

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The Psychology of Flipd, the Digital Detox App

Flipd is designed to build awareness of all the ways you subconsciously waste time on your phone.

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iOS 12 Tips and Tricks, and What to Expect When You Upgrade

Your iPhone's software is about to get a refresh. Here are the most important new features to learn about now.

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iOS 12 Tips and Tricks, and What to Expect When You Upgrade

Your iPhone's software is about to get a refresh. Here are the most important new features to learn about now.

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How Hackers Slipped by British Airways' Data Defenses

Security researchers have detailed how a criminal hacking gang used just 22 lines of code to steal credit card info from hundreds of thousands of British Airways customers.

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Hackers Can Steal a Tesla Model S in Seconds by Cloning Its Key Fob

Weak encryption in the cars' key fobs allows all-too-easy theft, but you can set a PIN code on your Tesla to protect it.

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Star Wars News: 'Episode IX' Just Recruited a Doctor

Not, like, a medical doctor, though. The time-traveling kind.

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What to Expect from Apple's iPhone Event on Wednesday, September 12

New iPhones are on their way, and probably a new Watch too.

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Emmy Endorsement: In Praise of “Barbershop,” the Other Genius 'Atlanta' Episode

The shaggy-dog tale is so stylistically at odds with fellow nominee “Teddy Perkins” that it proves just how elastic this show can be.

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HP's New 3-D Printers Build Items Not of Plastic but of Steel

For now, the company's new Metal Jet printers make key fobs and other doodads. But one day they could create car parts.

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New Space Robots Will Fix Satellites, or Maybe Destroy Them

Upcoming "service" satellites will be like doctors for older, ailing satellites. Should they take the Hippocratic oath?

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What to Expect from Apple's iPhone Event on Wednesday, September 12

New iPhones are on their way, and probably a new Watch too.

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Facial Recognition Tech Is Ready for Its Post-Phone Future

Apple’s Face ID turned facial recognition into the iPhone’s hottest feature. A year later, the technology is ready to break through to new applications.

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Facial Recognition Tech Is Ready for Its Post-Phone Future

Apple’s Face ID turned facial recognition into the iPhone’s hottest feature. A year later, the technology is ready to break through to new applications.

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This One-Armed Robot Is Super Manipulative (in a Good Way)

Researchers have taught a robot to fish for boots, like in the cartoons. That could be big news for robots still struggling to get a grip on our complicated world.

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This Week in the Future of Cars: What Happened at Tesla, Uber, and Chevy this week

Elon Musk is smoking something, doppler lidar helps cars see better, and the Diplomatic Security Service braves Ebola

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White House Secrets Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

Last week the internet was preoccupied with sleuthing who was telling White House secrets.

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Coravin Model Eleven Review: The Best Way to Keep Wine Fresh Gets an Upgrade

Pour as much or as little wine as you like without spoiling the rest of the bottle, and pay handsomely for the privilege.

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Coravin Model Eleven Review: The Best Way to Keep Wine Fresh Gets an Upgrade

Pour as much or as little wine as you like without spoiling the rest of the bottle, and pay handsomely for the privilege.

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Meet The Four-Dimensional Numbers That Led to Modern Algebra

Strange, long-forgotten numbers called quaternions are undergoing a revival in computer graphics, math, and physics.

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Uuni Pro Oven Review: Flatbreads and Pizza, Done Quick

The stainless steel Ooni Pro can bake pizzas, or whatever else your heart desires.

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I Am a Data Scientist and a Mom. But Facebook Made Me Choose.

Why Facebook needs to do better by families.

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Everything You Should Do Before You Lose Your Phone

Misplacing your smartphone—or worse, having it stolen—is awful. But you can at least minimize the damage with a few easy steps.

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Uuni Pro Oven Review: Flatbreads and Pizza, Done Quick

The stainless steel Ooni Pro can bake pizzas, or whatever else your heart desires.

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The 19th Century Argument for a 21st Century Space Force

In an orbital world, nations must protect their satellites the way they once guarded sea lanes.

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Facial Recognition, a British Airways Hack, and More Security News This Week

A British Airways breach, a fake Army site, and more of the week's top security news.

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Why Science Fiction Is the Most Important Genre

Historian Yuval Noah Harari believes sci-fi has the power to shape public opinion.

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Space Photos of the Week: Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon

Secrets of massive six-sided cloud structure stump scientists.

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The 'Liquidators' Who Risked It All to Clean Up Chernobyl

Photographer Tom Skipp pays tribute to the 600,000 men and women tasked with the job.

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Wisconsin's Floods Are Catastrophic—and Only Getting Worse

Record rainfall and flooding have been "absolutely unbelievable to witness," says a local climate scientist.

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15 Best Tech & Gaming Deals: Switch, Fire HD, Roomba, PS4 DualShock

From Amazon’s newest tablet to an affordable Nokia phone, these are the deals worth clicking.

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15 Best Tech & Gaming Deals: Switch, Fire HD, Roomba, PS4 DualShock

From Amazon’s newest tablet to an affordable Nokia phone, these are the deals worth clicking.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Can Facebook and Twitter Be ‘Fixed?’

Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg were grilled by the Senate this week. Google was a no-show. And Alex Jones got the boot.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Can Facebook and Twitter Be ‘Fixed?’

Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg were grilled by the Senate this week. Google was a no-show. And Alex Jones got the boot.

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Elon Musk’s Weed-Toking Goodwill Tour Isn't Enough to Save Tesla

As more high-level executives leave, investors aren't calmed by Musk's attempt to return to his far-out thinking self on Joe Rogan's podcast.

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Fake Beto O'Rourke Texts Expose New Playground for Trolls

Someone hijacked a volunteer tool to make it look like Beto O'Rourke encouraged voter fraud—and that could just be the beginning.

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How 'Searching' Nails Our Online Anxieties

John Cho's new movie gets at the heart of the everyday unease of being online in 2018.

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AI Can Recognize Images, But Text Has Been Tricky—Until Now

New approaches foster hope that computers can comprehend paragraphs, classify email as spam, or generate a satisfying end to a short story.

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The Hidden Link Between Farm Antibiotics and Human Illness

For decades researchers sought evidence that antibiotics fed to farm animals transferred super bacteria to humans. Now a single study has provided a much needed smoking gun.

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Brazil's National Museum Fire Proves Cultural Memory Needs a Backup

The devastating fire at the National Museum of Brazil shows the importance of digitizing the world's knowledge.

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Henry Cavill Joins Netflix's 'The Witcher' and the Rest of the Week in Games

Netflix's adaptation of the popular saga will star Henry Cavill as Geralt—no word yet on that mustache, though.

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HP Spectre x360 (2018) Review: A Portable, Versatile Laptop

HP has updated its successful Spectre x360 laptop to keep with the times. If you're using an older machine, this model is a solid step up.

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HP Spectre x360 (2018) Review: A Portable, Versatile Laptop

HP has updated its successful Spectre x360 laptop to keep with the times. If you're using an older machine, this model is a solid step up.

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13 Best Bluetooth Speakers of 2018 (Portable, Waterproof, Good Battery Life)

WIRED's favorite portable Bluetooth speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boombox.

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23andMe Cuts Off the DNA App Ecosystem It Created

Fearing pseudoscience and privacy breaches, 23andMe is shutting down access to the third-party diet, fitness and other apps that relied on its data.

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13 Best Bluetooth Speakers of 2018 (Portable, Waterproof, Good Battery Life)

WIRED's favorite portable Bluetooth speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boombox.

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Popular Mac App Adware Doctor Actually Acts Like Spyware

Adware Doctor has long been one of the top-selling apps in the Mac App Store. But researchers say it harvested browsing data, and sent it to China.

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Ocean Cleanup's Plastic Catcher Heads to Sea. But Scientists Are Skeptical

Ocean Cleanup has raised $40 million to deploy a massive device to capture plastic pollution. But many scientists don’t think the plan holds water.

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Ousting Elon Musk From Tesla Will Take More Than Lawsuits and Twitter Fights

Wild tweets, an inquisitive SEC, fights with reporters—none of it's anywhere close to ending Musk's control of the electric automaker.

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The Truth About Amazon, Food Stamps, and Tax Breaks

Bernie Sanders wants companies like Amazon to pay when their employees rely on public benefits, but the retail giant benefits even more from economic incentives offered by local politicians.

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Twitter Finally Bans Alex Jones—Over a Publicity Stunt

After years of abuse and spreading conspiracy theories, Alex Jones finally went too far for Twitter with a relatively tame rant.

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How That Magical Jack Dorsey-Alex Jones Photo Happened

M. Scott Mahaskey captured the scene in an unscripted back-door moment after the Twitter-Facebook Senate hearings.

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DoJ Charges North Korean Hacker for Sony, WannaCry, and More

The Department of Justice has taken its first legal action against North Korea's cybercrimes, in a massive complaint made public Thursday.

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How a Master Domino Artist Builds 15,000-Piece Creations

Lily Hevesh sets ’em up to knock ’em down—in breathtakingly complicated arrangements.

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The Educational Tyranny of the Neurotypicals

The current school system is too rigid, and it’s designed for a different world anyway.

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Native Instruments Trakor Pro 3, Kontrol S2, and Kontrol S4: Specs, Price, Release Date

Native Instruments refreshes its entire line of music creation and performance tools. But the really fun stuff is in the flagship DJ controller.

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Native Instruments Trakor Pro 3, Kontrol S2, and Kontrol S4: Specs, Price, Release Date

Native Instruments refreshes its entire line of music creation and performance tools. But the really fun stuff is in the flagship DJ controller.

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Inside the All-Female Trek to the North Pole

A dozen women brave polar bears and frostbite to walk, ski, and trudge to the top of the world. It’s a bonding exercise, yes, but also a unique chance to study the female body in extremis.

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Bay Area 2070: 3 Dire Visions, 1 Potentially Great Future

A new report outlines how social and economic policies could shape the future of the wealthy and unequal region.

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Fall Is Here! Time to Learn the Physics of... Falling

Stuff is constantly falling—off tables, out of bags, from the sky. Let's explore the science of all things tumbling downward.

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This Hyper-Real Robot Will Cry and Bleed on Med Students

A new robot named Hal is sending medical training straight into the uncanny valley.

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Chevy's Colorado ZR2 Bison Is the Pickup Truck for Armageddon

The latest performance variant of the truck is clad in Boron steel, rides 31-inch tires, and will take you down any road. Or lack thereof.

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One Year In, Uber's CEO Has Bigger Problems Than Travis

Dara Khosrowshahi has helped fix Uber’s image, but now he must make the company competitive in a crowded market.

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Startups Flock to Turn Young Blood Into an Elixir of Youth

A new startup, Elevian, is joining a host of other companies trying to disrupt death.

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At $1 Trillion, Amazon Should Fear Regulators More Than Rivals

Amazon accounts for a smaller share of retail sales than you might think, so it has plenty of room to grow---unless governments rise up.

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Nike, Colin Kaepernick, and the Changing Role of the Athlete

Outspoken athletes have long been central to Nike’s corporate DNA, but the company is making clear that what happens off the field is more important than stats.

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How to Create a YouTube Channel and Make Money (2018)

We asked Markiplier, Liza Koshy, Hannah Hart, and Rhett and Link how they make their dough. Here's what they said.

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Facebook and Twitter's Biggest Problems Follow Them to Congress

As Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg testified before Congress, some of Twitter and Facebook's most notorious trolls and misinformation artists watched on.

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Kremlin's Kids: Giant Family Portraits With Vladimir Putin

Every year, Russia's president presents the Order of Parental Glory to parents who raise seven or more children. The photos are ... something to behold.

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How Trump Could Trigger Armageddon With a Tweet

Times have changed. The president is being held in check by terrified aides who are trying to keep his worst impulses in check. But disaster may only be a tweet away. Here's how it could happen.

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Eyeing the Future, Snap Debuts Two New Styles of Spectacles

Snap Spectacles Veronica and Niro: Price, Specs, Release Date

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Whistle 3 Pet Tracker Review: Basic but Good

Do you need a fitness tracker? Your pooch might, too.

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Now 25, DC Vertigo Relaunches With a New—and Old—Mission

The staggered launch of seven new monthly titles begins today, seeking to take the legendary comics imprint in vital new directions.

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Eyeing the Future, Snap Debuts Two New Styles of Spectacles

Snap Spectacles Veronica and Niro: Price, Specs, Release Date

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Whistle 3 Pet Tracker Review: Basic but Good

Do you need a fitness tracker? Your pooch might, too.

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Parrot Anafi 4K HDR Drone Review: Can't Catch the Competition

The Parrot Anafi has some cool camera tricks, but the lack of key features like obstacle avoidance and clear 4K video keep it from flying high.

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'Marvel's Spider-Man': The New Game Loses Its Web-Swinging Joy in an Overstuffed City

The new PlayStation 4 title is eminently fun, but only pushes its spidey senses so far.

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Parrot Anafi 4K HDR Drone Review: Can't Catch the Competition

The Parrot Anafi has some cool camera tricks, but the lack of key features like obstacle avoidance and clear 4K video keep it from flying high.

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America’s Spaceport Boom Is Outpacing the Need to Go to Space

Cities are building spaceports to try to attract aerospace companies, even if no one's launching much these days.

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Blackmore's Lidar Solves Self-Driving Cars’ Need for Speed

The startup's doppler lidar laser scanner detects not just where things are, but how fast they're moving—a potentially key feature for globe-trotting robo-cars.

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This Hearing Aid Can Translate For You—and Track Steps, Too

Starkey Hearing Technologies is deploying artificial intelligence and advanced sensors to upend the hearing-aid business.

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Kelly Slater's Artificial Surf Pool Is Really Making Waves at the World Surf League Competition

Kelly Slater has joined forces with wave science geeks to create an artificial wave in the middle of the California desert. Will it revolutionize the sport or destroy the soul of surfing? Yes.

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Cabin's Bump-Canceling Bunk Beds Promise Super Smooth Bus Rides

To make long-distance, overnight bus rides more palatable, the company developed an active suspension for the beds in its vehicles.

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Scientists Turn A Frog Egg Into A Battery

Medical microbots might power themselves off our own cells, if this research pans out.

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How to Watch Twitter and Facebook Testify Before Congress Wednesday

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will field questions about foreign interference, perceived bias, and more.

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Jon Kyl Will Take McCain's Senate Seat

The governor of Arizona announced Tuesday that Jon Kyl will replace the Senate seat vacated by the late John McCain. He may now further push to regulate tech giants like Facebook.

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Mercedes Challenges Tesla With the All-Electric EQC SUV

The battery-powered EQC makes yet more competition for Elon Musk's luxury market dominance.

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How Chrome Spent a Decade Making the Web More Secure

Ten years after Chrome debuted, a look back at how the browser redefined security online.

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Google Wants to Kill the URL

"Whatever we propose is going to be controversial. But it’s important we do something, because everyone is unsatisfied by URLs. They kind of suck."

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How Self-Driving Supergroup Aurora Is Making Self-Driving Cars

One of the most respected—and quietest—teams in the race for autonomy reveals its approach to a problem that's much harder than everybody hoped.

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Senator Mark Warner Is Not Happy With Google

The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee talks about the search giant's glaring absence at this week's committee hearings, and the White House's #stopthebias campaign.

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I Invented Autocorrect. Sorry About That; You're Welcome

Opinion: A longtime Apple designer explains why it’s so hard to make phones predict what you’re thinking when you type.

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I Invented Autocorrect. Sorry About That; You're Welcome

Opinion: A longtime Apple designer explains why it’s so hard to make phones predict what you’re thinking when you type.

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From 'Maniac' to 'The First,' the 15 New Fall TV Shows We're Most Excited About

From Netflix mind-benders to Hulu space dramas, the fall is looking good for new TV.

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A Clever and Simple Robot Hand

Researchers have developed a simple, yet capable hand that promises to help robots get a grip at a fraction of the price.

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Silicon Valley Wants to Use Algorithms for Debt Collection

Startups hope to disrupt the robocalls and boiler rooms by harnessing data to make collection both gentler and more efficient.

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2 Streaming Amps for Audiophiles: Naim Uniti, Bluesound

Streaming music doesn’t have to mean compromised sound. Here are two picks to help you find cloud-connected aural ecstasy.

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2 Streaming Amps for Audiophiles: Naim Uniti, Bluesound

Streaming music doesn’t have to mean compromised sound. Here are two picks to help you find cloud-connected aural ecstasy.

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Samsung Q8FN 4K Review: A Pretty But Pricey 4K Television

This bright, beautiful TV makes Marvel movies pop, but standard-def sitcoms suffer.

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Samsung Q8FN 4K Review: A Pretty But Pricey 4K Television

This bright, beautiful TV makes Marvel movies pop, but standard-def sitcoms suffer.

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From Nicki Minaj to Blood Orange, the Best Albums of the Summer Were Exercises in Reinvention

The strongest projects rattled with discovery, whether excavations of personal triumph or exorcisms of public trauma.

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IPUs? These New Chips Are Minted For Marketing

Intelligence processing units—computer chips optimized for AI—signal a shift in finding speed through specialization.

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Geology Is Like Augmented Reality for the Planet

Rock slabs may seem boring, but a geologic lens can immerse you in Earth's deep past and future.

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5 Home-Studio Must-Haves: Technics, DJTechTools, Genelec, Apogee, Roli

Engineer your tracks for total dance floor domination with everything from a workhorse turntable to a MIDI controller that doubles as a light show.

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5 Home-Studio Must-Haves: Technics, DJTechTools, Genelec, Apogee, Roli

Engineer your tracks for total dance floor domination with everything from a workhorse turntable to a MIDI controller that doubles as a light show.

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12 Best Android Phones of 2018 (New, Unlocked, and Cheap)

Wonder what the absolute best Android phone is right now? Look no further.

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Fleeing White House Lawyers Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

Someone needs to stop oiling that revolving door in the White House—and the rest of the news you missed this week.

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12 Best Android Phones of 2018 (New, Unlocked, and Cheap)

Wonder what the absolute best Android phone is right now? Look no further.

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Uber, Tesla, Electric Scooters, and More Folks Who Made Car News This Week

Plus, a startup hoping to hasten the arrival of self-driving, flying cars.

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To Heal Wounds, Cells Time-Travel Back to a Fetal State

Cells can reprogram themselves after an injury much more radically than people thought, reverting to a stem cell-like state.

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The Ecologist on a Mission to Count New York's Whales

Arthur Kopelman conducts whale-watching cruises to collect data—while also educating the curious public.

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20+ Awesome Labor Day Sales (2018) on TVs, Laptops, Switch, Roomba, and More

Labor Day sales on our favorite TVs, laptops, Nintendo Switch, Google Home, Echo, and more

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Hackers Hit Comic Site The Oatmeal, and It Wasn't Funny

This week, a comics site goes offline, more security clearance intrigue, lucrative email spying, and more.

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20+ Awesome Labor Day Sales (2018) on TVs, Laptops, Switch, Roomba, and More

Labor Day sales on our favorite TVs, laptops, Nintendo Switch, Google Home, Echo, and more

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'Disenchantment' May Not Enchant Hardcore Fantasy Fans

While 'Futurama' demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of sci-fi, Matt Groening's new project doesn't evince much familiarity with fantasy tropes.

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Space Photos of the Week: Inside the Nebulae Where Stars Are Born

Far-off clouds of gas and dust are the eye-popping birthplaces of new stars.

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The Best Women's Health Apps: Fitbit, Apple Health, and More

Track your menstrual cycle, predict ovulation, and sync your reproductive health with other fitness trackers.

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The Diplomatic Couriers Who Deliver America's Secret Mail

The little-known Diplomatic Courier Service works like your interoffice mail system, but on a planetary scale, with complex protocols to ensure the safe transport of sensitive material by land, air, and sea.

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Quick Cash for Your House? Yes, There Are Apps for That

Sell a home within three days, no open houses, no staging, no haggling with prospective buyers.

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The Best Women's Health Apps: Fitbit, Apple Health, and More

Track your menstrual cycle, predict ovulation, and sync your reproductive health with other fitness trackers.

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