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CES 2021 Highlights: 79 Gadgets and Glimpses Into the Future
The consumer electronics show was virtual this year, and the WIRED Gear crew watched all the...
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Can an AI Predict the Language of Viral Mutation?
Computational biologists used an algorithm meant to model human language to instead predict how viruses could...
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Samsung Has New Galaxy Phones (and New Earbuds Too)
A trio of new Android phones—the S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra—are joined by new Bluetooth earbuds...
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How Old-School Text Adventures Inspired Our Virtual Spaces
MMORPGs and even social media can trace their roots to games that used simple text commands...
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The DC Riot Is the Sandy Hook of the Disinformation Crisis
After the 2012 mass shooting, many asked: If this doesn’t lead to change, can we ever...
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Crime Rates Dropped in 2020—Just as They Did in 1918
An economist looks at public safety during the Covid lockdowns and also at the time of...
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An Algorithm Is Helping a Community Detect Lead Pipes
The model had shown promise in Flint before officials rebelled. Now Toledo is using it, while...
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The Next Gen Console Games You Should Actually Care About
The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 have some great games coming this year—assuming schedules hold....
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The 15 Best Devices From CES That You Can Buy Now
Much of the trade show’s flashy tech will never hit store shelves, but here are a...
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The Local Politics of Airbnb’s Ban on DC Rentals
Residents and city officials traumatized by last week’s unrest fear a repeat for Biden’s inauguration.
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These Adorable Fish Robots Form Schools Like the Real Thing
Meet Bluebot, a friendly swimming robot with big camera eyes. Put a few in a tank...
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The Future of Phone Design: Flexible Screens That Roll Up
At CES 2021, two companies showed off concepts for a rollable phone. This year, expect this...
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How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's Encryption
New research has dug into the openings iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the...
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CES Day 3: Health Tech, Cool Cars, and the Future of School
The consumer tech show is virtual this year, and the WIRED Gear crew is watching all...
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Scientists Have Sequenced Dire Wolf DNA. Thanks, Science!
The creatures made famous by Game of Thrones went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now geneticists...
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How a Decade-Old Game Helped Me Cope with Seasonal Depression
During a bleary fall and winter, the open world of Skyrim gave me the motivation and...
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The Case for Cannibalism, or: How to Survive the Donner Party
Don’t be a young, healthy, single man. That’s our first piece of advice.
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How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off
The premise is convenient. But the e-commerce giant's privacy track record isn't exactly inspiring.