Fisker Suspends Its EV Production: After the difficult launch of its Ocean SUV, Fisker says it’s pausing production for six weeks.
wired.com/story/fisker-suspends-electric-vehicle-production/
US lawmakers are contemplating a ban on TikTok. One reader sides with the ban, but not everyone thinks getting rid of TikTok will protect Americans from ... Show more
8 Best TV Streaming Devices for 4K, HD (2024): Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV: Should you get a Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, or Google TV? We've tested ...
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Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Addresses a Far-Right Boogeyman: For years, government agencies have flagged misinformation and harmful content to platforms ...
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Quick Glance: Supreme Court Examines Government's Role in Online Disinformation
- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the role of the First Amendment in the internet age.
- A significant case testing the implications of the First Amendment in the digital era will be presented in the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Government officials present similar arguments regarding the interactions between the FBI, other agencies, and social media platforms.
- Following the conclusion of the social media case, the court will address a separate matter concerning government influence and the First Amendment.
9 Best Baby Monitors (2024): Wi-Fi, Radio (No Internet), and More: We tested Wi-Fi, radio (no internet), audio, and app-based monitors to help you keep an eye on ...
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Reddit IPO Filings Reveal the Company’s Hopes—and Fears: WIRED reviewed edits made by Reddit to its IPO filings over the years ahead of its stock market debut ...
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Jabra's Smallest Hearing Aids Are Some of the Best We've Tested: These hearing aids are relatively pricey, but their performance, battery life ...
wired.com/review/jabra-enhance-select-300-hearing-aids/
The Orange Box Is a Perfect Speaker for Stoner Metal: This cool speaker looks like a guitar amp, but you’ll pay a premium for the style.
wired.com/review/orange-box/
Bonavita's One-Touch Coffee Maker Is Small, Simple, and Excellent: This simple, unassuming coffee brewer hides a lot of functionality under the hood.
wired.com/review/bonavita-5-cup-one-touch-thermal-carafe/
‘Photographer’ Isn’t About Photography at All: National Geographic’s new show, “Photographer,” doesn’t bother itself with analyzing images ...
wired.com/story/national-geographic-photographer-docuseries/
Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good?: Those sounds you hear when you’re alone in a Huddle aren’t canned. They’re uncanny.
wired.com/story/slack-huddle-hold-music-secret-history/
How to Live Forever: A Nobel Prize–winning biologist explores the science and charlatans of life-extension.
wired.com/story/why-we-die-venki-ramakrishnan/
EVs With Built-In Camera Drones Have Already Landed in China: Still the stuff of concepts and flights of fancy in the West, automakers on the other side of the ...
wired.com/story/evs-with-built-in-camera-drones-have-already-landed-in-china/
What Is Google One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services: If you use Google’s apps, it’s worth looking at this all-inclusive service ...
wired.com/story/what-is-google-one/
Never-Repeating Patterns of Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information: Two researchers have proved that Penrose tilings, famous patterns that never repeat ...
wired.com/story/never-repeating-patterns-of-tiles-can-safeguard-quantum-information/
Soundpeats' Air4 Pro Earbuds Have Premium Features for Less: These wireless buds have quality sound and plenty of extras for under $100
wired.com/review/soundpeats-air4-pro/
Best AirPods (2024): Which Apple Headphones Should You Buy?: Should you go AirPods Pro or AirPods Max? Apple sells several headphones—even Beats—so we break it ...
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11 Best Organic Mattresses, Toppers, Bedding (2024): Nontoxic and Natural: These natural, organic mattresses are an eco-friendly alternative to conventional ...
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The FCC Now Says Broadband Speed Should Be at Least 100 Mbps: The old broadband standard of 25 Mbps wasn’t cutting it anymore.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/fcc-scraps-old-speed-benchmark-says-broadband-should-be-at-least-100mbps/
Quick Glance: Historic Increase in Broadband Speed by FCC
- The FCC recently decided to significantly raise the minimum threshold for fixed high-speed broadband speed. The download benchmark is being increased from 25 megabits per second (Mbps) to 100Mbps, representing a massive 300% increase that is urgently needed in today's hyper-connected landscape.
- Similarly, the minimum upload speed is seeing a substantial boost. The FCC agreed to raise it from 3Mbps to 20Mbps, which marks a significant 567% increase. The new minimum upload speed for broadband is now just under 5Mbps lower than the previous download metric.
- The updated speed metrics are based on standards currently used in multiple federal and state programs, as well as consumer patterns and the actual offerings marketed by internet service providers.
- According to the latest broadband audit, 24 million Americans do not have access to fixed terrestrial broadband connections (excluding satellite), including 28% in rural areas and 23% of people living in tribal areas. Additionally, 45 million Americans do not have access to both 100/20 Mbps fixed services and 35/3 Mbps mobile 5G-NR services.
Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive: Plus: The operator of a dark-web cryptocurrency “mixing” service is found guilty ...
wired.com/story/automakers-sharing-driver-data-security-roundup/
The Amazfit Balance Has a Wonky Heart In a Pretty Shell: It’s much better than previous ones I’ve tried, but great-looking hardware does not make up for ...
wired.com/review/amazfit-balance/
9 Best Meal Kit Delivery Services (2024): Blue Apron, Dinnerly, and More: From Blue Apron to Dinnerly, I've spent a couple of years cooking with boxed ...
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Walmart Is Selling the Apple MacBook Air With M1 for Just $699: Plus: Reddit gives advertisers tools to make them look like regular users, the FTC wants you to ...
wired.com/story/walmart-apple-macbook-air-with-m1-deal/
20 Best Deals: Air Purifiers, Vacuums, and Bluetooth Speakers: We found discounts on our favorite at-home essentials to help make spring cleaning a lot easier.
wired.com/story/weekend-deals-march-16-2024/
Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones: Research shows the soaring costs hint at widespread, unpriced risk as the global climate ...
wired.com/story/insurance-rates-soaring-us-homeowners-climate-danger-zones-florida-louisiana-california-hurricane-flood/
The Global Danger of Boring Buildings: Unloved buildings turn to ruin, leading to a deluge of construction waste worldwide. Designer Thomas Heatherwick tells ...
wired.com/story/thomas-heatherwick-q-and-a-wired-health/
Don’t Let the Boeing Headlines Fool You. Air Travel Is Really Very Safe: Despite a flood of bad news about mechanical mishaps on commercial airliners ...
wired.com/story/dont-let-the-boeing-headlines-fool-you-air-travel-is-really-very-safe/
The 58 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now: From "Taylor Swift: The Era's Tour (Taylor's Version)" to the original "The Marvels," here's what you need to watch on ...
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The 47 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now: From "Girls5Eva" to "Avatar: The Last Airbender," these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge on Netflix ...
wired.com/story/netflix-best-shows-this-week/
How to Set Medication Reminders on Your Phone (2024): Best Apps, iPhone, Android, Samsung
wired.com/story/how-to-set-medication-reminders-on-phones/
New Far-Right Conspiracy Claims Boeing's Accidents Are Intentional: Following a series of incidents involving the company's plane, some conspiracists are ...
wired.com/story/boeing-accidents-far-right-dei-conspiracy/
Quick Glance: Boeing Whistleblower’s Legal Battle Could Continue Posthumously, Lawyer Asserts
- A whistleblower and former Boeing inspector who passed away before his case concluded could have his matter heard posthumously, as per a legal expert.
- Barnett's death should not halt the claim, as his estate could step in as the complainant, stated whistleblower attorney Stephen Kohn.
- Boeing denied retaliating against Barnett but failed to dismiss the plaintiff's case.
- Barnett's attorneys urged local police to continue investigating despite the coroner's initial ruling.
6 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks (2024): Budget, Smart Apps, and Sleep Sounds: If you can't wake up naturally to a genuine sunrise and drift to sleep along with a ...
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No One Knows What TikTok Is: This week, US lawmakers began a new push to ban TikTok. At the heart of it is a lot of confusion about what the app is and what it ...
wired.com/story/no-one-knows-what-tiktok-is/
Quick Glance: TikTok Ban: Impact Beyond Gen Z Users
- A potential ban on TikTok would have far-reaching effects, given the diverse and evolving user base.
- TikTok users are politically polarized, with a predominant younger audience. Their views differ from the average American.
- The platform has a rapidly growing user base that is undergoing demographic changes, especially with an increase in users aged 30-49.
- The use of TikTok as a primary source of news and information influences user opinions, leading to political polarization, particularly among younger users.
Over the past week, Boeing airplanes have been involved in numerous incidents. As a result, right-wing influencers and far–right extremists are claiming that ...
7 Best External Hard Drives (2024): SSDs, Hard Drives, Rugged: Need an ultrafast drive for backing up data or video editing, or a rugged option to back up your ...
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When summer temperatures rise to uncomfortable levels, cities take a bigger beating than the rest of the landscape. This urban heat effect is brutal in big ...
Y Combinator's Chief Startup Whisperer Is Demoting Himself: As the influential startup incubator downsizes—and navigates political pushback—managing director ...
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Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial: Should it pan out, the pill would be a new weapon against Lyme disease.
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Quick Glance: New Tick-Killing Pill: Hope Against Lyme Disease
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is developing a pill for humans that paralyzes and kills ticks to protect against Lyme disease.
- The pill has shown promising results in a small trial, killing ticks within 24 hours of drug intake and lasting effects for up to 30 days.
- The development of this pill could not only protect against Lyme disease but also other tick-borne diseases like babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
- While the efficacy of the pill in preventing Lyme disease is yet to be proven, cautious optimism surrounds its potential as a preventive measure for individuals in tick-infested areas.
Best iPad to Buy (and Some to Avoid) in 2024: Apple’s tablet lineup is more confusing than ever. We're here to help you find the right slate for your needs ...
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A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon: The Earth is in short supply of helium-3. The lunar surface may hold the answer.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/mining-helium-3-on-the-moon-has-been-talked-about-forever-now-a-company-will-try/
It's time to nerd out over #PiDay ! This image is a visualization of the first 1,000 digits of Pi, shown as links between successive digits ...
The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge: Kongjian Yu pioneered China’s “sponge city” concept—less concrete and more green spaces to ...
wired.com/story/the-designer-whos-trying-to-transform-your-city-into-a-sponge/
States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat: Around 46 million Americans live in states that have introduced bills to ban cultivated meat ...
wired.com/story/cultivated-meat-florida-ban/
15 Best Soundbars for Every Budget (2024): Vizio, Sonos, Samsung, Yamaha, Sony: The WIRED Gear team has spent hours, weeks, and months listening to and testing ...
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11 Best Pillows (2024): For Side Sleepers, Orthopedic, Travel : Whether you snooze on your side, back, or in a tangle of limbs and blankets ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Targets a Generation of Politically Disaffected, Extremely Online Men
wired.com/story/robert-f-kennedy-jr-aaron-rodgers-male-vote/
Quick Glance: Affair Rumors Surrounding Prince William and Kate Middleton
- Kate and William's friends were baffled by the absence of the wedding ring in a photoshopped picture, raising concerns about their marriage.
- Stephen Colbert's comments on alleged affairs involving Prince William spark controversy.
- Rumors of an affair between William and Rose Hanbury resurface.
- Speculations on Kate and William's marriage, especially after a mysterious photo without a wedding ring, add strain to the royal couple.
Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Declares: A surprise ruling at the end of a six-week trial in the UK High Court ends Craig Wright's ...
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Quick Glance: Judge Rules Craig Wright Did Not Create Bitcoin
- A UK court determined that Craig Wright is not the creator of Bitcoin.
- Wright, who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, was sued by COPA.
- The judge revoked a preliminary decision halting Wright's lawsuits.
- COPA is calling for an investigation into Wright's alleged forgeries.
Solo Stove's Excellent Pizza Oven Is on Sale for Pi Day: It's Pi Day! To celebrate, Solo Stove's pizza ovens and smokeless firepits are $50 off.
wired.com/story/solo-stove-pi-day-deals-2024/
Forget Chatbots. AI Agents Are the Future: Startups and tech giants are trying to move from chatbots that offer help via text, to AI agents that can get stuff ...
wired.com/story/fast-forward-forget-chatbots-ai-agents-are-the-future/
How a TikTok Ban Would Play Out: This week, we discuss the push by US lawmakers to ban the social video platform, and we debate the consequences of a TikTok ban ...
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The Small Company at the Center of 'Gamergate 2.0': Montreal-based Sweet Baby Inc. employs just 16 people. They now find themselves the targets of gaming's ...
wired.com/story/sweet-baby-video-games-harassment-gamergate/
Your Next Pair of Walmart Pants Could Be 3D Woven: San Francisco startup Unspun is the new face of the movement to cut down on emissions and waste in fashion ...
wired.com/story/walmart-unspun-3d-woven-work-pants/
Can Reddit—the Internet’s Greatest Authenticity Machine—Survive Its Own IPO?: When thousands of subreddits went dark in protest, it exposed the tension at the ...
wired.com/story/inside-reddit-protest-ipo/
Regulators Need AI Expertise. They Can't Afford It: The European AI Office and the UK government are trying to hire experts to study and regulate the AI boom—but ...
wired.com/story/regulators-need-ai-expertise-cant-afford-it/
11 Best Weighted Blankets (2024): Cooling, Throws, and Eye Masks: These accessories might not cure your anxiety or insomnia, but they can feel like a hug when ...
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That huge solar array you see flying over Nevada is even more amazing from the ground.
The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Facility is 1 ... Show more
34 Best Sleep Week Deals: Mattresses, Sheets, and Sleep Accessories: Welcome to Sleep Week! If you're not getting enough shut-eye, some of our favorite sleep ...
wired.com/story/sleep-week-deals-march-2024/
Keurig’s K-Rounds Are Compostable Coffee Pods but They Only Work With Its New Alta Coffee Machine
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The Kate Middleton Photo’s Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes: Blurry hair, meandering zippers—we asked WIRED’s design department to explain the editing errors in ...
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Quick Glance: Kate Middleton's Impact Beyond Herself
- The debate around Kate Middleton raises important questions beyond regular royal concerns.
- The supposed rivalry narrative between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle is perpetuated by the press and admirers of the Princess.
- The British monarchy serves as entertainment and distraction, akin to imperial Rome.
- The story of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle is used to fuel fear and prejudice.
Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health, Wherever You Are: Rising temperatures are a threat regardless of where you live on the planet—they’re just dangerous in ...
wired.com/story/climate-crisis-is-a-health-risk-everywhere-wired-health-lancet-countdown/
15 Best Electric Bikes (2024): Affordable, Cargo, Folding, Commuter: We’ve tested ebikes for commuting, hauling cargo, mountain biking, and handling gravel—and ...
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The ‘Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency: Every US president has the ability to invoke “emergency powers” that could give an authoritarian leader ...
wired.com/story/donald-trump-emergency-powers/
How Rivian Is Pulling Off Its $45,000 Electric SUV: WIRED talks to CEO RJ Scaringe about how the automaker’s engineering team learned to say "no"—or make some ...
wired.com/story/how-rivian-is-pulling-off-its-45k-electric-suv/
I Tried Aescape's Robot-Arm-Powered Massage Table—and Loved Being in Control: The Aescape has robot arms designed to deliver a custom spa-like massage—all for ...
wired.com/story/hands-on-aescape-automated-massage/
Porn Sites Need Age-Verification Systems in Texas, Court Rules: The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has vacated an injunction against an age-verification ...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/texas-can-require-age-verification-on-porn-sites-5th-circuit-judges-rule/
Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired: Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been laid off since 2022. Some who don’t fit the young coder ...
wired.com/story/ageism-haunts-tech-workers-layoffs-race-to-get-hired/
There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There's 764: A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms ...
wired.com/story/764-com-child-predator-network/
China’s Best Self-Driving Car Platforms, Tested and Compared: Tesla and General Motors may be struggling with self-driving tech, but the opposite is true in Asia ...
wired.com/story/chinas-best-self-driving-car-platforms-tested-and-compared-xpeng-nio-li-auto/
What’s Behind the Bitcoin Price Surge? Vibes, Mostly: The price of bitcoin has climbed to a new all-time high. But assigning the cryptocurrency a value is ...
wired.com/story/bitcoin-price-record-economics/
The 48 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now: From "Iwájú" to "Dinosaurs," here are the best shows on Disney+.
wired.com/story/best-shows-disney-plus/
How to Download Your TikTok Videos: US lawmakers are considering banning the social video app. Whether that happens or not, it’s a good idea to back up all the ...
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Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube: Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube ...
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Quick Glance: EU AI Act Approved by European Parliament
- The European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of the AI Act, positioning the EU as a global leader in regulating AI software.
- The legislation establishes a risk-based framework for AI, applying rules and requirements based on the level of risk associated with the use case.
- Penalties for non-compliance under the Act can reach up to 7% of global annual turnover or €35M.
- The AI Act, shaped through extensive negotiations, is expected to be fully implemented by mid-2027.
As every park from the Magic Kingdom to Universal Studios becomes a franchise-full playland, the onus is on Disney to make its themed worlds more extravagant ... Show more
Plufl's Human Dog Bed Is on Sale for Sleep Week: If you've ever looked at your dog's bed and wished you had one of those for you, here's a deal to take advantage ...
wired.com/story/plufl-dog-bed-sleep-week-sale/
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying: A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war ...
wired.com/story/hpsci-us-protests-section-702-presentation/
Europe Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Cofounder Arkady Volozh: In June 2023, the cofounder of “Russia's Google” landed on the EU sanctions list. Now ...
wired.com/story/arkady-volozh-eu-sanctions-lifted/
8 Best Sleep Trackers (2024): Expert Tips and Research: If you want to log or analyze your shut-eye, these WIRED-tested sleep trackers are the way to go.
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