Month: July 2016

During an unusually hot summer this year, researchers in Siberia stumbled upon fifteen of these oddly bouncy patches of grass. The post There’s a Good […] Read the original post by Sarah Zhang

The other day a co-worker needed to borrow a Mac, so I grabbed an older MacBook Air from storage. I decided to wipe out the […] Read the original post by Roman Loyola

When you enable cellular data on your iPhone, iOS offers a nice feature for filtering apps that can access the internet. Such a feature is missing from the […] Read the original post by Ali Hassan Mahdi

I’ll begin this story the same way I began the phone call to my wife: “I’m OK, but…” The “but” began on a Tuesday morning, after […] Read the original post by Chuck La Tournous

The development team behind Vainglory has unleashed version 1.20 (referred to as the Summer Update), which introduces improved bots, more convenient play options, as well […] Read the original post by Rich Edmonds

Yahoo has agreed to sell its core business to Verizon for $4.83 billion, signaling an end to one of the internet’s most pioneering companies as […] Read the original post by Harish Jonnalagadda

The makers of an electric Corvette aren’t content with holding the speed record at 186.8mph. They want to go faster. The post An Electric Corvette […] Read the original post by Jack Stewart

To be able to unplug and enjoy nature, you need outhouses and food trucks. The post The Weird Ways Americans Try to Make the Wilderness […] Read the original post by Laura Mallonee

A $60 phone that punches way above its price—if you don’t mind the ads. The post Review: Blu R1 HD appeared first on WIRED. Read the original post by Brian Barrett

A crappy search engine might be keeping public information out of the public’s hands. The post The FBI’s Using Lousy Software to Derail FOIA Requests, […] Read the original post by Davey Alba

This time of year, humpback and blue whales come to feed on masses of krill in the San Francisco Bay. They make for an amazing […] Read the original post by Matt Simon

Conservatism, an aspiring “Asian Oprah,” and eerie relaxation tapes. The post 5 Podcasts to Help You Sound Smart Following the RNC appeared first on WIRED. Read the original post by Charley Locke

Especially Eleanor Ripley. The post Sigourney Weaver Says the New Alien Script Has Everything You Want appeared first on WIRED. Read the original post by Brian Raftery

Why does your Mac say you can’t empty the trash because an item is in use when you know it’s not? Because… sigh, reasons! I empty […] Read the original post by Lory Gil

Amidst the recent flurry of videos and images of iPhone 7 mockups coming out of China, one pair of pictures that emerged over the weekend […] Read the original post by Tim Hardwick