WhatsApp is finally joining the rest of us in the GIF party. It’s late, sure, but now a billion+ people have a way to quickly […] Read the original post by Khamosh Pathak
Month: November 2016
Samsung Could Start Developing Its Own Fingerprint Sensors
Right now Samsung and other Android OEMs source their fingerprint sensors from other companies. However for Samsung it is possible that in the future, the […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls For Unity in Memo to Staff Following Trump Victory
Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a memo to all U.S. Apple employees on Wednesday reassuring them that the company would “move forward together” following […] Read the original post by Tim Hardwick
Bet You’ve Never Seen Snow Leopards Mating Before
To capture a snow leopard for Planet Earth II, the crew had to combine patience, luck, and a lot of fancy tech. See it all […] Read the original post by Matt Simon
Cape Watch: Wonder Woman Would Like a Girlfriend, Please
Gal Gadot has some ideas for Diana Prince’s future love interests. Also, the Avengers might be house-hunting. The post Cape Watch: Wonder Woman Would Like […] Read the original post by Graeme McMillan
Go Tusking With the Woolly Mammoth Hunters of Siberia
Hunting for animals extinct for 4,000 years, in a land where the sun doesn’t set. The post Go Tusking With the Woolly Mammoth Hunters of […] Read the original post by Charley Locke
The Alt-Right Will Fail. Even Under President Trump
This election wasn’t just a win for Donald Trump. It was a win for his basket of deplorables. But that doesn’t mean it will be […] Read the original post by Emma Grey Ellis
US Cities, Spurned by Washington, Fund Transit Themselves
“There is no cavalry coming.” The post US Cities, Spurned by Washington, Fund Transit Themselves appeared first on WIRED. Read the original post by Aarian Marshall
Trump’s Infrastructure Fix: Let Somebody Else Spend $1 Trillion
The president-elect hopes to trigger private spending to fix America’s crumbling roads. The post Trump’s Infrastructure Fix: Let Somebody Else Spend $1 Trillion appeared first […] Read the original post by Alex Davies
Florida Votes to Release Millions of Zika-Fighting Mosquitos
On Tuesday, the constituents a Florida county voted to yes to a genetically modified experiment in disease vector control. The post Florida Votes to Release […] Read the original post by Marley Walker
WIRED Book Club: A Trip Inside the Mind of Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer’s <em>Southern Reach</em> trilogy takes us deep into the author’s weird, wonderful subconscious. The post WIRED Book Club: A Trip Inside the Mind of […] Read the original post by Jason Kehe
Even for the GOP, Parts of Obamacare Should Be Worth Saving
Mandatory requirements only make up a quarter of Obamacare’s 955 pages. The rest has provisions that most people either don’t know about, or really like. […] Read the original post by Megan Molteni
How Facebook Is Transforming Disaster Response
From Safety Check to crisis-detection algorithms and internet drones, the social media behemoth is becoming a vital tool in catastrophic situations. The post How Facebook […] Read the original post by Cade Metz
Relay review: Maps app for iOS has more than one destination on its mind
Smartphone apps have made it easier to go on vacation and discover interesting landmarks, eateries, and other local hotspots. But most maps work with a […] Read the original post by J.R. Bookwalter
Constant as the northern star: The perennially wrong pundit
In these uncertain times, it’s nice to know that some things will always be true. Donuts will always be delicious, it’s enjoyable to watch Benedict […] Read the original post by The Macalope