Shopping for a Router Sucks. Here’s What You Need to Know

How much speed do you need? And what’s a MU-MIMO? We decipher the jargon and explain what to look for.

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This Warehouse Robot Reads Human Body Language

Machines that understand what their human teammates are doing could boost productivity without taking jobs.

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Spotting Objects From Space Is Easy. This Challenge Is Harder

A battle royale called the SMART program has charged teams with a daunting first task: Identify construction sites on Earth using only data from orbiters.

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Democracy Is Asking Too Much of Its Data

The latest US Census—used to decide representation in Congress—is flawed. One surprising solution? Enlarge the House of Representatives.

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The Rise and Precarious Reign of China’s Battery King

Zeng Yuqun is China’s most prolific battery billionaire. His ascent has major implications for a world increasingly reliant on electric vehicles.

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China Built Your iPhone. Will It Build Your Next Car?

Gadget manufacturers are getting into the car-making business. That could shake up the auto industry, global trade, and geopolitics.

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DALL-E Mini Is the Internet's Favorite AI Meme Machine

The viral image generation app is good, absurd fun. It's also giving the world an education in how artificial intelligence may warp reality.

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Forget Lasers. The Hot New Tool for Physicists Is Sound

From acoustic tweezers to holograms, engineers are taking inspiration from the field of optics—and riding the sound wave.

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Before Starbucks Baristas Had Unions, They Had Coworker Petitions

A platform called Coworker has helped effect change for nearly a decade. As the coffee chain’s workers organize, its role has evolved in kind.

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How to Use Microsoft Defender on All Your Devices

If you use a mix of Apple, Android, and Windows gadgets, you're in luck: The security tool is now available to any Microsoft 365 subscriber.

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The Best Wired Gaming Headsets for Every System

A simple corded headset will lend depth and drama to your gameplay, no matter what device you have.

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Astronomers Radically Reimagine the Making of the Planets

Observations of faraway worlds have forced a near-total rewrite of the story of our solar system.

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Devialet’s Dione Soundbar Is Mighty but Flawed

A startlingly impressive Dolby Atmos TV audio system, minus the voice control and physical remote you’re used to.

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The Best Camping Cookware

Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew. This guide will make sure you can whip up tasty grub no matter where you end up.

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One Day, AI Will Seem as Human as Anyone. What Then?

A Google engineer's claim that the LaMDA program is sentient underscores an urgent need to demystify the human condition.

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The Cowboy 4 Ebike Is the Perfect Steed for Rookie Riders

This sleek Belgian ebike is ready to ride out of the box, integrates helpfully with your phone, and looks as good as Sam Elliott in a felt hat.

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A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems.

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11 Great Deals on Backyard, Beach, and Camp Gear

Ring in the start of summer with these outdoor discounts.

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Razer Gaming Headsets and Accessories Are on Sale Right Now

Score steep discounts on a mouse, keyboard, and other peripherals.

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How to Move Your WhatsApp Chats Across Devices and Apps

It's never been easier to switch between iPhone and Android—and to get your messages out of the Meta ecosystem entirely.

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The Capstone Launch Will Kick Off NASA’s Artemis Moon Program

The tiny spacecraft is set to explore an orbit for a planned space station that will travel around the moon and serve as a staging point for future missions.

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How ‘The Dress’ Sparked a Neuroscience Breakthrough

The color debate that broke the internet raised new questions about the relationship between perception and consciousness.

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The Best Accessories and Tech Essentials for Your Dog

From smart collars to dog backpacks, we've had our furry best friends try it all. These gadgets lead the pack.

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The End of Klarna’s Easy Money Is Bad News for BNPL

As the Swedish unicorn faces competition, regulation, and investment concerns, can “buy now, pay later” companies weather another economic downturn?

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What Polar Bear Genomes May Reveal About Life in a Low-Ice Arctic

Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate and adaptation.

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Can Binance Save Crypto? The CEO Is Thinking About It

As the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange becomes a target for a lawsuit over the terra-luna crash, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has no regrets.

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Parents Need to Know What’s Going On Inside Their Day Care Apps

After months of digging into privacy and security issues around these apps, I have some serious concerns.

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Meta Made Millions From Ads That Spread Disinformation

The social media giant banned networks of fake accounts for promoting disinformation, spam, or propaganda—and kept the money it made from ads.

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15 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals

From TVs and smartphones to laptops, there are already a few great discounts on some of our favorite products ahead of the retailer's big sales event.

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What the DNA of Ancient Humans Reveals About Pandemics

Genomic analysis of ancient remains has shed light on the origins of the black death and offers insights into the coevolution of humans and diseases.

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The Loneliness of the Junior College Esports Coach

He tried to save his wife through the video game they loved—and nearly lost himself. Then he signed up to lead a fledgling team of gamers in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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Russia Should Pay for Its Environmental War Crimes

The legal challenges are steep, but scientists are recording the war’s devastating impact on Ukraine’s land and wildlife.

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Do Birth Control Pills Affect Your Mood? Scientists Can’t Agree

Over 100 million women are estimated to use oral contraceptives, but studies on the pill’s mental health effects raise more questions than answers.

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The Best Security Cameras for Inside Your Home

Cameras can offer peace of mind, but choose carefully when you’re inviting one into your home.

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In Russia, Western Planes Are Falling Apart

After months of sanctions that have made critical repair parts difficult to access, aircraft operators are running out of options.

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EV Charging Costs Penalize Urban Drivers

While suburban drivers can comfortably charge at home, those in low-income areas face higher prices—if they can find a station that works.

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Here Comes the Sun—to End Civilization

Every so often, our star fires off a plasma bomb in a random direction. Our best hope the next time Earth is in the crosshairs? Capacitors.

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Vodafone’s One for One Program Will Bring Old Phones Back to Life

The new initiative promises to bring up to 1 million old cell phones back into circulation. Will this put a dent in our e-waste problem?

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We Put a Bunch of Multicookers Under Pressure. These Are the Best

Electric pressure cookers—also known as multicookers—prepare meals with speed and convenience. These are the best ones we’ve tested.

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The Story You’ve Heard About Cities and the Drug Crisis Is Wrong

Calling San Francisco and other places “failed” cities for liberal policies is bad journalism. At worst, it exacerbates harm.

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Canyon’s New Pedal-Assist Mountain Bike Devours Every Trail

This high-end, German-designed e-MTB delivers more power, more range, and way more fun on steep and rocky terrain.

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These Satellites See Through the Clouds to Track Flooding

Remote sensing systems can struggle to spot high waters, especially in stormy weather or at night. Synthetic aperture radar offers a shot in the dark.

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How Lori Garver Launched NASA’s Commercial Space Partnerships

WIRED spoke with the agency’s former deputy administrator about how she architected a major shift to working with the fledging private space industry.

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Why Twitter Can Be a Perfect Portfolio for Artists

Sure, it's known as a text-based platform. But it has some unique features and tools that can help visual artists share their work.

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This Designer Guitar Is Made From a Bent Sheet of Steel

Meet the Cosmo, an all-metal electric ax with pickups that can be repositioned to create custom sounds.

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Extreme Weather in 2022 is Just Getting Started

Climate change and natural variability are making this a year of big weather events—so get ready for more heat waves, droughts, and hurricanes.

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The Ghost of Internet Explorer Will Haunt the Web for Years

Microsoft's legacy browser may be dead—but its remnants are not going anywhere, and neither are its lingering security risks.

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Brian and Charles Imagines an Optimistic Future for AI

Cowriter Chris Hayward finds most real-life robots terrifying. But if the future looks like the film's sentient droid, he says, "we'll be fine."

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A Photographer Captures Earth as a Strange New World

Inspired by an 18th-century naturalist, Christopher Edward Rodriguez set out to document our climate-changed planet with fresh eyes.

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24 Great Wireless Chargers to Refuel Your Phone (or Watch)

Stop fumbling for cables in the dark. These WIRED-tested stands and pads will take the hassle out of recharging your iPhone or Android phone.

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A Grad Student’s Side Project Proves a Prime Number Conjecture

Jared Duker Lichtman proved a long-standing conjecture relating prime numbers to a broad class of “primitive” sets. To his adviser, it was a “complete shock.”

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What Is the Ideal Gas Law?

Without it, it would be impossible to inflate a balloon or a tire. But understanding how it works requires a little bit of physics and chemistry.

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How to Password Protect Any File

Put a digital lock on your most important data.

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Back Up Your Digital Life With the Best Cloud Storage Services

A good service is the easiest way to save your memories and share files. These are the best WIRED-tested ones for personal use.

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An Alleged Russian Spy Was Busted Trying to Intern at The Hague

Plus: Firefox adds new privacy protections, a big Intel and AMD chip flaw, and more of the week’s top security news.

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What Is Energy Star and How Does It Save You Money?

WIRED spoke with the Environmental Protection Agency to learn more about the government’s energy efficiency program.

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Some Scientists Coined a New Name for Summer: ‘Danger Season’

Hurricanes, heat, fires, smoke, drought. Is it time to stop making the hottest part of the year seem cool?

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My Problem With Pronouns

The thing about identity is, it changes over space and time.

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11 Great Deals on Coffee Gear and Sex Tech

Coffee can mean a hot cup of joe or something else entirely in different parts of the US.

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40 Father’s Day Gifts for the Dependable Dad in Your Life

Forget the tie and surprise Dad this year. From mechanical keyboards to electric scooters, we’ve got the best gifts right here.

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Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell

Despite major progress fighting spam and scams, the roots of the problem go far deeper than your phone company’s defenses.

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How the Sugars In Spit Tame the Body’s Unruly Fungi

Mucus keeps the microbiome healthy. Now scientists have clues about how it stops good microbes from going bad.

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The Star Wars Universe’s Exhausting, Underwhelming Expansion

The franchise now exists in an ever-sprawling TV universe full of diminishing returns. Thanks, Disney+.

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Cops Will Be Able to Scan Your Fingerprints With a Phone

Contactless fingerprinting uses a smartphone camera to capture your prints—and opens up a whole new set of privacy concerns.

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Black Carbon From Rocket Launches Will Heat the Atmosphere

Researchers say that the rising number of space launches around the world will warm parts of the atmosphere and thin the ozone layer.

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Cometeer’s Frozen Coffee Pods Are My Afternoon Delight

We had our doubts, but these coffee pods might give your fresh-brewed cup a run for its money.

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Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists

New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest.

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The Franchise Frenzy Leaves Nothing to the Imagination

From The Rings of Power to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+, streaming services are adapting everything in sight. No one’s head canon is safe.

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Particle Hunters Can Spend a Lifetime Searching for Answers

In physics, experiments to answer the big questions can take decades to run—and might not produce any findings at all.

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20 Last-Minute Father’s Day Deals

It's late, but not too late. Hurry up and snag a killer gift on these smartwatches, headphones, and more.

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Can Democracy Include a World Beyond Humans?

A truly planetary politics would extend decisionmaking to animals, ecosystems, and potentially AI.

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The US Can Halve Its Emissions by 2030—if It Wants To

The economics are clear: Renewables are cheap enough for the country to rapidly decarbonize. Less evident is the political will to pull it off.

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Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet

In occupied Ukraine, people’s internet is being routed to Russia—and subjected to its powerful censorship and surveillance machine.

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Nobody Knows How to Watch Movies Anymore

People get distracted, hit pause, never finish. It seems hopeless—but it’s not as dire as it sounds.

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It’s Hard to Do Climate Research When Your Glacier Is Melting

Glaciers offer unparalleled insight into the world’s climate. But as they melt, the data they offer is less useful—and more dangerous to collect.

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16 Great Deals on Our Favorite Video Games and Accessories

Too hot to go outside? Grab some headphones and fire up your Switch Lite.

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Lawmakers Want Social Media Companies to Stop Getting Kids Hooked

Bills across the US would force TikTok and Instagram to ditch features that keep youngsters glued to their phones. Could they stem a teen mental health crisis?

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The World Has Too Much Stuff

Retailers bamboozled by the pandemic now find themselves staring at mountains of unwanted stock. Here’s what happened and how it can be fixed.

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Is It Possible to Beat a Virus That Moves Faster Than Science?

WIRED’s editor in chief shares thoughts on the ongoing evolutionary battle between humans and SARS-CoV-2, plus more from the next issue.

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35 Father’s Day Gifts for the Dependable Dad in Your Life

Forget the tie and surprise Dad this year. From mechanical keyboards to electric scooters, we've got the best gifts right here.

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Reality TV Has Become a Parody of Itself

If you can think of it, there’s probably a reality show about it. The surplus has taken the genre into the surreal.

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Australia Has Finally Woken Up to Climate Change

The newly elected government has promised stricter emissions limits and more renewables in the wake of fires, droughts, and floods.

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When Covid Came for Provincetown

In a queer vacation hot spot on Cape Cod, an ad hoc community proved that Americans can stifle large outbreaks—if they want to.

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The Genre-Transcending Mastery of The Staircase

The true-crime tale lends itself to the fact-fiction danse macabre.

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Why It’s Impossible to Rent a Car Right Now

From Avis-Budget to Hertz, traditional rental companies are struggling to restock their fleets. Now peer-to-peer upstarts are scrambling to fill the gap.

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Streaming Is Too Big for Its Own Good

Viewers are overloaded with content. And as Netflix and other major services are now learning, blind excess comes at a cost.

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How Ukraine Is Winning the Propaganda War

As the Russian siege drags on, Ukraine's media campaign has shifted from glorified myths to accounts of everyday bravery.

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Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs

British Columbia’s three-year trial aims to address its opioid crisis. The legislation has been welcomed, but some think it’s still too conservative.

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Shanghai’s Censors Can’t Hide Stories of the Dead

Many people reportedly died after struggling to access medical care during a brutal lockdown. The families want to make sure these deaths are counted.

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Hisense’s Short-Throw Laser Projector Is a Glorious Plug-and-Play

This short-throw laser projector is a Dolby Atmos-enabled home theater in a box.

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Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era

A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime.

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Ikea's New Turntable, and 9 More Standouts From Milan Design Week

Furniture 3D-printed from lemons and flat-pack concrete furniture are just some highlights from the Salone del Mobile trade show in Italy.

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Has the US Learned Nothing From the UK’s Gambling Woes?

As American sports betting accelerates, a similar reckoning is sure to follow.

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Life Is Great in the Age of No Secrets

It was fun looking at the world as a huge conspiracy theory, but then I realized: There’s no such thing as hidden knowledge.

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How China Hacked US Phone Networks

Plus: Russia rattles its cyber sword, a huge Facebook phishing operation is uncovered, feds take down the SSNDOB marketplace, and more.

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The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon

As climate change deals a blow to coastal habitats, coho salmon are disappearing from California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save them?

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The Best Kindles to Take Your Library Anywhere

Amazon has six ebook readers. Here’s how they stack up—and which one might be right for you.

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Johnny Depp Has Become a Full-Circle Meme

TikTok played an integral role in his defamation trial—now Depp himself has joined the cacophony of memes.

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Apple Embraces the Ever-Expanding Dashboard Touchscreen

The company recently announced a souped-up evolution of CarPlay. But do larger infotainment systems make distracted driving worse?

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Controlling My Family’s Smart Home Is Driving Us Mad

The smart home was supposed to make our lives easier, but confusing controls and too many apps are frustrating. There must be a better way.

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