The Smoking Gun in the Facebook Antitrust Case

The government wants to break up the world’s biggest social network. Internal company emails show why.

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SpaceX Launches—and Crashes—Its Starship Mars Rocket

The test flight didn’t come close to the edge of space, but the prototype was a big step toward the rocket’s first orbital mission.

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Bees Paint Animal Poo on Their Homes to Repel Giant Hornets

What at first seems like terrible housekeeping turns out to be a clever ploy to fend off huge predators, which can otherwise easily destroy a hive.

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In 'The Mandalorian,' Stormtroopers Have Finally Discovered Tactics

Imperial troops have finally figured out how to do more than charge straight ahead.

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Out of the Box: 10 Fun Gift Subscriptions for Kids

Stressed about shopping for a young’un? This present keeps on giving.

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Want a More Equitable Future? Empower Citizen Developers

To drive innovation, we need to put technology in the hands of every worker, organization, and public-sector agency around the world.

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Anova's $600 Countertop Oven Is a Steam-Powered Dream

Move over, air fryers. The use of steam is an exciting and approachable new direction for the home kitchen, and this oven is pointing the way.

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Toxicity in Gaming Is Dangerous. Here's How to Stand Up to It

Players often rationalize behaviors like harassment as a part of video game culture. But new research shows it has long-term negative effects.

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25 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear

Here are the WIRED staff’s favorite face coverings for running, walking the dog, going to work, or looking stylish.

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Marvel Puzzle Quest Might Just Be My Forever Game

Despite the raft of new games now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, a free-to-play mobile puzzler still has the bulk of my attention.

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Brawn on a Budget: The New Mac Mini With Apple Silicon

The tiny desktop PC has been relaunched with an Apple-made chip, and boy does it rip.

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Russia's FireEye Hack Is a Statement—but Not a Catastrophe

The fallout from the attack may not be as dire as it first sounds.

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The Christchurch Shooter and YouTube's Radicalization Trap

The platform has gotten better about stamping out extremist content. But researchers say its policies and algorithms are still too opaque.

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Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction

Cyberpunk as a genre, and Cyberpunk 2077 the game are both rooted in a type of otherization that can't be ignored—but it can be examined.

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Chuck Yeager's 1947 Flight Inspired Our Supersonic Ambitions

Yeager was the prototype of the American hero, a decorated fighter pilot immortalized in Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. He died Monday at age 97.

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Behind the Paper That Led to a Google Researcher's Firing

Timnit Gebru was one of seven authors on a study that examined prior research on training artificial intelligence models to understand language.

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Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ for 2020: A $549 Pair of Headphones

The future of audio is spatial.

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The 8 Best Science Books to Read or Gift This Holiday Season

Here are the WIRED science team's top new picks for this winter.

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This Guy Is Taking Viewers Along for His Driverless Rides

Joel Johnson, who has taken more than 60 rides in Waymo's Arizona taxis, has posted over a dozen videos and says it's been "rock solid."

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The 22 Best Bike Accessories to Kit Out Your Ride

You got a bicycle! Here’s our favorite gear, from bells to helmets, to make your ride safer and more pleasant.

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