Sonos Wants Roam to Be Your Post-Pandemic Party Speaker

Sonos has stood out in the crowded speaker market by selling high-end WiFi speakers. Now it’s fully aboard the portable Bluetooth train.

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Bitcoin’s Greatest Feature Is Also Its Existential Threat

The cryptocurrency depends on the integrity of the blockchain. But China’s censors, the FBI, or powerful corporations could fragment it into oblivion.

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The Best Coffee Grinders to Amp Up Your Morning Brew

Get more joy from your java. These picks let you enjoy freshly ground whole beans in every cup.

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My Kids Struggle With Remote Learning. Here's What Could Help

Like many parents, I've had to constantly advocate for my children's education this year. These are the structural changes that parents actually want to see.

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The Shaky Ground Truths of Wikipedia

Now that it’s warping my portals to the outside world, Wikipedia has me more worried than ever.

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla: A Trip to the Land of Ice and Fire

I was surprised at how readily a game could transport me back to my youth—and to a place I always wanted to return.

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'The Code Breaker' Is the Crispr Chronicle You Need to Read

Walter Isaacson’s account, out Tuesday, is a thrilling tale of scientific discovery. He talks about gene-editing tech—and the future of the human race.

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The Pandemic Can’t End While Wealthy Nations Hoard Shots

Eliminating Covid globally means navigating a minefield of competition, limited supply, and suspicion that some vaccines aren’t as good.

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Sci-Fi Writer or Prophet? The Hyperreal Life of Chen Qiufan

As China’s science fiction authors are elevated to the status of oracles, Qiufan’s career—and his genre’s place in society—have gone through the looking glass.

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5 Strategies for Coping With Grief During a Pandemic

There’s no “right” way to deal with loss, whether it’s the loss of a job or a loved one. Here are some resources and practices for managing the pain from home.

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‘Retaliation’ for Russia's SolarWinds Spying Isn't the Answer

It will be hard pointing to a specific line the Kremlin crossed that the US hasn't crossed as well.

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Klara and the Sun Imagines a Social Schism Driven By AI

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro talks to WIRED about AI, CRISPR, and his hopes for humanity.

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Microsoft-Led Team Retracts Disputed Quantum-Computing Paper

The 2018 report in Nature claimed to have found evidence of an elusive subatomic particle. A review found that the group had omitted key data.

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These Sea Slugs Decapitate Themselves and Grow New Bodies

Showing off their best impressions of Deadpool, the animals survived for weeks without organs, only to regrow everything and go about their business.

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Watch Us Sing Sea Chanteys on Twitch With The Longest Johns

The WIRED crew will be playing a little Sea of Thieves too, matey.

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How to Figure Out the Mass of the Earth—With Balls and String

It involves calculating some very, very tiny numbers in order to find some super huge big ones.

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Climate Change Will Reshape Silicon Valley As We Know It

The next entrepreneurial revolution will arise to combat the crisis of our lifetime.

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The Political Advertising Black Box Must Be Destroyed

Federal law allowed Both the Trump and Biden campaigns to hide where their ad spending went. Either Congress or the FEC needs to close the loophole.

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The Game of Chess Had Patch Notes, Too

The fundamentals haven't changed much. But the rules have evolved over the centuries—from timer usage to the ways that pieces are moved.

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Ubisoft's Valhalla Is Too Long, Too Big, and Too Repetitive

In the latest Assassin's Creed installment, I'm playing a Viking during the Dark Ages. Why am I bored?

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