WIREDflipped into Coronavirus NewsCoronavirus (Covid-19) How to Spot a Covid-19 Carpetbagger, and an Expert WIRED - C. Brandon Ogbunu Last week, FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver teased his latest project on Covid-19 to his 3.2 million Twitter followers: “Working on something where you …
WIREDflipped into TransportationTransportation GM Pivots to Building Ventilators, and More Car News This Week WIRED - Aarian Marshall How are you doing? As we move into the second month of the US’ coronavirus crisis, it’s the question that’s peppered every email, text, and Slack …
WIREDflipped into SecurityScience Why Do Matter Particles Come in Threes? WIRED - Charlie Wood The universe has cooked up all sorts of bizarre and beautiful forms of matter, from blazing stars to purring cats, out of just three basic …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesGear & Gadgets The 6 Best Pizza Ovens for Every Occasion (and Budget) WIRED - Adrienne So You want pizza? After months of testing, we picked our favorite portable pizza ovens for backyards, countertops, or camping. This summer, I have a …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesCulture The Coronavirus Saga's First Big Art Heist WIRED - Graeme McMillan During the last week, the world passed a gruesome milestone: More than 1 million people have now tested positive for the coronavirus. Countless …
WIREDflipped into SecurityScience 2019 Was 'Probably the Worst Year in a Century' for Australia WIRED - Graham Readfearn This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Record heat and drought across Australia delivered the …
WIREDflipped into Gear & GadgetsPhotos How a Barbie Polaroid Camera Is Helping Me Shelter in Place WIRED - Medea Giordano Remember 1999? SpongeBob SquarePants premiered for the first time. President Bill Clinton was impeached and acquitted. And, of course, Polaroid …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesSecurity How to Keep Your Zoom Chats Private and Secure WIRED - David Nield With so many people stuck inside, Zoom has become the default video chat platform for millions. Its simple, accessible interface makes keeping in …
WIREDflipped into Coronavirus NewsScience We Are in the Midst of This Coronavirus Outbreak—Now What? WIRED - WIRED Staff Last Friday, more than 720 readers of WIRED’s coronavirus newsletter tuned in to a livestream with editor in chief Nicholas Thompson and senior …
WIREDflipped into Coronavirus NewsCoronavirus (Covid-19) To Beat the Coronavirus, Raise an Army of the Recovered WIRED - Peretz Partensky More than 1 in 34,000 humans on the planet have tested positive and then recovered from Covid-19. The actual number of the recovered is much greater …
WIREDflipped into Culture Culture Coronavirus Has Created a Sex Boom—but Maybe Not a Baby Boom WIRED - Maria Mellor, WIRED UK The clubs are shut. The pubs are shut. Tinder dates are canceled. One-night stands are practically illegal. But, despite these obvious hurdles, …
WIREDflipped into PhotoHan Chinese In Xinjiang, Tourism Erodes the Last Traces of Uyghur Culture WIRED - Michael Hardy Like the rest of the country, China’s far-western Xinjiang Province is slowly starting to open up after months of near-total lockdown meant to halt …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesBusiness The JavaScript Framework That Puts Web Pages on a Diet WIRED - Klint Finley The average web page is about 2 megabytes, according to HTTP Archive, a site that tracks the performance of websites and the technologies they use. …
WIREDflipped into PhotoPhotos Space Photos of the Week: Awesome Planets and Ancient Gods WIRED - Shannon Stirone In 1781, astronomer William Herschel discovered a new planet. He wanted to name it Georgian Sidus (George’s Star) after King George III, but all of …
WIREDflipped into WIRED IdeasP2P Texts From Politicians Could Be More Dangerous Than Ever WIRED - Wired Opinion Covid-19 has forced 2020 US political campaigns to abandon door-to-door canvassing, rallies, and fundraising extravaganzas—leaving them grasping for …
WIREDflipped into Coronavirus NewsCybersecurity A Notorious Spyware Vendor Wants to Track Coronavirus Spread WIRED - Brian Barrett Everybody's worried about Zoom this week. As the video conferencing software rocketed to 200 million users amid widespread shelter-in-place orders, …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesStar Trek: Picard Jean-Luc Picard Is the Captain We Need Right Now WIRED - Geek's Guide to the Galaxy • Author: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Culture • Date of Publication: 04.04.20. 04.04.20 • Time of Publication: 8:50 am. 8:50 …
WIREDflipped into ScienceScience The Physics of an Elephant-Powered Slam Dunk WIRED - Rhett Allain You've been sheltering in place for weeks now, and you could really use some more fun physics puzzles to solve, am I right? Don’t panic. All the …
WIREDflipped into Gear & GadgetsGear & Gadgets 9 Mess-Free Ways to Entertain Your Kids at Home WIRED - Scott Gilbertson If your kids are home because schools are closed, you're probably scrambling to find ways to keep them occupied when they're not being homeschooled. …
WIREDflipped into Culture Culture With Sports on Hold, Restless Gamblers Turn to Videogames WIRED - Cecilia D'Anastasio If there’s one word to describe hardcore sports fanatics right now, it’s “desperation.” With coronavirus-related season suspensions hitting the NBA, …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesLong-form Journalism Japan Is Racing to Test a Drug to Treat Covid-19 WIRED - Joshua Hunt In late February, executives at Fujifilm’s Tokyo headquarters scrambled to coordinate with a team of 100 employees who would be responsible for a …
WIREDflipped into Gear & GadgetsGear & Gadgets PSA: Turn Off Your Screen Time Notifications WIRED - Brian Barrett Hello, hi. It’s been a rough few weeks. The new coronavirus continues to spread. Record numbers of people are filing for unemployment. You’re cooped …
WIREDflipped into DealsCyber Monday The 16 Best Weekend Deals on Speakers, Games, and More WIRED - WIRED Staff We're all stuck indoors, but that doesn't mean we're not busy. Between working, cooking, homeschooling kids, and watching pets, you're probably …
WIREDflipped into SecurityCybersecurity A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam WIRED - Lily Hay Newman Apple has a well-earned reputation for security, but in recent years its Safari browser has had its share of missteps. This week, a security …
WIREDflipped into Culture Culture 'The Last of Us Part II' Is Being Delayed Indefinitely WIRED - Julie Muncy Hello, and welcome once again to Replay, WIRED's rundown of all of the week's biggest videogame news. We took a brief hiatus last week, but we're …
WIREDflipped into Coronavirus NewsGear & Gadgets The CDC Now Recommends Americans Wear Face Masks WIRED - Medea Giordano Michael Calore On Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that citizens should wear "non-medical, cloth masks" to help prevent the …
WIREDflipped into ScienceScience Trials of Plasma From Recovered Covid-19 Patients Have Begun WIRED - Adam Rogers US Food and Drug Administration officials announced today they have approved plans for nationwide trials of two treatments for Covid-19, the global …
WIREDflipped into ScienceBusiness Google Reveals Location Data to Help the Coronavirus Response WIRED - Klint Finley Google is revealing anonymized location data on the movements of people in 131 countries as a guide for public health officials during the …
WIREDflipped into Top StoriesScience The Biggest Coronavirus Myths, Busted WIRED - Matt Simon We’re living in uncertain, surreal times, as the coronavirus crisis worsens in the United States. As we’re struggling with a vacuum of reliable …
WIREDflipped into BusinessBusiness As Health Anxieties Soar, Wellness Influencers Step In WIRED - Arielle Pardes Ingrid De La Mare Kenny was vacationing in the French Alps in early March when cities across Italy started to shut down, alarmed by the climbing …
