Human Fallibility and the Case for Robot Baseball Umpires
I, for one, will welcome our robot umpire overlords, at least when it comes to calling balls and strikes. The automated strike zone is coming, probably within the next three…
Google Pixel Buds (2020) Review: Better Than AirPods
It’s taken Google a surprisingly long time to make good earbuds. The original Pixel Buds from 2018 were a bulky, mushroom-shaped mess that made you look like Frankenstein’s monster. The…
The Russian Doll of Putin’s Internet Clampdown
One year ago today, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into effect a major piece of digital legislation—popularly dubbed the domestic internet law. With it, Russia’s internet and telecom regulator, Roskom,…
Plex, the Build-Your-Own-Netflix Streaming Service, Is Now Streaming Crackle for Free
Image: Plex Plex’s free tier is getting a boost of thousands of TV and film titles thanks to a partnership with fellow free streaming service Crackle. Advertisement Plex—the build-your-own streaming…
After 25 Years of Streaming, the World Can’t Live Without It
Glaser believed it was time for a commercial service. When he launched his on April 25, 1995, the first customers were ABC News and NPR; you could listen to news…
What Is Fleeceware, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
It’s always safer to download mobile apps from official stores like Google Play and Apple’s iOS App Store, but even then there’s still some risk that malicious apps have snuck…
The Argument for Making End-of-Life Decisions Early
RP: Without being able to storm in there and raise bloody hell, I don’t know how I will be able to do that, Stewart. SL: So let me push back…
One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack – May 2020
In May 2019, WIRED joined the One Free Press Coalition, a united group of preeminent editors and publishers using their global reach and social platforms to spotlight journalists under attack…
The World Is Still Producing More Oil Than It Needs. Why?
Something weird happened on the oil market last week. For a few minutes on April 20, the price of a barrel went negative for the first time ever. The unprecedented…
This Week’s Cartoons: Aliens, Emoji, and Bad Hair Days
Friday, May 1, 2020. By Drew Dernavich, with cartooncollections.com. Unless you’re lucky enough to be quarantined with a hair care professional, you might be getting desperate for a trim. Let…