Why Unions Are the Key to Passing a Green New Deal
This should be a unionized job!Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) There’s a persistent conservative myth that the clean energy transition must come at the expense of employment. Nothing could be…
The Business of the Internet Is Stuck in Trump’s Swamp
At an appearance at a tech conference last September, Facebook’s Zuckerberg expressed his disgust. “The government blew it,” he said. But the consequences of the government’s actions—and the spectacular leak…
Twitter’s Sexual Fascination With a Not-Sexual Octopus Movie
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. If there’s one thing the internet loves,…
Sony A8H 4K OLED Review: A Love Letter to the Home Theater
I have strong feelings about unboxing TVs. Before we even start to talk about Sony’s latest and greatest, let’s talk about unboxing. No matter who makes the TV, unboxing and…
The Messy Feud Over Who Controls TikTok
In August, Trump signed executive orders that labeled both TikTok and another Chinese-owned app, WeChat, as national security threats. Unless they could broker a deal that would transfer majority control…
Cowboy 3 electric bike review: better safe than sporty
Cowboy has returned with its third-generation e-bike. It’s still the best-looking pedal-assisted electric bike with a removable battery that I’ve ever seen having carried forward the same physical design as…
Prepare for the ‘iPhone 12 mini,’ suggest recent leaks
We’re expecting Apple to announce four new iPhones later this year, and signs and portents increasingly suggest that the smallest will be named the iPhone 12 mini — a title…
Twitter is bringing its ‘read before you retweet’ prompt to all users
Twitter says it’s working on bringing its “read the article before you retweet it” prompt to all users “soon.” The company began testing the prompt in June, which shows up…
Windows XP source code leaks online
Microsoft’s source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has leaked online. Torrent files for both operating systems’ source code have been published on various file sharing sites this…
Mafia: Definitive Edition is a fine remake of an open-world classic null
I’d like to think there’s a parallel universe where Mafia became as big as GTA. 2002’s Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven was a PC classic with a gorgeous period…