A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Routers
An unusually advanced hacking group has spent almost two years infecting a wide range of routers in North America and Europe with malware that takes full control of connected devices…
School Surveillance Will Never Protect Kids From Shootings
If we are to believe the purveyors of school surveillance systems, K-12 schools will soon operate in a manner akin to some agglomeration of Minority Report, Person of Interest, and…
The Metaverse is Still Messy
Technologists have been crowing about “the metaverse” for a long time now, and here at WIRED we’ve written about it quite a bit, too. But sometimes we’re still unsure exactly…
Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy
To compete with well-funded private platforms, active government and municipal intervention is vital for platform cooperatives. This could be through procurement policies that give platform cooperatives preferential treatment over privately-owned…
The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium
Lithium projects outside China have been at the mercy of the markets, slowing and expanding as the price of lithium ebbs and flows. But domestic investment has been almost constant.…
Netflix’s Spiderhead Lacks the Charm of the Story It’s Based On
Per Netflix’s confusing proprietary data, in its first week of release Spiderhead was viewed for a collective 35 million hours. Theoretically, any sci-fi head should be stoked by the existence…
You Need to Update Windows and Chrome Right Now
June has seen the release of multiple security updates, with important patches issued for the likes of Google’s Chrome and Android as well as dozens of patches for Microsoft products,…
Why the Search for Life on Mars Is Happening in Canada’s Arctic
Only the hardiest organisms can thrive in one of the coldest springs on earth. That’s why in the summers of 2017 and 2019, Lyle Whyte took a helicopter to Lost…
7 Times Taco Bell’s Menu Pushed the Boundaries of Science
Conan Visits Taco Bell | CONAN on TBS In 2015, late night host Conan O’Brien visited Taco Bell’s official test kitchen to sample its new innovations —and offered a few…
Doctor Doom MCU project leaked by highly unexpected source
Audio player loading… Marvel’s plans to finally introduce Doctor Doom to its cinematic universe appear to have been leaked – by none other than US radio host Howard Stern. Speaking…