As Businesses Reopen, Some Workers Fear Returning
Some employers, backed by lawmakers, are seeking protections from lawsuits if workers contract the coronavirus. In May, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said liability protections would be a priority in…
Let’s Abolish the Police Force
Abolishing the police—or at the very least, significantly defunding them, to the point they are only a minimal presence in our communities—might sound like a radical and far-fetched solution to…
Covid-19 Cases Were Already Rising Before the George Floyd Protests
As of press time, WIRED was still waiting on information from the State Emergency Operations Center about Minnesota’s ability to handle a post-protest increase in hospital bed and ICU demand.…
Massive Fire Engulfs Third-Party Amazon Fulfillment Center in California
A massive three-alarm fire erupted early Friday at a distribution facility in Redlands, California, engulfing the structure in flames. The building belonged to one of Amazon’s distribution partners that handles…
What should the inevitable Harry Potter HBO Max series look like?
Harry Potter is one of the most popular franchises in the world. Warner Bros. — which owns the film rights to J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World — is hungry for fresh…
Alexis Ohanian asks to be replaced by a black candidate as he resigns from Reddit’s board
Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian — the co-founder of Reddit — resigned from Reddit’s board of directors today. He announced the move in a tweet, urging the company to hire…
Instagram says sites need photographers’ permission to embed posts
Instagram says its terms of service don’t grant websites a sublicense to embed other people’s posts. Ars Technica reported yesterday that Instagram’s policies “require third parties to have the necessary…
‘Antifa bus’ hoaxes are spreading panic through small-town America
Mythical buses full of bloodthirsty antifa protestors are causing panic in rural counties throughout the country — even though there’s no evidence they exist. The Associated Press has catalogued at…
Watch: Unboxing a $1,000 mail order electric car from China
China makes and consumes more electric vehicles than any other nation in the world. It just so happens to make some of the most bizarre ones too. The good folks…
Who’s allowed to track my kids online?
For two decades children’s digital privacy in the United States has been regulated by a national law: the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The law limits how companies can collect…