For Jeffrey Epstein, MIT Was Just a Safety School
Harvard University has some good news about its former ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and alleged sex trafficker who died in his jail cell last August. According to an…
A Trip to the Movies May Soon Feel Like Going to the Airport
Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s culture news roundup. Today we have some updates on a new HBO series, Sia singles, and the future of the…
The Sea Ice Arctic Communities Rely on Could Disappear Three Weeks Earlier
Let’s not walk on this ice, yeah? Here we see shorefast ice beginning to break up near Uummannaq, Greenland.Photo: Sarah Cooley (Brown University) Sea ice near the shore is crucial…
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie Is Real
Waititi on the set of The Mandalorian.Image: Lucasfilm Two recent rumblings about the cinematic and televisual futures of Star Wars have just been confirmed by Lucasfilm as, well, true, all…
Resuscitate Your Roomba With 44% off Replacement Batteries
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Google and Apple Reveal How Covid-19 Alert Apps Might Look
Finding out that you’ve been exposed to a serious disease through a push notification may still seem like something out of dystopian science fiction. But the ingredients for that exact…
Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch (2020): Price, Keyboard, Release Date
Apple has updated its 13-inch MacBook Pro workhorse with all the iterative tweaks and polishes you would expect from a surprise Monday morning laptop reveal. But the announcement’s ultimate significance…
Apple Abandons Its Breakable Butterfly Keyboard for Good
Apple has updated its 13-inch MacBook Pro workhorse with all the iterative tweaks and polishes you would expect from a surprise Monday morning laptop reveal. But the announcement’s ultimate significance…
The Best Star Wars Day Deals (2020): Movies, Decals, Collectibles
Today is Star Wars Day, when everyone says, “May the fourth be with you,” referencing the iconic parting phrase from George Lucas’ Star Wars franchise. Disney and several retailers have…
Can It. Amazon Is Not Your Typical Grocery Store
The coronavirus has rendered brick-and-mortar retailers even less capable at restraining Amazon’s market power. As the antitrust and regulatory spotlight shines bright on Amazon’s abuses during the pandemic, a report…