The biggest problem facing games on the App Store has always been one of discovery. If a game doesn’t make it to the Featured section, or if it isn’t a massive hit, you’re probably not going to find it just by casually browsing.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology…
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This story originally appeared on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.When I pull into a parking lot in my Toyota 4Runner, I hope I won’t see any of my friends who are environmental activists. I hope I’ll fit into the eco-conscious (read small) parking spaces at some of…
The fall and winter holidays are a flurry of activity. At WIRED, we know that you have various pastries to bake, presents to wrap, or small children and pets to pose next to large, decorative shrubbery. That’s why we did the hard work of holiday shopping for you. We spent the year testing and reviewing…
For almost three years starting in the fall of 2015, a 56-year-old Chinese-American tour guide named Xueha “Edward” Peng would periodically carry out a strange errand: Every few months, he’d book a room at a certain designated hotel—first in California and later in Georgia—and leave $10,000 or $20,000 in cash in the room, inside a…
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In March 2018, an eerie portrait created by an artificial intelligence program sold at Christie’s Auction House for almost half a million dollars. A few months later, a movie written and directed by an AI algorithm was released amid much hype. And this March, a record company signed an AI artist for the first time.Artificial…
We’ve rounded up some of the best Black Friday deals you can find for $50 or less. No matter who you’re shopping for, the deals on this list are worth a look, especially if you’re sticking to a strict budget like so many other shoppers out there.Note: We will update this post through the weekend…
After months of stalled bipartisan negotiations over how the federal government should protect consumers’ private data, Senate Democrats decided to go it alone this month. On Tuesday, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) introduced the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, or COPRA, which would set up a sort of privacy bill of rights for Americans while providing…
This holiday, we’re thankful for you, dear readers. At least, we try to be as we struggle through airports in an effort to celebrate with our loved ones. In honor of Thanksgiving, and the busiest travel day of the year, we’re taking a look back at the airport-related stuff we’ve explored in 2019. Facial recognition,…
