Our solar system has amazing moons. Our own moon is pretty great, but no offense to our planet, the outer solar system is where all the action is. Our two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, have dozens of moons, some of which are the most bizarre and scientifically interesting in the entire solar system. Some…
After months of scandals around the security camera Ring and its controversial partnerships with law enforcement, perhaps it was inevitable that the Amazon-owned company would face a far more common sort of scandal for sellers of internet-connected consumer surveillance devices: They can be hacked. After an extremely creepy incident in which hackers cracked a Ring…
Shopping malls are bursting with families doing last minute shopping, and Starbucks is selling peppermint mochas by the gallon. That can mean only one thing: invasion! Or Christmas. Probably Christmas.It’s been a couple of weeks since the festivities of Black Friday and Cyborg Monday, but that doesn’t mean the season of deals is over. There…
Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Final Space wrapped up its second season earlier this fall. Courtesy of Adult SwimThe science fiction cartoon Final Space, which recently completed its second season, has a lot going for it, including beautiful animation, great music, and a stellar voice cast. But humor writer Tom Gerencer says…
Whatever the future role of computers in society, Jeff Dean will have a powerful hand in the outcome. As the leader of Google’s sprawling artificial intelligence research group, he steers work that contributes to everything from self-driving cars to domestic robots to Google’s juggernaut online ad business.WIRED talked with Dean in Vancouver at the world’s…
The first thing you need to know is a too-long acronym, one that sits—almost literally—in the center of every US street: MUTCD. It stands for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, which is the guiding light for the nation’s transportation engineers. Why are stop signs always red octagons? MUTCD. Why…
The Nintendo Switch eShop is currently hosting a special sale to celebrate The Game Awards 2019, which took place earlier this week, and like previous years, it was jam pack full of announcements, reveals, and of course awards to give out. More specifically, to celebrate the yearly award show, Nintendo is currently hosting a special…
This weekend’s Red Dead Redemption 2 update isn’t just about running a moonshine business — it’s also about bringing more parity between PC and console players. PS4 players now have access to the Photo Mode and Story Mode features that premiered first on computers. The photo option is fairly self-explanatory if you’ve seen features like…
With the release of the Mac Pro this week, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro last month, Apple’s deskbound MacOS machines have been pushing the price point higher and higher, with increased specs for professional users. What about those at the lower end of the portfolio, looking for an alternative to a Windows 10 laptop, those who…
