On Tuesday, Twitter placed fact-checking labels on a pair of tweets by President Donald Trump, in which he made baseless claims that the use of mail-in ballots in the 2020 general election will enable large-scale fraud. Rebukes from the Trump administration swiftly followed, and Trump took to Twitter with a warning: “Republicans feel that Social…
DetailsSkip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Fans were divided on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Courtesy of LucasfilmDave Rubin, host of the talk show The Rubin Report, is a lifelong science fiction fan whose favorite films include Contact, The Matrix, and Total Recall. But the Star Wars franchise has always held a…
DetailsThis story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The wide, sunny streets of Miramar, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, give the impression of a peaceful neighborhood. On a midsummer day earlier this year, the pohutukawa trees were abloom in a blaze of red, and kids on vacation zoomed about…
DetailsSpoiler alert: I’ve reviewed a lot of electric toothbrushes for WIRED, but never before have I experienced anything approaching the cleaning power of the Brightline Sonic Rechargeable.I certainly had no expectations from the start that this would be the case. At $30—and frequently on sale for less than $25 at Amazon—the Brightline is the cheapest…
DetailsAmid the chaotic chains of events that ensue when protons smash together at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, one particle has popped up that appears to go to pieces in a peculiar way. All eyes are on the B meson, a yoked pair of quark particles. Having caught whiffs of unexpected B meson behavior…
DetailsBuying used earbuds is something we just can’t get behind. Angela Lang/CNET The market for used tech and gadgets is enormous, and with good reason. Phones, wearables, gaming consoles and other gently owned tech products are a quick and easy way to make money, if you’re selling, or save money, if you’re buying. A peer-to-peer exchange or through…
Details“Our partnership with OnePlus, which came to its scheduled conclusion recently, has been a highly successful collaboration between two iconic and innovative brands. Since the start of this partnership in 2018, OnePlus has been a supportive, valued partner and we wish them well and hope to see them in the future.” The rep didn’t explain…
DetailsApple has quietly adjusted the pricing for RAM upgrades in the entry-level $1299 MacBook Pro. Until today, Apple had charged $100 to upgrade from 8GB of RAM to 16GB of RAM, but now that upgrade costs $200 in the United States. As first noted by MacRumors, the change also applies to other countries; in Germany,…
DetailsThe feud between Twitter and Donald Trump keeps escalating. Days after Twitter drew the president’s ire by applying a fact-checking label to one of his tweets—prompting a retaliatory executive order from Trump—the platform went even further. On Friday morning, it flagged a Trump tweet for violating its rules and implemented measures to keep it from…
DetailsGreetings, and once again welcome to Replay, WIRED’s rundown of all of the week’s big videogame news. This week we have tidbits about Kingdom Hearts, Fortnite delays, and Half-Life: Alyx. Let’s hop right in.There Are Rumors Kingdom Hearts Is Getting a Disney+ Show, Which Is WildWe all knew Disney was pulling out all the stops…
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