The King is dead. Long live the King!Last week, EVE Online developers CCP said that Project Nova, their long-in-development shooter based on the same universe as their famous space MMO, was being thrown in the bin. “This decision was taken because Project Nova’s gameplay experience as presented at EVE Vegas ‘18 would not have achieved…
DetailsWe’ve asked Samsung for comment. iFixit is planning to publish a full teardown in the early hours of February 19th that might shed more light. The Z Flip does have water-resistant circuitboards, at least, so it’s less likely to die if you’re unfortunate enough to spill water on your $1,380 pride and joy.This isn’t a…
DetailsThe latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare playlist update has arrived, and one of the most notable additions is a new 1v1 playlist on a fan-favorite map.A new playlist called 1v1 Rust is now available as part of the “1v1 Me Bro!” game mode where two players enter the arena to duke it out for…
DetailsThis story originally appeared on The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Two scientific studies of the number of insects splattered by cars have revealed a huge decline in abundance at European sites in two decades.The research adds to growing evidence of what some scientists have called an “insect apocalypse,” which is threatening…
DetailsTo celebrate his wife’s birthday last year, Canadian photographer Larry Louie took her to a sulfur mine. That wasn’t the plan—their original itinerary was in Bali. But after a couple of days in that tourist-plagued paradise, they began looking for something a little less commercialized. A bit of online research led Louie to the sulfur…
DetailsHello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Today might be a holiday in the US, but that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty of news to get through, including some updates on Stranger Things and The Batman. Let’s get going.Here’s the First Stranger Things Season 4 TrailerThe first trailer for…
DetailsLate in the night at Daytona International Speedway last month, a January chill settles over the usually warm Florida coast that hosts the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race. Just under the halfway point, in the garages and pit lanes of the Acura race teams, something equally discordant has materialized: Nothing. It was quiet,…
DetailsLast year, novelist, bird lover, and wind-turbine hater Jonathan Franzen wrote a curious essay about climate change. In it, he argued that humanity will fail to divert global disaster. Radical collective action is needed to save the planet, he said, but human nature is incompatible with making the necessary changes. The essay—titled “What If We…
DetailsMonday, February 17, 2020. By Heather Loase, with cartooncollections.com. Why one writer monitors his teens’ electronic devices—and why you should, too. (And here’s a brief history of porn on the internet.) Every weekday, WIRED publishes a new cartoon about the worlds of science and technology. Check back here for more laughs throughout the week. And…
DetailsWhen the notorious online forum 8chan was forced off the internet in August, after being linked to acts of violence including the Christchurch shooting, it looked like a blow to the Qanon conspiracy movement, which had made 8chan its virtual home. Rather than fade away, though, 8chan’s Qanon posters migrated to other platforms, where they’re…
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