As the coronavirus began to spread through Japan in March, workers at a warehouse in Sugito that processes millions of personal care products each day were overrun by a spike in demand for masks, gloves, soap, and hand sanitizer. To prevent workers from spreading the deadly virus, the company that operates the center, PalTac, introduced…
DetailsApple may be preparing to update the 13-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro machines to Intel’s tenth-generation processors, but its longstanding project to bring ARM power to its MacOS platform gathers pace, with reports today that a release in 2021 is on the cards. Update 25 April: One of the biggest obstacles facing an ARM powered…
DetailsAngela Lang/CNET I haven’t always been a fan of the Apple Watch. I bought one as soon as it went on sale in 2015 hoping it would blow me away, but it ended up spending more time in my drawer than on my wrist. It took three more years and the addition of two key…
DetailsHome News (Image credit: Shutterstock) AMD Ryzen 4000 (codenamed Renoir) mobile chips are still very much fresh on the scene – and making a huge impact in terms of competitiveness in the laptop world – but we’ve already seen a leak for next-gen APUs apparently codenamed Cezanne (a name which has been doing the rounds…
DetailsHello, and welcome once again to Replay, WIRED’s weekly roundup of videogame news. This week, we’ve got a hack you should know about, a delay, and some cool new tech. Let’s get to it.Nintendo Confirms a Pretty Major Hacking AttemptEarlier today, Nintendo confirmed that a recent hacking attempt on its system compromised the login IDs…
DetailsInstitutions and regular web users are always on alert about avoiding errant clicks and downloads online that could lead their devices to be infected with malware. But not all attacks require a user slip-up to open the door. Research published this week by the threat monitoring firm ZecOps shows the types of vulnerabilities hackers can…
DetailsCustomers returned to some Georgia businesses Friday as the state’s death toll from the novel coronavirus neared 900. Governor Brian Kemp, who was one of the last state officials to issue a shelter in place order to curb the spread of the virus, became one of the first to roll back such restrictions, signing an…
DetailsOn Tuesday, Hannah LaCaze found a small package from Instacart in her mailbox. The grocery delivery company had pledged to outfit more than 100,000 of its shoppers with “health and safety kits,” each containing a reusable face mask, a forehead thermometer, and hand sanitizer. LaCaze, a shopper in Texas, requested one right away, and after…
DetailsThis is the third installment in a continuing project in which WIRED’s photo editors speak with photographers about their experiences during Covid-19 self-isolation. The following interview has been edited for clarity. Ever since Durham issued its shelter-in-place order on March 26, Sunday service in the North Carolina city hasn’t been the same. For photographer Kennedi…
DetailsHundreds of Amazon employees are calling out sick today over the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as accusations that it retaliated against workers who have spoken out. The protests are being organized by United for Respect, a nonprofit advocating for retail workers, and Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a corporate worker group,…
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