The following two things are somehow both true: First, the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been a dangerous mix of denial, disinformation, and delay, oscillating between simple incompetence and possible malevolence. And, second, his approval ratings are at or near their all-time high. Americans are getting sick, losing their jobs, and even…
So, you’re stuck at home and Netflix, Hulu, and even Disney+ are beginning to lose their luster after just a couple of weeks. (To be fair, that’s probably because you’ve not watched The Rocketeer enough, but we’ll let that slide for now.) With television and movies beginning to fail you, it’s time to do that…
Sunday, as President Trump sought to deflect criticism for shortages of medical equipment by accusing hospital staff of stealing masks, several aircraft carrying much-needed supplies from China were arriving at airports in Europe and Africa. The Irish government posted a clip showing its ambassador to China thanking officials for helping organize a shipment of supplies…
Like many of the first 6.7 million Americans asked to shelter in place, Enrique Lin Shiao was spending more time than usual on Twitter. The molecular biophysicist had moved to the Bay Area in September to join Crispr luminary Jennifer Doudna’s lab at UC Berkeley. Among his projects was improving the widely used genome editing…
You know that meme, the one with the cartoon dog sipping out of a mug and saying to himself, this is fine? All the while, the room around him is burning to the ground? Yeah, that one. If you’ve never read the full comic strip, the story continues for a few more panels. He says…
It’s a trope from any movie about the end of humanity: Vegetation slowly reclaims cities, while deer and foxes roam the streets. Probably the closest we’ll ever get to this scenario without an actual apocalypse is happening right now in locked-down metropolises across the world. In San Francisco, coyotes—normally scared away by cars— are traipsing…
Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Once again, the coronavirus is dominating the conversation in the pop culture world. Who’s talking about it? Well, Elton John, J. K. Rowling, and Disney, for starters. Let’s get going.Disney Is Donating 100,000 N95 Masks to Covid-19 Relief EffortsFollowing the closures of…
Facebook Messenger finally has its own desktop app, making it easier to message and video chat with friends and family from your computer. The app, which is now available on the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, lets you message friends and start video calls, just like on the mobile and web versions. It also…
(CNN)As video conference app Zoom surges in popularity due to increased usage amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials are now warning of a new potential privacy and security concern called “Zoombombing.” The term refers to a form of cyber harassment…
The Galaxy S20 phones may be Samsung’s new flagships, but since the company continues selling the S10 line alongside it, it keeps doing a stellar job at providing software updates: The Korean manufacturer is beginning to roll out a big update to last year’s series, giving it a ton of One UI 2.1 features from…
