기본 콘텐츠로 건너뛰기

11월, 2018의 게시물 표시

Is Smoke From California's Fires Getting Worse? Hard to Tell

Smoke from the Camp, Hill, and Woolsey fires has forced Californians to don air masks. But measuring air quality is more complex than you might think. https://www.wired.com/story/is-californias-smoke-getting-worse-its-complicated

The Mueller Investigation May Be Safe Despite Matt Whitaker

Robert Mueller\'s work as special counsel may seem imperiled by the acting attorney general, but there\'s plenty of reason for optimism. https://www.wired.com/story/mueller-probe-matthew-whitaker-midterms

Cities Cause Hurricanes to Dump Extra Rain on Them

The literal shape of cities appears to exacerbate hurricanes\' rainfall, according to new research on Hurricane Harvey. https://www.wired.com/story/cities-cause-hurricanes-to-dump-extra-rain-on-them

Mozilla Lists Easy-to-Hack Devices in Annual Gift Idea Guide

In its second annual “Privacy Not Included” guide, the nonprofit highlights internet-connected gifts that value your privacy—and the ones that may not. https://www.wired.com/story/mozilla-privacy-not-included-internet-connected-toys

Should I Delete My Tweets?

Our in-house Know-It-Alls answer questions about your interactions with technology. https://www.wired.com/story/the-know-it-alls-should-i-delete-my-tweets

Best iPads for 2018: Which New Models Should You Actually Buy?

Choosing an iPad is more complicated than it needs to be, but we\'re here to help. https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-ipad

Uber Rewards Loyalty Program Gives Perks to Power Users

Rack up enough points and a real life human will answer your customer support call. https://www.wired.com/story/uber-rewards-loyalty-program

This Chemical Is So Hot It Destroys Nerve Fibers—in a Good Way

Resiniferatoxin is 10,000 times hotter than the hottest pepper, and has features that make it promising as a painkiller of last resort. https://www.wired.com/story/resiniferatoxin

Tesla, GM, and Nissan Unite to Save Their EV Tax Credits

The EV Drive Coalition will push Congress to extend the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars, but advocates say it could do much more. https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-gm-nissan-ev-drive-coalition-federal-tax-credit

Lenovo Yoga C930 Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Outstanding Battery Life

Thoughtful design puts the Yoga C930 in a class of its own. https://www.wired.com/review/review-lenovo-yoga-c930

This Chemical Is So Hot It Destroys Nerve Fibers—in a Good Way

Resiniferatoxin is 10,000 times hotter than the hottest pepper, and has features that make it promising as a painkiller of last resort. https://www.wired.com/story/resiniferatoxin

DARPA's Hail Mary Plan to Restart a Hacked US Electric Grid

On tiny Plum Island, DARPA stages a real-life blackout to put its grid recovery tools to the test. https://www.wired.com/story/black-start-power-grid-darpa-plum-island

This US Firm Wants to Help Build China’s Surveillance State

The owner of Bikini.com is using open source software to create artificial-intelligence image-recognition systems for Chinese companies and authorities. https://www.wired.com/story/us-firm-wants-build-chinas-surveillance-state

L’Oréal’s New Clip-on Sensor Tracks Your Exposure to UV Rays

You can buy the $60 sensor exclusively at the Apple Store. https://www.wired.com/story/loreal-my-skin-track-uv-sensor

Juul Pledges Big Changes, but the Impact May Be Small

The e-cigarette maker says it will discontinue some flavors at retail outlets and shut down social media accounts ahead of an expected FDA crackdown. https://www.wired.com/story/juul-pledges-big-changes-impact-may-be-small

Facing UK Regulation, Big Tech Sends a Lobbyist to London

The Internet Association is taking its case to Whitehall, where members like Facebook, Twitter, and Google face increasing scrutiny. https://www.wired.com/story/facing-uk-regulation-big-tech-sends-lobbyist-to-london

Hacking in Movies: That 'Hackers' Scene May Not Be So Dumb After All

As Samy Kamkar points out in this episode of \'Technique Critique,\' it\'s certainly not the worst depiction of hacking we\'ve seen in pop culture. https://www.wired.com/story/movie-hacking-scenes-dissected

Climate Change: The Complete WIRED Guide

The world is getting warmer, the weather is getting worse. Here\'s everything you need to know about what humans can do to stop wrecking the planet. https://www.wired.com/story/guide-climate-change

Amazon’s HQ2 Hunger Games Are Over, and Jeff Bezos Won

After 238 cities vied to be home to Amazon\'s new \"headquarters,\" the company chose the obvious: New York City and Arlington, Virginia. https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-hq2-over-jeff-bezos-won

Why Google Internet Traffic Rerouted Through China and Russia

For two hours Monday, Google internet traffic rerouted through China, Russia, and elsewhere. Here\'s why. https://www.wired.com/story/google-internet-traffic-china-russia-rerouted

11 Best Tablets for Every Budget (2018): iPad, Android, Fire HD, Surface

Whether you prefer Android, iOS, or Windows, these are the best tablets we\'ve tried. https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-tablets

See How the Buoyancy Force Works in Water or Air

The buoyancy force gives you the boost that helps you float and do cool maneuvers in water. This experiment lets you see it in action. https://www.wired.com/story/you-too-can-have-superpowers-just-hop-in-a-swimming-pool

Pandora's Podcast Genome Project Wants to Find Your Next Favorite Show

The company hopes to do for podcasts what its Music Genome Project did for streaming songs. https://www.wired.com/story/pandora-podcast-genome-project-beta

From QAnon to Pizzagate, When Online Conspiracies Form Cults

Inside these closed online communities, outside voices are discredited and dissent is often met with hostility, doxing, and harassment. Sound familiar? https://www.wired.com/story/online-conspiracy-groups-qanon-cults

OnePlus 6T Review: Top-Notch Specs, Unmatched Price

And, once again, the best somewhat-affordable Android phone comes from OnePlus. https://www.wired.com/review/oneplus-6t-android-phone

oneplus 6t

https://www.wired.com/gallery/oneplus-6t-gallery

Trumpy Bear Divided the World—and Conquered the Internet

He wants your money, and you’ll give it to him because LOL nothing matters. https://www.wired.com/story/trumpy-bear-sales-divided-the-world-existential-abyss

CyPhy Wants to Set Drones Free by Tying Them to the Ground

A tether connecting a drone to the ground liberates the aircraft from reliance on short-lived batteries, allowing it to stay aloft for weeks at a time. https://www.wired.com/story/startup-setting-drones-free-tying-them-to-the-ground

How to Take Better Photos on Your Phone

Give the \'gram a boost with these tips from professional photographers. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-take-better-photos-with-your-phone

If You Drive in Los Angeles, Palantir and LAPD Are Watching

Records show police agencies tap license-plate readers hundreds of thousands of times a year. https://www.wired.com/story/drive-los-angeles-police-track-every-move

48 Smart Holiday Gift Ideas That Everyone Will Connect With: WIRED Wish List 2018

From electric wheels to smart home hubs, this year\'s holiday picks will delight tinkerers, travelers, and lovers of timeless design. https://www.wired.com/gallery/wish-list-2018-48-awesome-holiday-gift-ideas

How Fei-Fei Li Will Make Artificial Intelligence Better for Humanity

AI has a problem: The biases of its creators are getting hard-coded into its future. Fei-Fei Li has a plan to fix that—by rebooting the field she helped invent. https://www.wired.com/story/fei-fei-li-artificial-intelligence-humanity

The Camp, Hill, and Woolsey Fires Are Climate Change at Work

Though we can point to a lack of rainfall to explain the devastation from the fires in California, they\'re ultimately a product of a warming world. https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-reckoning

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense

We’ve spent years teaching neural nets to think like human brains. They’re crazy-smart, but what if we’ve been doing it all wrong? https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-teach-artificial-intelligence-common-sense

How Google and Amazon Got So Big Without Being Regulated

Internet companies used to grow big and die—fast. But now a few of them are huge and entrenched, because regulators didn\'t foresee their dominance. https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-curse-of-bigness

DIY Tinkerers Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence

The age of homebrew AI may not be all sweetness and light. Nor will it be all darkness and porn. Meet some of the pioneers showing what happens when the masses can teach computers new tricks. https://www.wired.com/story/diy-tinkerers-artificial-intelligence-smart-tech

The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

Karl Friston’s free energy principle might be the most all-encompassing idea since Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. But to understand it, you need to peer inside the mind of Friston himself. https://www.wired.com/story/karl-friston-free-energy-principle-artificial-intelligence

RIP Stan Lee, the Man Who Made Comics Cool

The avuncular, controversial longtime writer and publisher of Marvel Comics dies in Los Angeles. https://www.wired.com/story/rip-stan-lee-the-man-who-made-comics-cool

How Air Astana Pilots Landed a ‘Completely Uncontrollable’ Jet

When the pilots of Flight 1388 lost control of their Embraer 190, they spent a scary two hours in the air over Portugal before making it down safely. https://www.wired.com/story/air-astana-flight-1388-portugal-loss-control

The US Didn’t Sign the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace

Corporations have taken the lead over nations on governing the internet: The initiative might not have counted the US as a signatory, but did include Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and others. https://www.wired.com/story/paris-call-cybersecurity-united-states-microsoft

The US Is the Only Country Where There Are More Guns Than People

The US has worst rate of gun violence among all developed countries, and still we fail to regulate. https://www.wired.com/story/guns-in-america-five-charts

The Best of Stan Lee’s Marvel Comic Books

From the first hundred issues of Fantastic Four to the genesis of the Incredible Hulk, these comics define some of the very best of Stan Lee\'s canon. https://www.wired.com/story/the-best-stan-lee-comic-books

Ableton Loop Is More of a EDM Networking Event Than a Rave

Now in its fourth year, the conference moved its festivities to Los Angeles, where hundreds of aspiring musicians convened to learn new tricks. https://www.wired.com/story/ableton-loop-electronic-music-conference

RIP Stan Lee: What 20 Years of Lunches With the Comics Legend Taught Me

From his love of the Cheesecake Factory to his take on religion, writer Jim McLauchlin looks back on two decades of conversations with the Marvel Comics chairman emeritus. https://www.wired.com/story/stan-lee-rip-12-things

'Masterminds,' Episode 2: Making a Stormtrooper Out of Bodies Is Easier Than You'd Think

At least, it is if you’re in Pilobolus, a dance company that specializes in shadowy illusions. https://www.wired.com/story/video-masterminds-shadow-dancers

Photo Gallery: When the Baby in Family Photos Is a High-End Silicone "Reborn"

Berlin-based photographer Lena Kunz set out to chronicle the world of meticulously crafted baby dolls and the people who love them. https://www.wired.com/story/photo-gallery-reborn-baby-dolls

The Risk That Ebola Will Spread to Uganda Is Now ‘Very High’

With the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continuing to spread, neighboring Uganda deploys its health care defenses. https://www.wired.com/story/the-risk-that-ebola-will-spread-to-uganda-is-now-very-high

The Flu Shot Needs Fewer Stats and More Stories

It\'s hard to entice people with a calm portrayal of a crisis avoided, so more medical officials are employing a technique long used by anti-vaxxers: personal narrative. https://www.wired.com/story/flu-shot-cdc-anti-vaxxers-storytelling

YouTube Videos Keep Getting Longer to Drive Ad Revenue

Gone are the days of the 30-second clip. Today’s most viewed YouTube videos last 20 minutes or longer, a trend cemented by the platform\'s algorithms. https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-video-extra-long

The Pink Tax Means Women Spend More Than Men to Get Around NYC

New research suggests women in New York spend up to $50 a month more than men do on transportation, largely to feel safe and avoid harassment. https://www.wired.com/story/nyc-public-transportation-pink-tax-gender-gap