el Climb Inside Uber's Self-Driving Car—Its Next Big Disruption By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The ride-sharing giant is in Pittsburgh for its latest big move: the country’s first autonomous taxi service. Select Uber users can now ride in self-driving cars, with humans at the wheel for an emergency. Full Article
el Tinker Hatfield Draws WIRED's October Cover By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Nike shoe guru Tinker Hatfield draws WIRED's October cover featuring his design inspirations for the power-lacing HyperAdapt 1.0 shoe. Full Article
el Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart & Mamrie Hart Show Us The Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Stars of the upcoming film "Dirty 30", Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart show us the last thing they did on their phones. The Holy Trinity unveils what they last googled, how many alarms they have, and their favorite emojis. Full Article
el Building Games For Virtual Reality Storytelling | Breaking Through By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Virtual Reality is the next frontier in entertainment, but it’s so new that the rules are still being written. No one knows the best way to develop, advertise, or create yet – and that’s what makes it so exciting. Full Article
el Meet the Pixel, Google's Answer to the iPhone By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:29:34 +0000 Google enters the phone fray with the Pixel, a premium Android smartphone with all the features of an iPhone plus Google Assistant and a headphone jack. Full Article
el Google's Self-Driving Cars Have Clocked 2 Million Miles By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:05:16 +0000 By this point, self driving cars are a common sight in Silicon Valley and Google’s fleet of nearly 60 autonomous cars hit a milestone: They have now clocked more than two million miles of driving on public streets. Full Article
el Step Inside Boeing’s Elaborate New 737 Test Plane By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Boeing is putting its newest plane, the 737 MAX, through a grueling series of test flights. Onboard, instead of seats and a meal service, a team of engineers captures data on its performance, and eats snacks from a cooler. Full Article
el Predators: Chameleons Have Killer Fast Tongues By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:58:08 +0000 Chameleons are deceptively great hunters, with a tongue that can snipe prey in a split-second. Full Article
el The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Jobs By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss how artificial intelligence might up-end economies and how societies can adapt. Full Article
el The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How We'll Embrace Self-Driving Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss ethical concerns around artificial intelligence used in self-driving cars. Full Article
el Data Reveals the American Dream Is Alive and Well—in Canada By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:01:58 +0000 At the White House Frontiers Conference, Raj Chetty, an economist at Stanford University described where the 'American dream' is thriving the most and seems like it's across US the border. Full Article
el Nikola Tesla and Wireless Charging By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Telsa was a wacky guy with some far-fetched ideas, but many of theories about how electricity could work would eventually prove to be dead on. Full Article
el Secretary of State John Kerry Knows What A Messy Election Feels Like By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 When WIRED sat down with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry right after the second Presidential debate, he shared a few thoughts on what it's like to run for President. Full Article
el Immigration in America Isn’t What the Politicians Tell You By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:41:38 +0000 Politicians make a lot of wild claims about undocumented immigrants in the United States. Our advice? Take a deep breath and have a look at what the numbers tell you. Full Article
el John Kerry on How the Paris Climate Agreement Could Help Fight Terrorism By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:06:15 +0000 US Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the ways that recently signed UN climate agreement will spur innovations in renewable energy across the globe, including terror hotspots. Full Article
el Elon Musk Says Every New Tesla Will Drive Itself By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 03:22:23 +0000 Elon Musk wants you to take your hands off the wheel, foot off the gas, and let him do the driving. Rather, let his cars take over. Full Article
el The World's Largest Telescope By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 China has built the world's largest radio telescope and they're using it to observe outer space. Full Article
el Meet the Psychedelic Shrimp That Power-Lifts Starfish By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The harlequin shrimp is all dressed up in a festive clown suit…a clown suit of murder. Full Article
el Uber's Self-Driving Truck Delivers 50,000 Beers By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A truck carrying 50,000 beers spent two hours driving itself down a Colorado highway. Full Article
el Polaroid SX-70 vs Canon Rebel T5: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The Polaroid SX-70 was the go-to camera for instant photography, and the Canon Rebel T5 is currently one of the most popular DSLRs on the market. What's changed since then? Full Article
el These Self-Flying Helicopters Team Up to Fight Fires and Save Lives By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Two Lockheed Martin helicopters, with help from a pair of drones, join forces to fight fires and save lives. Full Article
el Bumped Off Your Flight? Know Your Travel Rights By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:30:00 +0000 It's bound to happen to you— your flight is cancelled, delayed or the airline bumps you. That's why it's important to know your rights when your travel plans go astray. Full Article
el Thermal Imaging Tech Helps Protect Endangered Wildlife By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 World Wildlife Fund is using thermal imaging technology and artificial intelligence to see and capture wildlife poachers as they stalk endangered animals in the dark. Full Article
el How to Make Deliciously Safe Eggnog With Raw Eggs and Booze By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:01:10 +0000 You wish you liked eggnog more than you do, right? Well, with this recipe and a few science tricks, you'll make eggnog that is not only delicious but brilliantly boozy too. Full Article
el Meet the Blind Man Who Convinced Google Its Self-Driving Car Is Finally Ready By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:30:00 +0000 Google is getting serious about self-driving cars. So serious that it put a legally blind man in one that drove him around safely on his own. The successful trip means that the tech giant can now launch its own self-driving car company, which it's calling Waymo. Full Article
el The Enduring Mystery of What the Hell's in LaCroix By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:00 +0000 LaCroix is the fizzy water of the moment. It's just H2O, CO2, and natural flavor. But what's "natural flavor" and is it safe to consume by the daily 12-pack? Asking for a friend. Full Article
el Hyundai's Exo-Skeleton Makes Everyone an Iron Man By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Hyundai, the car manufacturer, is getting into other forms of mobility and work with its two new exo-skeletons. Full Article
el 2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Self-Driving Vehicles Are Around the Corner By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment Alex Davies lays out the five biggest disruptions coming to the world of transport. Full Article
el CES 2017 - Car Designers Remake the Steering Wheel for the Age of Autonomy By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 In a world where cars drive themselves, the steering wheel must go way beyond 10 and 2. Full Article
el Dear Angelica Teaser By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:00:00 +0000 A teaser for Oculus Story Studio's new virtual reality film 'Dear Angelica,' which was made with the company's VR illustration tool, Quill. Full Article
el The Adorable Little Fish With a Suction Cup for a Belly By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the lumpsucker, the tiny fish that sucks at swimming but is great at suctioning. Full Article
el The Evolution of the Selfie With Nina Dobrev By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 In xXx: Return of Xander Cage, The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev plays tech geek Becky Clearidge. So, who better to take us through the history of selfies? Using phones like the infamous Nokia brick and the modern iPhone, Nina tries her best to snap her way through camera phone history. Full Article
el Meet America's Newest, High-Techiest Weather Satellite By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:45:30 +0000 The GOES-16 atmospheric satellite is a super-powered machine that can predict the future. At least as far as weather is concerned. Full Article
el Inside the YouTube-Fueled, Teenage Extravaganza That Is Beautycon By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 A look at the industry-shaking in real life meet up of beauty world influencers, their fans and the brands that compete for their attention. Full Article
el If Tech Really Wants to Help the Homeless, It Should Hire Them By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:58:50 +0000 To bridge the divide between San Francisco's wealthy tech workers and their impoverished neighbors, organizations like Code Tenderloin are trying to get disadvantaged people into tech companies. They teach skills like coding and help students craft resumes, but even with all these new skills the greatest challenge facing Code Tenderloin graduates is convincing a company to take a chance on them. Full Article
el These Autonomous Wheelchairs Are the Future of Mobility By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 At MIT, they are creating an autonomous wheelchair that can navigate streets and buildings to allow people with limited mobility to travel without having to worry about obstructions or other hazards. Full Article
el UPS Has a Mother-Truck of a Delivery Drone Idea By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:30:00 +0000 UPS's futuristic delivery drones will be loaded inside the truck then fly out of and return to a roof port that would make any Bond villain jealous. Full Article
el Allison Williams & Daniel Kaluuya Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 "Get Out" stars Allison Williams & Daniel Kaluuya gather up their courage and show us the last things they did with their phones. Full Article
el Inside the World's Largest Wind Tunnel By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 It’s 80 feet high, 120 feet wide, that's large enough to hold a Boeing 737. Now trucking companies are using the wind tunnel to make their massive machines more efficient. Full Article
el So Cellphones Cause Cancer, Right? That Ain't What Science Says By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Your grandparents might have warned you that cellphones cause brain cancer. Well, that's not at all what science says. Full Article
el The 1955 Citroën DS Still Feels Ahead of Its Time By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The 1955 Citroën DS is the auto industry's platypus: bizarre, delightful, innovative, and, if not inimitable, never imitated. WIRED's Jack Stewart took both the DS and SM for a spin. Full Article
el The Satellite That Spies on America's Lightning By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:19:44 +0000 The first images from a new instrument onboard NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite are giving NOAA National Weather Service forecasters richer information about lightning that will help them alert the public to dangerous weather. Full Article
el WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Samuel L. Jackson Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000 "Kong: Skull Island" star Samuel L. Jackson answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. Full Article
el Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000 The Connectome is a comprehensive diagram of all the neural connections existing in the brain. WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri to explain this scientific concept to 5 different people; a 5 year-old, a 13 year-old, a college student, a neuroscience grad student and a connectome entrepreneur. Full Article
el Self-Driving Cars Won't Save Everyone. In Fact, They'll Kill By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Self-driving cars will totally eliminate traffic deaths, right? Nope. In fact, on rare occasions they'll choose to kill. Full Article
el Flight Lab - Climb Aboard a Boeing 747 That NASA Turned Into the World's Biggest Flying Telescope By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000 To get the best space observations possible, NASA scientists fly around the world in a highly modified 747 carrying a giant telescope. Full Article
el Celebs Guess Real or Fake Tech News at SXSW By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It's hard to tell what's real or fake today. Celebrities at SXSW sat down with WIRED and tried their best to guess which headlines from the tech news world are real and which are fake. Sad! Full Article
el It Takes 60,000 Rivets and Two Robots to Build a Boeing 777 Fuselage By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It’s tough work for pairs of humans who install each of the 60,000 rivets that keep Boeing's 777 from falling apart in midair, so they’re getting some help from pairs of robots on the plane production line. Full Article
el What We Know About Trump's Airplane Electronics Ban By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Trump Administration has ordered nine airlines flying direct routes to the US to block passengers from carrying large gadgets into the plane cabin. The UK has followed with a similar ban. Here's what you need to know about the ban. Full Article
el Flight Lab - Inside NASA's Prototype Lab Where Model Planes Take Flight By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Walk into NASA Armstrong's Sub-scale Research Lab and see the future of flight in miniature. The lab's model airplanes are used to test cutting edge aeronautical ideas like crash-avoidance and more efficient rocket launches. Full Article