Category: Weird
13 Best Google Assistant Speakers (2020): Smart Displays, Portable, and More
Assistant-powered speakers are limited to sound, which is why smart displays are becoming more common. You get similar audio quality plus a screen to see…
Privacy Isn’t a Right You Can Click Away
Be honest—have you ever read a privacy disclosure? Even once? Facebook’s data privacy policy is more than 4,000 words. It contains dozens of links to…
NASA’s New Moon-Bound Space Suits Will Get a Boost From AI
A few months ago, NASA unveiled its next-generation space suit that will be worn by astronauts when they return to the moon in 2024 as…
The Anthropause: How the Pandemic Gives Scientists a New Way to Study Wildlife
But with the fishers, the behavioral change in the anthropause happened waaaaay too fast to be genetic. Instead, it could be a change driven by…
An Ohio City’s Campaign Got More People to Buy Electric Cars
In 2016, the city of Columbus, Ohio, won a nationwide Department of Transportation challenge and was named America’s first smart city. This contest was not…
How to Pick the Best Microsoft Surface Laptop or Tablet (2020)
The most affordable, smallest member of the Surface lineup is the 10.5-inch Surface Go 2 (8/10, WIRED Recommends). If your needs are minimal, or you…
In Lockdown, Mathematicians Crack a Stubborn Geometry Riddle
In mid-March, the mathematicians Joshua Greene and Andrew Lobb found themselves in the same situation: locked down and struggling to adjust while the Covid-19 pandemic…
Review: Food Network Kitchen App Is Long on Recipes, Short on Diversity
The Food Network’s cooking app gets hyped as “The Peloton of Food,” like it’s being pitched to a venture capital firm. Dubbed the Food Network…
How to Get Safari’s New Privacy Features in Chrome and Firefox
Apple just unveiled a raft of changes coming with the new macOS Big Sur later this year. Along with the visual redesign, the introduction of…
Is It Legal for Cops to Force You to Unlock Your Phone?
Indiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment allows a woman accused of stalking to refuse to unlock her iPhone. The court held that…