Category: Weird
REI Anniversary Sale and More: 21 Best Summer Outdoor Deals for 2020
After almost two months of sheltering in place, I’ve become very familiar with the interior walls of my house. Often, a long solo run or…
Joe Biden Answers Your Most Searched Questions About Him
WIRED Autocomplete gathers the internet’s most searched questions about celebrities and goes right to the source for the answer. We’ve interviewed more than 150 actors,…
The Hypocrisy of Mike Pompeo
Repeatedly as congressman, Pompeo spoke to the criticality of congressional oversight and the necessity of having current and former State Department employees testify. “It would…
Video Chat Juries and the Future of Criminal Justice
Here’s a future scenario. Soon after you get your jury summons in the mail, you receive a SurveyMonkey link. Under oath—a checkbox and e-signature sufficed—you…
The Politics of Counting Things Is About to Explode
“There’s nothing from the CDC that I can trust,” snapped U.S. coronavirus task-force leader Deborah Birx at a White House meeting earlier this month. According…
26 Surprising Tips to Master ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
I’ve been an Animal Crossing fan for 19 years, so you can say things are pretty serious. New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch is, in…
Facebook Messenger Adds Safety Alerts—Even in Encrypted Chats
For the last year, governments around the world have pressured Facebook to abandon its plans for end-to-end encryption across its apps, arguing that the feature…
11 Ways to Upgrade Your Wi-Fi and Make Your Internet Faster
They’re (usually) simple to set up, easy to use, and can instantly get rid of Wi-Fi dead zones in your house. The extended or repeated…
ShinyHunters Is a Hacking Group on a Data Breach Spree
Data breaches have become an all too common threat in recent years, exposing personal information through attacks on companies and institutions. Some of these assaults…
On Earth, the Economy Is Tanking. In the Cloud, It’s Fine
Pandemic life is lived in the cloud. Work, school, and dating have been virtualized by Zoom calls and instant messages. Friends share meals or moments…