Category: Weird
Offshore Wind Turbines Could Mess With Ships’ Radar Signals
Solutions could include upgrading older shipboard radars to modern solid state systems that can be adjusted to eliminate some of the interference from the rotating…
Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald’s for $900 Million
Kytch first fired back against the fast-food ice cream establishment last May, suing Taylor and its distributor TFG for theft of trade secrets. The Kytch…
The Pandemic Tanked Rates of Childhood Vaccination—for Everything
Experts have warned for years that those exemptions collectively drive holes in herd immunity and risk sparking epidemics. Outbreaks in states that allow exemptions have…
Polestar’s New EV Concept Comes With … a Boomerang Drone?
Further details about the concept car are scant. As you can see from the pictures, the angular design continues the company’s overall aesthetic. The low…
Apple Stops Sales in Russia—and Takes a Rare Stand
On Tuesday, Apple said it was pausing all product sales and limiting the functionality of some of its services in Russia in response to Russian…
Google’s New Tech Can Read Your Body Language—Without Cameras
What if your computer decided not to blare out a notification jingle because it noticed you weren’t sitting at your desk? What if your TV…
How to Move Your Shop or Business Online
Many businesses had to reinvent themselves almost overnight because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Business owners had two choices: take action to change the way they…
Web3 Threatens to Segregate Our Online Lives
In February, shit hit the fan in the usual way: An old tweet resurfaced. Brantly Millegan, director of operations at Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a…
Best Pet Supplies and Tips for Newly Adopted Cats and Dogs
I spoke with staff from Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco—the shelter that WIRED art director Elena Lacey has fostered pups from. They offered…
VR Is Here to Stay. It’s Time to Make It Accessible
With the recent unveiling of the PlayStation VR2, Sony brings its virtual reality system to current console generations, proving that VR is here to stay….