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The 5 Best Laptops for Linux—I Install It on Every Laptop I Test

Lemur Pro is not the best for graphics-intensive tasks like gaming or video editing (see below for some more powerful rigs with dedicated graphics cards),…

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20 Best Sex Toys (2024): Gender Inclusive, Couples, Solo

Sex tech has come a long way in the past 10 years—not only in terms of cultural acceptance and awareness but also technology. Gone are…

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Best Kids’ Headphones (2024): Volume-Limiting, Noise-Canceling, and More

As writers and testers in WIRED’s Gadget Lab, we spend all day immersed in personal technology of all kinds. It’s probably no surprise that if…

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A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

This is a job for LLL: Give it (or its brethren) a basis of a multidimensional lattice, and it’ll spit out a better one. This…

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Watch Usher’s Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show

Singing, dancing, roller-skating—Usher is the consummate performer. On Sunday, following months of hype, he’ll take the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the…

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Obesity Disrupts Mitochondria, And We May Have Figured Out How

Scientists have revealed in unprecedented detail how obesity affects mitochondria in mice, causing the cellular powerhouses to fragment into smaller pieces. Mitochondria are famous as…

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Scientists Reveal What The Sky Looks Like in X-Ray Vision

There’s an old trope in science fiction about someone suddenly getting X-ray vision and looking through solid objects. It turns out to be a physical…

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Mysterious Rings Around Space Rock Might Be Carved by a Secret Moon

The secret lives of minor planets may be even more complex and fascinating than we thought. Scientists have discovered that a pair of gossamer rings…

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Pet Poop Can Be Much More Dangerous Than You Might Realize

Have you ever been out on a walk and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of poop under your foot?…

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Scientists Slowed Down Light by 10,000 Times in an Experiment

Scientists have previously established that light can be slowed down in certain scenarios, and a new study demonstrates a method for achieving it that promises…

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