Guo Xinhua wants to teach computers to echolocate. He and his colleagues have built a device, about the size of a thin laptop, that emits sound at frequencies 10 times higher than the shrillest note a piccolo can sustain. The pitches it produces are inaudible to the human ear. When Guo’s team aims the device […]
Read MoreLast August, researchers from the threat intelligence firm FireEye uncovered a vast social media influence campaign, conducted by a network of inauthentic news outlets and fake personas with ties to Iran. Their findings were a stark reminder that these kinds of tactics aren't limited to Russia. Now FireEye has published a sequel of sorts, documenting […]
Read MoreObservation is a game about putting yourself back together. Yourself, in this case, being an artificial intelligence whose "body" is a space station drifting in low orbit. Hey, these journeys come in all shapes and sizes. When you begin Observation, developed for PC and PlayStation 4 by developer No Code, your body has forgotten you, […]
Read MoreNearly two months after her divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was finalized, MacKenzie Bezos has made a plan to be far more generous than she and her former husband were as a couple. When the pair split, she became one of the richest women in the world, with a fortune estimated to be worth […]
Read MoreThe military is decidedly not here for wind farms, Facebook busted up more fake news accounts, and we have some advice for your next poo. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Today's Headlines The military is locked in a struggle with wind farms Advocates say that wind power is […]
Read MoreYou're probably aware that Google keeps tabs on what you're up to on its devices, apps, and services—but you might not realize just how far its tracking reach extends, into the places you go, the purchases you make, and much more. It's an extensive set of data, but you can take more control over what […]
Read MoreYouTube recently announced plans to change the way subscriber counts are displayed on the site. Beginning in August, instead of showing precise totals (i.e., 14,230,974), the video service will show a rounded number (i.e., 14 million). Paris Martineau covers platforms, online influence, and social media manipulation for WIRED. Unlike similar redesigns by Twitter and Instagram, […]
Read MoreMonday is Memorial Day, and while its a solemn day celebrating our fallen veterans, it also marks the unofficial beginning of summer and brings with it some of the seasons best sales. To get your summer started right we've rounded up some of our favorite deals from online retailers around the web and included the […]
Read MoreImagine a man with a Swiss Army knife for a body. His arms and legs can extend in any direction, bend into any shape, and move at extraordinary speeds. His spine can elongate into a helicopter, his hands can turn into an almost unlimited number of tools, and his feet can turn into ice skates, […]
Read MoreIn the 18 months since announcing its intention to build an electric car, Dyson has been quieter than a Cyclone V10 vacuum about the vehicle’s looks, cost, or performance specs. But three newly released patent applications offer an early glimpse at how Dyson is designing its vehicles and where it plans to diverge from mainstream […]
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