On one hand, Tesla is making and selling cars. Wednesday, the company said it had delivered 95,356 vehicles in the second quarter of 2019, beating its own record of 90,966, from the end of 2018. That’s a year-over-year increase of 134 percent. The figure also beat Wall Street’s prognostications, and seemed to signal that the […]
Read MoreClimate change has thrown our beautifully balanced planet into chaos. As oceans and forests transform and ecosystems go into shock, perhaps a million species teeter on the edge of extinction. But there may still be hope for these organisms. Some will change their behaviors in response to soaring global temperatures; they might, say, reproduce earlier […]
Read MoreWHEN YOU WRITE IN ALL CAPS IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU’RE SHOUTING. Using capital letters to indicate strong feeling may be the most famous example of typographical tone of voice. But there are different kinds of strong feelings. Linguist Maria Heath asked a cross section of internet users to rate the difference in emotion between a […]
Read MoreRobert Mueller visits Congress tomorrow, the most popular vehicle in America is going electric, and the youths are fueling a Snapchat comeback. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today's Headlines Robert Mueller is set to […]
Read MoreLast Thursday, nearly a month after Iran shot a $220 million US drone out of the sky, the US Marine Corps took down an Iranian UAV of its own. But the significance lies less in heightened tensions in the region than it does in the weapon of choice. The strike marks the first reported successful […]
Read MoreLeBron James has a cramp. It’s the final minutes of a 2014 playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat. With his team down by four points, James takes a quick step, beats his defender, and jumps, sending the ball in a high arc toward the basket. It’s a beautiful shot, but […]
Read MoreTwo years after its historic data breach, the credit bureau Equifax agreed Monday to pay at least $575 million, and up to $700 million, to settle enforcement actions with 50 US states and territories, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Though the sting of the breach may have faded for some, […]
Read MoreSaturday is traditionally the biggest day at Comic-Con International. This year was no different—and along with the big panels there were also a lot of massive trailers. Westworld, Star Trek: Picard, Watchmen, Snowpiercer, and so many more. We collected the best of the best below. Westworld (2020) In Westworld, each season has a theme. Season […]
Read MoreFew things are surer to get applause at Comic-Con International than bringing the actor Patrick Stewart onto a stage. As both Captain Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation (and movies) and Professor X from one of the X-Men movie timelines, Stewart is (as one panel moderator put it) the O Captain My Captain […]
Read MoreSpace! The final frontier! Humankind has gone there a few times now, but nothing has seemed to capture the imagination—or, at least, the American imagination—like the Apollo 11 mission. It happened 50 years ago this week. We celebrated here at WIRED Transpo by wondering what a “moon shot” is these days. And by exploring what […]
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