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How Much Will It Cost to Charge Your Electric Car? It’s Complicated
EV drivers in the US need to get out of that gas station car mindset.
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‘Hundreds of Ads in Minutes’: This Startup Thinks AI Can Drown Out the MAGA Movement
BattlegroundAI promises to make life easier for overstretched and underfunded progressive campaigns.
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The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It
With the possible exception of gold, no other metal has caused as much destruction as copper....
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Mike Lynch, ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ Confirmed Dead in Superyacht Wreck
The serial software entrepreneur's passing comes only weeks after he was cleared of fraud by a...
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Japan Launches a Development Project for Self-Driving EV Taxis
The autonomous-driving startup Tier IV aims to put Japanese-made electric robotaxis into service on Tokyo roads...
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Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for Waterspouts
While the exact cause of the deadly sinking of the Bayesian superyacht remains unknown, dangerous waterspouts...
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Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports
Protesters took to Citi Field Wednesday to raise awareness of the facial recognition systems that have...
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At Nintendo’s New Museum, Classic Games Get Reinvented for Today
The Nintendo Museum, which opens in Kyoto in October, lets visitors play decades-old games using new...
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Google’s Pixel 9 Is the First True Smartphone of the Generative AI Era
Come for the smart design and the fantastic camera. Stay for the reality-blurring image manipulation features...
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An ‘AI Scientist’ Is Inventing and Running Its Own Experiments
Letting programs learn through “open-ended” experimentation may unlock remarkable new capabilities, as well as new risks.
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The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws
The AI ethics nonprofit Humane Intelligence and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology are...
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Catching a Flight? Here Are 5 Tips to Make Travel Easier
If you’re flying for the first time in a while—or just taking a particularly long trip—here...
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Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future
The automaker is killing its electric three-row SUV, delaying a next-gen pickup, and committing to future...
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The Best Apps for Distraction-Free Writing
Focus on your words and not on your toolbars with these eight minimal writing apps for...
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The Lifx Beam Isn’t New, but It’s Super Fun
These handy light bars have me quitting light strips.
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The Covid-19 Summer Wave Is So Big, the FDA Might Release New Vaccines Early
The latest Covid-19 surge reportedly has officials considering approval of the new strain-matched vaccine as soon...
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Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 Wireless Buds Are So Good, Even the Charging Case Has a Party Piece
With punchy lows, a brilliant midrange, and nearly sky-high detail levels, there's no denying these are...
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An AWS Configuration Issue Could Expose Thousands of Web Apps
Amazon has updated its instructions for how customers should more securely implement AWS's traffic-routing service known...
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The 30 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now
Sunny, Constellation, and Bad Monkey are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.
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Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI
The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers...
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When It Comes to Dicing, Breville’s Paradice 16 Doesn’t Cut It
Breville’s big food processor is an impressive machine, but its main feature doesn’t work well.
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Our Favorite Paper Planners for Organizing Your Life
Digital tools are not always superior. Here are some WIRED-tested agendas and notebooks to keep you...
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The Quest to Uncover the Secrets of Gold Hydrogen
Industries want to harvest naturally occurring hydrogen as soon as possible, but scientists warn of unforeseen...
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What's the Difference Between a Modular and Non-Modular PC Power Supply?
If you’re in the process of building your desktop, here are all the things you need...