Author: Wired Magazine

The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

It was half past midnight Eastern Time when Andrew Rosenberg, an anesthesiologist and critical care doctor who works as chief information officer at Michigan Medicine, suddenly noticed that a substantial number of computers across the health care center had ceased to function. In the hospital’s parlance, it counted as a “catastrophic major incident.” “We do… Continue reading The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

The Inevitability of Big Tech Backing Trump

It is true just about everywhere, but especially in America: Real power is having control over the flow of resources. Property. Money. Information. If you command the levers of production—who gets what, when, and how—you dictate what the future holds, and who gets a say in it. Or in this case, you get to decide… Continue reading The Inevitability of Big Tech Backing Trump

The 5 Best Prime Day 2024 TV Deals Curated By WIRED’s A/V Experts

Summer has arrived in full force and you know what that means: rad deals on some of the best TVs you can buy, of course! We’re seeing Amazon Prime Day deals on TV models across the full spectrum of sets, including major price dives on last year’s best and brightest. Amazon’s two-day sales event ups… Continue reading The 5 Best Prime Day 2024 TV Deals Curated By WIRED’s A/V Experts

The Top 5 Prime Day Kindle Deals—Plus More Amazon Devices (2024)

It’s that time again. Amazon Prime Day is back. Among thousands of discounted items, from the necessary to the wacky, are the steep discounts on Amazon’s own broad lineup of hardware, including Prime Day Kindle deals you won’t see surpassed the rest of the year. Savvy shoppers know Amazon Prime Day is usually the best… Continue reading The Top 5 Prime Day Kindle Deals—Plus More Amazon Devices (2024)

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK

In a laboratory in west London, Helder Cruz reaches into a fridge and takes out a small plastic tub. The container holds 280 grams of an off-white paste with the consistency of pâté. These are real chicken cells, taken from a fertilized chicken egg and painstakingly grown in the bioreactors opposite. The paste does not… Continue reading Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK

Best Amazon Prime Day Apple Watch Deals (2024)

if you completed a workout but didn’t track it with a wearable, does it still count? Yes, it does. But if you’re trying to optimize your exercise routine and up the ante on your progress, then a smartwatch is an excellent gadget to use. If you’re an iPhone user, the Apple Watch Series 9, Apple… Continue reading Best Amazon Prime Day Apple Watch Deals (2024)

Silicon Valley Heavyweights, Including Elon Musk, Rally Behind J.D. Vance VP Pick

Republican figureheads from Silicon Valley are rallying behind former president Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. Top Silicon Valley leaders like Elon Musk came out in support of Vance as Trump’s vice presidential pick in the hours after the official announcement was made on Monday. Musk said that the… Continue reading Silicon Valley Heavyweights, Including Elon Musk, Rally Behind J.D. Vance VP Pick

Prime Day Has Brought the Google Pixel 7A to an Incredibly Low Price (2024)

Amazon Prime Day is here (and it’s officially two days long). We’re here to highlight the very best deals among the thousands on the mega-retailer’s storefront, especially products we’ve tested and recommend. Well, if you’re on the hunt for a new phone, you’re in luck. One of the best Prime Day deals right now is… Continue reading Prime Day Has Brought the Google Pixel 7A to an Incredibly Low Price (2024)

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

A group calling itself “NullBulge” published a 1.1-TB trove of data late last week that it claims is a dump of Disney’s internal Slack archive. The data allegedly includes every message and file from nearly 10,000 channels, including unreleased projects, code, images, login credentials, and links to internal websites and APIs. The hackers claim they… Continue reading Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages