How many video streaming services do you subscribe to? And how many of those reckon they can deliver you full-on, state-of-the-art picture and sound quality for your monthly fee? The answers are likely to be “plenty” and “almost all of them.” But true home-cinema aficionados know the truth: The best picture quality and the best… Continue reading Best 4K Blu-Ray Players (2023): Sony, Panasonic and More
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Beeper’s iMessage Fight With Apple Has Blown Up Into a Debate Over Regulating Big Tech
Beeper, a YCombinator-backed startup, initially came up with an expensive and inherently insecure method to make a beta version of its app work. This method sent every message through a relay server before arriving at the recipient’s messaging client. Then, late this summer, the company landed on a breakthrough technique, originally drafted as a proof… Continue reading Beeper’s iMessage Fight With Apple Has Blown Up Into a Debate Over Regulating Big Tech
Oversight Board Criticizes Meta’s Automated Moderation in Israel-Hamas War
Today, Meta’s Oversight Board released its first emergency decision about content moderation on Facebook, spurred by the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The two cases center around two pieces of content posted on Facebook and Instagram: one depicting the aftermath of a strike on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza and the other showing the kidnapping of… Continue reading Oversight Board Criticizes Meta’s Automated Moderation in Israel-Hamas War
The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here
So far, only nine centers across the US are currently offering Casgevy, which may limit who gets access to it. Vertex says the number of participating sites will grow in the coming weeks and months. And despite the promise of a pain-free future, the grueling process of getting Casgevy may be a deterrent for some.… Continue reading The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here
Apple to Halt Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2
If you wanted to buy your loved ones the latest Apple Watch for the holidays, you should try to do it before December 21. Apple has announced that it will pause sales of its two newest Apple Watch models, the Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2, pending an expected ban by the US International Trade… Continue reading Apple to Halt Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2
In the Age of AI, ‘Her’ Is a Fairy Tale
When Spike Jonze’s Her came out in 2013, the film about a lonely man falling for an artificially intelligent operating system won widespread praise. Watching today, the qualities critics celebrated at the time are still there—it’s a gentle, enjoyably melancholy story, twee but not damnably so—but something else stands out. Though set in the near-future,… Continue reading In the Age of AI, ‘Her’ Is a Fairy Tale
The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry
If you’re looking for a long read to while away your weekend, we’ve got you covered. First up, WIRED senior reporter Andy Greenberg reveals the wild story behind the three teenage hackers who created the Mirai botnet code that ultimately took down a huge swath of the internet in 2016. WIRED contributor Garrett Graff pulls… Continue reading The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry
17 Gifts for People Who Really Need Some Sleep
Between anxiety and insomnia, I’ve always had trouble sleeping, and I’m not alone. Chances are, you or someone you know is not getting enough sleep, and that can have a serious impact on your health. In the last few years, a few of us on the Gear Team have worked tirelessly to transform our bedrooms… Continue reading 17 Gifts for People Who Really Need Some Sleep
Netflix’s Big Data Dump Shows Just OK TV Is Here to Stay
Netflix just did the unthinkable: It released viewership numbers. After years of withholding information on how many hours subscribers spent watching its shows and movies, on Tuesday the streaming giant released a huge trove of data. It covers 18,000 titles, breaking them all down by how many hours viewers have watched of each during the… Continue reading Netflix’s Big Data Dump Shows Just OK TV Is Here to Stay
School of Rock: The Physics of Waves on Guitar Strings
The rubber band example does indeed have two nodes—they are at the ends of the rubber band where your fingers hold it. We only have half a wavelength in the standing wave, but there is indeed a relationship between the length of the rubber band and the size of the wavelength. Guitar Strings It’s time… Continue reading School of Rock: The Physics of Waves on Guitar Strings