Nearly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the primordial plasma of the infant universe cooled enough for the first atoms to coalesce, making space for the embedded radiation to soar free. That light—the cosmic microwave background (CMB)—continues to stream through the sky in all directions, broadcasting a snapshot of the early universe that’s picked up… Continue reading The Big Bang’s Afterglow Reveals Invisible Cosmic Structures
Author: Wired Magazine
8 Best TV Streaming Devices for 4K, HD (2023): Roku vs. Fire TV vs. Apple TV vs. Google
Most of us stream a majority of your content, if we haven’t abandoned cable altogether. Smart TVs rarely have good interfaces, so owning a separate device will make things a whole lot easier (more on that below.). We’ve tried them all—you can get options from Roku, Apple, Google, Amazon, and even a cheap Walmart-owned brand—so… Continue reading 8 Best TV Streaming Devices for 4K, HD (2023): Roku vs. Fire TV vs. Apple TV vs. Google
Pinduoduo, a Top Chinese Shopping App, Is Laced With Malware
A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement database WIRED obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that the agency has been leaning on a certain type of administrative subpoena to collect data from elementary schools, abortion clinics, and other vulnerable populations. And new details about a recent supply chain attack against the VoIP… Continue reading Pinduoduo, a Top Chinese Shopping App, Is Laced With Malware
Microsoft Adds Bing Chat to SwiftKey Beta for Android
The ongoing incursion of artificial intelligence into every app, service, and facet of your life continues. Microsoft’s popular Android keyboard app SwiftKey lets you type by swiping across letters on the screen to generate words. Now, SwiftKey is getting a dose of chatbot to spice things up. Microsoft released its AI-enhanced Bing chatbot in February. Since then… Continue reading Microsoft Adds Bing Chat to SwiftKey Beta for Android
NASA Is Getting Really Serious About Tracking Air Pollution
Tempo will also be able to track variations in pollution at the neighborhood scale. Lefer foresees this being especially useful for exposing environmental injustice, since lower-income and racially segregated areas are more likely to be near emissions sources, like ports and refineries. “And satellite data can show that,” he says. Weather forecasting will benefit, too: With… Continue reading NASA Is Getting Really Serious About Tracking Air Pollution
14 Best Deals: Fitness Gear, Ebikes, and Mechanical Keyboards
Longer days are here, as are warmer temperatures, and the beautiful annual unfolding of all the lush greenery and color nature concealed during the frigid months. Get out there and enjoy it. Whether your ideal workout is running the trails, biking the streets, or hitting the gym, we’ve got deals on our favorite gear to… Continue reading 14 Best Deals: Fitness Gear, Ebikes, and Mechanical Keyboards
Scientists Turned Monkey Stem Cells Into ‘Synthetic Embryos’
Rivron’s laboratory was the first to create these embryo-like structures in 2018. His team showed that mouse stem cells can self-organize into structures that resemble a blastocyst, which forms five or six days after sperm fertilizes an egg. They dubbed the balls of cells “blastoids.” Then in 2021, several labs showed they could create human blastoids using stem cells.… Continue reading Scientists Turned Monkey Stem Cells Into ‘Synthetic Embryos’
A Mug Shot Could Play Right Into Trump’s Hands
Much discussion around the Trump indictment has focused on whether the former president’s mug shot will be taken and released to the public. Such attention to a relatively routine part of criminal procedures reflects how much Americans value the mug shot, a contemporary digital artifact that causes intense public shame for most but for Trump could serve… Continue reading A Mug Shot Could Play Right Into Trump’s Hands
What Would Strategic Relocation from Charleston Look Like?
Given these real and growing risks to human flourishing, there is—just barely—time to be wiser. Looking at this future is like “looking down that railroad track and seeing that little light,” according to seasoned scientist Bob Perry. When he talks to skeptics, he says, “We all know that train is coming. By gosh, we got… Continue reading What Would Strategic Relocation from Charleston Look Like?
Sonos Era 300 Review: Stunning Spatial, Superior Sound
No, of course you don’t buy a speaker to look at it. But should your gaze fall upon your speaker while you’re enjoying its sound, ideally the sight of it shouldn’t make you wince. So it’s just as well that Era 300, the latest Sonos wireless speaker and the company’s first foray into spatial audio… Continue reading Sonos Era 300 Review: Stunning Spatial, Superior Sound