Author: Wired Magazine

Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech

It was meant to be a week for women in tech—but this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration was swamped by men who gate-crashed the event in search of lucrative tech jobs. The annual conference and career fair aimed at women and non-binary tech workers, which takes its name from a pioneering computer scientist, took place last… Continue reading Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech

Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize Marks the Beginning of a Vaccine Revolution

No one expected the first Covid-19 vaccine to be as good as it was. “We were hoping for around 70 percent, that’s a success,” says Dr Ann Falsey, a professor of medicine at the University of Rochester, New York, who ran a 150-person trial site for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 2020. Even Uğur Şahin, the… Continue reading Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize Marks the Beginning of a Vaccine Revolution

The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream

Back in February, when a Conservative Party lawmaker in the UK’s House of Commons voiced support for the 15-minute city conspiracy, he was laughed at by his fellow members of Parliament. Now, eight months later, the British government is fully embracing the fringe conspiracy and placing it at the heart of government policy. “Right across… Continue reading The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream

Best Bed Frames (2023): Easy Assembly, Fabric, Wood, and Metal

There comes a pivotal time in every adult’s life when they finally upgrade from hand-me-downs. A bed frame might seem like something you can go without, but not only can they upgrade the look of your room, but they can also help your mattress last longer. We’ve put a few frames through their paces over… Continue reading Best Bed Frames (2023): Easy Assembly, Fabric, Wood, and Metal

8 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks (2023): Homelabs, Philips, Casper

Alarms clocks and I have a damaged relationship. Friends notice me wince every time I’m watching a movie and a character’s alarm blares them awake with all of the subtlety and gentleness of an aircraft carrier slamming into the sun. And don’t get me started about how, when I was a kid, my dad would… Continue reading 8 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks (2023): Homelabs, Philips, Casper

Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

WIRED broke the news on Wednesday that SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is acquiring some assets—including patents, customers, and employees—from the firm Geolitica, which developed the notorious predictive policing software PredPol. WIRED also exclusively reported this week that the nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center is calling on the US Justice Department to… Continue reading Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

House of Marley Stir It Up Lux Review (2023): Made for Beginners

I’ve NEver set up a turntable before. Sure, I’ve used some, but they were all-in-ones that had speakers and preamps built in, and I had friends who set up the arm balance. A fully fledged turntable setup has always sounded intimidating to me. A touch of fear didn’t stop me from trying, though. The House… Continue reading House of Marley Stir It Up Lux Review (2023): Made for Beginners

Lego Is a Company Haunted by Its Own Plastic

“In the future, they should not make these kinds of announcements until they actually do it,” says Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics. Global plastic production has been projected to double in the next 20 years, according to the World Economic Forum, and yet in the US, for example, advocates claim that the vast majority… Continue reading Lego Is a Company Haunted by Its Own Plastic

New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods

Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New York City in just two hours, the metropolis is once again inundated today by extreme rainfall. It is one of the many cities worldwide grappling with a counterintuitive effect of climate change: Sometimes, it will get wetter, not… Continue reading New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods