Author: Wired Magazine

LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager

You’ve heard it again and again: You need to use a password manager to generate strong, unique passwords and keep track of them for you. And if you finally took the plunge with a free and mainstream option, particularly during the 2010s, it was probably LastPass. For the security service’s 25.6 million users, though, the… Continue reading LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager

12 Best Camera Accessories for Phones (2022): Apps, Tripods, Mics, and More

Moment offers several tripod mounts compatible with MagSafe-compatible phones, but my favorite by far is the multi-threaded mount. It’s just a flat disc of metal with several holes drilled in it (also why this kind of mount is affectionately called a Swiss cheese plate), and each hole corresponds to a different size of tripod screw. … Continue reading 12 Best Camera Accessories for Phones (2022): Apps, Tripods, Mics, and More

Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There

Some people would rather invest these resources in solving global problems, not launching astronauts to other worlds. People in the 1960s questioned the Apollo program for similar reasons—it was also a time of systemic inequality and fears of nuclear war. Today, in public opinion surveys of US adults, NASA’s climate-related efforts and monitoring of near-Earth asteroids are more… Continue reading Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There

19 Best After-Christmas Sales and Deals (2022): Vacuums, Phones, and Board Games

Whether you received some gift cards over the holidays or you’re still shopping for gifts for folks you’ll see later in the year, post-Christmas sales offer lots of opportunities to stretch your dollars. We’ve rounded up our favorite discounts below. Many of these sales will be extended for a few days, but shopping earlier generally… Continue reading 19 Best After-Christmas Sales and Deals (2022): Vacuums, Phones, and Board Games

7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Elgato Stream Deck (2022)

Even better, the software includes a Hotkey Switch function that will alternate between two shortcuts. Press it once, it sends one command, press it again and it sends the other, alternating between them. This can be a useful way to build complex toggles, like running one script when you start working and another when you’re… Continue reading 7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Elgato Stream Deck (2022)

Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants

Starting in the 1960s, doctors attempted transplants of kidneys, hearts, and livers from baboons and chimpanzees—humans’ closest genetic relatives—into people. But the organs failed within weeks, if not days, due to rejection or infection. These efforts were largely abandoned after “Baby Fae,” an infant with a fatal heart condition, died within a month of receiving… Continue reading Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants

Russians Hacked JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch in Line-Skipping Scheme

We at WIRED are winding down for the year and gearing up for what is sure to be an eventful 2023. But 2022 isn’t going down without a fight.  This week, following a new surge in mayhem at Twitter, we dove into exactly why the public needs real-time flight tracking, even if Elon Musk claims it’s the… Continue reading Russians Hacked JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch in Line-Skipping Scheme

10 Best Meal Kit Delivery Services (2022): Blue Apron, Dinnerly, and More

Hungryroot ($65+) is essentially an online grocery store. You’ll take a quiz about what you like to eat, and the service ships groceries to your door, along with recipes based on whatever is in the week’s box. For example, one of my boxes contained chickpea pasta shells and a superfood tomato sauce, but I was… Continue reading 10 Best Meal Kit Delivery Services (2022): Blue Apron, Dinnerly, and More

13 Best Air Purifiers (2022): HEPA, Portable, and Quiet

Welcome to the future, where clean air is a luxury. From pandemics to wildfires, air purifiers have become the gotta-have-it home appliance. Buildings let in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals. Indoor plastics, furniture, paint, and flooring off-gas noxious fumes too. There’s also evidence that air filters can help clean… Continue reading 13 Best Air Purifiers (2022): HEPA, Portable, and Quiet