On New Year’s Eve, while the rest of the world was preparing to ring in a new decade, employees of the German energy company EnBW were getting ready to pull the plug on one of the country’s few remaining nuclear power plants. The license to operate the two reactors at the Philippsburg nuclear facility expired… Continue reading Germany Rejected Nuclear Power—and Deadly Emissions Spiked
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A ‘Captain Marvel’ Sequel Is in the Works
Good day! Welcome to The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of all the biggest pop culture news around. This week’s biggest news so far has been a bit of a grab-bag, spanning everything from Studio Ghibli to Radiohead and of course, streaming services, because in 2020, there’s always something happening with streaming services. Here we go. Marvel… Continue reading A ‘Captain Marvel’ Sequel Is in the Works
Spot the Robot Dog Trots Into the Big, Bad World
This autumn, after years of dropping view-amassing videos of Spot the robot dog fending off stick-wielding humans and opening doors for its pals, Boston Dynamics finally announced that the machine was hitting the market—for a select few early adopters, at least. BD’s people would be the first to tell you that they don’t fully know… Continue reading Spot the Robot Dog Trots Into the Big, Bad World
Free Press Advocates Decry Cybercrime Charges Against Glenn Greenwald
The Brazilian government is charging journalist Glenn Greenwald with committing cybercrimes, according to a criminal complaint released Monday. The accusations are connected to leaked text messages that Greenwald reported on last year for The Intercept Brasil, which the outspoken journalist launched in 2016 as a spinoff of the US-based news site he founded two years… Continue reading Free Press Advocates Decry Cybercrime Charges Against Glenn Greenwald
A Handy Chrome Feature, a Sonos Update Warning, and More News
Chrome is protecting and Sonos is disconnecting, but first: a cartoon about the new big screen. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s News Don’t ignore Chrome’s new password checkup feature If you’ve logged in… Continue reading A Handy Chrome Feature, a Sonos Update Warning, and More News
A Facebook Bug Exposed Anonymous Admins of Pages
Facebook Pages give public figures, businesses, and other entities a presence on Facebook that isn’t tied to an individual profile. The accounts behind those pages are anonymous unless a Page owner opts to make the admins public. You can’t see, for example, the names of the people who post to Facebook on WIRED’s behalf. But… Continue reading A Facebook Bug Exposed Anonymous Admins of Pages
An Iranian Hacking Campaign, Social Media Surveillance, and More News
Passwords are being taken and hackers are trying to break in, but first: a cartoon about cancel culture. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s News Iranian hackers have been “password-spraying” the US grid In… Continue reading An Iranian Hacking Campaign, Social Media Surveillance, and More News
Sony’s Concept Car Puts Entertainment in the Driver’s Seat
With a pair of 200-kilowatt motors sending power to all four wheels, Sony’s first car can go from 0 to 62 mph in 4.8 seconds. It can hit a top speed of 149 mph, even though it weighs a hefty 5,180 pounds. The company hasn’t revealed how far the all-electric concept can go between charges,… Continue reading Sony’s Concept Car Puts Entertainment in the Driver’s Seat
Bluetooth’s New LE Audio Is Here to Fix Your Headphones
Ever wish you could start your own silent disco, or have the audio from a faraway TV beamed directly into your ears? Well, here comes Bluetooth to your very specific rescue. Today at CES, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that a few new capabilities will be coming to its namesake technology. These enhancements will… Continue reading Bluetooth’s New LE Audio Is Here to Fix Your Headphones
Intel Maps Out a Foldable, AI-Infused PC Future
The idea that PCs are dying never held much weight; if anything, despite inroads by the iPad Pro, they’ve solidified their position as the device you turn to when you need to get things done. But where do they go from here? And with Moore’s Law in the rearview how will they continue to improve?… Continue reading Intel Maps Out a Foldable, AI-Infused PC Future