In the US, people have strong opinions about health insurance companies, and when it came out that the alleged shooter had written “deny,” “depose,” “defend” on some ammo casings, they rallied round. When it turned out Mangione had been spotted at a fast-food restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, someone on Bluesky called it SnitchDonald’s; others briefly… Continue reading The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift
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The Iconic Abbey Road Audio Experience Is Coming to Cars—and Maybe Your Next Headphones
What’s perhaps most remarkable about the prized and fetishized sound of Abbey Road Studios is that to a certain extent it relies on various bits of homemade, one-of-a-kind equipment that looks, to the untrained eye, like it might be more at home in a quiet corner of the set of Doctor Who. “The first thing… Continue reading The Iconic Abbey Road Audio Experience Is Coming to Cars—and Maybe Your Next Headphones
Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere
Within hours of Luigi Mangione being charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Monday, online stores were flooded with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and other merchandise praising the alleged shooter and featuring phrases like: “In this house, Luigi Mangione is a hero. End of story.” On Etsy, WIRED found almost 100 listings… Continue reading Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere
Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
Alex Smith was 11 years old when he lost his right arm in 2003. A drunk driver operating a boat collided with his family’s vessel on Lake Austin, sending him overboard. He hit a propeller, and his arm was severed in the water. A year later, he got a myoelectric arm, a type of prosthetic… Continue reading Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
Best Gifts for Hikers, Backpackers, Outdoorsy People (2024)
Buying gifts for the outdoor enthusiast is damn near impossible. Your hiking/camping/cycling outdoorsy friends are often serious gear heads, meticulously poring over reviews, guides, and the perennial wisdom of ounce-counting, basement-dwelling Reddit users to find the exact right thing. Don’t stress over trying to pick that exact right thing yourself. The chances of you figuring… Continue reading Best Gifts for Hikers, Backpackers, Outdoorsy People (2024)
To Build Electric Cars, Jaguar Land Rover Had to Redesign the Factory
Transforming a car manufacturing plant entering its seventh decade into a futureproof facility, ready for AI-powered autonomous driving, comes with natural challenges. Among them: 1960s architecture drawings—and the imperial system. “We had to survey everything and go out with the tape measure,” explains Dan Ford, site director at Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) site in Halewood,… Continue reading To Build Electric Cars, Jaguar Land Rover Had to Redesign the Factory
These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries, or use existing mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility. The draft treaty text mentions fees or taxes on plastic production, which many delegates felt was essential for raising enough money to implement the global treaty. This… Continue reading These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
Amazon Kindle Scribe (2nd Gen) Review: Room for More
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe entered a saturated digital notebook market in 2022, competing with the likes of Kobo, ReMarkable, and Boox. But the first-gen Scribe had one leg over everyone else: It was also a Kindle. Its biggest flaw? You couldn’t annotate directly on ebooks, a standard feature most people would expect on a digital e-paper… Continue reading Amazon Kindle Scribe (2nd Gen) Review: Room for More
SEO: Korg MicroKorg 2 Review: Better, Not Best
Introduced in 2002, the MicroKorg became one of the best-selling synthesizers of all time. But a lot has changed since then. In the last 22 years Korg has actually tried to update this early 21st century classic a few times, but they haven’t caught on the way the original did. The oxymoronically named MicroKorg XL,… Continue reading SEO: Korg MicroKorg 2 Review: Better, Not Best
Skip the Viral Hatch Restore 2 for This Brighter, Cheaper Clock
Everytime someone finds out I write about sunrise alarm clocks, they ask me if I’ve tried the Hatch. Specifically, the Hatch Restore 2 ($170), which I’ve seen on gift guides left and right this holiday season. It’s a good device, but personally, I think you can do better. The Hatch Restore is great for falling… Continue reading Skip the Viral Hatch Restore 2 for This Brighter, Cheaper Clock