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Climate Freeloaders Are Destroying the Planet
Governments are ignoring calls to stop fossil fuel expansion—despite there being little time left to avoid the worst effects of global warming.
By Bianca Nogrady
‘4 People Tweeting’ Changed the Face of Nigerian Politics
A youth-led online movement propelled an outsider candidate into the political mainstream.
By Olatunji Olaigbe
Ford’s New Electric Explorer Is Compact and Stylish
This SUV gets a winning design, advanced autonomous drive features, and a spaceship-level dash. So it’s a real shame it’s not coming to the US.
By Vicky Parrott
A New York Court Is About to Rule on the Future of Crypto
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent.
By Joel Khalili
The Quest for Injectable Brain Implants Has Begun
The hard electrodes inserted into the brain to treat Parkinson’s and paralysis damage the organ’s soft tissue. A new invention could change that.
By Grace Huckins
In Case You Missed It
Online Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage
Open source intelligence researchers are verifying and debunking opaque claims about who ruptured the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
By Matt Burgess
Samsung’s Moon Shots Force Us to Ask How Much AI Is Too Much
We like HDR-pimped pics, but this latest camera controversy outlines how computational photography could set us down a dicey path.
By Andrew Williams
Qualcomm Is Poised to Dominate EVs Before Apple Gets a Chance
Its digital chassis is an internet-connected platform for the whole car, and the tech giant has General Motors, Jeep, Mercedes, and many more on board.
By Alistair Charlton
Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers
Plus: A SpaceX supplier ransom, critical vulnerabilities in dozens of Android phones, and more.
By Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg
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Putting Principles to Work, From Bottle Bricks to Naughty Barbie
The Mimran brothers want to prove that doing good can also make for good business.
By Gian M. Volpicelli
It’s Official: No More Crispr Babies—for Now
In the face of safety risks, experts have tightened the reins on heritable genome editing—but haven’t ruled out using it someday.
By Grace Browne
Tech Neck Is Back
Employees working from home can’t seem to take a break—and it’s taking a toll on their health.
By Megan Carnegie
Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?
More than a trillion insects are raised each year as high-protein, low-carbon animal feed, but the practice might have an ethical blind spot.
By Matt Reynolds
Long Reads
What Makes a Champagne Vintage Great? Ask a Deep Learning Model
Bollinger is data mining its meticulous records to predict vintage years and weather the challenges of climate change.
By Tim Barber
Your Final Resting Place Could Be a Coffin Made of Mushrooms
Loop wants to rebuild the world with ecological structures made of fungal mycelium. Its proof of concept? Living coffins.
By William Ralston
Meet the UK’s New Woodland Rangers: a Herd of Wild Bison
A rewilding project in Kent thinks that introducing bison to the UK can supercharge biodiversity. But how wild can introduced animals ever be?
By Victoria Turk
Gravity Could Solve Clean Energy’s One Major Drawback
Finding green energy when the winds are calm and the skies are cloudy has been a challenge. Storing it in giant concrete blocks could be the answer.
By Matt Reynolds
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The Best Electric Mopeds You Can Ride in 2022
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29 of The Best Subscription Boxes to Send as Gifts
From surprise tech treats and creative craft kits, to plants in the post and alcohol-free booze, these are the best subscription gift boxes to send in 2022.
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The 43 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now
From You to Wednesday, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.
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The 11 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now
Even if you signed up purely for Ted Lasso, there’s a lot more you should check out on the streamer.
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The 37 Best Films on Netflix This Week
From The Land of Steady Habits to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
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The 11 Best Amazon Prime Films Right Now
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Music
Musicians, Machines, and the AI-Powered Future of Sound
Fears that computers could replace composers are real. But some music-makers are finding ways to harness generative AI creatively.
By Will Bedingfield
Crypto Crash
Crypto Faces a Banking Crisis. For Some, It’s a Conspiracy
The collapse of crypto-friendly Silvergate and Signature Bank has left the industry scrambling to find anyone willing to work with them.
By Joel Khalili
Super SUV
The Kia EV9 Is a New Kind of EV Inside and Out
The all-electric SUV combines rugged and sleek design, has movable seating, and is the first to use the company’s autonomous driving tech.
By Jeremy White
Frenemy
A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn
Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China have been caught using fake profiles to gather information. But the platform’s tools to weed them out only go so far.
By Jennifer Conrad and Matt Burgess
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In Ukraine, Crypto Finds a Purpose
The UN’s refugee agency has partnered with blockchain and money transfer companies to get vital aid to people displaced by conflict.
By Joel Khalili
Dry Run
Europe Is Drying Up
After unusually low amounts of rain and snow this winter, the continent faces a severe water shortage.
By Chris Baraniuk
Digital Culture
TikTok Is Changing What It Means to Be ‘Old’
As users play with Teenage Look filters and offer ways to appear younger, ageism on the app runs rampant.
By Amelia Tait
Liftoff
Candela’s C-8 Is a Boat That Flies
WIRED soars across the San Francisco Bay in this $390K, Polestar-powered, all-electric hydrofoil that wants to be more like a plane.
By Boone Ashworth
Life of π
The Movie That Changed How People Understand Pi
Darren Aronofsky’s film, which turns 25 this year, injected the mathematical constant into pop culture's consciousness in a whole new way.
By Amos Barshad
Caveat Emptor
Scams Are Ruining Pakistan’s Digital Economy
Ecommerce is booming, but as one gaming group found out, there are few protections for buyers.
By Zuha Siddiqui
System Critical
Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Deals a Blow to Europe’s Startups
The US lender filled a niche for European tech companies that no one else could, or would.
By Morgan Meaker
Midnight Run
SVB’s Collapse Is Causing Chaos in India’s Tech Sector
The bank was popular among Indian founders who needed US accounts. But many have struggled to get their money out.
By Varsha Bansal
Free Fall
Helium’s IoT-Crypto Network Is Barely Hanging On in Lebanon
People in the country hoped to earn a steady payout from Wi-Fi hot spots. But many are left holding useless hardware.
By Jacob Russell
Domino Run
The Silicon Valley Bank Contagion Is Just Beginning
The collapse of SVB isn’t just a tech industry problem—as the rest of the world is about to find out.
By Chris Stokel-Walker
TV
After The Last of Us, Everything Will Be Transmedia
The HBO series’s wild success has changed the game. Expect to see a lot more world-building franchises.
By Will Bedingfield
Grave Robbers
A Face Recognition Site Crawled the Web for Dead People’s Photos
PimEyes appears to have scraped a major ancestry website for photos, without permission. Experts fear they could be used to identify living relatives.
By Lydia Morrish
Money for Nothing
Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone
Tiers will start at $500,000 a year for access to 0.3 percent of the company’s tweets. Researchers say that’s too much for too little data.
By Chris Stokel-Walker
Power Play
Russia Is Powering Up a Giant Laser to Test Its Nukes
To check that atomic weapons work, scientists run simulations of explosions using high-energy lasers—and Russia is building the strongest one of all.
By Andy Extance
Online Safety
WhatsApp Has Started a Fight With the UK About Encryption
The head of the messaging app says a new law will undermine privacy. The government says it’s about protecting children.
By Morgan Meaker
Shot in the Dark
No One Knows if You Need Another Covid Booster
It’s cellular immunity, not antibodies, that probably protects against the coronavirus’s worst effects—and scientists haven’t worked out how long it lasts.
By Joanne Silberner