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Online Altruists Are Making Reddit More Accessible

Space Photos of the Week: Venus Is the Spacecraft-Killer

Joanna Russ Was Sci-Fi's Most Outspoken Feminist

Clearview AI's Massive Client List Got Hacked

I Used to Love Cars. Here's What Drove Me Away

10 Best Cheap Laptops Under $800 (2020): Lenovo, Acer, and More

Think Ride Sharing Is Good for the Planet? Not So Fast

The Feds Ban a Self-Driving Shuttle Fleet From Carrying People

15 Best Weekend Deals: 'The Witcher 3', Pixel 3a, Roomba S9+

Being Happy at Work Is Simply Not Enough

Could deepfakes be used to train office workers?

In Naples, Faith Substitutes for What Science Can’t Foresee

The Week in Tech: Coronavirus Disrupts the Industry

10 surprisingly practical Raspberry Pi projects anybody can do

The best 1080p graphics card for PC gaming: Nvidia dominates

'Altered Carbon' Got a Season 2 Revamp—and It's Just What the Show Needed

Outdoor Research MicroGravity Jacket Review: A Soft Hard-Shell

Forget Chess—the Real Challenge Is Teaching AI to Play D&D

Gadget Lab Podcast: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Katherine Johnson’s Math Will Steer NASA Back to the Moon

Coronavirus: Amazon removes overpriced goods and fake cures

The Sea Is Getting Warmer. Will the Shrimp Get Louder?

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Review: Nearly Perfect, but Too Pricey

How North Korean Hackers Rob Banks Around the World

8K vs 4K TVs: Double-blind study by Warner Bros. et al reveals most consumers can’t tell the difference

Astell&Kern SA700 digital audio player review: A sublime musical experience awaits the well-heeled audiophile

Best high-resolution digital audio player: Which DAP reigns supreme?

Coronavirus: Plague Inc. game banned in China

Robot taught empathy through pain, and other tech news

Coronavirus: Livestreaming karaoke and reality TV in virus-hit China

Cellphone Carriers May Face $200 Million in Fines for Selling Location Data

Dell punts on coronavirus impact, but confirms CPU shortages still exist

West Midlands to get access to ultrafast home broadband

Protecting whales from the noise people make in the ocean

Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules

Recycled Nuclear Waste Will Power a New Reactor

Cloud Computing Is Not the Energy Hog That Had Been Feared

Please, Please, Please Don't Mock Conspiracy Theories

Ava DuVernay Is Working On an Adaptation of *Dawn* for Amazon

So, Amphibians Glow. Humans Just Couldn't See It—Until Now

Google asked to justify Toronto 'digital-city' plan

A Flaw in Billions of Wi-Fi Chips Let Attackers Decrypt Data

The $35 Raspberry Pi 4 doubles its memory for the revolutionary mini-PC's 8th birthday

YouTube 'not a public forum' with guaranteed free speech

In California, Which Self-Driving Cars Log the Most Miles?

Best Pet Camera (2020): Petcube, Furbo, and More

The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million Images in the Public Domain

I Used 'Minecraft' to Cope with My Apocalypse Anxiety

When AI Can’t Replace a Worker, It Watches Them Instead

Clearview AI: Face-collecting company database hacked

Best tax software 2020: TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxAct, and TaxSlayer compared

You've just dropped cable TV? Here's what a cord-cutter should do next

10 cool things you can do with Google Home devices

Founder of 8chan Faces Arrest on ‘Cyberlibel’ Charge

The US Has Its First 'Community Spread' Coronavirus Case

Tim Cooke says Apple's first Indian store to open 2021

Microsoft Issues Financial Warning Because of Coronavirus

How Delivery Apps Are Eating Up Your Budget

Microsoft's Surface Duo may have a 'Peek' interface for glancing at calls

Redcar council IT hack confirmed as ransomware attack

The Next Generation of Batteries Could Be Built by Viruses

LG V60 ThinQ 5G with Dual Screen: An awfully long name for a phone short on innovation

Be Quiet!'s Pure Base 500 case offers more than just silent computing

LG V60 ThinQ Hands On: 8K Video, 5G, and a Second Screen

The Full Nerd ep. 127: Xbox Series X specs vs. PCs, GeForce Now losing games, NZXT's luxe H1 case

Ammunition x Gantri Lamp Collection Illuminates 3D Printing's Benefits

Tesla Autopilot crash driver 'was playing video game'

Kami Outdoor Battery Camera review: A wire-free solution for keeping an eye on your property

Your Ad Here—Uber Moves Into Car-Top Digital Billboards

The Perma-Viral World of the At-Home Nose Job

Lights\! Camera\! Meeting\! Video Conferencing Gets a Makeover

Chinese Hospitals Deploy AI to Help Diagnose Covid-19

The Secret to Enjoying Nature Is … Your Phone

This Clever Robotic Finger Feels With Light

WIRED's 13 Must-Read Books for Spring

Philips Hue Go review: This portable smart lamp lets you add ambient lighting anywhere

Ori and the Will of the Wisps feels familiar, but finds the extraordinary in the ordinary

How to use Windows' Your Phone app to connect your phone to your PC

A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash

Covid-19 Will Mark the End of Affluence Politics

Could the US Contain a Coronavirus Outbreak?

Gmail Is Catching More Malicious Attachments With Deep Learning

Etika mural becomes Pokemon Go spot in tribute to YouTuber

As Covid-19 Spreads, Amazon Tries to Curb Mask Price Gouging

Wyze Lock review: This ultra-affordable smart deadbolt converter covers the basics well

Firefox flips on default DNS over HTTPS to encrypt Internet traffic at the source

Pets 'go hungry' after smart feeder goes offline

Best iPhone (2020): Which Model Should You Actually Buy?

Will Your Cat Eat Your Corpse?

Let's Have the GIF Pronunciation Debate Forever

Can a Single Text Really Be Defamatory? (Yup)

Best of Toy Fair (2020): Baby Yoda, ASMR for Kids, and More

Nintendo Cracks Down After High-Profile Leaks

Met Police chief defends facial recognition from 'ill-informed' critics

North Korea Is Recycling Mac Malware. That's Not the Worst Part

Parenting After the Singularity in Ken Liu’s 'The Hidden Girl'

How to Use Airtable, Trello, and Other Apps to Fix Your Life

Google and Microsoft are scaring consumers over Edge extensions, and for what?

Best external drives for backup, storage, and portability

SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD review: Fast, tough and reasonably priced

Young drivers 'let down over insurance app faults'

What happens when the internet vanishes?

Would you eat a 'steak' printed by robots?

Best antivirus: Keep your Windows PC safe from spyware, Trojans, malware, and more

Artists Explore the Many Uncanny Valleys of Tech Work

Lenovo announces a major ThinkPad refresh, including AMD's mobile Ryzen 4000 chips

Silicon Valley Ruined Work Culture Everywhere

Coronavirus May Disrupt the 2020 Election. We Need a Plan

Xbox Series X Details: Features, Processor, and More

Space Photos of the Week: Triton and Io, Here We Come

What the new Xbox Series X specs tell us about AMD's next-gen Radeon graphics cards

Sandra Oh to Star in Netflix Show from 'Game of Thrones' Creators

Australia's Bushfires Completely Blasted Through the Models

Life Beneath the Deafening Roar of Heathrow's Flight Path

UK's 5G network well within safety limits, Ofcom tests find

12 Best Travel Coffee Mugs: Insulated, Steel, Thermal

Huawei Mate XS: Hands-on with the folding phone

Astronomy Expands Its Scope From the Heavens to Humans

Google warns Huawei owners against 'sideloading' its apps

Locally Grown Is PBS for the Streaming Age

Today's Cartoon: Incremental Disruption

How to file your taxes for free

XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc II Pro review: A good graphics card in a weird place

As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled

YouTuber ‘became better human’ after race row

Wales considers online GCSE exams

The Profound Loneliness of New York Subway Platforms

Julian Assange Tops This Week's Internet News Roundup

A Cruise Ship Quarantine, a Hunt for Cheaters, and More Car News This Week

Embr Wave Review: The End of Thermostat Wars

A Star's Auroras Light the Way to a New Exoplanet

This Technique Uses AI to Fool Other AIs

How to Share Your Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Spotify Accounts the Safe Way

'Mad' Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket

How lake gases are powering homes in Rwanda

Digital Edits, a Paid Army: Bloomberg Is ‘Destroying Norms’ on Social Media

Bethesda just pulled its games from Nvidia's GeForce Now, and that sucks

A Cobalt Crisis Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales

A Tiny Piece of Tape Tricked Teslas Into Speeding Up 50 MPH

Every Sci-Fi Show Needs Characters Like in 'Years and Years'

Family Farms Try to Raise a New Cash Cow: Solar Power

Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus Review: Close to Perfection

13 Best Deals This Weekend: AirPods, Roomba, LG TVs, and More

Bell's New Design Could Make Helicopters Quieter—and Safer

Email address charges branded 'daylight robbery'

Google Reaches Document Protection Deal in Antitrust Fight

Study finds quarter of climate change tweets from bots

Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos

Sony and Facebook Drop Out of GDC and PAX East Due to Covid-19 Fears

Wait, Is That Backpack … Floating?

Nvidia's GeForce Now hits 1 million users after two weeks, pledges day-one Cyberpunk 2077 support

How Trump Hollowed Out US National Security

Google sued by New Mexico over claims it spies on US students

Scientists discover powerful antibiotic using AI

Nintendo: Animal Crossing fans upset by cloud restrictions

Galaxy S20: 10 tips and tidbits you need to know before you preorder

How to preorder the Samsung Galaxy S20 without spending an arm and a leg

Susan Fowler and the End of the ‘High Performer’ Defense

The Best Snow Gear (2020): Ski Jackets, Goggles, and More

The Week in Tech: Coronavirus Hits Apple’s Financial Forecast

‘Environmental DNA’ Lets Scientists Probe Underwater Life

Gadget Lab Podcast: Inside Textio’s Anti-Bias Bot

Want to Look Inside a Brain? With Transparent Organs, You Can

Best MacBooks (2020): Which Model Should You Buy?

Defeated Chess Champ Garry Kasparov Has Made Peace With AI

Companies Are Stealing Influencers' Faces

Miracle-Gro Twelve Indoor Growing System review: A nearly foolproof means to fresh herbs and lettuce year 'round

Corsair K95 Platinum XT review: A lot of keyboard for a lot of money

Cooler Master's newest ARGB case is straightforward and affordable

Robots gain lessons in hot dogs and other tech news

Can computer translators ever beat speaking a foreign tongue?

New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations

How to use (and steady) 100X Space Zoom on Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

Jennifer Lawrence Will Play an Astronomer for Netflix

Apple might finally let you pick Chrome over Safari in iOS 14

HTC Vive Cosmos VR Headsets (2020): Price, Details, Availability

UK says Russia's GRU behind massive Georgia cyber-attack

ILM Used 'Fortnite' Tech to Make Virtual Sets for 'The Mandalorian'

The 10 Best Portable Coffee Makers: Aeropress, Delter, And More

Governments Are Clamping Down On Foreign Tech Investments

The US Blames Russia's GRU for Sweeping Cyberattacks in Georgia

The Best iPad (2020): Which Apple Tablet Should You Buy?

How a Princess Cruise Became a Coronavirus Catastrophe

ISS World: Hack leaves half a million employees without computers

Bluetooth-Related Flaws Threaten Dozens of Medical Devices

Cities Fighting Climate Woes Hasten 'Green Gentrification'

Zvox AV50 wireless noise-cancelling headphone review: There's a lot to like about this headphone

Galaxy S20: 10 tips and tidbits you need to know about Samsung's new flagships

OVPN 2020 review: An excellent VPN with a focus on privacy

Best headphones: Our top picks for personal listening

Samsung explains mystery alert sent overnight

Instagram influencers pranking the internet:

MGM hack exposes personal data of 10.6 million guests

Larry Tesler: Computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste dies aged 74

Facebook boss faces 'blow-dried armpit' jibes

TikTok 'family safety mode' gives parents some app control

BT account scammers jailed for £358k fraud

Physicists Take Their Closest Look Yet at an Antimatter Atom

EU plans new rules for AI but experts seek more detail

We build a capable $300 gaming PC. Believe it!

10 Best Subscription Boxes for Kids: Bitsbox, Kiwi Crate, and More

What If ‘Planetary Alignment’ Really Could Make Brooms Balance?

'Beat Saber' Is a VR Workout for People Who Don't Like Exercise

Algorithms Were Supposed to Fix the Bail System. They Haven't

How the Pink Princess and the Pink Congo Scam Flourished Online

Do Fans of Cartoon Porn Stars Hate (Real) Women?

Cheap Nanoparticles Pave the Way for Carbon-Neutral Fuel

HP Envy 13 review: A slim, light, and inexpensive workhorse with discrete graphics

Aircraft, Big and Small, Are Changing Our Relationship With Flight

The best free antivirus for 2020: Keep your PC safe without spending a dime

Populife Smart Deadbolt review: Ultra-cheap and attractive, but lacking in the operations department

The best smart lock for a keyless home

A Coding School Tuition Model Spreads to 4-Year Colleges

Facebook expresses 'deep concern' after Singapore orders page block

Uber closes LA office and outsources to Manila

Ring doorbell makes two-factor verification mandatory

The best laptops: Premium laptops, budget laptops, 2-in-1s, and more

YouTube Gaming's Most-Watched Videos Are Dominated by Scams and Cheats

You can't buy Nvidia's ultra-rare GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition, but you can win it

Ring beefs up its security with mandatory 2FA, suspends third-party trackers in mobile app

Soros calls for Zuckerberg and Sandberg to leave Facebook

Wildfire Photographs Are Constant Reminders of Chaos

Wake Up, Democrats! Memes Matter in the Race to 2020

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X60 5G modem has an audience of one: Apple

6 Best Trackers (2020): GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Cellular

The Atlantic Ocean's 'Conveyor Belt' Stirs Up a Science Fight

Uber Changes Its Rules, and Drivers Adjust Their Strategies

How to create and customize tables in Microsoft Word

MSI Prestige 14 review: Workhorse power in a thin-and-light shell

Anker Nebula Soundbar—Fire TV Edition review: Great Fire TV and Alexa functionality, but so-so sound

Essential Gear For Keeping Your Workspace Tidy

Angry Nerd: Don't Fall for the Quantum Con

Six-Word Sci-Fi: The Next Great Crowdsourced Project

Deliver Us, Lord, From the Startup Life

AI, the Transcription Economy, and the Future of Work

Floating Farms May Help Reinvent the World's Food Ecosystems

How Technology Explodes the Concept of ‘Generations’

Clean Up Your Act With a Bidet for Any Budget

Streaming Music Doesn't Flow, It Evaporates

Hundreds of Millions of PC Components Still Have Hackable Firmware

Why your new work colleague could be a robot

Apple warns coronavirus will hurt iPhones supplies

Apple Warns That Coronavirus Will Hurt Revenue

Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Address Climate Change

Jeff Bezos: World's richest man pledges $10bn to fight climate change

A Car ‘Splatometer’ Study Finds Huge Insect Die-Off

Folding phone screens bubble and scratch, tests find

Meet the Sulfur Miners Risking Their Lives Inside a Volcano

Police force denies creating 'child hacker' poster

Use your TV as a computer monitor: Everything you need to know

The *Stranger Things* Season 4 Trailer Is Full of Surprises

How a Street-Smart Supercar Got Ready for the Racetrack

7 Best Action Cameras (2020): GoPro, DJI, Insta360

The Hottest New Literary Genre Is ‘Doomer Lit’

Today's Cartoon: Like Father, Like Son

Qanon Deploys 'Information Warfare' to Influence the 2020 Election

Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet

Israeli soldiers duped by Hamas 'fake women' phone ruse

Maximus Answer DualCam Video Doorbell review: That second camera is for keeping an eye on parcels

HQ Trivia: App ends with drunken broadcast after 'running out of money'

Can we fix our way out of the growing e-waste problem?

Amazon: Suspect child car seats found for sale on its store again

The doctors and lawyers giving advice on TikTok

Tesla: German court halts work on new 'Gigafactory'

Silicon Valley Heads to Europe, Nervous About New Rules

Over 500 Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data

Airbnb Has Devoured London. Here’s the Data to Prove It

Augmented Reality From the Driver's Seat, and More Car News This Week

Shakeups at the Justice Department Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

Coway Bidetmega 400 Review: A Glorious Way to Clean Your Derrière

Psychedelic Fiber Offers a New Twist on the Science of Knots 

Polaroid Lab Review: Turn Your Smartphone Snaps Into Polaroid Prints

Airbus' Blended Wing Maveric Hits the Skies

How to Enable Dark Mode on All Your Apps and Devices

Why the world needs 'Instagrans'

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook boss urges tighter regulation

If the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X live up to the hype, $500 is a steal

Christina Koch and Jessica Weir: The Stellar Women of the ISS

'Baby Talk' Can Help Kids Learn Language (Oh *Yes* It *Can*\!)

Cults Are Scarier Without Magic

The 'Robo Revenge' App Makes It Easy to Sue Robocallers

Insta360 One R Review: A Smarter, Modular Action Camera

Vexed by Missed Deliveries? Data-Savvy Tech Can Help

37 Best Presidents' Day Sales (2020): Mattresses, Kitchenware, Tech

The fake 'kitchen hacks' with billions of views

New Twitter filter blocks unsolicited nude pictures

Michael Bloomberg, Geezer Tech Bro 

Kesha, Lil Wayne, and Albums That Don't Need a Viral Hit

This Social Network Wants to Pay You (in Crypto) to Do Good

Redcar cyber-attack: council using pen and paper

Fortnite boss says game loot boxes 'cause harm'

6 Best Sound Machines for 2020 (Best White Noise Machines)

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses

Darpa Cranks Up Antibody Research to Stall Coronavirus

NASA’s Epic Gamble to Get Martian Dirt Back to Earth

Facebook removes 'foreign interference' operations from Iran and Russia

If the Galaxy S20 phones are too expensive for you, blame the Samsung Tax

Going the Distance (and Beyond) to Catch Marathon Cheaters

The Criterion Channel review: The movie-streaming service for discerning cord-cutters

Yeedi K600 robot vacuum review: Excellent cleaning without complexity

Best robot vacuums: We name the most effective cleaners

Huawei: US issues new charges of racketeering and theft

Electric skateboard victim 'did not know risks', wife says

Consumer contract changes 'could save customers money'

Facebook boss 'happy to pay more tax in Europe'

Would you trust a vet to diagnose your pet by video?

The US Hits Huawei With New Charges of Trade Secret Theft

Google ordered to reveal author of Australian dentist's bad review

The DOJ Asks Startup Investors: Are Tech Giants Too Powerful?