Report: Sony Mobile USA has cut jobs, moved HQ to Silicon Valley
The sad saga of Sony’s smartphone struggle looks to be taking a turn for the worse. Yesterday a report emerged…
Space Photos of the Week: That’s a Lotta Stars, Yo
Space photos of the week, March 27–April 2, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: That’s a Lotta Stars,…
Politicians Prefer You Didn’t See Them Like This
A photographer goes in search of damaged, warped and bizarrely-placed campaign ads during election season. The post Politicians Prefer You…
Security News This Week: Clever Malware Is Sending People Fake Speeding Tickets
Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which…
Mathematician Solves the Centuries-Old Sphere Problem in Higher Dimensions
A Ukrainian mathematician has solved the centuries-old sphere-packing problem in dimensions eight and 24. The post Mathematician Solves the Centuries-Old…
Why Batman Is the Ultimate Lightning Rod for Nerd Rage
Comic book fans are known for their strong opinions, but one hero in particular seems to inspire more passionate arguments…
How to respond to ransomware threats
Don’t jump Image by ThinkStock Ransomware is obviously analogous to kidnapping, and dealing with the perpetrators can feel much like…
Google's asinine Gmail prank: What were these fools thinking?
Google appeared to troll Gmail users yesterday, by adding a childish GIF to their sent email and making their replies…
Nintendo Firing a Female Gamer Only Makes the Trolls More Rabid
Nintendo fired employee Alison Rapp this week after a ruthless online harassment campaign she’d endured from gamers peeved by changes…
This week on AI: DOJ drops court order, Apple ships iPhone SE & 9.7" iPad Pro, iOS 9.3.1 fixes critical Web link bug
Apple’s confrontation with the U.S. government over encryption took a major twist, thanks to the Justice Department officially withdrawing its…