Encryption Apps Help White House Staffers Leak—and Maybe Break the Law
An encrypted chat app called Confide has taken over Capitol Hill and the White House, but what will mean for…
Check Out This Awesome Crash Test. Now, Let’s Run the Physics
This car barrier has rollers built into it to reduce the car impact along the direction of the rail. In…
Review: Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven
This countertop oven isn’t worth getting heated up over. The post Review: Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven appeared first on WIRED.…
How Does a $575 Life-Saving Drug Jump to $4,500? Blame a Perverse System
In America, saving a life costs as much as the market will bear. The post How Does a $575 Life-Saving…
Is That Plankton? Nope, It’s Trash
There are eight million tons of plastic dumped into the ocean every year. Mandy Barker makes it into art. The…
The Director of Lego Batman on How to Make a Stop-Motion Brick Flick of Your Very Own
<em>The Lego Batman Movie’s</em> director schools us on how to make sure everything is awesome. The post The Director of…
Inside Blavity, the Startup on a Quest to Be the News Source for Black Millennials
The three-year-old company has been described as “BuzzFeed for black millennials” and provides representation for people of color in the…
The Macedonian Teens Who Mastered Fake News
These guys didn’t care if Trump won or lost the White House. They only wanted pocket money. But the consequences…
Congress Could Make Self-Driving Cars Happen—or Ruin Everything
It’s legislation time. The post Congress Could Make Self-Driving Cars Happen—or Ruin Everything appeared first on WIRED. Source: WIRED
Flaw in Millions of Chips Strips Away a Key Hacking Defense—and Software Can’t Fully Fix It
A new attack cracks a key hacking protection known as address space layout randomization, leaving millions of computers vulnerable. The…