Google Memo Author James Damore Offended Fellow Students in Grad School Skit
WIRED The Google memo author performed in an off-color skit during a class retreat and used suggestive phrases that one…
Foursquare May Have Grown Up, But the Check-In Still Matters
WIRED With updates to the Swarm app, Foursquare hopes to gather even more data about where people spend their time…
Anker’s Genie Is Just Like the Echo Dot, Only Cheaper
WIRED The Chinese company is launching a $35 version of the Echo Dot smart speaker, powered by Amazon’s Alexa. Source:…
How Palantir, Peter Thiel's Secretive Data Company, Pushed Its Way Into Policing
WIRED A Backchannel investigation reveals the difficult issues police and communities face when they adopt Palantir’s secretive data-scooping software. Source:…
Japanese Telecom Giant SoftBank Bets $1 Billion on the Clever Pharma Startup Roivant
WIRED SoftBank’s aquisition-and-investment spree extends to a drug development business with a slick new strategy Source: WIRED
The Long, Hot Summer of Netflix's Ever-Accelerating Expansion
WIRED Forget summer vacation: In the last three months alone, Netflix has announced dozens of properties, continuing its global spread.…
Mazda Will Bring the First Compression Injection Gasoline Engine to Market
WIRED The Skyactiv-X engine will arrive in 2019. Source: WIRED
How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse (Even If You're Running Behind)
WIRED Here’s how to muscle your way into the moon’s shadow on August 21. Source: WIRED
NASA's Smartest Satellite Is Gone. Can Private Space Replace It?
WIRED A private company called Satellogic wants to give Earth scientists hyperspectral data from a fleet of satellites for free.…
Of Course This Is What Homeopathic Healing Machines Look Like
WIRED It’s kinda sci-fi, but it’s not science. Source: WIRED