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Now Is the Best—and Worst—Time to Launch HBO Max
People are stuck at home looking for movies and TV shows to watch. But the people who make the movies ... -
The Coronavirus Is Democratizing Knowledge
Despite toxic misinformation, the pandemic has empowered us to become co-creators, co-producers, and co-distributors of what we know. http://www.wired.com/ -
Shadowserver, an Internet Guardian, Finds a Lifeline
Ten weeks ago, Shadowserver’s main source of funding dried up. Now, it’s back on level footing. http://www.wired.com/ -
The End of Handshakes—for Humans and for Robots
Researchers have spent years teaching robots to shake hands—an effort possibly doomed by a global turn against human contact. http://www.wired.com/ -
How to Create a Home Meditation Space
You can’t leave your house, so you may as well leave your body. At least for a while. http://www.wired.com/ -
3 Ways Scientists Think We Could De-Germ a Covid-19 World
Researchers want to know if we can create an antiviral infrastructure that would protect humans from transmission. Here are a ... -
How Kickstarter Employees Formed a Union
The point wasn’t so much about pay issues, but to give workers more say over what they produce—reflecting a trend ... -
Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters
New techniques could save videogame companies millions and make games more realistic. http://www.wired.com/ -
State-Based Contact-Tracing Apps Could Be a Mess
With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large. http://www.wired.com/ -
Trump’s New Space Force Missile Might Be Too ‘Super-Duper’
To go that fast, it would need a ridiculous amount of fuel—and even then, it might never come back down. ...