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DowDuPont Signs a Deal to Surveil Farms With Satellites
Photos from a network of 200 satellites will go into agricultural analytics tools, which could give farmers new insight. http://www.wired.com/ -
Why You Should Be Wary of Financial Robo-Advisors
WIRED Columnist Felix Salmon on how companies like Wealthfront are drifting away from low-fee passive investing—and why customers should be ... -
The FCC Should Use Blockchain to Manage Wireless Spectrum
Opinion: The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel argues that using blockchain technology to distribute wireless spectrum would be efficient and economical. http://www.wired.com/ -
LG Hom-Bot Turbo+ Review: Beautiful Mediocrity
This expensive robot vacuum will annoy you and spy on your babysitter. http://www.wired.com/ -
'#WarGames' Is a Unique, Interactive Revival of the '80s Movie
The “interactive television” experience harkens back to a weird, stitched-together, decades-old videogame genre. http://www.wired.com/ -
Medicare Now Covers Genetic Cancer Testing
Precision medicine has finally broken into the mainstream. http://www.wired.com/ -
Sociologists Examine Hackathons, and See Exploitation
A study finds that hackathon sponsors take advantage of free labor to create “fictional expectations of innovation that benefits all.” ... -
The Noisy Fallacies of Psychographic Targeting
WIRED columnist Antonio Garcia Martinez on why Cambridge Analytica’s targeting efforts probably didn’t even work—and why Facebook should be embarrassed ... -
GDC 2018: Who Is This Event For Anymore?
Like the gaming world itself, the annual developer conference stands at a crossroads. http://www.wired.com/ -
Facebook Owes You More Than This
You give Facebook all of your data in exchange for using their service—an exchange that seems increasingly out of whack. ...