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Activists are putting pressure on Yahoo to curb the sale of ivory products on its sites in Japan, arguing the company is fueling illegal elephant poaching.

With the grant, non-profits will be able to purchase Google Chromebooks for refugees in Germany.

Judging from Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Taika Waititi will bring a much-needed new style to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In some cases, the snow accumulation from the snow storm Jonas must be melted. How much power would it take to melt the snow on the roads?

Victor Krummenacher, co-founder and bassist in legendary California rock band Camper Van Beethoven and WIRED managing art director, performs "If You Don't Break My Heart, I Don't Stand A Chance" at WIRED's San Francisco offices.

Plastic shopping bags are remarkable feats of engineering, and consumers have taken them for granted this whole time.

Sam Barlow, creator of the lauded live-action mystery game, shows a heavily redacted proposal for 'Her Story 2' on Twitter.

There are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.

The post Reviewing Donald Rumsfeld’s Solitaire App as Rumsfeld Might appeared first on WIRED.

In San Francisco, the birthplace of Uber, the largest traditional taxi company has filed for bankruptcy.

Pranksters are passing a link to "crashsafari.com" around social media, which immediately crashes iPhones and iPads.

Tesla isn't the only one building batteries for your home.

The post The Home Battery You Can Install Yourself Is Coming appeared first on WIRED.

As Twitter's stock tanks, four of its most powerful leaders are "taking some well-deserved time off." For good.

Jonathan Blow's new game The Witness is a taxing puzzle game that, so far, is stingy with answers.

The German Aeronautics Center lands a drone on a speeding Audi, but analysts aren't sure why.

Chicago just released OpenGrid, a new online tool that makes browsing public data way easier than before.

Last week, Ben Goertzel and his company turned on a hedge fund that makes all its stock trades using AI---no human intervention required.

Record Industry produces millions of records a year in the Netherlands. Photographer Alastair Wiper spent a day capturing the music-making magic.

If ExxonMobil gets in trouble for contributing to climate change, the charge won't be crimes against humanity. It'll be for lying to its own investors.

This ain't your kid's Razor scooter.

The post It’s Too Bad Electric Scooters Are So Lame, Because They May Be the Future appeared first on WIRED.

From iconic actresses to sci-fi excursions, there's plenty of promising fare heading to shelves (or e-readers) this year.

Demand for cage-free eggs is soaring. But it took a long time to put hens in a cage. It’s going to take a while to figure out how to get them all back out.

Demand for cage-free eggs is soaring. But it took a long time to put hens in a cage. It’s going to take a while to figure out how to get them all back out.

Slice through traffic jams aboard the $999 electric UScooter, which cruises at 18 miles per hour, folds for quick storage on a bus, train or under the desk. Yeah, it's a kick scooter but it's the coolest kick scooter on the road.

Slice through traffic jams aboard the $999 electric UScooter, which cruises at 18 miles per hour, folds for quick storage on a bus, train or under the desk. Yeah, it's a kick scooter but it's the coolest kick scooter on the road.

The secret to making an artificial intelligence more convincing? Program it to kibbitz.