Apple TV+ is fine

After spending several hours with it, the best I can say is that Apple TV+ is... fine? New series like The Morning Show, which stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell, are a clear sign that the company is investing heavily in talent. And the revamped TV app, which launched in May, makes it…

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How did Google get Pixel 4 face unlock this wrong?

If you're a privacy and security nerd or pay attention to headlines about hack attacks at all, the "eyes closed" issue with Pixel 4 tears at the already frayed edges of your sanity. Imagining everything that could go wrong with your security and log-in tool should be everyone's job on every team, everywhere, especially at…

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Blizzard confirms ‘Diablo IV’ with a gothic, gruesome trailer

The publisher confirmed Diablo IV will mark a return to the series' dark, gothic, medieval version of Hell. You can expect the brutal combat the franchise is known for, along with a variety of monsters and plenty of loot to seek out. Diablo IV will support solo and co-op play and you might even encounter…

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Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion

"With Google's resources and global platform," says Park, "Fitbit will be able to accelerate innovation in the wearables category, scale faster and make health even more accessible." Osterloh adds that the deal is an "opportunity to invest even more in Wear OS, as well as introduce Made by Google wearable devices." Wear OS' Sameer Samat…

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Los Angeles, ‘Blade Runner,’ and the Theory of Relativity

Easterners and people who’ve never been east of La Cienega Boulevard sometimes say the 238-year-old city of Los Angeles doesn’t have history. That’s dopey for a lot of reasons, but it’s a tempting accusation in part because of the way fires, floods, earthquakes, and uprisings have forced the city to remake itself again and again.…

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‘The Witcher’ Trailer Is Here—and It’s Shockingly Good

Happy Friday, and welcome to another edition of Replay, WIRED's rundown of the most important and interesting news from the world of videogames. Sit down, get comfy, and get informed. Let's go.Netflix's The Witcher Gets a New Trailer, and Henry Cavill Is Maybe a Little Bit DaddyIt's here. It's moody. And it's surprisingly beautiful: the…

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These Rats Drive Tiny Cars—for Science

If you give a mouse a cookie, it's gonna ask for milk. And if you give a rat a tiny electric car, it's going to drive it to pick up Froot Loops. For that they can thank Kelly Lambert, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Richmond, who has trained rats to operate custom "rat-operated…

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Google Buys Fitbit to Fulfill Its Own Bigger Ambitions

After a week of rumors, Google confirmed Friday it had agreed to purchase the fitness tracker company Fitbit for $2.1 billion, significantly expanding the ad giant’s hardware business. Even with Fitbit, Google will have a hard time competing in the Apple Watch–dominated wearables market. But if Google wants to realize its plainly stated ambition of…

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‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ Has Nothing Interesting to Say

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a greedy videogame. It casts its net wide, aiming to be both entertaining and didactic, both power fantasy and a scathing critique of the warriors we fantasize about. Moreover, it wants to be a victory lap, an homage to the best Call of Duty game, and a title that…

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One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack

In May 2019, WIRED joined the One Free Press Coalition, a united group of preeminent editors and publishers using their global reach and social platforms to spotlight journalists under attack worldwide. Today, the coalition is issuing its ninth monthly “10 Most Urgent” list of journalists whose press freedoms are being suppressed or whose cases demand…

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