Article 13—a controversial piece of copyright legislation that is now called Article 17 but is more colloquially known as "the meme ban"—is no more, in the UK at least. Last week, the country's minister for universities and science, Chris Skidmore, confirmed that the UK will not implement the EU Copyright Directive after leaving the EU.Wired…

Have you heard about this little thing called Space Force? If so, it's probably through ridicule; the latest branch of the US military has received no shortage of it since it launched at the end of last year. Still, at least it had a better week than Intel, which had to release a patch for…

Photograph: Sakara Life Luxury Health FoodSakara Life MealsI had a vegan friend try some of these meals and they said they're for people who take their coffee black. I agree. Doled out in fresh, prepared portions, Sakara Life offers plant-based weekly menus that aren't customizable. The food has an emphasis on hydration, and you'll find crisp…

Stopping the spread of a rapidly emerging disease takes masterful medical detective work, including tracing the people who have been infected and figuring out their web of contacts, steps that are vital to understanding how it’s being transmitted. US public health officials are following those trails to quickly detect new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus,…

When Uber and Lyft finally launched in Vancouver last month, the ride-hail services looked different than in other North American cities. Maybe that makes sense, because Vancouver seems to be the last major city on the continent to get ride-hail.Most people who drive for the companies sign up via an app and hit the road,…

BoJack Horseman—Netflix’s best, most emotionally generous show—contains a show within the show, the 1990s sitcom Horsin’ Around. It stars the anthropomorphic horse BoJack as an adoptive father of three. BoJack’s very first episode, from 2014, features the final scene of Horsin’ Around’s very last. The children sob in a hospital waiting room as a doctor…

As much as we at the Gadget Lab love getting outdoors during winter, sometimes we just want to turtle up indoors and watch television or waste idle time online. Or better yet, board a plane to go somewhere new (and warm) and let our smart home take care of itself while we're away. Whatever you…

Apple yesterday touted a “new” version of Apple Maps, one that includes faster navigation, more detailed roads, real-time transit updates, lists of favorite places, and access to Look Around, street-level 3-D imagery that’s similar to Google’s Street View. Despite the fanfare, the Maps app won't look dramatically different; most of these new features were available…

When three people came to a hospital in Wuhan, China, with the same pneumonia-like symptoms, medics took their vitals and followed the standard procedure: They entered the patients' geographical locations, demographic information, and infection statuses into …