After playing a few rounds of Mario Kart, I noticed that the Switch Lite feels significantly sturdier than its bigger sibling. Those permanently attached controllers go a long way towards making the entire device feel solid. And of course, I didn't have the low-level anxiety of worrying about Joy-Cons flying off if I dropped it…

The revamped Roku Express is 10 percent smaller than the previous model and, because most TVs' USB ports can power it, the device should be more portable and cause less clutter. It'll set you back $29.99, while the Walmart-exclusive Express+, which features the same design and includes the Roku Voice Remote, will cost $39.99. The…

Recently, in the music video for "Keeping Tabs," the 21-year-old Chicano chillwave artist Omar Banos, who performs under the name Cuco, goes on a spiritual, mind-expanding journey. On an acid trip, he transports from the parking lot of a local Super A to an empty scene at Los Candiles Night Club, where two women play…

Across the world, the antibiotics that farmers use to prevent illness in their animals are losing effectiveness as bacteria develop antibiotic resistance. According to new research, it’s a huge problem, one that’s been masked by a longstanding focus on the risk that resistant bacteria pose to humans instead.This trend in the animal world carries a…

Happy Thursday, welcome to The Monitor, WIRED’s pop culture news roundup. It’s been a somewhat quiet week on the entertainment news front, but there are still some chatter-worthy updates, including something very exciting for Boondocks fans. Let’s get started.Disney CEO Bob Iger Would’ve Combined Mouse House With AppleWell, this is interesting. In an excerpt from…

It happens every fall: Right on the heels of Apple announcing another $1,000 phone, the company releases a major operating system update that make even older iPhones feel refreshed. Today is that day, as iOS 13 becomes officially available to all owners of an iPhone 6S or later.The new iOS 13 holds a lot of…

Today Apple is releasing iOS 13, the latest version of its mobile operating system. It’ll have some fun new features, like dark mode and a revamped Photos app. But its most consequential contribution might be Apple Arcade, a jam-packed new gaming hub that has real implications for how apps get made—and how you pay for…

When biomedical researchers go to sleep at night, they dream of genomes. Yours, and mine, and all six degrees of Kevin Bacon between us. And who can blame them? Think of all the information packed into the six billion letters of genetic code that makes you uniquely you and most definitely not me. Blockbuster drugs…

When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Read more about how this works.Burning Man bills itself as the biggest "Leave No Trace" event in the world. This means that after revelers have dismantled the geodesic domes, giant duckies, and steampunk ships that form their…

Sometimes, ignorance is diss. In the early aughts, Mariah Carey killed Jennifer Lopez with cluelessness, shutting down an interviewer who asked about the rival pop star simply by saying, "I don't know her." Almost two decades later, Carey is still fielding questions about the moment turned meme, and you'll frequently find the original clip, edited…