After reading Lawhead's post on the 26th, developer Zoë Quinn published a note on Twitter describing past emotional, physical and sexual abuse by Alec Holowka, a prominent independent developer and co-creator of Night in the Woods. Holowka's studio, Infinite Fall, cut ties with him days later, saying they believed Quinn.On August 28th, developer Olivia Wood…

Anyway. With a flourish, my friend presented his Apple Card. It seemed to glow faintly, but I knew that was just my poor eyesight. Or maybe just how poor people see it. I watched how my friend handled the white titanium, laser-etched card. Kind of avoiding skin contact.I wanted to hold it badly, but only…

Camping might mean roughing it, at least a little, but you don't have to live on biscuits and beans. You can buy camping stoves that might be nicer than the stove in the average American apartment, though the wealth of options available may overwhelm you. To help, we tested almost a dozen of the best…

The week may have started relatively quiet, but it ended with a shock: Google security researchers revealed Thursday night that it had observed a hacking campaign that hit thousands of iPhones, completely upending conventional wisdom about iOS security. Apple patched the problem in February, but it had persisted for at least two years prior. So,…

Since 2016, Airbnb has sued more than a half dozen US cities and other government agencies over local ordinances regulating the short-term-rental industry and holding companies liable for ensuring the rentals comply with the law. It’s become so common that many local government officials in popular tourist destinations looking to crack down on illicit short-term…

Monday is Labor Day, a day to relax and, thanks to some great sales, make the fruits of your labor go a little bit further. Some of the biggest brands in tech and home goods are slashing prices. Below you'll find some of our favorite deals available this weekend. Among them is one of our…

Jack Dorsey’s ongoing mission to increase the civility of public discourse suffered a setback Friday, when an anonymous hacker took over his Twitter account for 20 minutes and retweeted @taytaylov3r’s claim that “nazi germany did nothing wrong.”Twitter, as you likely know if you've spent any time there, has an ongoing, well-documented problem with Nazis, white…

On Friday, news broke that Google reportedly has agreed to pay as much as $200 million to settle claims with the Federal Trade Commission that YouTube, its popular video platform, violated children’s privacy laws on a vast scale.The FTC started investigating YouTube more than a year ago. At the time, WIRED wrote: “The complaint claims…

The door to Jeff Tibbetts’ DIY operating room in his garage in Tehachapi, California, is covered with the signatures of those who have gone under his knife in the white-walled room on the other side. Tibbetts, a professional nurse and a self-taught body modification artist, is in high demand among grinders, a community of biohackers…

1. Kano PCComputers-for-kids pioneer Kano recently partnered with Microsoft to launch an Intel-powered mobile PC with an 11.6-inch touchscreen. After your child has assembled it—connecting the components and snapping on the clear case—they can complete tutorials on how to create emoji, 3D models, or Python scripts. In addition to Windows 10, the PC offers full…