10 Best Wireless Earbuds for Working Out (2019)

Luxurious over-the-ear cans are plush and comfortable, and they sound great. But for working out, traveling, and wandering around town, you might want to consider a pair of durable, wireless in-ear buds. I've been trail running, hiking, working on my yard, rock climbing, lifting weights, and watching mildly embarrassing barre and yoga videos on my…

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The Lightning YubiKey Is Here to Kill Passwords on Your iPhone

Though there are other authentication dongles out there, YubiKeys are largely the face of the physical two-factor authentication movement. Unfortunately, to date it's also been unavailable for the most high-profile smartphone in the world. But today manufacturer Yubico is releasing the first Lightning port YubiKey for use with iPhones and iPads. It's been a long…

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The Cosmic, Psychedelic, Glow-in-the-Dark Art of Alex Aliume

Alex Aliume is about to show me his latest painting, made with a new technique. I’m on my knees on the floor of his 8- by 12-foot basement studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and 3D neon fluorescent artwork covers almost every square inch of wall, floor, and ceiling.The new painting is called Cosmic Consciousness. When I…

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WIRED Book of the Month: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

The world The Memory Police re-emerges into demands an entirely new reading, one where information isn’t distorted. It’s forgotten.fotoVoyager/Getty ImagesWhen Yoko Ogawa's novel The Memory Police first came out in Japan, there was barely any internet in the country. It was 1994, and public networks had just come online the year before; less than 2…

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The Sega Genesis Mini Offers a Touch of 16-Bit Nostalgia

The new miniature console comes pre-loaded with a selection of Sega Genesis' best games.SegaI always forget how light old videogame controllers were until I hold one in my hand. Compared to the modern ones, they always feel flimsy, like I could break one in my hands if I tried really hard. That doesn't mean they…

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China Attacks Hong Kong Protesters With Fake Social Posts

China has turned state-sponsored media ads and fake Twitter accounts against protestors, comparing them to cockroaches and ISIS.Edgar Su/ReutersIn response to widespread pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, the Chinese government launched an online disinformation campaign casting the protesters as members of ISIS and cockroaches, according to disclosures made by Twitter and Facebook on Monday. Since…

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Beware the Epiphany-Industrial Complex

For nearly 50 years now, the Stanford Prison Experiment has been held up as proof of how combustible personal interactions can be, how the bonds of humanity can disappear in a flash.The design of the 1971 study was quite simple: randomly assign nine “normal” male college students to be prison guards, dress them in uniforms,…

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Today’s Cartoon: If You Thought Robocalls Were Bad…

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