Why I’ve Never Mixed Weed With Virtual Reality
VR and cannabis might seem like natural complements, but to combine them strips both of their transformative power….
Category: Wired
Ancestry.com’s Racist Ad Tumbles Into a Cultural Minefield
A slavery-themed ad for Ancestry.com exposes the awkward relationship between America’s darkest history and the current boom in family-tree building….
Star Wars News: Is the Franchise Going on Hiatus? Only Kinda
Also, a bunch of trailers dropped during Star Wars Celebration. Watch them here. …
Tesla Shifts Gears, Again, and Some Fans Are Losing Patience
Tesla said it would remove the $35,000 version of its Model 3 sedan from online ordering forms, weeks after a back-and-forth over closing showrooms….
Ahead of IPO, Uber’s Losing Less—but Growing Less, Too
Uber revealed its plans to go public, just weeks after rival Lyft. The filing shows Uber dwarfs Lyft, but continues to post operating losses….
How Professional Gambler James Holzhauer Broke ‘Jeopardy!’
James Holzhauer won a record $110,914 in a single game of ‘Jeopardy!’ by perfecting a playbook….
Amazon Kindle Review (2019): A Cheaper Way to Read at Night
Amazon’s new entry-level Kindle ebook reader is just like the 2018 Kindle Paperwhite, but $40 cheaper. …
Prince Harry Hates Fortnite, How Hackers Use Facebook, And More News
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less….
Alexa, What’s My Blood-Sugar Level?
Amazon reveals new skills for its voice assistant Alexa, a sign of its growing interest in health care….
Google Will Now Require Suppliers to Give Benefits to Workers
Firms that contract with Google will have to pay workers $15 an hour, and provide healthcare, and parental leave benefits….
So Long, Inbox! Try These Email Apps Instead
Inbox was a great email app until Google killed it Tuesday. Fortunately, there are plenty of others out there….
Top Stories in March: Male Birth Control, McDonald’s & Marvel
Love it or hate it, ‘Captain Marvel’ won at the box office—and in our list of the most-read stories of the month….
Inside a Ferrari Hypercar, Lyft’s IPO, and More Car News
Plus, we ride the Jeep Gladiator and ponder the future of electric vehicles, courtesy of battery-swapping rickshaws….
Lyft’s IPO Heralds a Wave of Gig-Economy Offerings
Lyft got a jump on rival Uber with its IPO. Investors liked the offering despite the ride-hailing company’s growing losses….
The Failure of NASA’s Spacewalk Snafu? How Predictable It Was
Years of ignoring the specific needs of women astronauts led up to this moment….
Meet America’s Biggest Machine-Gun Enthusiasts
These bullet-ridden storage containers and pickup trucks are all that remains after three days of mayhem. …