Category: Technology

Jason Hiner/ZDNET The Apple Watch Ultra was my first cellular-enabled Apple Watch.  And, of course, as soon as I got it, I activated the cellular plan. It only costs me a few dollars a month, so surely it’ll be worth it. But is it? Did you know Apple gives you the tools to discover the […]

Screesnshotting your laptop is a cinch if you just know the right button to press or icon to click ZDNet Often the quickest way to keep a record of something on your PC is to take a screenshot. Whether it’s for sharing on social media or for tech support documentation, being able to quickly capture […]

Debris thought to be from a spacecraft launched from French Guiana was found by residents of Salinopolis, Brazil, on April 28, 2014. The piece of space wreckage bears the logo of the UK Space Agency and Arianespace, the European satellite launch company. Image: TARSO SARRAF/AFP via Getty Images Every once in a while, a piece […]

Twitter is ready for you to hand over some cash, whether it’s subscribing to the relaunched Twitter Blue service or buying one of the blue bird statues from its San Francisco office. Twitter Blue is one of Elon Musk’s strategies to monetize the social media company and shake up platform dynamics since his April acquisition.  Not sure […]

A few years ago, physicist Ivan Vorobyev’s team at the Large Hadron Collider began producing an exotic form of antimatter known as antihelium. Antimatter is that elusive substance that annihilates upon meeting regular matter, and antihelium is the antimatter twin of the classic helium atom, the stuff you find in party balloons. While no human has ever […]

Christmas has come early in the form of a digital photo frame we love. If you missed the sale during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you can get the Aura Carver at the same $129 deal price ($20 off)—exclusive for WIRED readers—using the promo code WIRED. The deal runs through December 18. Aura’s photo frames […]

Technology is exerting an ever-growing influence on our world. A cast including Facebook—or Meta—Google, and Apple, with leads like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Elizabeth Holmes, looms large in the public consciousness. Give the gift of knowledge to enlighten the technology-obsessed people in your life and help them learn more about the companies and characters […]

Systemic injustices are at the forefront of contemporary society, due to countless conspicuous instances of police brutality and other harms. Racism and racial injustice are nothing new—but the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and xenophobia toward American Asians sparked an ongoing wave of awareness across the US. One of the easiest ways to support […]

Singh says a smart thermometer reading is particularly useful for people who have only mild symptoms and can be spared a visit to the doctor, as well as those who can’t access or afford medical care. That means the thermometers can catch people that health departments miss, and provide a more accurate picture of how […]

China has laid out ground rules to prevent “deep synthesis” technology, including deepfakes and virtual reality, from being abused. Anyone using these services must label the images accordingly and refrain from tapping the technology for activities that breach local regulations.  Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Ministry of Public Security […]