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May 10, 2019 • 3min
Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 5/10/19
May 9, 2019 • 3min
The Game of Thrones Starbucks Cup: What's Inside?
In case you missed in last night's episode—or haven't been on #GoT Twitter today—someone seems to have left a Starbucks cup sitting on a table in that revelry scene on Sunday's Game of Thrones. People. Are. Freaking. Out. And investigation has been called for. People want oral histories. Fans are already calling it the best thing that happened in Season 8, Episode 4.
May 8, 2019 • 9min
Kickstarter Celebrates 10 Years of Funding Your Crazy Ideas
In December 2009, a mysterious letter appeared at the home of one Mr. Johnson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Inside was a message printed on cream-colored paper: "All of the items in your refrigerator are swapped with all of the items in Ben Affleck's refrigerator. Try a bit of everything." A similar letter reached the reverend of the local church, and the architect William Hopkins.
May 8, 2019 • 2min
Avengers: Endgame Is Gunning for Avatar's Box Office Record
Hello, and welcome to another Monday edition of The Monitor, WIRED's entertainment news roundup. Today, much like last week, we're talking about Avengers: Endgame, which is still ruling the box office. What else? Spider-Man: Far From Home has a new trailer and the British Royal Family has a new baby. Let's get going! Avengers: Endgame Might Break Avatar’s Box Office Record In less than two weeks, Avengers: Endgame has brought in more than $2 billion dollars globally at the box office.
May 7, 2019 • 3min
Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 5/7/19
May 7, 2019 • 13min
How to Land a Plane in 'Non-Normal' Situations
As a professional pilot, I spend four or five days a year in multimillion-dollar flight simulators being examined by specialized training pilots. Since professional pilots already know how to fly, much of the testing focuses on what are called “non-normal situations.” Let’s imagine you find yourself on an airplane, in the sky, without a pilot. You are in a non-normal situation.
May 6, 2019 • 3min
Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 5/6/19
May 6, 2019 • 7min
Why the Apple Card Is the Gleaming Future of Money
This story is part of a collection of pieces on how we spend money today. Will you sign up for the Apple Card? You probably will, frankly. Apple’s latest innovation, which arrives this summer, is a credit card that comes with all kinds of conveniences: No late fees! No long strings of numbers! No wait to qualify! No card, either, if you’re using it the way Apple intends.
May 3, 2019 • 2min
Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 5/3/19
May 2, 2019 • 6min
The Case Against Watching the Rest of Game of Thrones
First, a fair warning: This piece has Game of Thrones spoilers. If you didn't watch last night and don't want to know what happens, close this tab. Now that they are gone, and it's just us, the shell-shocked, left to consider last night's 1.
