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Atomic weapons are highly complex, surprisingly sensitive, and often pretty old. With testing banned, countries have to rely on good maintenance and simulations to trust their weapons work. https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-weapons-testing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on AI and what may happen if humans can't read code anymore. https://www.wired.com/story/should-i-learn-coding-as-a-second-language/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The weather will start to warm up soon, and retailers are continuing their annual winter clearance events ahead of spring. https://www.wired.com/story/weekend-deals-february-25-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Supreme Court should continue to safeguard online speech—in the Section 230 case and beyond. https://www.wired.com/story/scotus-section-230/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As Party Down embarks on a reboot, it’s time to revisit the scene that made it a cult classic. https://www.wired.com/story/best-tv-nerd-culture-moment-party-down/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As Russia has accelerated its cyberattacks on its neighbor, it's barraged the country with an unprecedented volume of different data-destroying programs. https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-russia-wiper-malware/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Powered by obsessed film buffs, it’s a crowdsourced juggernaut that’s older than Google and Wikipedia. Now AI is threatening to steal the starring role. https://www.wired.com/story/superusers-behind-imdb-the-internets-favorite-movie-site/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This new lab experiment explores the physics involved in our star’s tumultuous interior regions—by creating a sphere of plasma. https://www.wired.com/story/solar-flare-research-sun-jar/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This new technology offers an opportunity to free animals from exploitation. So why are some vegans opposed to it? https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat-vegan-ethics-environment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Plus: The FBI got (at least a little bit) hacked, an election-disruption firm gets exposed, Russia mulls allowing “patriotic hacking,” and more. https://www.wired.com/story/godaddy-hacked-3-years/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Soren Iverson’s satirical concepts for new features in popular apps expose our hidden fears and desires—while going viral on Twitter. https://www.wired.com/story/soren-iverson-interview/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A court has issued strict limits on how police can pull innocent bystanders into big data investigations. https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-germany-gotham-dragnet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Biologists are working to quickly grow hardier specimens that can be propagated and transplanted by robotic arms. https://www.wired.com/story/coral-maker/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Beds are expensive, but the right one can mean the difference between feeling refreshed or grumpy. These ones are discounted. https://www.wired.com/story/presidents-day-mattress-sale-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The government has used fines, bans, and golden shares to control tech companies. Now it needs them to drive economic growth. https://www.wired.com/story/didis-revival-shows-china-cant-live-without-big-tech/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Modi administration keeps giving itself new powers, and Big Tech keeps giving in. https://www.wired.com/story/indias-government-wants-total-control-of-the-internet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Keep your movements private. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-not-accidentally-share-your-location/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The popular online fanfiction hub lets users entrust their works to friends in the event of their death. The decentralized web should take note. https://www.wired.com/story/web3-future-archive-of-our-own/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

By firing lasers through underground fibers, scientists can detect seismic waves and perhaps improve alerts—giving people precious time to prepare. https://www.wired.com/story/how-fiber-optic-cables-could-warn-you-of-an-earthquake/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week on Gadget Lab, we talk to Tracers in the Dark author Andy Greenberg about how authorities are catching crypto criminals by following the money. https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-585/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Legal experts say a key law should already prevent brokers from collecting and selling data that’s weaponized against vulnerable people. https://www.wired.com/story/fcra-letter-data-brokers-privacy-regulation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Horror games like the new Dead Space tap into humans’ deepest-seated anxieties. https://www.wired.com/story/game-horror-sounds-psychology-dead-space-remake-scorn/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple has officially released MacOS 13. Here’s how to download the latest desktop operating system on your Mac. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ventura-macos-13/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Between the ads, the “For You” tab, and all the promoted tweets, Twitter is getting harder to read. Nitter, an open source alternative, can help. https://www.wired.com/story/nitter-twitter-remove-ads-for-you-promoted-tweets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A Kenyan moderator sued the company for work-related PTSD. Next week, a new ruling on his case could signal a global reckoning for Big Tech outsourcing. https://www.wired.com/story/meta-kenya-lawsuit-outsourcing-content-moderation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Growers fear a perfect storm for a tradition that has long bound rural communities together. https://www.wired.com/story/the-climate-crisis-is-threatening-spains-saffron-crop/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

With great titles like God of War, Maneater, and The Last of Us Remastered, Sony’s subscription service is the perfect jump start for new PS5 owners. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-playstation-ps-plus-games-extra-premium/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Social media has conditioned people to watch, react, and move on. But what is inherent in the Nichols video cannot be swept away with ease. https://www.wired.com/story/paradox-of-tyre-nichols-video/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

From smartwatches to sex toys, we’ve got gift ideas to spread the love. https://www.wired.com/story/weekend-deals-february-4-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The last jumbo jet was delivered in January, but it has been obsolete for decades. https://www.wired.com/story/last-boeing-747/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Former president Trump tried and failed to ban the app. Now US lawmakers from both parties are preparing legislation they say can finish the job. https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-us-could-ban-tiktok-in-7-not-so-easy-steps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth. https://www.wired.com/story/fact-checkers-ai-chatgpt-misinformation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance's VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this year. https://www.wired.com/story/true-anomaly-jackal-pursuit-satellites/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Students from top schools used to waltz from Silicon Valley internships into lucrative jobs. Now, some are reconsidering their options. https://www.wired.com/story/layoffs-broke-big-techs-elite-college-hiring-pipeline/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug resistance. There are no new treatments yet. https://www.wired.com/story/the-last-drug-that-can-fight-gonorrhea-is-starting-to-falter/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A tiny Scottish village is betting its future on rocket launches. But the plan may threaten the fragile landscape—and a tenacious billionaire’s ambitions. https://www.wired.com/story/scotland-village-spaceport-peatland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger