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Turtles’ shells contain a chemical record of the environment—including highly enriched uranium, an indicator of nuclear weapons development. What can we learn from these accidental archivists? https://www.wired.com/story/turtles-carry-signs-of-humanitys-nuclear-history-in-their-shells/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Susan Palwick's short story is the kind of thing fans either love her or hate her for. https://www.wired.com/2023/08/geeks-guide-susan-palwick/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Raccoons are a main carrier of rabies in the US. A government effort distributes millions of tasty vaccines to protect both animals and people. https://www.wired.com/story/the-massive-campaign-to-air-drop-tiny-rabies-vaccines-to-raccoons/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

News has been removed from Facebook and Instagram after the Canadian government told Meta to pay publishers, leaving consumers unable to access vital information during wildfires. https://www.wired.com/story/meta-facebook-instagram-news-block-canada-wildfire/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Generative AI allows fans to “talk” to their favorite characters, drawing comparisons to everything from role-playing to fan fiction. But do they actually want to outsource all the fun to AI? https://www.wired.com/story/sexy-ai-chatbots-fanfiction-issues/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A ramshackle team of American scientists scrambled to decode the Nazi cipher before the time ran out. Luckily, they had a secret weapon. https://www.wired.com/story/maritime-radio-historical-society-crypto-event-enigma/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Which material should you buy? Percale or linen? We tested dozens of sheets to find our favorites and break it all down. https://www.wired.com/story/best-bedsheets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Fungal infections are rising worldwide and climate change may be to blame. Medicine isn’t ready. https://www.wired.com/story/the-battle-against-the-fungal-apocalypse-is-just-beginning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

These wireless earbuds do everything you need, and they fit the vast majority of ears. https://www.wired.com/review/technics-eaz-az80/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gusts primed the Maui landscape to burn, then drove an out-of-control blaze. It’s a worst-case scenario that’s growing increasingly common around the world. https://www.wired.com/story/the-winds-that-doomed-lahaina/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The hackers, who mostly targeted victims in Hong Kong, also hijacked Microsoft’s trust model to make their malware harder to detect. https://www.wired.com/story/carderbee-china-hong-kong-supply-chain-attack/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Garments that can be packed with ice or equipped with fans are becoming increasingly popular among workers exposed to high heat. https://www.wired.com/story/cooling-vests-ice-heat-waves/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Whether you’re skiing in the backcountry or trampolining in the backyard, we have an activity tracker for you. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-fitness-tracker/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Some residents of Yellowknife are staying behind to fight back wildfires that could soon engulf the Canadian city. Others have shared harrowing stories as they race to escape the flames. https://www.wired.com/story/race-to-save-yellowknife-wildfires/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and the other wanes. https://www.wired.com/story/russia-and-india-are-racing-to-put-landers-on-the-moon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Productivity software may have killed the watercooler, but chitchat is still the best way to grow connections in a hybrid workplace. These tips can make it less awkward. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-small-talk-hybrid-office/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

An innovation agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services will fund research into better defenses for the US health care system’s digital infrastructure. https://www.wired.com/story/hospital-ransomware-hhs-digiheals/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, talks about how AI and other technologies will take over everything—and possibly threaten the very structure of the nation-state. https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-18/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The impulse to save everything no longer makes sense. It's time to leave the city as a monument to the dangers of global warming—and rethink our relationship to heritage. https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-heritage-preservation-venice/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

San Francisco ride-hail drivers are about to share the roads with robot competitors. They say that the self-driving cabs need to work on their traffic skills—and watch out for bodily fluids. https://www.wired.com/story/uber-and-lyft-drivers-advice-autonomous-vehicles-self-driving-cars-taxis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Get more joy from your java. These conical-burr, flat-burr, and bladed machines let you enjoy freshly ground beans in every cup. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-coffee-grinders/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy. https://www.wired.com/story/migrate-move-instagram-to-pixelfed-no-tracking-fediverse/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A wearable, portable breast pump with only three parts to clean? Sign me up. https://www.wired.com/review/medea-freestyle-pump/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The space agency lost touch with the beloved spacecraft following a faulty command signal. Here’s how it happened—and how engineers worked to bring it back. https://www.wired.com/story/how-nasa-nearly-lost-the-voyager-2-spacecraft-forever/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, we talk about pending changes to how driverless taxis can operate on city streets, and how a loosening of the rules would impact road safety, rideshare drivers, and your commute. https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-608/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Robots, computers, and algorithms are hunting for potential new therapies in ways humans can’t—by processing huge volumes of data and building previously unimagined molecules. https://www.wired.com/story/labgenius-antibody-factory-machine-learning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Rap was born in New York City; its current hub is Atlanta. The next big scene? Milwaukee, where a new generation is taking creative control. https://www.wired.com/story/milwaukee-hip-hop-tiktok-youtube/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The ProMED website and listserv, which broke the news of the arrival of Covid, SARS, and MERS, is now caught between financial shortfalls and staff turmoil. https://www.wired.com/story/a-crucial-early-warning-system-for-disease-outbreaks-is-in-jeopardy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Flash is dead. Long live Ruffle. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-play-old-flash-games-ruffle/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If you struggle to build a strict budget like I do, you might like Allo's approach of encouraging users to align their money with what’s most important to them. https://www.wired.com/story/financial-app-budget-advice-allo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Prepare for fall adventures with discounts on tents, action cameras, and other outdoor essentials. https://www.wired.com/story/weekend-deals-august-5-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The AI gold rush has thrust services like ChatGPT into every aspect of our digital lives. That still won’t solve your email problems. https://www.wired.com/story/is-in-app-ai-useful/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Deck out your room and make class a cinch with these WIRED-tested favorites. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-college-and-dorm-essentials-gear/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The first collaboration between OnePlus and Keychron is a heavy, customizable keyboard with a soft typing experience—if you're into that kind of thing. https://www.wired.com/review/oneplus-keyboard-81-pro/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Covid-19 cases are slowly increasing across the US for the fourth summer in a row. https://www.wired.com/story/covids-summer-wave-is-rising-again/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As the UK pushes for a law that threatens end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp has given itself a starring role in a doc about a girls’ soccer team fleeing the Taliban. https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-encryption-afghanistan-women-soccer-movie/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Dara Khosrowshahi swooped in to tame a beastly work culture and try to make the on-demand giant profitable. Now he’s expanding into trucks and boats, but he still sees Uber as a fixer-upper. https://www.wired.com/story/uber-ceo-will-always-say-his-company-sucks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Berberine went viral as a weight loss wonder pill. Its success on social media shows how broken the supplement industry is. https://www.wired.com/story/berberine-social-media-trend/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger