OceanGate Faces Federal Investigation a Year After the Titan Submersible Implosion

A US Attorney’s office is investigating the company behind the doomed expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, sources tell WIRED, even as a civil suit is already underway.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/oceangate-federal-investigation-titan-submersible-implosion/

marine science, environment, submarines, science, deep sea, ships, OceanGate

Judges and Border Police Targeted by Anti-Government Extremists, Doxed as ‘Traitors’

A report from the US Department of Homeland Security claims that self-identified militia members have posted the names and photos of US government officials in reaction to their work on the US-Mexico border.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/judges-border-police-targeted-extremism/

politics, Donald Trump, immigration, extremism

Even Realities G1 Smart Glasses Review: Superb Display, But Slow Info

These new augmented reality glasses show so much promise, it’s like they posses super powers for specs. But there’s a familiar problem.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/review/review-even-realities-g1-smart-glasses/

Wearables, review, Reviews, Smart, Bluetooth, GPS, translation

This App Set Out to Fight Pesticides. After VCs Stepped In, Now It Helps Sell Them

Plantix started with the mission of making farming more environmentally friendly. So how did it end up selling the very products it wanted to fight against?

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/plantix-pesticides-venture-capital-app/

agriculture, environment, Biology, climate change, pesticides, india, Europe

‘Take Back the States’: The Far-Right Sheriffs Ready to Disrupt the Election

Constitutional Sheriffs are duly elected lawmen who believe they answer only to God. They’ve spent the last six months preparing to stop a “stolen” election—by any means necessary.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/constitutional-sheriffs-disrupt-election/

Donald Trump, extremism, 2024 election, politics, voting

A High-Profile Geneticist Is Launching a Fusion-Power Moonshot

Silicon Valley A-listers are funding Pacific Fusion, a startup that founding CEO Eric Lander says will have a full-scale demonstration system within a decade.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-pacific-fusion-eric-lander/

Plaintext, Startups, clean energy, Energy, Silicon Valley, climate change

Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity Are Promoting Scientific Racism in Search Results

The web’s biggest AI-powered search engines are featuring the widely debunked idea that white people are genetically superior to other races.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/google-microsoft-perplexity-scientific-racism-search-results-ai/

artificial intelligence, Google, Search, machine learning, Microsoft, Racism

The Best Samsung Phones of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

From flagship and budget to flipping and folding, Samsung’s Galaxy range spans the breadth of the smartphone cosmos. WIRED’s here to help you make your choice.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-samsung-phones/

Shopping, phones, Samsung, smartphones, Android, buying guides, Mobile