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2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Self-Driving Vehicles Are Around the Corner

WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment Alex Davies lays out the five biggest disruptions coming to the world of transport.




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2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Going Green Is Good Business, Even Under Trump

In our new series to kick off 2017, WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment, Matt Simon explains how businesses are still going to go green, even in the face of renewed climate change denialism.




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2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Drug Reform Will Beat Criminalization

WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment, Matt Simon looks at how the drug crisis in the US is being reframed as a health problem instead of a criminal one.




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2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Drones! Drones! Drones!

Drones will go into wide commercial use in 2017. Package deliveries are a couple of years away but expect a lot more drone media coverage.




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2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: VR Is Coming to an Arcade Near You

It's unlikely that you'll buy a VR rig in 2017, instead you'll go 'VRing' by buying a ticket to a virtual gaming theme park or experience.




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CES 2017 - Car Designers Remake the Steering Wheel for the Age of Autonomy

In a world where cars drive themselves, the steering wheel must go way beyond 10 and 2.




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2016 Was the Hottest Year on Record. Blame Humanity

Last year was the hottest year since scientists started keeping records in the 19th century. It's no fluke---because it's humanity's fault.




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Watch the Difference 20 Years Has Made to Car Crash Safety

Watching car crash tests is horrifying and mesmerizing in equal measure. These crash tests show how much safer cars are after two decades of improved design.




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Meet the Robot that Presses Vinyl in 30 Seconds

These machines are the next-gen record presses our 21st century vinyl revolution has been waiting for.




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Take a 360-Video Tour of a Magnus Walker's Sweet Porsches

Magnus Walker doesn't just collect Porsches, he reinterprets them. Tuning their engines, modifying their bodies, painting them in vivid racing livery, and installing bespoke tartan seat panels. So what's stopping you? Immerse yourself into his garage.




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It Takes 60,000 Rivets and Two Robots to Build a Boeing 777 Fuselage

It’s tough work for pairs of humans who install each of the 60,000 rivets that keep Boeing's 777 from falling apart in midair, so they’re getting some help from pairs of robots on the plane production line.




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Boeing's New 787-10 Takes Off, Bound for Testing Hell

The latest, longest variant of the tech-stuffed, efficiency-focused Dreamliner took off from Boeing’s new factory in Charleston, South Carolina and this is just the beginning of testing hell for the new 787-10.




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All of the Big News from Facebook's F8 2017

Everything you need to know from Facebook's F8 from augmented reality filters to messenger bots to virtual selfie sticks.




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The Crazy Choreography of Free Fire's Massive ’70s Shootout

From mustaches to muzzle flashes, Ben Wheatley's kinetic action-comedy is a meticulously planned affair.




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This Is What $250 Billion Actually Looks Like

Apple recently announced that they have a $250 billion in the bank. This is what that amount of money actually looks like.




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All the Slick Stuff From Google I/O 2017

From Google Lens to the the company's new artificial intelligence chip here are the big announcements from Google I/O 2017's first day.




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Inside the Absurd Distillery Where They Make '20-Year' Rum in Six Days

Obsessive distiller Bryan Davis invented a contraption for aging booze fast. His goal: to create highly engineered, rapidly prototyped sprits that are unlike any you've tasted before.




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Here's Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2017

At Apple's annual WWDC conference CEO Tim Cook and others unveiled its most powerful Mac yet, a long-awaited Siri speaker, and tons of new software upgrades across all of the Apple platforms.




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The Psychology Behind Video Game Sounds (1998-2017)

Four video game sound designers explain the thinking behind some of the world's most recognizable video game sounds. Featuring sounds from the Legend of Zelda, Half-Life, The Sims, Minecraft, Dota 2 and more!




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Vsauce Answers the 100 Most Googled Questions

Michael, Kevin, and Jake from Vsauce attempt to answer the 100 most Googled questions.




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This Plane is Trying to Fly to 90,000 Feet Without an Engine

The Perlan II, a specially designed glider meant to climb to higher than any plane has ever flown, is attempting to reach altitudes of 90,000 feet.




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How Nuclear Weapons Have Evolved Since the 1940's

Today’s bombs are smaller in size but more powerful. They are also more likely to be delivered via intercontinental ballistic missiles, rather than dropped from aircraft. Here's how they've evolved into weapons that could wipe out entire cities.




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Blade Runner 2049 Director Denis Villeneuve on Seeing the Original for the First Time

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve reflects on seeing the original Blade Runner on the big screen and why he still loves the voice over version.




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Blade Runner 2049: Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling Talk Acting, Blade Running, and Their Pecs

Blade Runner 2049 stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling on their roles as Blade Runners, physically demanding parts, and the first time they met on set.




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Blade Runner 2049: Ridley Scott Dissects His Favorite Scene from the 1982 Classic

Blade Runner director Ridley Scott dissects the scene when replicant Rachel meets Blade Runner Deckard. The original Blade Runner is now available in 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray.




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First Look at the 2018 Ford Mustang GT's Futuristic Dashboard

Rev it up with a choice of gauge styles. The 2018 Ford Mustang GT has an innovative digital display that could be the future of dashboards.




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Everything From the 2017 Google Pixel Event

WIRED looks at the latest and greatest gadgets unveiled at Google's Pixel 2 event.




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Watch Us Build a 7,500 Piece Lego Millennium Falcon

WIRED staffers, and some family, built the largest and most expensive lego set to date, the Millennium Falcon. Of course, we made a time-lapse of us putting this behemoth together.




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The First Supersonic Flight Is Still Astounding 70 Years Later

In the not so distant future we might all take supersonic flights from New York to Los Angeles. It all started seventy years ago high above the Mojave desert.




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The Airbus A330-900 Neo Takes Off for the First Time

The Airbus A330-900 Neo is the European answer to Boeing's 787. The company says the jet is half as noisy as its predecessor and more efficient while carrying 10 more passengers.




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Watch the 1000 mph Bloodhound Rocket Car's First Run

The Bloodhound is a truly super supercar. It's designed to punch right through the sound barrier to over 1,000 miles per hour.




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The Hyperloop Whooshes to a 240-MPH Speed Record

Leading hyperloop competitor Virgin Hyperloop One set a new benchmark in the Nevada desert.




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2017: The Year Robots Went Everywhere

2017 was the year that robots really broke free from the factories and labs and started roaming among us.




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2017: The Year in Culture

2017 was a rough year for many, but there were some bright spots—including Nintendo’s Switch, powerful commentary in “Get Out,” and the super-powered performance of “Wonder Woman.”




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2018 Will Be the Year You Join the Electric Car Bandwagon

2017 was the year that big auto makers embraced the all electric vehicle. Expect to see lots of new models on the road in 2018 from Tesla, GM, Audi, VW and others.




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CES 2018: Take a Simulated Ride in The Air Taxi of The Future

While engineers figure out how to make flying cars a reality, Bell Helicopter is pushing ahead with the design for the interior of an urban air-taxi service. We try out the concept at CES 2018.




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CES 2018: The Most Ridiculous VR and AR Headsets We Tried at CES

We tried on some of the best new AR and VR headsets at CES 2018 to find out if this technology is finally ready to go mainstream.




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CES 2018: The Smart Home of the Future Is Here

Digital assistants like Alexa and Google home have made sci-fi a reality. At CES 2018, we check out the next generation of products that will make our lives easier and more connected.




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50 Cent Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Den of Thieves star 50 Cent answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. Did 50 Cent go to college? Is 50 Cent a billionaire? Is 50 Cent Jamaican?? 50 answers all these questions and more!




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What We've Learned So Far About the Future of Cars in 2018

From CES to the Detroit Auto Show, car makers are showing off their vision of the future of driving with a few nods to the past.




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Obsessed - How This Woman Rides 20,000 Miles a Year on Her Bike

Ultra-endurance bicycle racer Lael Wilcox puts more miles on her bike every year than most people do on their cars. Here's how she trains for and rides some of the toughest races on earth.




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Wired's 50 Most Searched Questions - Pacific Rim Uprising Cast Answer 50 of the Most Googled Kaiju Questions

Pacific Rim Uprsing stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, and Charlie Day answer the 50 most Googled questions about Kaiju. Pacific Rim: Uprising comes out March 23rd, 2018




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Wired's 50 Most Searched Questions - Astronauts Answer 50 of the Most Googled Space Questions

NASA astronauts and One Strange Rock contributors Jeffrey Hoffman, Chris Hadfield, Jerry Linenger, Leland Melvin, Mae C. Jemison, Mike Massimino and Nicole Stott answer 50 of the most Googled questions about space. Does space ever end? Can birds fly in space? How much money do astronauts make?? ONE STRANGE ROCK premieres March 26, at 10/9c on National Geographic.




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The 10 Senses That Will Make Robots More Human

Robots and AI are expected to operate more seamlessly within the human world. To achieve this, scientists have begun outfitting technology with the same sensors that human beings use. Those sensors, more commonly known as the five senses, are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. In this series, WIRED Brand Lab explores the senses that are being developed for technology so that these objects can better operate within the human world and humans can better interact with the virtual world.




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Throw a 110 MPH Fastball

More and more pitchers are throwing triple digits. The fastest of them tops out at 105 MPH. WIRED examines why the 110 MPH fastball is almost impossible.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - GoPro Hero7 Black vs. Hero6 vs. Sony X3000

Tech Writer Brent Rose reviews the new GoPro Hero7 Black for WIRED, testing it against the Hero6 Black and the SONY X3000, and reviewing its "hypersmooth" image stabilization, audio capture, timelapse, SuperPhoto stills and more. Read more at WIRED.com: https://www.wired.com/review/gopro-hero7-black-2018




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Jump Higher Than 50 Inches

The standing vertical jump is an important measure of an athlete's explosive power and a critical test in the NFL Combine. So who jumps the highest? And what's the limit? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez jumps in to examine the physics and physicality of maximum leaping ability.




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Pixel Launch 2018: Everything You Need to Know from Google's Event

Highlights from Google’s Pixel event: two new phones (the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL), the next Pixel Slate (now powered by Chrome OS) and the Google Home Hub smart screen.




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Wish List 2018: WIRED's Gift Guide for the Holidays

WIRED's Lauren Goode presents the WIRED Wish List -- a look at all the coolest gadgets for your family and friends.




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Run 100 Meters In 9 Seconds

Usain Bolt is "the world's fastest man" because he has the record for the 100 meter sprint at 9.58 seconds. But could runners go faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez explores the science of extreme sprinting speed.