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Inside the Plane Graveyard Training Future Air Crash Investigators

USC houses a collection of twisted, burnt, jagged aircraft wrecks in a warehouse outside Los Angeles and it's where they train students to act as detectives in helicopter and plane crashes.




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5 of the Most Iconic 'Fast & Furious' Cars From the Guy Who Built Them

Dennis McCarthy, the man behind all of the cars from the Fast and the Furious franchise, gives us his insights on five iconic cars from the films.




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NASA Is Sending Cassini out with a Funeral Fit for Scientific Royalty

Twenty years ago, the Cassini spacecraft blasted off from earth on an epic journey to find out more about Saturn. Now that journey comes to a glorious end.




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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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How NASA Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Ever Seeing Them

Every time a new exoplanet is discovered, the announcement is accompanied by an artist’s rendering of that world. So when scientists recently discovered the seven exoplanets of Trappist-1, NASA's visual artists had their work cut out for them.




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Meet the Cute Little Robot That'll Soon Float Around with Astronauts

The Astrobee is a brilliant little robot that'll use puffs of air to autonomously float around the International Space Station.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - Trying Stand-Up Comedy Using Only Siri, Echo, Cortana and Google Assistant

Brent Rose takes Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Microsoft Cortana and Apple's Siri out for the ultimate test drive; which AI has the best sense of humor? How will a human audience respond to a stand-up set written entirely by smart gadgets?




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Worried About Your Weak Passwords? Here's How to Fix Them

Look, we get it. Remembering dozens and dozens of different passwords for different sites is next to impossible. But that doesn’t mean you should be reusing your passwords. That’s just asking for trouble.




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Welcome to Salinas! The Farming Town Where Robots Reign

In Salinas Valley, about an hour and a half south of San Francisco, farmers and tech types are joining forces to turn this place into a kind of Silicon Valley for agriculture.




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Lamborghini Toasted the World's Toughest Track with Air Instead of Horsepower

Supercars are usually super thanks to monstrous power. The engineers at Lamborghini turned to some smart air scooping tricks to send the production Huracan around the Nurburgring track in record time.




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Meet 4 of NASA's Newest Astronaut Candidates

Twelve new astronaut candidates just joined the ranks of those with the right stuff. Picked from a pool of 18,000 they may be among the first to journey to Mars. Four spoke with WIRED about getting the call and what they hope to accomplish.




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The Fascinating Robot That Teaches Itself How to Grab New Objects

Researchers have loaded a robot with AI that lets it scan an object and determine how best to grab it.




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Jets, Helicopters, and Airliners Flash Their Skills at the Paris Air Show

If you’re looking for the stars of the aviation world—the biggest airliners, the fiercest fighters, the swankiest private jets, the smartest drones—pack your bags for France.




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Watch the Tesla Model S Fail to Ace Its Latest Crash Test

Tesla is having a rough week. The company's stock price fell 20% in just a few days and now the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced the Tesla Model S sedan failed to earn its best rating, the Top Safety Pick.




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Dane DeHaan Shows Us the Last Thing on His Phone

'Valerian' star Dane DeHaan shows us the last thing he did with his phone. Luc Besson’s epic sci-fi 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' comes out in theaters July 21st.




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Incredible Old-School Footage of NASA’s X-Plane Program

NASA has released gobs of archival footage to its Youtube channel for your viewing pleasure. Don't thank us, thank NASA.




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Elon Musk's Master Plan Culminates in the Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 isn’t just a new electric car, it’s the culmination of over a decade of careful strategic planning to achieve Elon Musk’s goal: to accelerate humanity’s transition to sustainable energy.




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Reuniting With Dawn, the Ion-Powered Spacecraft in the Asteroid Belt

How did Dawn orbit two protoplanets? The same way Darth Vadar annihilated the rebel fleet. Sort of.




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Hexa: the Fascinating Yet Unsettling Six-Legged Robot

Hexa isn’t just an extremely entertaining robot. Its maker hopes to turn it into a full-fledged robotics platform.




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Plankton 'Mucus Houses' Could Pull Microplastics From the Sea

Watch the jellyfish-like larvacean capture tiny floating bits of plastic, enabling the pinkie-sized critter to eliminate the plastic as waste that falls to the seafloor.




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Inside the Studio Where Aerial Photography Turns into Prints That Last Forever | My Space

Artist Justin Guariglia uses a high-tech printer to create art that documents Earth's melting glaciers.




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Why Two-Legged Robots Aren't a Total Disaster | HardWIRED

Nothing in robotics is as unintentionally hilarious as watching a biped fall. But roboticists are making progress- like with this machine named Cassie.




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Man Dresses as a Car Seat in the Name of Self-Driving Science

A man dressed as a car seat to fool pedestrians and drivers into believing his van was driving itself. It's hilarious, but it's all in the name of autonomous vehicle research.




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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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Tech Support - Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers Science Questions From Twitter

Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk' host Neil deGrasse Tyson uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about our universe. What is a quark? Is there a limit to the expansion of the universe? Tune into 'StarTalk' airing Sundays at 11pm/10c on National Geographic.




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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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Robot Love: How Design Studio Elastic Built WIRED's November Cover

For WIRED's November cover about love in the time of robots the magazine turned to Elastic, the design firm behind the opening credits for Game of Thrones, True Detective, and Westworld.




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Tech Support - Scott Kelly Answers Astronaut Questions From Twitter

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about astronauts. How fast is the international space station? Can you see the eclipse from space? Scott Kelly's book 'Endurance' is now available.




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Tech Support - LaVar Ball Answers Basketball Questions From Twitter

LaVar Ball uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about basketball. Who has the worst attitude in NBA history? What's the least cool NBA jersey? What's with the Golden State Warriors' facial hair? Check out "Ball in the Family" on Facebook Watch. New episodes air Sundays.




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Stranger Things Cast Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

'Stranger Things' stars Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin show us the last things they did with their phones. What was the last emoji they used? The last text message sent? What was the last thing they searched?




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Nick Jonas Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Nick Jonas takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about himself. What kind of car does Nick Jonas drive? Has he ever been in a fight? What do his tattoos say? Nick answers all of these and more!




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How to Control What Alexa and Google Assistant Do With Your Voice Data

Virtual assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa can be amazing but what are they doing with all of your questions? Here's how to control all of that data.




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How to Protect Yourself After a Massive Corporate Hack

It seems like every time you turn around there's a new breach of personal information. Follow these steps to minimize the damage.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - The Last Jedi Cast Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Star Wars: The Last Jedi stars Mark Hamill, Laura Dern, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson and Kelly Marie Tran take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about Star Wars and themselves.




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How Robots Are Fueling the Ascendance of the Electric Motor

Hey robot futurist! We've got one word for you: Actuators. They're the motorized joints that make robots strong, agile, and precise and they're getting better all the time.




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Please Don't Kick the Inventory Bot

This company wants its robot to take on the tedious and time consuming job of scanning inventory at stores. Please don't assault it while it is working.




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Tech Support - Garry Kasparov Answers Chess Questions From Twitter

Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about the game of chess. Why do chess players point at pieces with their middle finger? Why does the knight move the way it does? What's the more valuable piece, the knight or the bishop? Garry answers all these questions and more!




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How NASA Tests Shapeshifting Plane Wings

Shape memory alloys could make plane wings that flap, to reduce drag, or increase stability in supersonic flight.




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All About Lidar, The Laser-Shooting Wonder Box That Could Make Self-Driving Cars Real

Also known as the spinning thing atop self-driving cars, lidar is the technology that could unlock autonomy for everybody.




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The Old-Timey Gas-Powered Engine Ain't Dead Yet

Electric cars may be the future, but internal combustion engines aren't giving up without a fight.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Black Panther Cast Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about Black Panther and themselves.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - This Is Us Cast Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

This Is Us stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about This Is Us and themselves.




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Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How Technology Has Changed The Workplace | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 3

In the past, the idea of the workplace meant an office in a high-rise building where all employees came together to run a company. In Part 3 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab discovers how the modern workplace is no longer confined to a physical space. We’ll look at how rising technologies like the cloud, Artificial Intelligence and mobile devices are creating a new type of workplace, one that can be accessed anywhere. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.




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Uber’s Fatal Crash Raises Big Questions About Self-Driving Cars

On Sunday evening, a self-driving Uber struck and killed a woman crossing the street in Tempe, Arizona. The crash appears to be the first time a self-driving vehicle has killed someone, and it could alter the course of the burgeoning autonomous driving industry.




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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 World's Fastest Drones Want to Start Saving Lives in America

Zipline has proven the concept of a drone distribution system for essential medical products in Africa and Europe. Now it wants to start flying in its home country.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - John Krasinski Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

'A Quiet Place' director and star John Krasinski takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about himself. Does John Krasinski play basketball? Is he married to Jenna Fischer? Can John Krasinski sing?




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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.