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Step Into the VOID, Where VR Merges With the Real World

At the Utah-based "hyperreality" startup, they don't want to make the real world disappear—they want to bring it into your headset for a an all-new kind of adventure.




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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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The Here One Buds Versus Apple's AirPods

It's gonna be an interesting race between the AirPods and the Here Ones. Both have some great pros, but they both also have some serious cons. Here's a closer look the top two wireless earphones.




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UPS Has a Mother-Truck of a Delivery Drone Idea

UPS's futuristic delivery drones will be loaded inside the truck then fly out of and return to a roof port that would make any Bond villain jealous.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - The Cast of 'Sesame Street' Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Elmo, Big Bird, Count von Count, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, Grover, Rosita, Abby Cadabby, and Oscar the Grouch hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about 'Sesame Street' and themselves. New episodes of Sesame Street’s 47th season air every Saturday on HBO, and viewers can watch Sesame Street everyday on HBO Family and PBS Kids.




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This Drone is Designed to Save Lives Then Disappear

The Everfly APSARA drone is an origami-like disposable drone made to deliver essential supplies in a humanitarian or disaster situation.




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Design FX - How They Animated 'The Lego Batman Movie'

'The Lego Batman Movie' uses an impressive style of animation that replicates the look of real lego bricks. These digital bricks abide by all the rules of real Lego bricks, so they cannot bend or move in an impractical way. Mike Seymour breaks down a few of the most remarkable scenes, where numerous complex techniques were used to create a believable image.




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Planet Earth II : Exclusive Clip From Episode 3 ‘Jungles’

An exclusive clip from the upcoming BBC America film Planet Earth II.




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What the What Is Quantum Computing? We've Got You Covered

Thanks to the superposition principle, a quantum machine has the potential to become an exponentially more powerful computer. If that makes little sense to you, here's quantum computing explained.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Samuel L. Jackson Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Kong: Skull Island" star Samuel L. Jackson answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself.




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Project Fifth Mode - Episode 5: Everything is Possible

Team rLoop wins the Innovation Award at SpaceX’s Hyperloop competition.




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Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty

The Connectome is a comprehensive diagram of all the neural connections existing in the brain. WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri to explain this scientific concept to 5 different people; a 5 year-old, a 13 year-old, a college student, a neuroscience grad student and a connectome entrepreneur.




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Danny McBride and Katherine Waterston Talk 'Alien: Covenant' at SXSW

Ridley Scott returns to direct the prequel to his 1979 Alien. Actors Danny McBride and Katherine Waterston joined WIRED at SXSW to talk about the film and some of the rumors that fans are sharing ahead of the Alien: Covenant premier.




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Self-Driving Cars Won't Save Everyone. In Fact, They'll Kill

Self-driving cars will totally eliminate traffic deaths, right? Nope. In fact, on rare occasions they'll choose to kill.




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SF’s Wild SoundBox Is a Symphony Like You’ve Never Heard Before

San Francisco’s renowned orchestra has turned an acoustically disastrous rehearsal space into the city’s hottest classical music venue.




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Scientists May Have Solved the Secret of the Water Bear

Researchers claim to have figured out why the tiny little water bear is so darn tough.




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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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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Ryan Reynolds & Jake Gyllenhaal Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Life' stars Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal waste some time with WIRED and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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How TV Opening Titles Got to Be So Damn Good

TV is way better than it used to be and you can say the same thing for the opening titles of your favorite series. They used to be afterthoughts, but now they’re artistic statements of their own.




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Star Wars Director Reveals the Secrets Behind Rogue One's Final Vader Scene

It could very well be the best scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story— Darth Vader violently pursuing rebels as they try to escape with the Death Star plans. But, as Director Gareth Edwards reveals, the scene fans saw in theaters almost didn't happen.




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Ridley Scott Reveals the Origin of His AI Characters in the Alien Saga

Director Ridley Scott has featured several AI characters in his films. His most recent is Walter in Alien: Covenant. WIRED caught up with Ridley, his son Luke and the President of AMD to talk about AI.




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Flight Lab - This NASA Drone Flies Over Hurricanes For Better Weather Forecasts

NASA takes retired Global Hawk military drones and sets them up to fly dangerous missions monitoring some of the most extreme storms for better weather data.




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Silicon Valley's Favorite Shoe Company Has Some New Kicks

Last year, the San Francisco startup Allbirds released a shoe it calls the Wool Runner. This eco-friendly, merino wool sneaker exploded in popularity in Bay Area. Now, Allbirds is unveiling its second product, the Wool Lounger.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Chris Evans Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Gifted' star Chris Evans takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. 'Gifted' co-star Mckenna Grace joins Chris, and together they find out that the Internet is obsessed with Chris Evans' driving skills.




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A Marsupial Robot Is What You Need in an Explosive Situation

Flying a drone indoors is risky business. But a new kind of robot combines a tracked vehicle and a tethered quadcopter to explore things like decommissioned chemical plants.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Going in Style' stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Meet Vinobot, the Rover on a Mission to Help Feed Humanity

If a ballooning humanity wants to feed itself as global warming throws agriculture into disarray, it'll need the help of robots like Vinobot.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Anne Hathaway & Jason Sudeikis Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Colossal' stars Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Technique Critique - Accent Expert Breaks Down 6 Fictional Languages From Film & TV

Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki?




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The Robot That's Roaming San Francisco's Streets to Deliver Food

Hungry? But you don't want to deal with a human? If you live in San Francisco's Mission district, you can get your food delivered by a robot named Marble.




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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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How Hip-Hop Producer Steve Lacy Makes Hits With ... His Phone

Steve Lacy is a pretty big deal. He's part of the band The Internet, he's a producer for J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, and he just put out his first solo album which he made on his iPhone.




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What Can Facebook Do About Live Murders and Suicides?

Steve Stephens recorded himself murdering an innocent victim and then uploaded the footage to Facebook. The horrific act has put Facebook under immense pressure to do something, but can the company prevent broadcasting acts of violence without fundamentally changing the purpose of the social media platform. WIRED explores Facebook's limited options.




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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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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Salma Hayek & Eugenio Derbez Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'How To Be a Latin Lover' stars Salma Hayek and Eugenio Derbez answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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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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What is a DDoS Hack and How Do You Avoid Them?

DDoS! It stands for distributed denial of service, a kind of attack that turns insecure, internet-connected devices into a sort of zombie army. So here's how you can avoid being part of that zombie army.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Amy Schumer & Goldie Hawn Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Snatched' stars Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Mysterious Fungi Bring a West Virginia Forest Back to Life

In West Virginia, the Nature Conservancy is bringing back forests with the help of a very special fungus.




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Inside LAX During the Most Ambitious Airport Move, Ever

We’re behind-the-scenes at Los Angeles’ airport, which is in the middle of five days of upheaval as 21 airlines swap terminals in the dead of night.




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Watch Steve Jobs Pitch the Cupertino City Council on Apple Park

In his last public appearance, Steve Jobs makes his pitch for Apple's new campus at a June 2011 Cupertino City Council meeting.




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Tech Support - Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan Answers Overwatch Questions From Twitter

Game designer Jeff Kaplan uses the power of Twitter to answer some common "Overwatch" questions.




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Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Whales Are So Big

According to a new study, whales didn't grow big just because they could. They did it because of climate change.




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Biologist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty - CRISPR

CRISPR is a new biomedical technique that enables powerful gene editing. WIRED challenged biologist Neville Sanjana to explain CRISPR to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and a CRISPR expert.




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How to Make Your Browsing Data More Private than a Thousand Incognito Windows

Thanks to an assist from Congress, your cable company has the legal right to sell your web-browsing data without your consent. This is how to protect your data from preying eyes.




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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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Women Engineers On the Rampant Sexism of Silicon Valley

Five female engineers discuss the sexism of the tech industry and why greater diversity and inclusion makes better products for everyone.




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The Psychology Behind Video Game Sounds (1972-1998)

Four video game sound designers explain the thinking behind some of the world's most recognizable video game sounds. Featuring sounds from Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, Contra, Street Fighter II, Doom and more!




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Why We Love the New Microsoft Laptop

The Microsoft Surface Laptop is a great-looking, light and super usable notebook. Here's more about why we love it.




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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!