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Amazon Now Considers Itself an AI Company | WIRED BizCon

Speaking at the WIRED Business Conference, Amazon SVP of Devices, David Limp confessed that if Amazon is to continue to thrive in the future, it has to consider itself an AI company.




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The One Thing the Architect of Apple's New HQ Would Change | WIRED BizCon

Ask Norman Foster what, if anything, he’d like to change about Apple’s new headquarters, and he’ll need a moment to think. The famed architect, whose firm spent the last eight years perfecting plans for Apple’s massive campus, is mostly pleased with the results. But there is one thing he'd change.




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Crispr Is Already Changing the Food We Eat | WIRED BizCon

At the WIRED Business Conference, Jennifer Doudna, Co-Inventor of CRISPR-Cas9, shared some of the ways the gene editing tool is already changing 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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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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Tech Support - Nick Offerman Answers Woodworking Questions From Twitter

Nick Offerman uses the power of Twitter to answer some common woodworking questions. Nick's book Good Clean Fun and film The Hero are both out now.




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Obsessed - Meet the 89-Year Old Who Built a Train in His Backyard

The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea.




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Why You Can Never Argue with Conspiracy Theorists

Alex Jones is not the only guy making a career out of conspiracy theories. They are everywhere on the internet and here's why you have no choice but to ignore them.




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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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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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Watch the F-35 Fighter Jet Make Its First Public Flight

The F-35 is the most expensive weapons system, ever. After years of delays, the fighter jet just made its first public flight at the Paris Air Show.




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Watch How Hackers Took Over a Ukrainian Power Station

Watch as hackers take over the mouse controls of Ukrainian grid operators, part of a breach that caused a blackout for a quarter million people.




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Why You Should Care About Net Neutrality

A world without net neutrality might end up meaning that you have to pay more to access the internet content that you want. But it also might crush innovation.




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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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Now Amazon's Alexa Can Show You Things

Instead of just yelling at you, Amazon's Alexa now can show you things with a new flashy screen. Here's WIRED's review of the Amazon Echo Show.




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How the Internet Tricks You Into Thinking You're Always Right

A guide to busting through confirmation bias, the cognitive fallacy that's destroying our discourse.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Steve Carell & Kristen Wiig Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'Despicable Me 3' stars Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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How the iPhone Became the Everything Machine

The iPhone is 10 years old! Take a look back at how the smartphone grew from gadget to essential.




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How Nike Nearly Cracked the Perfect Marathon

Runners have been trying to break through the 2 hour marathon mark for decades. Here's the incredible science behind how Eliud Kipchoge came within 25 seconds in Nike's Breaking2 project.




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Cadillac Challenges Tesla with a Super Smart Self-Driving Sedan

Cadillac's new self-driving car isn't just watching the road, it's watching the driver. The system it calls "super cruise" is designed to crack the so-called "hand-off" problem.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Will Ferrell & Amy Poehler Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'The House' stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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How to Stop the New York City Subway Apocalypse

New York City's subway is overcrowded and late. And that's just the beginning. Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could get the system back on track.




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Meet Salto, the Tiny Robot With a Giant Leap

Salto is a tiny robot with an incredible leap and a bright future in rescue operations.




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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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Watch the Hyperloop Complete Its First Successful Test Ride

The Hyperloop is one step closer to becoming a reality. If it works, the new form of transportation could mean a journey from LA to San Francisco would take just 50 minutes.




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How Climate Change Is Already Affecting Earth

Though the planet has only warmed by one-degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution, climate change's effect on earth has been anything but subtle. Here are some of the most astonishing developments over the past few years.




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What is 5G and When Do We Get It?

5G is the next generation of high-speed wireless communication. It should speed up your phone's data service to the point that it's bonkers fast.




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How a Son Made a Chatbot of His Dying Dad

James Vlahos' father was dying, so he set out to save his dad's memories and code them into a 'Dadbot' that lives on his phone.




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Stunt Coordinator Breaks Down 'Atomic Blonde' Fight Scene

'Atomic Blonde' stunt coordinator and second unit director Sam Hargrave breaks down every stunt in the film's Berlin flat fight scene.




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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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Watch a Homemade Robot Crack a Safe in Just 15 Minutes

Nathan Seidle’s wife gave him this already locked safe as a gift with no combination. Weird present, but he loves a good challenge. So he built a safecracking robot.




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How a Hacker Fired a Locked Smart Gun with $15 of Magnets

The Armatix iP1 pistol and its RFID watch, are sold as one of the most secure firearm systems available. But a hacker, who goes by 'Plore', has found flaws in the Armatix that entirely defeat its security measures.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Al Gore Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions on Climate Change

Politician and activist Al Gore answers the Internet's most searched questions about climate change.




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The Best (and Worst) Anti-Drone Weapons, From Shotguns to Superdrones

There are many ways to kill a drone. But what's the cheapest and most effective way to do it? A cybersecurity consultancy is testing various ways to defend against rogue drones.




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Atomic Blonde Stairway Fight

An exclusive clip from Atomic Blonde.




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Leaked Audio of Q&A With Jared Kushner

Trump administration senior adviser Jared Kushner spoke to congressional interns in an off the record meeting, including about his work in the Middle East.




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Magician Breaks Down How Illusions Work

Magician David Kwong breaks down magic into what he calls the "7 Principles of Illusion" and explains what goes into the execution of a magic trick.




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How to Live with Robots

Sophisticated companion robots have arrived. But we need to be very careful about how we interact with them.




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Pod Meets Tube, and Hyperloop Whooshes Closer Than Ever

Ride a pod down the Tron-like pipes of Hyperloop One, which just took a big stride toward the day it flings you between cities in near-vacuum tubes.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Matthew McConaughey & Idris Elba Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

"The Dark Tower" stars Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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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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Wanna See the Solar Eclipse? Here's What You Have to Know

On August 21, darkness will wash over America. But in a good way, we promise. Here's everything you need to know if you want to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse.




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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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Rare Films of Nuclear Bomb Tests Reveal Their True Power

Nuclear physicists are using film scanners and computer analysis on old bomb test footage to uncover the weapons' secrets.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - The Best Ways to Watch an Eclipse

WIRED's Brent Rose goes over some of the best ways to watch a total eclipse.




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Watch London Workers Build 54 Escalators in a 2-Minute Timelapse

The latest stage in London's Crossrail project: getting it ready for the people.




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Whistling to Direct a Border Collie

Lo: move a little clockwise Lo-High: move further clockwise High-Lo-High (fast): move a little counter-clockwise High-Lo-High (slow): move further counter-clockwise High: hold that line, slow down Two mid notes: walk on to the sheep High falling: lie down




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Here's What Humanity Will Learn from the Solar Eclipse

America just witnessed the most fantastic celestial phenomenon human eyes can witness: a total solar eclipse. It was a national spectacle, but also a huge opportunity for science.




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Technique Critique - Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors Playing Real People

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close was Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles? What about Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan? Is Daniel Day-Lewis' Lincoln accurate? Check out more from Erik here: http://www.eriksinger.com/