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These days, Ryan Murphy has a TV empire. But if you go back and watch his sophomore show, you can see the first signs of the programming he'd make. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Nip/Tuck appeared first on WIRED.

If you’re a fan of GIFs (and, wherever you fall on the political spectrum, today sure is a good day for them!), you’ll be pleased to hear that WhatsApp’s latest update finally gives users the chance to use them —...

We pit the current best of Google and Samsung against each other, in this in-depth look at the Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge!

Computers are powerful tools for productivity, but also for distractions. Ironically, computers might also provide a solution for distraction. Brain.fm is a music streaming service that provides a soundtrack tuned to hel...

Pucker up. An alien-looking face appears in a Mars rock and it looks like it wants to give you a peck on the cheek.

Modernity has brought increased convenience and comfort to countless lives, but there have been unintended consequences as well. Increasing urbanization has caused more and more people worldwide to lose their primal conn...

Once upon a time, OK maybe just a year or so ago, curved displays were solely the domain of high-end TV sets. Today, however, these non-flat screens have invaded desktops as well, aiming for perhaps the least likely targ...

Biologically, tropical bed bugs mirror common bed bugs in that they feed on human blood. So they're likely to cause similar health problems if you get a severe infestation: fear, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, and i...

LeEco is a weird company and the ExploreVR is a weird headset. It’s essentially a Gear VR competitor that promises to deliver a low-end virtual reality experience for a fraction of the price of Samsung’s peripheral. ...

The New York Times is currently tracking the state of tonight's hellish presidential election with what appears to be a ... pressure gauge? Speedometer? SocialFlow resonance meter? ... illustrating the leading candidate'...

The victor’s opinions about 20 subjects, from climate change to public health --

By the numbers: What a phone needs to run high-performance VR content. We know Google's Daydream VR experience, introduced in Nougat, requires some pretty beefy technology to run, but so far the exact hardware and softwa...

Pandora just released its biggest web redesign since 2011. Back in the day, when Pandora first launched, everything was web first, mobile second. But as more and more people made the shift to mobile, so did development a...

The technology turns abstract ideas into tactile teaching aids for the visually impaired --

Soylent has been investigating two of its products after hearing complaints about side effects including gastrointestinal problems. The substance at fault is an algae-based flour.

Apple on Wednesday released a second public beta of macOS 10.12.2, refining the update's fixes and features for people wanting the earliest possible access.

Facebook has launched its new Flash app in Brazil this week, which is designed to bring Snapchat-like features to emerging markets.

NASA is set to launch a swarm of small satellites into Earth's orbit, enabling the space agency to study our planet's climate as it changes, as well as the weather patterns that result from that. These small satellites a...

If you can't beat 'em, leave 'em, or so goes the Brexit-inspired movement for California to secede from the US in response to Donald Trump's win Tuesday.

We've got too many ways to talk digitally. WhatsApp, HipChat, Slack, Facebook Messenger and more.

That new OnePlus device that Qualcomm not so subtly hinted at yesterday? It’s going to launch next week. The company took to its own Twitter account with a little news of its own, announcing that the hardware will be o...

A key genetic switch in the liver regulates glucose metabolism and insulin action in other organs of the body, scientists have discovered.