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As the web turns 28, its creator is keen to point out its problems.

CAPTCHA's are an irritating but necessary evil. The system that is used to verify whether or not a user is human has been around a while and it had to evolve because machines were getting better at reading the text than ...

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Looking for something fun to do on Pi Day? Here. Try an interactive pi calculation using the Raspberry Pi. The post Let's Calculate Pi on a Raspberry Pi to Celebrate Pi Day appeared first on WIRED.

If you're an Android fan, there's a good chance you already know how to customize your home screen with launchers, icon packs and widgets. But what about everyday users? That's where Google wants to help. It just launche...

Take an exclusive look at how Sonos develops its state-of-the-art wireless Hi-Fi speakers with our behind-the-scenes photo gallery The post Inside Sonos’ super secret lab where its sonic science is born appeared first ...

We never tire of seeing amazing new footage from the International Space Station (ISS), but it would be even better if most of us could get a VIP ticket to visit.  Well, now we can, thanks to virtual reality on the Ocul...

Training in Antarctica or on the International Space Station won't provide adequate preparation for human settlement on Mars, according to new research.

An interactive exhibit on NASA's next flagship space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, has landed at the 2017 South by Southwest (SXSW) celebration in Austin, Texas.

Even though Guy Kawasaki has held many hats throughout his illustrious career, his name has been synonymous with Apple for as long as most people can remember. Kawasaki's first stint at Apple dates back to 1983 where he ...

The United States must be prepared to lose satellites in the event of a conflict, but smallsats and dispersed systems can help ensure key capabilities remain operational.

NASA engineers are evaluating the life-support system planned for SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule to make sure it will keep astronauts safe while they're traveling to and from the International Space Station.

As Donald Trump tries to dismantle EPA's greenhouse gas programs, the environmentalists and supportive states are stepping up to fill what had been the national government's role. Who will win?

The Swiss show is known for supercars, but there were a few affordable automobiles on display too. The post The Most Lust-Worthy Cars Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show appeared first on WIRED.

NASA was quick to offer conceptual images of Trappist-1 and its abundance of Earth-sized planets. But what does the star system look like, really? At last, now we know... sort of. As part of a raw data release, NASA has ...

Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of CRISPR Cas9 technology, or the ability to program genes using a special enzyme, spoke about the promises of this technology on stage at SXSW this afternoon. In a keynote today, Doudna note...

Those rumors of TAG Heuer unveiling its next Android Wear watch this month? They're true. The brand has posted a pair of teasers confirming that it will unveil a future Connected smartwatch on March 14th. There are no ma...

We saw a prototype of the AirBar,an odd but useful device that sits below your MacBook Air's screen and turn it into a touchscreen, back at CES. But here at SXSW 2017, the company is back with a new model that's almost r...

Akinori Goto is a stop-motion animator who has translated his art to work with modern materials and techniques. Goto creates smooth movement by passing simple light through highly complex wire mesh sculptures. He's one o...

Floating just inches from my face was a semi-translucent brain. It was, this being Austin, missing a few pieces. To my left floated the frontal lobe. I reached out with my virtual left hand, tapped it and the lobe floate...

Commentary: Once millions have seen your kids interrupt a live Skype interview, everyone has an opinion. And a joke.

When it comes to tracking physical objects in virtual spaces, pretty much every company is relying on light in some form. Oculus and HTC have their light mapping sensors, while Sony's PlayStation VR relies on infrared fo...