Yesterday I went to Death Pass to fight these hideous things called "fettered souls" and they're these wretched zombie things with their arms bound in this big thing and they have big bolts in their shoulders and an axe dangling from their chin....and they're really nasty. This is us using our scrolls of escape to get the heck out of there >
All the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in Science Rely on Two Stone-Age Techniques
The many methods we use to gather data ultimately boil down to either counting or comparing.
Rhett Allain
Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality
To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.
Matt von Hippel
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.
Andy Greenberg
Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment
Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway.
Isabella Ward
Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme
According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform using confidential information about Google Search traffic.
Kate Knibbs
The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Scientists Now Know Why
There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from.
Jorge Garay
‘Doo-Doo Water and a Few Needles’: Inside the Mystery of the New York City Manhole Prowlers
An “urban explorer” tells WIRED their mother checked in to make sure they weren’t one of the people seen scurrying out of a manhole with their friends.
Caroline Haskins
Longevity Startup Doses First Human in Bid to Reverse Age-Related Sight Loss
The FDA recently approved the cellular rejuvenation therapy ER-100 for human clinical trials. While vision is the first target, it could have applications for a variety of age-related disease.
Isabella Ward
Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive
Thanks to the newly detailed FROST technique, telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
Real-Life Disclosure Day Will Look Nothing Like Steven Spielberg’s New Movie
Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth.
Nathaniel Janowitz
The Emptiest Places in the Universe Might Contain Its Best Secrets
Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries.
Becky Ferreira
Global AI Principles for a Better Human Workforce
AI could make you redundant. Here’s what you need to know.
WIRED Staff