Innovation
WIRED Roundup: The US Chip Manufacturers’ Bonanza
On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our senior business editor joins us to talk about the Trump administration’s deals with chipmakers, OpenAI’s potential $500 billion valuation—and ants. Source...
In a First, a Human Breathed Using an Implanted Pig Lung
The tantalizing potential of pig-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, has reached another frontier. For the first time ever, scientists have transplanted a genetically edited pig lung into a living human...
Add-ons, Shmad-ons: LG’s S95AR Provides All You Need for Cinematic Surround
There aren’t many all-in-one soundbar solutions that give you as much sonic immersion for your money as LG’s S95. Many modern soundbar brands prefer to sell high-priced single bars,...
Pintarnya raises $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia | TechCrunch
Pintarnya, an Indonesian employment platform that goes beyond job matching by offering financial services along with full-time and side-gig opportunities, said it has raised a $16.7 million Series A...
The Final ‘Toxic Avenger’ Trailer Is a Goofy, Retro Call to Arms
After two years of uncertainty whether it’d come out, the next Toxic Avenger movie is hitting theaters this upcoming week. But in case you’re not aware, the folks at BloodyDisgusting—a...
iPhone 17, the ‘thinnest iPhone ever,’ and everything else we’re expecting out of Apple’s hardware event | TechCrunch
Apple usually announces its new hardware in the fall, and this year is likely no different. The event is reported to be on September 9, and Apple is expected...
The Best 360 Cameras to See the World Around You
Top 4 360 Cameras ComparedOther OptionsPhotograph: Scott GilbertsonInsta360 X3 for $250: You'll have to settle for 5.7K footage here, and that's on a 1/2-inch sensor, which is only 1080p...
A Physicist Wants to Turn Jupiter’s Largest Moon Into a Gigantic Dark Matter Detector
When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery. A physicist is taking that advice to heart, advancing a bold...
Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave
The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as...
Kumail Nanjiani Reveals His ‘Eternals’ Future That Could’ve Been
It’s no secret the MCU entered the 2020s with some growing pains. A pandemic will do that to you, ditto a spottier output, and one of the more divisive...
