The company’s flagship laptops are more powerful than ever, and its tiny desktop computer is now cheaper.
Day: January 17, 2023
The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion
Britishvolt promised investors it would be the cornerstone of the country’s battery industry. Now it faces bankruptcy.
Big Tech’s Layoffs Highlight How the US Fails Immigrant Workers
Decades-old visa rules mean that job cuts disadvantage workers, companies, and perhaps the whole country.
Amazon Fire HD 8 and 8 Plus Review (2022): Unrivaled Value
The company’s budget tablets keep improving. The latest 8-inch models are good value for Prime subscribers.
Mental Health Apps Won’t Get You Off the Couch
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on whether digital tools can solve a health crisis they helped create.
Quantum Computing Has a Noise Problem
Today’s devices can be thrown off by the slightest environmental interference. Algorithmiq is developing ways to counteract this and harness quantum’s power.
Mini Power Plants—on Wheels
As the heart of a distributed energy network, EVs will be hard at work, even when they’re stationary.
The 10 Best Amazon Prime Films Right Now
From One Night in Miami … to Licorice Pizza, these are the best films available on the streamer.
Lasers Are Mapping Scotland’s Mysterious Iron Age Passages
Digitized archaeology is making souterrains—subterranean passages in the Highlands—accessible in a way Indiana Jones could only dream of.
Life as a 21st-Century Trucker
Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel of a big rig. I went on the road to find exactly how.