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IBM Joins Fight Over Pentagon Cloud Contract Favoring Amazon

Rivals complain that specs for a potential $10 billion contract favor Amazon.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-pentagons-move-to-cloud-landed-in-mud

Why Hurricane Michael's Storm Surge Is So High

Storm surge depends on wind speed, shoreline shape, and timing. On two out of three, Florida got slammed.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/why-hurricane-michaels-storm-surge-is-so-high

Pentagon Weapons Systems Are Easy Cyberattack Targets, New Report Finds

A new report says the Department of Defense "likely has an entire generation of systems that were designed and built without adequately considering cybersecurity."
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/us-weapons-systems-easy-cyberattack-targets

The Most-Read WIRED.com Stories of the Past Five Years Say So Much

We are a culture obsessed with flash-in-the-pan memes.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-most-read-wiredcom-stories-of-the-past-five-years-say-so-much

'Podcast: The Ride' and the Joys of Obsession Learning

Deep-dive podcasts make info-immersion audio fun.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-we-learn-deep-dive-podcasts

The Quest to Make California’s Weed the Champagne of Cannabis

Growers in California want to do for their legendary marijuana what the champagne appellation has done for French bubbly.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-make-californias-weed-the-champagne-of-cannabis

'Riverdale' Season 3: Just Give In to the Ridiculousness Already

The CW teen soap may be a high drama hormone-fest, but it's got brains. (OK, and biker gangs.)
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/riverdale-season-3

Three Commandments for Technology Optimists

Technology can be a powerful force for good, but its impacts are unpredictable. On the 25th anniversary of WIRED, technologists should temper their enthusiasm with proper caution.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/ideas-jason-pontin-three-commandments-for-technologists

Hankook's New Tire Uses Tree Resin to Keep Electric Cars Rolling

The Kinergy AS EV tire uses a substance called "Aqua Pine" to improve performance, and is designed to limit noise and improve efficiency.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/hankook-ev-electric-car-kinergy-tire