The Race to Get Tourists to Suborbital Space Is Heating Up
Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are quietly competing to see who will be the first to ferry tourists into space.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-race-to-get-tourists-to-suborbital-space-is-heating-up
How Microsoft’s AI Could Help Prevent Natural Disasters
The Chesapeake Bay project uses AI to go beyond flood warnings and create more detailed maps that can help with land-use planning and emergency response.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-artificial-intelligence-could-prevent-natural-disasters
Could a Text-Based Dating App Change Selfie-Swiping Culture?
@_personals_ started as an Instagram account for posting old-school looking-for-love ads—but it's poised to be so much more.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/personals-instagram-app
Why Did the Human Cross the Road? To Confuse the Self-Driving Car
Human drivers struggle to figure out something as simple as whether someone will cross the road. Just imagine how robocars feel.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/why-did-the-human-cross-the-road-to-confuse-the-self-driving-car
Sex, Beer, and Coding: Inside Facebook’s Wild Early Days in Palo Alto
When the young Mark Zuckerberg moved to Palo Alto in 2004, he and his buddies built a corporate proto-culture that continues to influence the company today.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/sex-beer-and-coding-inside-facebooks-wild-early-days
Bulgaria's First New Plane in Decades Is a Freakishly Strong Drone
Brothers Svilen and Konstantin Rangelov are working on a drone they say will someday haul 800 pounds up to 1,550 miles.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/dronamics-bulgaria-cargo-drone
Surface Go Is Microsoft’s Big Bet on a Tiny-Computer Future
The latest Surface is Microsoft's smallest—and least expensive.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/surface-go-microsofts-big-bet-on-a-tiny-computer-future
A Time-Lapsed Glacier Collapse Is the Saddest Science Lesson
Time-lapse footage of a calving Glacier in Greenland could help researchers anticipate catastrophic sea-level rise.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-time-lapsed-glacier-collapse-is-the-saddest-science-lesson
Steve Ditko Was More Than Just the Guy Behind Spider-Man
The comics artist co-created many iconic characters—but that's not the only reason he should be remembered.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/steve-ditko-remembrance
YouTube Debuts Plan to Promote and Fund 'Authoritative' News
The video platform is less focused on getting rid of conspiracy theorists than on trying to elevate journalism it considers valuable.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-debuts-plan-to-promote-fund-authoritative-news
Source: https://www.wired.com/