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4:06

There's a New Ghostbusters Movie Coming in 2020

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2019/01/18

Another Thursday, another installment of The Monitor, WIRED's roundup of the latest in the world of culture. But this Thursday is much busier than most. Why? Well, there's a new Ghostbusters movie in the works from Jason Reitman (son of the original's director), Apple is adding some big names to its initiative to make original content, and Steve Carell is working on a Netflix show about Space Force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:35

Hitting the Slopes? Here's Our Favorite Snow Gear

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2019/01/17

That fluffy white stuff is falling from the sky again, but you can’t go out in there all naked and expect not to die. Here's some of our favorite new gear to maximize your fun in the snow. Franco Snowshapes Custom Snowboard I've demoed a fair number of snowboards from top brands over the last decade, but ridding a board that was custom made for you is incomparable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:17

VW's EV Chargers Make Paying for Power Easier Than Ever

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2019/01/16

Drivers of gasoline-powered cars have it easy. Gas stations are everywhere. Fill-ups take just a few minutes. Drivers of electric vehicles, not so much. Public charging stations are far from ubiquitous, and boosting a battery means spending at least half an hour plugged in. So anything that makes an EV easier to use and own helps, and a newly announced goodie aims to make topping off a depleted battery easier than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:22

Why Seattle Built—Then Buried—a Key Part of Its New...

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2019/01/15

Friday nights are usually a time for celebration—the end of the work week and the start of something far better. In Seattle though, this Friday marked the transition into a terrible time, one city officials are calling the period of maximum constraint. At 10 pm, the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct—damaged in a 2001 earthquake and temporarily reinforced—officially closed, for good. Over the next three weeks, traffic-fearing Seattleites will stay home, flee town, or at least carpool. Learn more about your

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6:01

A Third of Americans Use Ride-Hail. Uber and Lyft...

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2019/01/14

Have you been inside an Uber? How about a Lyft, or another ride-hailing service? If the answer is duh, rethink your sense of superiority. Because you’re in the minority. According to a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, just 36 percent of American adults say they have used ride-hailing services. Sixty-one percent say they have heard of the services but hadn’t taken a ride. The remaining 3 percent said they hadn’t heard of them at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:08

It’s Easier Than Ever to Log Your Kid’s Data—But...

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2019/01/11

The minute I walked onto the showroom floor at CES, one of the world’s largest consumer trade technology shows, a spokesperson for Philips’ Pregnancy+ app accosted me. “Would you like to experience what it’s like to be a pregnant woman?” he asked. “I already have,” I told him, but it was too late. Before I knew it, I was standing on a platform with a pair of headphones guided over my ears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:02

After Trump's Speech, Twitter Fact-Checks the...

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2019/01/10

If President Trump's tenure in office has any lasting impact on the jobs market, it might just be his ability to keep fact-checkers gainfully employed. Going back to the election debates in 2016, diligent researchers at nearly every major news outlet have made it their business to find the truth (and fiction) in the claims Trump makes. (It's truly hard to keep up, he just says so many things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:59

Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 1/9/19

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2019/01/09

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9:15

The Tricky Business of Making Ride-Hail Work for Kids

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2019/01/09

It’s a few minutes shy of six on a Friday, and Gabriel strolls into the misty San Francisco evening. Seeing his ride, he walks past his ninth-grade classmates loitering around their prep school’s entrance, waiting for a parent or babysitter to shuttle them home. He approaches the van parked at the curb with the bright pink kangaroo pasted on its side, slides open the door, and jumps into the back seat. As Gabriel buckles in, Ariana Garcia begins her last ride of the day. Learn more about your ad

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3:57

Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 1/8/19

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2019/01/08

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6:54

Sci-Fi Writers Are Grappling With a Post-Trump Reality

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2019/01/08

At the 2018 Worldcon, fantasy author N.K. Jemisin became the first person to ever win three consecutive Hugo awards for Best Novel. Given that level of success, science fiction editor John Joseph Adams felt she’d be the perfect guest editor for the latest edition of his anthology series The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:45

The Samsung Space Monitor Liberates Your Desk

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2019/01/07

Attempts to reinvent the humble monitor have in recent years seen mixed results. Some are curved, some are huge, some are huge and curved, and, well, you get the idea. But Samsung’s latest design suggests an alternative: A monitor that dazzles by demanding less of your space rather than more. That’s not because the aptly named Space Monitor is tiny. It comes in 27-inch and 32-inch sizes, the latter of which offers full 4K resolution and costs $500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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6:27

Tesla's $7,500 Tax Credit Goes Poof, But Buyers May...

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2019/01/04

Tesla has built its business on being a pioneer. It was the first automaker to produce electric cars that were fast, fun, and desirable, with battery ranges measured in hundreds instead of dozens of miles. Now, it’s pushing into another new, less welcoming, frontier. Elon Musk's company just became the first automaker to lose access to the full $7,500 federal tax credit designed to spur the adoption of electric cars. As of January 1, its customers only qualify for a $3,750 credit. Learn more about

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13:22

How the Surprise New Interactive Black Mirror Came...

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2019/01/03

By nearly any measure, Netflix has had a ridiculous year. When all is said and done, the company will have spent upwards of $10 billion (and perhaps as much as $13 billion) to produce more than 550 new movies and shows. Those new movies and shows, in turn, have helped to attract some of the more than 27 million new subscribers that Netflix signed up in 2018—adding to a customer base that was already close to 120 million strong worldwide. (And picking up 23 Emmys in the process. Learn more about your

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8:39

Quality Time, Brought to You by Big Tech

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2019/01/02

In early February, the technologist Tristan Harris stood in front of a crowd at a tech conference and held up his iPhone like Martin Luther presenting his Ninety-five Theses. He was there to warn of the plain and common dangers of our phones, which he has compared to slot machines and to cults, while announcing a coalition called the Center for Humane Technology to liberate us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:40

Going Dumb: My Year With a Flip Phone

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2019/01/01

For eight months this year, I used a flip phone. For most of those eight months, I hated myself and everyone else. Frankly, I’m embarrassed to write about this semifailed experiment. Disconnection has become the most congratulated, least convincing narrative gimmick of recent times, a widely excusable hypocrisy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:05

Farewell, Chevy Volt: An Oral History of the Plug-In...

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2018/12/31

The death of the Chevrolet Volt was a quiet one. It came in early December amid news that General Motors was cutting 14,000 jobs, closing three assembly plants, and also ending production of the Chevy Cruze and Impala, the Buick LaCrosse, and the Cadillac CT6. It made sense: Sales have been slowing, Americans aren’t buying compact cars or sedans anymore, and GM is repositioning itself for a future that includes both bigger vehicles and many more electrics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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4:17

Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 12/28/18

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2018/12/29

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10:25

Rotating Detonation Engines Could Propel Hypersonic...

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2018/12/28

Yesterday, Vladimir Putin presented his country with a belated Christmas present: the Avangard hypersonic missile. According to Russian media, it's capable of reaching Mach 20. And if its ability to conduct evasive maneuvers at high velocity is as good as the Russian president boasted back in March, it would render missile defense systems effectively useless. Cold War recidivists aren't the only ones hoping hypersonic technology will deliver a futuristic throwback. Learn more about your ad choices

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10:09

The Future of Work: The Farm, by Charlie Jane Anders

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2018/12/27

“It seems like journalists are used to being in charge of editorial processes.” —“Algorithms for Journalism: The Future of News Work,” The Journal of Media Innovations (2017) News breaks like a rain cloud, or a daydream. Roy arrives at his desk just in time to claim the story: Rival militias started a gunfight at a federal water pipeline that they both wanted to steal from. Nine people dead, another 17 injured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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