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7:02

There Are No More Small Phones

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2018/09/14

On Wednesday, Apple introduced not one but three new phone models to the world: the iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr. They all seem fine. But take note of what Apple took away. As of this week, it no longer sells the iPhone SE. Which in turn means the age of small smartphones has officially come to an end. When Apple debuted the iPhone SE in 2016, it was remarkable not just for its diminutive 4-inch screen size, but for its amped-up capabilities even given those constraints. Learn more about your ad

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5:57

Lyft's Bid to Rule the Streets Now Includes Public...

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2018/09/13

In today’s transportation landscape, opening the Lyft app on your phone is a sign of intent. It means that wherever you’re going, you’ve decided you won’t be biking, or walking, or taking the bus. Maybe you’ll share the ride with a stranger, but you’re definitely making the trip in a car. Lyft cofounder and president John Zimmer is trying to rejigger that timeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:11

North Carolina Chose to Ignore Its Dangerous Sea...

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2018/09/13

In 2012, North Carolina legislators passed a bill that barred policymakers and developers from using up-to-date climate science to plan for rising sea levels on the state’s coast. Now Hurricane Florence threatens to cause a devastating storm surge that could put thousands of lives in danger and cost the state billions of dollars worth of damage. The hurricane, which is expected to make landfall on Friday, is shaping up to be one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast. Learn more about your ad

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7:48

Digital DJs Have New Ways to 'Spin' Their Tracks

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2018/09/12

If you've been to a club, festival, pool party, or bar mitzvah in the past few years and taken a peek at the DJ booth, you've seen somebody using Traktor. The widely beloved app, made by the Berlin company Native Instruments, lets a performer seamlessly mix together tracks from their MP3 library to make a non-stop, fluidly changing DJ set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:04

Eyeing the Future, Snap Debuts Two New Styles of...

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2018/09/12

Snap's camera-enabled Spectacles get an update today with two new styles of frames. The new sunnies look less like the circular Spectacles of yore, and more like something a knock-off Anna Wintour might wear, were she interested in being on the other side of the paparazzo's lens. They come with all the capabilities of Snap’s second generation Spectacles: improved image quality, dual microphones, and water-resistant frames. A button on the left side controls video and still photo capture. Learn more

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5:59

Chevy's Beefy ZR2 Bison Is the Pickup Truck You Bring...

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2018/09/11

Of the growing numbers of US car buyers who go for SUVs and pickups, most do it because they look good, they have a nice high seating position, and they’re handy for that odd weekend they hit up Home Depot. Their cars will never get really dirty, or make use of their improved ground clearance, and off-road capabilities. There exists, however, a smaller class of buyers who really need those capabilities—and then some. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:54

Elon Musk’s Blunt-Toking Goodwill Tour Isn't Enough...

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2018/09/11

The thing to remember about Elon Musk smoking a blunt with Joe Rogan is not that he took just one hit, or that he didn’t seem to know what a blunt was, or that he whiffed on an opportunity to show off just how useful his “not a flamethrower” can be. It’s that it came 130 minutes into his two-and-a-half-hour interview with Rogan, for the former Fear Factor host’s podcast, livestreamed on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:50

The 19th Century Argument for a 21st Century Space Force

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2018/09/10

Government sclerosis is no match for the hot take industrial complex. Since President Trump ordered the Department of Defense to prepare for a sixth military branch in June—an order that has stalled, since it requires congressional approval—the debate over this proposed Space Force has become so clouded by partially-informed, mostly-partisan rhetoric, there’s barely enough light for an honest appraisal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:25

Why Science Fiction Is the Most Important Genre

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2018/09/10

Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling books Sapiens and Homo Deus, is a big fan of science fiction, and includes an entire chapter about it in his new book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. “Today science fiction is the most important artistic genre,” Harari says in Episode 325 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:05

Bump-Canceling Bunk Beds Promise Super Smooth Bus Rides

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2018/09/07

If you are, say, over the age of three, chances are someone has told you not to climb into a van, parked in an alley, with a bunch of strangers. But this was for science, mom, and the very nice trio that beckoned a reporter within turned out to be rather entrepreneurial spirits, who just want to create a good night’s sleep. A good night’s sleep in any context, really, but especially for the 23 passengers they hope to pack into bus rollicking down a California freeway. Learn more about your ad

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27:35

Kelly Slater's Artificial Surf Pool Is Really Making...

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2018/09/07

Adam Fincham is trying to make waves with a Tupperware full of agave and an avocado. Internal waves, specifically—the kind that exist in stratified fluid. Fincham is standing at a metal chef’s table in the kitchen at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, in toasty Lemoore, California. A chef is in the kitchen preparing salmon grain bowls for the assemblage of pro surfers hanging around outside, but Fincham is intent on his own concoction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:23

Nike, Colin Kaepernick, and the Changing Role of the...

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2018/09/06

To commemorate Nike’s 30th anniversary of its iconic “Just do it” campaign, the sportswear goliath on Monday released a series of striking black-and-white ads featuring tennis champion Serena Williams, pro-skateboarder Lacey Baker, and NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Its most controversial placard, though, was a close-up image of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick overlaid with the message: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. Learn more about your ad choices

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8:34

Review: Whistle 3 Pet Tracker

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2018/09/06

Because I work from home, and because my dogs are the best dogs, we are in contact all day, every day. We're a three-headed, ten-legged Hydra, rotating around each other as we move from my office to the living room to the kitchen. Whatever I do, they're usually there too—whether that's sleeping at night, pacing around my living room, or feeding my kids. And unfortunately, whatever happens to me, usually happens to them too. Last night, a friend saw my dogs after a long absence. Learn more about your

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9:31

How Self-Driving Supergroup Aurora Plans to Make...

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2018/09/05

The Traveling Wilburys were a short-lived phenomenon. From 1988 to 1991, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty—each a star in their own right and with a robust catalog to their name—combined their talents and experiences to produce two albums. That’s 21 songs in 112 delightful minutes of music, a testament to the power of collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:18

I Invented the iPhone's Autocorrect. Sorry About...

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2018/09/05

I have a confection to make. Ugh! No, I don’t want to bake a cake. Let me type that again. I have aconfessionto make. I worked for many years as a software developer at Apple and I invented touchscreen keyboard autocorrection for the original iPhone. WIRED OPINION ABOUT Ken Kocienda (@kocienda) was a software engineer and designer at Apple for more than 15 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:56

Lenovo’s New Yoga Book Stretches Laptop Design

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2018/09/04

Two years ago, when Lenovo first unveiled the futuristic Yoga Book, the company held it up alongside a hardcover Dr. Seuss book to demonstrate how thin and light it was. It had a “Halo” keyboard: a bottom half that lit up to create a digital keyboard. You could write directly on this keyless keyboard, too, as though it was a notepad. It was a whole lot of new tech packed into a tiny, $500, fold-over tablet, but not all of that tech was fully-baked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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6:42

A New Ejection Seat Makes Rocketing out of a B-2...

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2018/09/03

The American military has a funny way of thinking about size. Some ground vehicles are sized not necessarily for battlefield functionality, but rather to fit inside the cargo airplanes that will take them to said battlefield. And pilot size and weight restrictions aren’t written to limit who can stuff themselves inside a tight cockpit, but who can be blasted out of one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:51

Jaguar’s New Electric SUV Demands a New Kind of Car...

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2018/09/03

I’m 40 feet from the Jaguar, mint chocolate chip ice cream dripping down the cone onto my fingers, when I hear the purring from under the hood. Strange, I think. First off, the car is parked. Second, it doesn’t have an engine. It’s only after a moment that I realize the sound is the car defending itself against the brutality of a summer day in Southern California’s Coachella Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:20

Is It Possible to Find Love Without Dating Apps?

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2018/08/31

Dating in 2018 can be a challenge. I'm sorry, let me rephrase: It suuuuuuuuccckkkkksssss. Apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Grindr, and others are the dater's tools of choice , and yet hating them is the one thing we can all agree on these days. They're often more hazard than help, and the forced psychoanalysis of every picture and witty answer can shake even the most durable of confidences loose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:50

Review: Ultimate Ears Boom 3 & Megaboom 3

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2018/08/31

If you're a consumer electronics brand, what do you do when your hit product—a best-seller and a critical darling since its debut—turns five years old? You buy it a new suit, of course. Ultimate Ears has updated both of its cylindrical Bluetooth speakers. The Boom 3 and Megaboom 3 have a refreshed look, slightly updated capabilities, and a new lower price. The Boom 3 is $150, which is a $30 price drop from the $180 Boom 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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