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How to Keep Amazon Echo and Google Home From Responding to Your TV

Voice assistants are smart, but they're not yet sharp enough to understand the difference between TV and reality. The post How to Keep Amazon Echo and Google Home From Responding to Your TV appeared first on WIRED .

The Badass Mouse That Turns Scorpion Venom Into a Painkiller

The scorpion venom that might kill a lesser mouse will only make the grasshopper mouse stronger. The post The Badass Mouse That Turns Scorpion Venom Into a Painkiller appeared first on WIRED .

Airbus Is Serious About Planes With Swappable Spas—Seriously

They even ran an experiment at San Francisco's legendary Crissy Field. The post Airbus Is Serious About Planes With Swappable Spas—Seriously appeared first on WIRED .

All Gaming PCs Should Look as Gorgeous as the Wooden Volta V

Finally a desktop that's both beauty and beast. The post All Gaming PCs Should Look as Gorgeous as the Wooden Volta V appeared first on WIRED .

Tour Simone Giertz’s Mad Laboratory of Hilariously Awful Robots

Bad robot inventor Simone Giertz shows us around her San Francisco workshop. The post Tour Simone Giertz's Mad Laboratory of Hilariously Awful Robots appeared first on WIRED .

Cantina Talk: That Rogue One Spin-Off Novel We Wanted? Oh, It’s Happening

Get ready for the adventures of Chirrut and Baze! The post Cantina Talk: That Rogue One Spin-Off Novel We Wanted? Oh, It’s Happening appeared first on WIRED .

EPA Scientists Worry Their New Boss Doesn’t Want Science

As Oklahoma's attorney general, Scott Pruitt fought environmental regulations. Now EPA scientists wonder how he can run their agency. The post EPA Scientists Worry Their New Boss Doesn't Want Science appeared first on WIRED .

How the New Supreme Court May Tackle Tech’s Big Questions

Opinion: Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on how the Supreme Court may rule on tech. The post How the New Supreme Court May Tackle Tech's Big Questions appeared first on WIRED .

Russians Engineer a Brilliant Slot Machine Cheat—And Casinos Have No Fix

Digging through slot machine source code helped a St. Petersburg-based syndicate make off with millions. The post Russians Engineer a Brilliant Slot Machine Cheat---And Casinos Have No Fix appeared first on WIRED .

Female Photographers Matter Now More Than Ever

Photojournalist Daniella Zalcman just launched a website featuring 400 female photographers. And it's about time. The post Female Photographers Matter Now More Than Ever appeared first on WIRED .

A Blackjack Superstar Explains the Odds of the Historic Patriots Win

Computers can do all the hard work for football coaches, coming up with basic strategies that almost always work. But sometimes emotion gets in the way. The post A Blackjack Superstar Explains the Odds of the Historic Patriots Win appeared first on WIRED .

The Best Super Bowl Commercials, From Avocados to Zelda

Things may have gotten political this year, but that didn't mean the ads were humorless. The post The Best Super Bowl Commercials, From Avocados to Zelda appeared first on WIRED .

Here’s Your First Look at Stranger Things Season 2

The show returns to Netflix for its second season just in time for Halloween. The post Here's Your First Look at Stranger Things Season 2 appeared first on WIRED .

Vin Diesel is a Rogue One in The Fate of the Furious Super Bowl Trailer

Dom, son! The post Vin Diesel is a Rogue One in The Fate of the Furious Super Bowl Trailer appeared first on WIRED .

Lady Gaga’s Halftime Show Drones Have a Bright Future

This year's Super Bowl halftime show featured hundreds of swirling, swarming drones. The post Lady Gaga's Halftime Show Drones Have a Bright Future appeared first on WIRED .

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Super Bowl Ad Is So Groot

Star-Lord, Gamora, and Baby Groot get caught up in a full-on Mac attack. The post The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Super Bowl Ad Is So Groot appeared first on WIRED .