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Facebook Just Handed Out Thousands of 360 Cameras. We’ve Got a Review

The Giroptic iO 360 camera was just given out to four thousand attendees at Facebook F8. A flood of spherical selfies will soon hit the web. The post Facebook Just Handed Out Thousands of 360 Cameras. We've Got a Review appeared first on WIRED .

Facebook Unveils Two New VR Cameras With ‘Six Degrees of Freedom’

This morning, at its annual developer conference in Northern California, Facebook unveiled two new camera designs that aim to capture 360-degree video with extreme fidelity. The post Facebook Unveils Two New VR Cameras With 'Six Degrees of Freedom' appeared first on WIRED .

Toyota’s Still Serious About Hydrogen—It Built a Semi to Prove It

Hydrogen has never caught on. But short-distance trucking could make it finally work. The post Toyota’s Still Serious About Hydrogen—It Built a Semi to Prove It appeared first on WIRED .

Bill Nye Says Climate Change Deniers Have a Bad Case of Cognitive Dissonance

Also, magnets, how do they work? "Magic!" (JK.) The post Bill Nye Says Climate Change Deniers Have a Bad Case of Cognitive Dissonance appeared first on WIRED .

North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch Eases Experts’ Worst-Case Scenario Fears

Rather than showing off North Korea's military might, as intended, the country's most recent failed launch put observers at relative ease. The post North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch Eases Experts' Worst-Case Scenario Fears appeared first on WIRED .

The Untold Story of the Back-Room Team That Saved Apollo 13

A new documentary explores the history of the Apollo space program, focusing on the mission control engineers who made it possible. The post The Untold Story of the Back-Room Team That Saved Apollo 13 appeared first on WIRED .

The Brilliant Simplicity of New York’s New Times Square

Six years ago Times Square was a congested thoroughfare. Today it celebrates its reopening as a European-style piazza. The post The Brilliant Simplicity of New York's New Times Square appeared first on WIRED .

Facebook’s Augmented Reality Engine Brings AI Right to Your Phone

Facebook can't realize its AR ambitions if AI stays tied to data centers. So it's bringing neural nets right to your phone. The post Facebook's Augmented Reality Engine Brings AI Right to Your Phone appeared first on WIRED .

How Steve Wozniak Got Over His Fear of Robots Turning People Into Pets

The Apple Co-founder talks pranks, his forthcoming comic book convention, and why he no longer fears our robot overlords. The post How Steve Wozniak Got Over His Fear of Robots Turning People Into Pets appeared first on WIRED .

Battlefront II Knows Good Star Wars Games—It Already Was One

The newest installment in EA's series of multiplayer Star Wars shooters is getting its ideas from the right place: its classic 2005 namesake. The post Battlefront II Knows Good Star Wars Games—It Already Was One appeared first on WIRED .

This Robot Baby Factory Is the Stuff of Nightmares

Babies tossed in boxes. Babies wrapped in plastic. Babies whacked with mallets. Just another day at Realityworks in Wisconsin. The post This Robot Baby Factory Is the Stuff of Nightmares appeared first on WIRED .

Want to Fix Science’s Replication Crisis? Then Replicate

Opinion: Researchers should spend more trying to reproduce other scientists' results. The post Want to Fix Science’s Replication Crisis? Then Replicate appeared first on WIRED .

The Shocking Lack of Science Behind Lethal Injections

No one knows if lethal injection really is more humane than other execution methods. And they can't really find out. The post The Shocking Lack of Science Behind Lethal Injections appeared first on WIRED .

AI Isn’t Smart Enough (Yet) to Spot Horrific Facebook Videos

But it's getting there. The post AI Isn't Smart Enough (Yet) to Spot Horrific Facebook Videos appeared first on WIRED .

In Facebook’s Future, You Live Through Your Phone

At today's Facebook F8 conference, Mark Zuckerberg detailed a mobile-first AR future that may not pan out. The post In Facebook's Future, You Live Through Your Phone appeared first on WIRED .

Anger Isn’t Enough, So the #Resistance Is Weaponizing Data

Jon Ossoff's campaign for Congress proves just how powerful the "resistance" has become—and how haphazard. Progressive number-crunchers hope to change that The post Anger Isn’t Enough, So the #Resistance Is Weaponizing Data appeared first on WIRED .

Here’s Everything Facebook Announced at F8, From VR to Bots

Augmented reality, Messenger upgrades, and more. The post Here's Everything Facebook Announced at F8, From VR to Bots appeared first on WIRED .

This Beautiful Speaker Is Made of Concrete. Yes, Concrete

Master & Dynamic's new speaker looks as stunning as it sounds. The post This Beautiful Speaker Is Made of Concrete. Yes, Concrete appeared first on WIRED .