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The "sinkhole" domain that's held the ransomware in check is coming under repeated denial-of-service attacks. The post Hackers Are Trying to Reignite WannaCry With Non-Stop Botnet Attacks appeared first on WIRED .

The USC team built every part of its Fathom II rocket from scratch, and flew it to 144,000 feet. The post Look Out Elon—A Bunch of Students Have Set a New Rocket Record appeared first on WIRED .

Google's AI experiments lets you play Pictionary with a computer, or make art with AI. The post If You Want to Glimpse the Power of AI, Play These Games appeared first on WIRED .

Boeing built an airplane engine the size of an airplane. The post Boeing’s New Plane Engine Is as Wide as a Fuselage appeared first on WIRED .

The Swedish decision only brings into focus Assange's core conflict with the US government. The post Sweden Drops Assange's Rape Case---But He's Not Walking Free appeared first on WIRED .

Hint: Move fast, and don't forget the calcium chloride spray The post Brrrr. The Secret History of Frozen Food appeared first on WIRED .

The show's third season tosses out the last vestiges of Terry Gilliam's movie, and liberates its storytelling in the process. The post 12 Monkeys Is Back, and It's Abandoned the Movie for Good appeared first on WIRED .

A typical drone has four rotors. By varying the power to the these four motors, the drone can hover, climb, descend, and turn. The post How Do Drones Fly? Physics, of Course! appeared first on WIRED .

The biggest takeaway from this year's Google I/O was a vision---not a product. The post Google's Perfect Future Will Always Be Just Around The Corner appeared first on WIRED .

Another 'Alien' movie would've been fine—if it was a good one. The post Alien: Covenant Proves 'Franchise Fatigue' Really Means 'Boring Movies' appeared first on WIRED .

What's the best way to foster a better web? Maybe fishing for more clicks and more eyeballs watching more ads isn't the way. The post Want a Better Web? Here's an Idea: Pay for It appeared first on WIRED .

Google's TensorFlow Lite engine puts artificial intelligence right on your phone. First order of business: make cutting and pasting not suck. The post Google Puts AI in Your Phone So You Can … Copy and Paste? appeared first on WIRED .

Whether you first knew # as a number sign, the pound symbol, or a tic-tac-toe board, its incarnation as the hashtag has changed language for millions. The post An Oral History of the #Hashtag appeared first on WIRED .

A bunch of retirement funds—plus the world's largest asset manager—used their shareholder votes to make an oil company report its climate risk. The post How Boring Old Pension Funds Might Curb Global Warming appeared first on WIRED .

A French researcher says he's found a tool that could help some fraction of victims running that older Windows version. Just don't reboot! The post A WannaCry Flaw Could Help Some Windows XP Victims Get Files Back appeared first on WIRED .

A new study suggests that the Campi Flegrei might be closer to an eruption than we thought. But don't let that keep you up at night. The post Everyone Stop Freaking Out Over Italy's Supervolcano appeared first on WIRED .