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By Angela Watercutter The creatures made famous by Game of Thrones went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now geneticists know a little more about where …

By Morgan Dykeman During a bleary fall and winter, the open world of Skyrim gave me the motivation and joy I couldn’t find in the …

By Karl Bode Outside from perhaps military contractors, you’d be pretty hard pressed to find a US business sector that benefitted more from Trumpism that …

By Cody Cassidy Don’t be a young, healthy, single man. That’s our first piece of advice. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/case-for-cannibalism-how-survive-donner-party

By David Nield The premise is convenient. But the e-commerce giant’s privacy track record isn’t exactly inspiring. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/how-amazon-sidewalk-works

By Gear Team These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that did the best job of signaling the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase. …

By Swapna Krishna The island quest-style game is perfect for this “casual gaming” moment. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/easy-mode-bugsnax

By Timothy Geigner Last month, we discussed a crazy lawsuit brought by Alan Rupp, owner of Kern’s Kitchen and the trademark for the fairly famous …

By Tim Cushing Here’s an interesting decision [PDF] by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. On one hand, it says cops can possibly hassle people …

By Cecilia D’Anastasio A pixelated political drama has played out in the sandbox game since May—drawing millions of viewers in the process. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/minecraft-dream-smp-political-drama

By Tim Cushing There’s a warrant requirement for cellphone searches, thanks to the Supreme Court’s Riley decision. But not every search is, um, warranted, even …

By Nicholas Thompson His emaciated body was discovered in a tent, just a few miles from a major Florida highway. His identity—and troubled past—were discovered …

By Mike Masnick Lots of folks are reporting on the news that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has now said that she finds Twitter’s decision to …

By Jen Golbeck The insurrection at the Capitol was planned on social media—and more plans are still being made in broad daylight across the internet. …

By Paul Levy Background First of all, corporations enjoy First Amendment protections, among other constitutional protections. Although some of my friends decry that proposition, given …

By Kate Knibbs Cold weather sucks even more when a pandemic makes it nearly impossible to socialize inside. But I found a hack. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/cold-wfh-heated-clothes

By Andy Greenberg The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/parler-hack-data-public-posts-images-video