The IUD That Gives Women Options In a taupe-walled exam room at the Women’s Community Clinic in San Francisco, lead clinician Lisa Mihaly plucks a small laminated card from a cabinet. Tethered to the card are three T-shaped IUDs, or intrauterine devices—forms of birth control that […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Season Finale
‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Season Finale Man, these short Game of Thrones seasons are brutal, aren’t they? Now that the fantasy series is in its final run, HBO is cramming more action into fewer episodes and making them longer—at nearly […]
Netflix’s Most Underrated Power? Anticipation
Netflix’s Most Underrated Power? Anticipation Even Jerry Seinfeld would find the irony amusing. The comedian, who first made a name for himself railing against the ambiguity of contemporary life, is set to debut his first Netflix special. (It’s hard not to imagine him pacing onstage, hands […]
The tiny Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 printer is filled with joy…and film.
The tiny Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 printer is filled with joy…and film. Fact: There’s something magical about having a print of a photo. Sure, your photos look fine on Instagram and Facebook, but when you want to display one on your desk or give one as […]
This Artist Turns Aerial Photography Into Prints That’ll Last Forever
This Artist Turns Aerial Photography Into Prints That’ll Last Forever From a certain vantage point, you can’t quite tell what hangs on the back wall of Justin Brice Guariglia’s Brooklyn studio. At a distance, the 16-foot print looks like a textured painting with jagged edges you […]
Microsoft PowerShell Is a Hot Hacker Target, But Its Defenses Are Improving
Microsoft PowerShell Is a Hot Hacker Target, But Its Defenses Are Improving The Trickbot malware that targets bank customers. Password harvesters like Mimikatz. “Fileless malware” attacks. All three are popular hacking tools and techniques, but they’re unconnected except for one trait: They all rely in part […]
‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Final Episode
‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Final Episode Man, these short Game of Thrones seasons are brutal, aren’t they? Now that the fantasy series is in its final run, HBO is cramming more action into fewer episodes and making them longer—at nearly […]
How Facebook, Apple, and Google Will Hasten the Next Era of TV
How Facebook, Apple, and Google Will Hasten the Next Era of TV Not long ago, everyone saw Hollywood and Silicon Valley as opposites. Hollywood was cool, artistic, and uniquely adept at entertaining viewers. Silicon Valley was the preserve of geeky engineers who could captivate the public […]
Amazon Mechanical Turk Workers Have Had Enough
Amazon Mechanical Turk Workers Have Had Enough When Manish Bhatia began working on Amazon Mechanical Turk as a side gig in 2010, he was surprised to find himself completely fascinated by the work. Contrary to frequent coverage depicting the piece-work platform as a digital sweatshop offering […]
What Is a Robot?
What Is a Robot? Editor’s note: This is the first entry in a new video series, HardWIRED: Welcome to the Robotic Future, in which we explore the many fascinating machines that are transforming society. And we can’t do that without first defining what a robot even […]