Month: September 2020
Why Can’t We Vote Online Yet?
This week, we discuss the security of mail-in voting (very good) and future of online ballots in the US (very unlikely). Source
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11 Best Mattress Sales and Deals for Labor Day (2020)
All of our favorite WIRED-tested bed-in-a-box mattresses are on sale for Labor Day weekend, including some by Helix, Leesa, and Casper. Source
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Uber launches car rentals in the UK for maximum social distancing
Uber announce today that it will soon allow users in the UK to rent cars via its app in a partnership with car rental company CarTrawler. Users will be able to select the new “Uber Rent” option from within the app and then browse available cars for their chosen date…
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The Morning After: Nintendo turned ‘Super Mario’ into a battle royale
Yesterday was interrupted by all the Mario game news you could ever want in a lifetime. Yes, we knew it was coming, but then it all just landed at once. Remastered Mario games for the Switch, a new Game & Watch device (yes, honestly), a new Mario… Source
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Why the UK must invest in digital skills Why the UK must invest in digital skills
If the past few months have taught us one thing, our digital, technological, and IT infrastructure is the bedrock of our global economy. Without it, 200 million higher education students and more than 555 million workers worldwide would have been unable to study or work while lockdown restrictions kept them…
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Digital pregnancy tests are almost as powerful as the original IBM PC
Pregnancy tests used to be fairly simple sticks you peed on, but the move to digital versions has transformed them into tiny computers almost as powerful as the original IBM PC. Fascinated by the digital era of pregnancy tests, Twitter users foone and xtoff recently pulled apart examples from Walmart…
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