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Swim Strokes Throughout the Ages

400,000,000 BCE The creatures that will one day evolve to become human beings glide gracefully through the Paleozoic sea. They emerge onto the rocky shore with new legs, a new dominion for animals on this young marble planet. 300,000 BCE Drowning. 25,500 BCE Drowning. 1,500 ...

WIRED
Text • Julian Chokkattu

Meta’s Very Own Smart Glasses Go on Sale Today for $299

The new Meta-branded glasses have the same camera, microphones, and chatbot as the Ray-Bans. They come in three styles, one of which was codesigned with Kylie Jenner.

Silver Bulletin
Text • Nate Silver

What is Gavin Newsom doing?

What is Gavin Newsom doing?

Losing support in polls, the governor is leaning into his role as the avatar of an unpopular Democratic establishment.

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Text • Deb Aldrich

Maybe What We Need Right Now Is More Art Nouveau

TCA Ethera proves that Art Nouveau's celebration of ornament, nature, and individuality still feels remarkably relevant in an era of digital sameness.

The post Maybe What We Need Right Now Is More Art Nouveau appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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Text • Simon Hill

Netgear’s Excellent Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Is on Sale for Prime Day

WIRED’s favorite Wi-Fi 7 mesh system from Netgear is cheaper than ever on Prime Day.

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Text • Steven Heller

The Daily Heller: Depicting a Natural Order Through Design

'Contra la Oscuridad' is a monograph featuring more than two decades of Catalina Estrada's work.

The post The Daily Heller: Depicting a Natural Order Through Design appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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Text • Ernesto Van der Sar

Film Companies “Piggyback” on Other Lawsuits to Unmask BitTorrent Pirates

After 180 days, Comcast can no longer say which customer was linked to a given IP address. This retention limit has kept old piracy accusations out of reach for years, but that's beginning to change. A series of BitTorrent lawsuits from film companies targets alleged pirates whose identities Strike 3 Holdings, an adult-content producer, had already obtained in earlier suits over the same addresses.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Text • Ernesto Van der Sar

Film Companies “Piggyback” on Other Lawsuits to Unmask BitTorrent Pirates

After 180 days, Comcast can no longer say which customer was linked to a given IP address. This retention limit has kept old piracy accusations out of reach for years, but that's beginning to change. A series of BitTorrent lawsuits from film companies targets alleged pirates whose identities Strike 3 Holdings, an adult-content producer, had already obtained in earlier suits over the same addresses.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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“WordPress Is Slow” Usually Means You Stopped Looking Too Early

WordPress is slow. Something those of us working with WordPress hear all the time from people not in the know. As I did yesterday when I posted this on X: That is not a controversial statement if you understand performance. It is simply how performance analysis works. A slow site is not slow because a […]

The post “WordPress Is Slow” Usually Means You Stopped Looking Too Early appeared first on Remkus de Vries.

Prison Journalism Project
Text • Alex Dewhurst

Did Prison Cure My Brain Rot?

A photo illustration shows a transparent brain with a glowing iphone inside.

“Do you want to play Pokémon with us tonight?” asked Sean Reid, my new concrete frat house brother. His question marked the first time in my adult life I had been invited to play an in-person game instead of an online one. \

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Prison Journalism Project
Text • Gary K. Farlow

For Some, It’s Easier to Stay in Prison Than Leave

Each time Jack W. has been released from prison, he’s been sent back. In an interview with me in 2025, where Jack asked that I only use his first name for privacy, he talked about how the reasons that sent him to prison in the first place — not-good people, places and things — were always still there when he got out. No alternatives were available.

The post For Some, It’s Easier to Stay in Prison Than Leave appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.

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Text • John Battelle

How Can You Trust the News?

The single most essential ingredient of good journalism is trust. By that measure, journalism is in a very bad way: According to The Reuters Institute’s annual survey, only 37 percent of the global public trusts the news industry, down nearly 20 points from ten years ago. In the US, that figure stands at 25 percent. … Continue reading "How Can You Trust the News?"

WIRED
Text • John Semley

The New ‘Odyssey’ Movie Is Sparking a Right-Wing Backlash. This Female Scholar Knows It Well

Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of Homer’s epic—the first by a woman—was called a woke “abomination” by online reactionaries. Christopher Nolan’s film is facing similar critiques.

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We're Tracking Prime Day Live

Prime Day is here, and so is our live blog. We'll bring you deals, trends, and commentary throughout Amazon's annual summer sale.

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Text • Luke Larsen

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Review: The Best Windows Laptop

HP’s OmniBook Ultra 14 is one of the best alternatives to the MacBook Air you can buy right now, and it’s more affordable than many of its Windows competitors.

WIRED
Text • Katie Drummond

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Fight for Press Freedom—Until Trump Fires Her

President Trump probably can’t get rid of her yet, but FCC commissioner Anna Gomez still checks her email every day to see if he has. Until then, she wants to stand up for the First Amendment.

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Text • Andrea Badgley

Relaxation time

I’m off work this week. It feels amazing to have time to myself that I don’t have to rush through, that I don’t have to be productive in. Each morning, I get up and blog. I check the writing prompt in my site’s dashboard, and it’s usually enough to get me going. I moved my […]

WIRED
Text • Vittoria Elliott

Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones

“I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee.

WIRED
Text • Boutayna Chokrane

Best Prime Day Fitness Tech Deals (2026)

I've compiled a list of the best fitness tech deals this Amazon Prime Day, including smartwatches, walking pads, and recovery gear. You can thank me later.

WIRED
Text • Kat Merck

Prime Day Knocked Hundreds Off Our Top Pool-Cleaning Robots (2026)

Summer is for relaxing, not cleaning. Upgrade your backyard setup with a robot that cleans your pool for you.