Geek Life 5.3.11

Last year, as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a Jimmy Kimmel monolog, a civil servant overseeing West Coast stations privately pledged support, according to emails obtained by WIRED.

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If you miss social media on your desktop—à la Tweetbot, TweetDeck, or the official Twitter app—then check out this macOS client for Bluesky.

A panel of WIRED experts dissected the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare.

The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

A judge ordered Kalshi to immediately halt sports and election contracts in the state, intensifying a growing regulatory battle over prediction markets.

Firewire makes the most innovative surfboards in the industry. This winter, I tried the Neutrino, Machado, and Revo Max to see if they're worth the hype.

You’ve probably had the same Gmail address for years. Now, it’s easy to make a name change without worrying about the transition.

In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store.

The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.

Curious about Lego’s new Smart Brick Star Wars sets? I tested the iconic Throne Room duel.