The WIRED Weekender is an eclectic weekly digest containing highlights of the most important, interesting and unusual stories we've published during the previous seven days.
Get the weekly digest in your inbox every Friday by signing up here.
The possibility of a manned mission to Mars has never been closer, but the boundaries of space still pose significant difficulties.
These toys claim to introduce children to coding without the need for computers. WIRED puts them to the test.
Founder Gabriel Weinberg says DuckDuckGo could build more services than just a search engine.
The device uses soft fingers controlled by airflows with actuators on a flexible scaffold.
Kathleen Kennedy, Victoria Siddall and Drake are among the tastemakers responsible for shaping modern culture.
The probe could fly to Proxima Centauri and settle in orbit to search for signs of extraterrestrials.
Wholesale prices have now been set, with roaming charges coming to an end by June 15.
The bag-like invertebrates are less than 1.2mm long with pleated, circular mouths used to feed and excrete waste.
Reports this week claimed an Austrian hotel was hit by ransomware that locked its bedroom doors – but the claims weren't entirely accurate.
After a three-week trial, the jury said Facebook had not stolen trade secrets, but had used ZeniMax code. Oculus will appeal the decision.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
