By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular programming language.
- A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to music—and save your data and battery—follow these tips.
- Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.
- Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?
- An image of Portugal forward Pedro Neto’s cleats at the World Cup has reignited a practice among some soccer players: modifying their cleats to relieve heel discomfort.
- Official case counts likely capture only a fraction of US cyclosporiasis infections, and the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better.
- Walking pads can boost your health and productivity. These compact models fit under your desk and make staying active so much easier.
- If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.
- Balmuda engineered a remarkably pleasant breeze with its new NatureWind Studio, but is it worth the $429 price tag?
- A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 an image.
- Get equipped for back-to-school season with the best laptops, headphones, water bottles, and more for students of all ages.
- Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.
- Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.
- This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.
