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Prince Harry Hates Fortnite, How Hackers Use Facebook, And More News Apr 09, 2019

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Tech news you can use, in two minutes or less: Prince Harry is decidedly not here for Fortnite Like any soon-to-be-parent, Prince Harry is developing thoughts on parenting. And he's got some extreme ones when it comes to Fortnite. The prince said that the iconic video game is "more addictive than drugs or alcohol" and that not only should parents ban their kids from playing it, but it should be banned from the entire UK.

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Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 4/8/19 Apr 08, 2019

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So Long, Inbox! Try These Email Apps Instead Apr 08, 2019

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In 2014, Google radically rethought how email should work. The ideas it introduced through its then new Inbox app—reminders! snoozing! bundles!—have since been absorbed into Gmail prime. At the time, though, bringing those features to the most popular email service on the planet served a surprisingly important purpose: helping people outside the power-user set expect more. Now Inbox is dead. You’ve had plenty of time to prepare yourself for this moment.

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UPS Drones Are Now Moving Blood Samples Over North Carolina Apr 05, 2019

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If you’re inclined to puns, you might say medical samples are the lifeblood of hospital systems. But if you actually work with them, you know they’re more of a headache. Because the same road traffic that keeps you from getting home keeps the couriers charged with moving these tissue and blood samples, collected by the millions daily and often in urgent need of analysis, from completing their missions.

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Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 4/3/19 Apr 03, 2019

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Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 4/2/19 Apr 02, 2019

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Apple's AirPower Gets the Ax, Rickshaws Get a Boost, and More News Apr 02, 2019

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Tech news you can use, in two minutes or less: Pour one out for Apple's AirPower project Apple's AirPower, the company's infamous promise of a wireless charging option, is officially dead. Apple unveiled the project in 2017 to much applause, but balked when it came to giving an actual release date. Finally they've killed the project after concluding that it would "not achieve our high standards." Guess this one didn't "Just Work.

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Wired’s Most Interesting Thing in Tech 4/1/19 Apr 01, 2019

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We Need More Videogame Folklorists Apr 01, 2019

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Wes Locher recently published the book Braving Britannia, about the seminal MMO Ultima Online, which he played obsessively for five years. Unlike most videogame books, which focus on game design or gameplay strategies, Braving Britannia is an oral history, collecting fond reminiscences from dozens of players.

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