The battle over the future of .org domain names is over. For now. An organization called Icann, short for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, handles the internet’s address book. It’s responsible for making sure you reach our website when you type wired.com into your browser. But Icann outsources […]
Amazon, Instacart, Target Workers Unite for May Day Strike
On Friday, front-line workers from Amazon, Instacart, Shipt, Target, and Whole Foods have organized to walk out of their jobs together over demands that their companies provide better pay, benefits, and protections. Some of these workers deliver packages; others deliver groceries. Some stock shelves in warehouses, and others ring up […]
U.S. manufacturing activity plunges to 11-year low as orders sink
(C) Reuters. A LB Steel LLC’s employee manufactures a component for new Amtrak Acela trains in Harvey, Illinois. By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity plunged to an 11-year low in April as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc on supply chains, suggesting the economy was sinking deeper into […]
African free trade deal launch unlikely this year, AfCFTA Secretary-General says
Economic Indicators3 hours ago (May 01, 2020 11:25AM ET) By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) – A blockbuster African trade deal is unlikely to be implemented before early next year, an official said on Friday, after the disruption caused by the new coronavirus made the current July 1 deadline unworkable. Wamkele […]
U.S. manufacturing contracts further in April: IHS Markit
Economic Indicators4 hours ago (May 01, 2020 09:55AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. manufacturing sector’s contraction accelerated in April, with activity sinking to an 11-year low as strict measures to slow the spread of the […]
U.S. rates to stay low, Fed will need to do more, Kaplan says
Economic Indicators4 hours ago (May 01, 2020 09:40AM ET) (C) Reuters. Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank’s headquarters in Dallas SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – With U.S. unemployment likely to go as high as 20% and end the year still […]
After 25 Years of Streaming, the World Can’t Live Without It
Another week? My, that was … excruciating. But the virus still lurks, so many of us will do it again next week. Meanwhile, here’s another edition of Plaintext. For now, this weekly column is free for everyone to access. Soon, only WIRED subscribers will get Plaintext as a newsletter. You’ll […]
The World Is Still Producing More Oil Than It Needs. Why?
Something weird happened on the oil market last week. For a few minutes on April 20, the price of a barrel went negative for the first time ever. The unprecedented collapse of prices is linked to the pandemic, which has caused people to stop doing oil-guzzling things like flying and […]
One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack – May 2020
In May 2019, WIRED joined the One Free Press Coalition, a united group of preeminent editors and publishers using their global reach and social platforms to spotlight journalists under attack worldwide. Today, the coalition is issuing its eighth monthly “10 Most Urgent” list of journalists whose press freedoms are being […]
The Info War Over Chloroquine Has Slowed Covid-19 Science
As that global race to investigate the drug began, though, it hit what looked like speed bumps. In late April, a preprint–no peer review–detailed results for 368 people treated for Covid-19 in Veterans Affairs hospitals with hydroxychloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, or none of the above. The drug didn’t reduce the […]