Geek Life 4.6.11

The Yahoo Boys author Carlos Barragán joined Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

The actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.

Flipper Devices, a company that built a banned hacking device, now wants to hack your attention span.

If you want to stream local media, this free and open source media server is just as good as Plex. But if you rely on remote access or live TV, prepare to tinker.

From 40% off accessory bundles to verified student and military discounts, here's how to save on Predator, Nitro, and Swift laptops and monitors at Acer.com.

A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it ain’t so.

MAGA-coded adult content playing off immigration crackdowns, white supremacy, and obeying the “natural order” is finding rabid audiences on X.

This week in WIRED Book Club, we recap the final chapters of The Yahoo Boys.

If you’re tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curated—and human-centric—way to find what you’re looking for.

An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.

If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

New tech has changed the game with the latest generation of pickleball paddles. Here's what to know and what to buy.