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Brian Barrett

Executive Editor

Brian Barrett is the executive editor of WIRED. Previously he was the editor in chief of the tech and culture site Gizmodo and was a business reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest daily newspaper.

social media

Facebook 'Hello' Will Get You Talking on the Phone Again

Apr 22, 2015 5:00 PM

consumer tech

LED Bulbs Are Now Two for $5—Officially Too Cheap to Ignore

Apr 21, 2015 2:40 PM

Internet of Things

Wink's Outage Shows Us How Frustrating Smart Homes Could Be

Apr 21, 2015 2:30 PM

Mobile

Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out of Google’s Hands

Apr 17, 2015 10:00 AM

Gear

Twitter's New Homepage Doesn't Fix Its Big Problem

Apr 15, 2015 6:58 PM

Tech Trends

The Piracy 'Problem' With Periscope Really Isn't One

Apr 15, 2015 4:01 PM

Tech Trends

Tiny 4K Displays Will Be Awesome—Just Not for Smartphones

Apr 14, 2015 6:53 AM

Tech Trends

You Should Take Kindle's Last Rival Seriously

Apr 10, 2015 10:00 AM

Tech Trends

Facebook Messenger Has Finally Broken Free

Apr 9, 2015 2:00 PM

gadgets

Amazon's Smart-Home Hub Has Been Here All Along

Apr 9, 2015 9:00 AM

consumer tech

Cheap USB-C Cables for Your MacBook Are Finally Here

Apr 7, 2015 5:32 PM

Tech Trends

The Internet's Clearly Not Ready to Stream Big TV Events

Apr 7, 2015 7:00 AM

Tech Trends

How Netflix Is Creating the Ultra-High-Def Future of TV

Mar 31, 2015 2:32 PM

New in Gear

Storage Breakthrough Will Improve SSD Capacity Tenfold

Mar 27, 2015 4:33 PM

New in Gear

Amazon's New Unlimited Cloud Storage Is Absurdly Cheap

Mar 26, 2015 11:28 AM

Tech Trends

Longer-Lasting Batteries Are Almost Here (Really!)

Mar 26, 2015 11:00 AM

Hacks

A Clever Way to Tell Which of Your Emails Are Being Tracked

Mar 20, 2015 8:00 AM

consumer tech

Microsoft's Bold Plan to Ditch Passwords in Windows 10

Mar 17, 2015 4:08 PM

consumer tech

Tech That's Always Listening Isn't Always Creepy

Mar 17, 2015 7:00 AM

Security

Twitter Finally Banned Revenge Porn. Now How to Enforce It?

Mar 12, 2015 11:25 AM