Greece misses IMF payment deadline

Greece misses a deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund, as Eurozone ministers refuse to extend its bailout.

Devs, welcome your EVIL ROBOT OVERLORDS from MIT

This ONE WEIRD TRICK turns developers into rioting LUDDITES

Computer science researchers at MIT might just be working on technologies to eliminate computer science practitioners.…

Mod Lets You Play as Everybody in Arkham Knight PC

Poke around Gotham as the Joker, Harley Quinn, and Bruce Wayne in this "Batman: Arkham Knight" PC mod.

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Stop Worrying About How Much You Matter

For many years — almost as long as he could remember — Ian* owned and ran a successful pub in his small town in Ireland. Ian was well-known around town. He had lots of friends, many of whom he saw when they came to eat and drink, and he was [...]

Watch SpaceX’s Rocket Explode on the Way to the ISS

Less than three minutes into its flight, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated along with the cargo it was carrying to the ISS.

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Greece closes banks amid debt crisis

Greek banks are to close and capital controls imposed, the prime minister says, amid fears of a default and possible exit from the eurozone.

How To Invest Your Money In The Second Half Of 2015

The first half of 2015 is practically in the rearview mirror. SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) added 1.8% year to date, through June 26. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) returned 3%. The tech-heavy PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) jumped 6%. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), tracking foreign-developed markets, rallied nearly 10%. iShares MSCI Emerging [...]

BMW’s New Flagship Sedan Is Packed With Stupidly Fancy Tech

From gesture controls to a car key with a screen, here's everything BMW cooked up for its new top-of-the-line sedan.

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Lionel Richie delights Glastonbury

US pop star Lionel Richie draws the biggest crowd of this year's Glastonbury Festival before The Who close the event with a hit-packed performance.

Here Are Your WIRED Star Wars Challenges for Week 9

Here are your WIRED 'Star Wars' Challenges for Fourth of July weekend!

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Wine Sulfites Are Fine, But Here’s How to Remove Them Anyway

For millions of drinkers, the scariest two words on a bottle of wine are “CONTAINS SULFITES.”

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Mafia 'ties to Australia officials'

Australian politicians at both state and federal level have been infiltrated by the Calabrian mafia, according to an investigation by Fairfax Media-Four Corners.

Florence tops chart after Glastonbury

Florence and the Machine return to the top of the UK album chart, after their Glastonbury festival appearance prompts a late sales boost.

British Tunisia toll rises to 15

At least 15 Britons are confirmed dead in the Tunisian attacks, the "most significant terrorist attack on British people" since the 7 July 2005 bombings, the government says.

Tyrese Gibson Should Not Be Warner Bros.' New Green Lantern

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely think the next big screen Green Lantern should be the first black DC Comics superhero, John Stewart. Hal Jordan - by way of Ryan Reynolds - had his chance in the abysmal Green Lantern movie from 2011 and he blew it. Furthermore, DC superhero [...]

While You Were Offline: The Supreme Court Does Good, and Chevy Does…Just…Yikes

This week the Supreme Court taught us about marriage and the law and Chevy taught us about emoji.

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