One geographer used data to create visualizations of every congressional district across the 50 states. Some look truly ridiculous. The post Gerrymandering Is Even More Infuriating When You Can Actually See It appeared first on WIRED.

The overall market for tablets has shrunk, and Apple's new iPad Pro is still making its way into the market.Sales of iPads declined 25% during the last quarter, which included the holiday shopping season, Apple announced on Tuesday evening as part of its earnings report.Read Full Story

In general, people tend to use passwords that are so common and easily guessable as to be nearly worthless in practice -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The nation's hacker-in-chief took up the ironic task at the Enigma Conference in San Francisco. The post NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System appeared first on WIRED.

Stars like Spike Lee, Snoop Dogg, and Jada Pinkett Smith have incited a revolution that is actually effecting change.The revolution started with an Instagram post. On Martin Luther King Day, director Spike Lee announced on the social media platform that he was planning on boycotting this year's Oscars ceremony over the fact that no African Americans had been nominated for acting awards, despite a plethora of strong contenders such as Creed and Straight Outta Compton.Read Full Story

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Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts label include a separate line for added sugars. Critics argue that all sugars are the same. Who is right? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The PureBoost X has a floating arch that acts like an extra-sturdy sock. It's designed to accommodate the unique range of motion observed in women's feet. The post Only Women Get to Wear Adidas’ Wild New Shoe appeared first on WIRED.