A great movie, Netflix and Amazon moving into the acquisition game, and the Oscars' lack of diversity may have all been factors in the record-setting deal. The post How The Birth of a Nation Became Sundance’s Biggest Sale Ever appeared first on WIRED.

The U.S. temporarily halts coal leasing on federal lands to reassess its policy in light of global warming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Business networking doesn't always have to take you away from your kids. Here's how to get them involved.Networking is vital for any career. It's also often the first thing working parents chuck when life gets busy. Between meeting work deadlines and taking care of your children, how are you supposed to find time to invest in building new relationships, too?Read Full Story

Under terms of the settlement, Lyft would pay more than $12 million to its drivers. The post Lyft Drivers Settle Suit But Still Aren’t Employees appeared first on WIRED.

Extra! Extra! The headlines today are way too extra.Welcome to the last week before February Tabs hiatus. It's been a while since I tabbed at you so let's take take quick a spin around the `net and check out some headlines.Read Full Story

Centers for Disease Control issues travel warning due to birth defects linked to the rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientists are compiling a picture of the shadow of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and it could reveal general relatively breaking down. The post The Death of General Relativity Lurks in a Black Hole’s Shadow appeared first on WIRED.

In a blog post, an Amazon user says an attacker duped a customer service rep into disclosing his address and phone number.Eric Springer, a former software developer at Amazon, revealed in a Medium post on Sunday that the e-commerce site's customer service was putting customers at risk of identity theft. On three different occasions, Springer's account was compromised by someone who obtained his personal information from Amazon's customer service representatives.Read Full Story

Middle school friendships end quickly and often, but certain shared traits help them last -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Legal and tech experts argue a New York or California ban on smartphone encryption would be a futile and possibly unconstitutional "logistical nightmare." The post Proposed State Bans on Phone Encryption Make Zero Sense appeared first on WIRED.

This gray T-shirt or that gray T-shirt?Imagine for a moment that you're a billionaire CEO returning to work after a lengthy parental leave. Armed with the knowledge that what you wear at work says a lot about you, you might consider changing it up with something different—sartorially—for your big day back. Something extra.Read Full Story

Answered by Jame Ward, professor of cognitive neuroscience, U. of Sussex -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

New York's MTA plans to try out a design that's been used all over the planet to reduce crowding and delays. The post NYC’s Finally Trying a Subway Design That Cuts Crowding and Delays appeared first on WIRED.

Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced plans to rerun a survey of independent workers for the first time since 2005.The gig economy has launched a healthy "future of work" panel circuit amid a roaring debate over whether apps like Uber, Postmates, and Handy—which hire an army of independent contractors instead of employees—represent a return to the sweatshop or a new freedom to work when and how one pleases. But all sides of the debate face the same dilemma: When they propose a new policy or launch a new initiative, they have only a vague idea of how many workers it could impact. There is no current government data that specifically catalogs this group of workers.Read Full Story

Implicated in everything from traumatic brain injury to learning ability, boredom has become extremely interesting to scientists -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The NBA's reigning MVP might be the first post-sports sports hero. The post The Unprecedented, Unstoppable Fandom of Steph Curry appeared first on WIRED.

As 2015 came to a close, FastCo was busier than ever before. ComScore puts our year-over-year unique visitor growth at 18% across the network. That's fueled by a bunch of talented and truly dedicated writers, editors, and developers. Let me introduce you to our latest batch of hires.As 2015 came to a close, FastCo was busier than ever before. ComScore puts our year-over-year unique visitor growth at 18% across the network. That's fueled by a bunch of talented and truly dedicated writers, editors, and developers. Let me introduce you to our latest batch of hires.Read Full Story

Why it's not so hard to make an innocent person confess -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Shaky cam, begone. The post You Can Now Periscope With a GoPro. Here’s the Gear You Need to Do It Right appeared first on WIRED.

Sophisticated computational techniques make it possible to analyze gene samples from all the bacteria in the gut at once to take a census of the species present   -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Congrats to Adrian Chen, The New Yorker's first Reddit correspondent.Our first speaker is Brrrnie Sanders and later we'll hear from Chillary Clinton and Snow Biden pic.twitter.com/Zgb75HinktRead Full Story

Areca Roe delves into the wild world of unique pets, capturing everything from pythons to pot-bellied pigs. The post Pigs, Pythons, and Other Animals People Call Their Pets appeared first on WIRED.

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Blue Origin just relaunched the New Shepard rocket. Here is an analysis of the acceleration both for the launch and the landing. The post How Fast Did Blue Origin’s Rocket Accelerate on Launch? appeared first on WIRED.