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Deep inside its labs, Monsanto is learning how to modify crops by spraying them with RNA rather than tinkering with their genes. The Colorado potato beetle is a voracious eater. The insect can chew through 10 square centimeters of leaf…

A reincarnation of one of the oldest ideas in artificial intelligence could finally make it possible to truly converse with our computers. And Facebook has a chance to make it happen first. The first time Yann LeCun revolutionized artificial intelligence,…

Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended June 27. The company posted quarterly revenue of $49.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of…

Last night’s episode was all about Virginia, which means Bill tried to make it all about him. The post Masters of Sex GIF and a Graf: Three’s a Crowd appeared first on WIRED.

The Smithsonian wants to conserve, digitize, and display the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the moon. The post The Smithsonian Takes to Kickstarter to Protect a Spacesuit appeared first on WIRED.

Gawker Media executive editor Tommy Craggs and Gawker site editor-in-chief Max Read called the decision to pull the post an unacceptable violation of the divide between Gawker’s business and editorial operations. The post Top Gawker Editors Resign After Controversial Story…

Here’s a surprising mix for you: Director Bobcat Goldthwait tells the story of comedian Barry Crimmins. The post The New Documentary Trailer: Call Me Lucky appeared first on WIRED.