Please Stop Wearing Your Bike Helmet the Wrong Way
Many of us at WIRED ride bikes as a part of our daily commute or for sport. So do a...
Month: July 2021
How to Watch the 2021 Olympics
It’s going to be a weird Summer Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo games are still called the 2020 Tokyo games because...
UK borrowing leads to record interest payments
Given that the pandemic has put the economy on something like a war footing, it's worth noting that after World...
Next shoppers splurge on summer clothes as weather heats up
The retailer saw strong online sales, up 44% compared with two years ago. The UK sales performance of its online...
Gold attracts young investors trading online, says The Royal Mint
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found these "self-directed" investors - who trade themselves rather than seeking financial advice - were...
Marcus Rashford defends charity deals over profit claims
"Last summer, 1.3M children had access to food support, through my relationship with Burberry children have a safe place to...
CEO Secrets: ‘Four-day weeks are good for business’
Many firms and countries have started experimenting with four-day, rather than five-day weeks, because it reduces the risk of staff...
‘Jurassic Pompeii’ yields thousands of ‘squiggly wiggly’ fossils
The quantities involved are astonishing. Not hundreds, not thousands, but perhaps tens of thousands of these animals that scientists collectively...
JP Morgan: US banking giant gives boss ‘special award’
In response to queries about the award from the BBC, a JP Morgan Chase spokesperson said "There was no discussion...
Non-surgical beauty treatment industry like Wild West – MPs
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing, says that while demand for non-surgical procedures has "exploded" in...
Covid: What happens when people no longer have to wear masks?
However, a study across the US suggested states where the fewest people wore masks had the highest numbers of Covid...
EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
While some crypto-asset service providers are already covered by anti-money-laundering rules, the new proposals would "extend these rules to the...
Jets coach Knapp battling life-threatening injuries
12:02 PM ETNew York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp is battling life-threatening injuries suffered in a bicycling accident Saturday near...
Kirby: Bulldogs at 85% vaccinated, but not done
11:46 AM ETGeorgia head football coach Kirby Smart said the Bulldogs are over the 85% threshold for vaccines, thus able...
Tokyo boss won’t rule out cancellation of Games
8:36 AM ETTOKYO -- The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute...
Source: Rams’ Akers out for ’21 with Achilles tear
10:38 AM ETLos Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers has a torn Achilles, and a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter...
Sources: Rodgers nixed deal to be top-paid QB
9:41 AM ETAaron Rodgers turned down a two-year extension offer from the Green Bay Packers this offseason, sources told ESPN's...
Vaccine proof plans considered for some sports events
The crowd capacity at Wembley for the Euro 2020 final in July was raised to more than 60,000Fans attending sports...
