China’s Empire of Money Is Reshaping Global Trade
As the notion of a modern Silk Road gained traction, Belt and Road meandered into places that had never had any connection with ancient caravans. This year it reached South America, the Caribbean, and even the Arctic. In June it rocketed into space: Beijing announced that Belt and Road-participating countries will be among the first in line to plug into China’s new satellite-navigation services.
HOW TECHNOLOGY SHAPES THE WAY WE READ
WordPress-powered websites publish more than 77 million posts each week. The New York Times runs about 150 stories every day. (Here at WIRED, it’s more like 15 or 20.) Last year, 687.2 million books were sold in the United States—and that’s just print versions, not e-books.
Printing Electronics Like Newspapers
In the never-ending search for faster, better ways to create the components needed for modern and future electronics, a new manufacturing technique using a process similar to newspaper printing shows promise to form smoother and more flexible metals for use in making ultrafast electronic devices.
How Languages Used Online Compare To Real Life [Infographic]
Language barriers have always proven a major hurdle for global connectivity. Surfing the web on the latest smartphone or tablet is pretty meaningless if all the content shows up in a language you cannot understand.
How the Other Half Eats
SNAP benefits add up to $1.86 per person, per meal. Here’s what that looks like.