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What You Want: Flickr Creator Spins Addictive New Web Service	7/29/2010 10:00 PM
Meet Caterina Fake, the creative spark behind Hunch. Her big idea? Develop a web service that knows what you want before you even want it.
July 30, 1935: Penguins Invade Britain, Readers Rejoice	7/29/2010 10:00 PM
Penguin publishes the first paperback books of substance, bringing the likes of Ernest Hemingway, André Maurois and Agatha Christie to the masses. The business model of the book-publishing industry is about to change.
Found: The Future of In-Flight Entertainment	7/29/2010 10:00 PM
What will in-flight entertainment be like in the year 2023? There isn't any.
Found Contest: Imagine the Future of Taco Trucks	7/29/2010 10:00 PM
Wired magazine's Found page represents our best guess at what lies over the horizon, from touchscreen windshields to organ farming. Help create our next Found page: Show us what taco trucks will look like in 10, 20 or 100 years?
Clive Thompson on the Death of the Phone Call	7/29/2010 10:00 PM
Clive Thompson waxes philosophical on how text messaging is threatening -- and preserving -- the telephone conversation.
Alt Text: Library of Congress Rulings That Could Have Been	7/29/2010 6:00 PM
Being able to legally jailbreak your iPhone is cool and all, but think where this type of legal reasoning could take us.
WikiLeaks Suspect's YouTube Videos Raised 'Red Flag' in 2008	7/29/2010 5:30 PM
An Army private suspected of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks was admonished as a trainee in 2008 for uploading YouTube videos discussing classified facilities, according to an Army official with direct knowledge of the incident.
Gallery: How to Build an Earthquake-Resistant Bridge	7/29/2010 5:30 PM
San Franciscans gets a peek at what's involved in building a new bridge when builders place the first segment of a tower that will soon hold up a brand-new span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Wired.com shoots photos of the new bridge on a recent tour of the massive construction project.
Top U.S. Officer: WikiLeaks Has 'Blood on Its Hands'	7/29/2010 2:17 PM
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen is ordinarily a mild-mannered man. But they could barely contain his anger on Thursday at WikiLeaks for publishing tens of thousands of secret documents about the Afghanistan war.
Android App's Data Collection Raises Mobile-Security Questions	7/29/2010 12:55 PM
An Android app's data-collection practice has raised concerns about user privacy and security on mobile phones.