Five must-read WIRED stories you missed this week

 

The wheels are falling off the alt-right’s version of the internet Bereft of users and blockaded by the outside world, the alt-right's internet is a ghost town. But with our biggest social platforms so full of hate, who needs the alt-internet anyway?   How China's most expensive film became its biggest box office flop Battling demi-gods, big-budget special effects and a star-studded cast – Asura had it all. The only problem? Hardly anyone wanted to watch it.    Everything you thought you knew about dinosaur colours is wrong The new science of paleocolour is shining a light into what dinosaurs looked like and how they lived.     Micromechanics is creating a new breed of impossibly thin watches Piaget and Bulgar keep making thinner watches. There's no end in sight.   Smart home tech is being turned into a tool for domestic abuse Smart doorbells and thermostats are an emerging trend in domestic abuse, but those working on the front line lack the tools and know-how to fight back.     Elsewhere in the WIRED world This jaunty rainbow is nothing to be proud of – it’s just a fraction of the waste plastic collected over the years by photographer Meredith Andrews, as it washes up on her local beach in Bermuda. She hopes that by cataloguing the junk in this way, the viewer will recognize objects and think twice before carelessly using and discarding these common plastic products. To see more incredible images from the WIRED world, follow us on Instagram: @WiredUK Get WIRED Awake Want daily WIRED updates? Never miss an important story – get WIRED Awake, our daily news briefing, sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning by 8am. Click here for a sample or sign up now. Follow @WiredUK on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

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