Web Technologies Used by wired.com

Google Tag Manager is a free tool from Google that enables users to easily add, update, and manage website tags. Tags are snippets of code that allow websites to track activity, such as page visits and clicks, in order to better understand user behavior. Google Tag Manager makes it easy to quickly and easily add, update, and manage website tags without having to manually update code. It also helps to ensure that tags are firing correctly and accurately tracking user activity.

Google Sign-In is a secure authentication system that reduces the burden of login for users, by enabling them to sign in with their Google account.

Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

Parcel is a fast, zero configuration web application bundler similar to webpack.

Amazon Application Load Balancer (ALB) distributes incoming application traffic to increase availability and support content-based routing.

boomerang is a JavaScript library that measures the page load time experienced by real users, commonly called RUM (Real User Measurement).

core-js is a modular standard library for JavaScript, with polyfills for cutting-edge ECMAScript features.

LazySizes is a JavaScript library used to delay the loading of images (iframes, scripts, etc) until they come into view.

The web-vitals JavaScript is a tiny, modular library for measuring all the web vitals metrics on real users.

OneTrust is a cloud-based data privacy management compliance platform.

Fastly is a content delivery network (CDN) and edge cloud platform that offers a range of services to help businesses with their web performance and security needs. From high-speed content delivery to web application firewalls, Fastly has a range of features designed to help businesses improve site performance and protect their data. Fastly’s technology helps businesses reduce latency, improve scalability and reliability, and enable secure and compliant operations. Fastly also offers a range of analytics tools to help businesses understand how their sites are performing and identify opportunities for improvement. With a global network of servers and data centers, Fastly provides businesses with the tools they need to deliver a great user experience.

Varnish is an open-source web application accelerator also known as a HTTP cache or reverse proxy. It is designed to speed up websites and reduce the load on web servers by caching frequently accessed web pages and serving them directly to users without having to generate them dynamically each time they are requested. Varnish is typically used in front of web servers such as Apache or Nginx, and it can be configured to cache content based on various criteria such as URL, HTTP headers, cookies, and more. It also supports dynamic content and can be used to implement load balancing, content filtering, and other advanced features. Varnish is known for its high performance and scalability, and it is widely used by websites with high traffic volumes such as news sites, social media platforms, and e-commerce sites. It is also used by many content delivery networks (CDNs) to improve the speed and efficiency of content delivery.

Snowplow is an open-source behavioral data management platform for businesses.

Taboola is a content discovery & native advertising platform for publishers and advertisers.