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The Chatbot That Foretold Why People Share Secrets With ChatGPT

In the 1960s an MIT professor named Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called ELIZA. The conversations people had with it set precedents for the chat…

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Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic

Thousands of new fossil-fuel power sources are quietly firing up across the state to power the AI boom, thanks to a regulatory loophole, leaving resid…

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “…

What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out

Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by China’s Volt Typhoon h…

People Used to Control Machines. They Don’t Anymore

In a world regulated by devices, humanity has become disconnected from the physical world—from stick-shift cars to postcards.

How Hunter Biden Won the Internet

WIRED spent months talking to America’s favorite failson as he plotted his return to public life. Now he’s feeding the trolls—and everyone else.

I Found Jesus at a Drone Show

Drone shows are the new fireworks—and possibly a new kind of religion. I traveled to Texas to be converted.

British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Fight for Press Freedom—Until Trump Fires Her

President Trump probably can’t get rid of her yet, but FCC commissioner Anna Gomez still checks her email every day to see if he has. Until then, she …

Tim Heidecker Wants to Turn Infowars Into Adult Swim for the Internet

Infowars’ would-be creative director talks Sandy Hook, comedy’s MAGA turn, and why the future of satire may look more like a streaming startup than a …

Interactive. Violent. Gross. Inside Fishtank, the Unhinged Future of Reality TV

It’s like Big Brother without any limits, or broadcast standards. WIRED goes on location—and on camera—with the cult hit.

The Future of Home

How we live now is defined by unprecedented forces. In this special issue, WIRED and Architectural Digest help you understand what home will look like…

One Climate Change Innovation: Just Look Up

To build one family’s dream house on a flood-prone Mississippi bayou, AD100 architect Tom Kundig decided the sky’s the limit.

Around the World, These Building Solutions Keep Things Local

Designers are finding sustainable building solves close to home—in ancient practices and cutting-edge innovations alike.

In Praise of a Dumb House

Tech has been encroaching on the family domicile for years—but actor, writer, and satirist Jill Kargman is all in on analog.

10 Designers Share the Trends Defining Dwellings of Tomorrow

From friend compounds and meditation spaces to shaded outdoor areas and rooms just to make coffee, homes are getting even more multipurpose.

The Death of the Starter Home

Buying a first house used to mark entry into adulthood—and the beginning of wealth-building. But a shifting economic landscape is threatening to close…

What Do Americans Spend on Housing?

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeown…

Designing the Dream House of an 87-Year-Old Tech Visionary

An icon of Silicon Valley’s counterculture, Stewart Brand is confronting his final years in a home that embodies the self-sufficient, DIY ethos of his…

What Do Americans Spend on Housing?

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeown…

What Do We Need From Our Homes Right Now?

The global editorial directors of WIRED and Architectural Digest on teaming up to help you understand how we live today, and what comes next.

My Father Wants to Age in Place. AI Will Be Watching

Devices that monitor seniors for safety are appealing to worried loved ones and underresourced home care agencies.

Traditional Home Insurance Is Collapsing. Here’s What Could Fill the Gap

A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change,…

Streamer IShowSpeed Is Gen Z’s ESPN

At 21, Speed has pushed the limits of streaming by transforming a distinctly solo format into a global group chat. His song for this year’s World Cup …

The Untold Story of the Google Buses That Took Over San Francisco

A decade ago, commuter buses attracted big protests in San Francisco. Years later, the city is still feeling the repercussions.

Alex Vindman Survived Trump’s Retaliation Machine. Now He’s Running for Senate

In 2019, Alex Vindman testified during President Trump’s first impeachment trial–a decision that ended his military career. Now he wants to challenge …

Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak

The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.

Afroman Is Back—and He’s Bitcoin’s Latest Freedom Fighter

Earlier this year, the “Because I Got High” rapper went viral for winning a case against the cops. Now he’s crypto’s free-speech hero, even though he …

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.