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The Case of the Not-Stolen AirPods
Most of us who went to school in the United States have been threatened with detention for minor infractions like uttering a curse word or showing up…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Cruelest Summer
Summer isn’t even over here in the Northern Hemisphere, but it’s already been a brutal few months. This year’s summer heat waves have been more frequ…
2 years, 10 months ago
Nobody’s Driving That Car!
Tech companies have been touting self-driving cars as the future of transportation for over a decade now. Companies like Cruise, Waymo, and Zoox all …
2 years, 10 months ago
Farm-to-Table Internet
Cloud computing has streamlined our hyper-mobile digital lives. We upload files, images, and globs of data to the cloud. Once all of our stuff is sto…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Future of Hollywood
Back in May, the Writers Guild of America went on strike—partly over disputes about compensation, and partly over fears that studios could use genera…
2 years, 10 months ago
Elon Musk’s Grand xAI Plans
Elon Musk is back in the news again. (Really, does he ever leave the news?) Last week, Musk announced a new artificial intelligence venture called xA…
2 years, 11 months ago
Stop Trying to Make New Twitter Happen
Hey look, there's a new Twitter alternative. The text-based Instagram offshoot Threads launched a week ago, and in the days since, the platform racke…
2 years, 11 months ago
Have a Nice Future: Don't Worry, It Gets Worse
We're off this week, so instead of our usual show, we're sharing an episode of WIRED's other podcast, Have a Nice Future. It's hosted by Gadget Lab c…
2 years, 11 months ago
Our Clothes Are Making Us Sick
Have you ever put on a new shirt and then discovered that it makes you feel itchy? Or have you ever taken off a new pair of pants at the end of the d…
2 years, 11 months ago
Shop Talk
Nearly every one of us in the US and Canada has bought something from either Walmart or Amazon. Not only are these two retailers ubiquitous, but they…
3 years ago