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Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024
It was AI all day at Google’s developer keynote. The company showed off new AI-powered chatbot tools, new search capabilities, and a bunch of machine intelligence upgrades for Android.
Digital Culture
Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving
Black Twitter has been a cultural engine for well over a decade. It could also disappear at any time.
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Backchannel
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part I
Backchannel
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part II
WIRED Podcasts
A Peek Inside Hulu’s New Black Twitter Docuseries
The Big Interview
Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
Flux Capacitor
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Tip of the Iceberg
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Reviews and Buying Guides
Bathroom Break
This UFO-Looking Litter Box Cleans Itself—and Your Cat Will Probably Love It Too
If your cats hate covered litter boxes, the Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box is a no-scoop, smart, automated box that gives them headroom.
Hair Care
The Best Hair Dryers
Going Viral
TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface
Originally published August 2020: On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbing.
We ❤️ Hardware
‘You Must Believe You Can Repair It’
Hip Hop's 50th
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
Trending Stories
TOP STORIES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS
Business
Inside the Cult of the Haskell Programmer
It’s spooky. It’s esoteric. It’s also the key to understanding the rise and relevance of functional programming.
Gear
An Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by Mercedes
Compared to the usual EV power plants, axial-flux motors are smaller and lighter, and have more torque. But they're hard to make at scale. Now Mercedes is bringing them to the masses.
Gear
They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise
Handheld tablets are sold with the expectation that those behind bars can use them to stay in touch with loved ones. But a WIRED investigation found that federal prisons disable the tablets’ chat apps.
Gear
It’s International Masturbation Month! Here Are 9 Great Sex Toy Deals
The sun’s shining, the birds are chirping, and the vibrators are buzzing. It’s time for Masturbation May.
