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Welcome to the Laser Wars
Amid a rising tide of adversary drones and missile attacks, laser weapons are finally poised to enter the battlefield.
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
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Buying Guide
These Are Our Favorite Sheets to Catch Some Z's
Which material should you buy? Percale or linen? We tested dozens of sheets to find our favorites and break it all down.
Buying Guide
Looking for the Best Smart Scale? Step On Up
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Pew! Pew!
Inside the Deeply Nerdy—and Insanely Expensive—World of Hollywood Prop Collecting
Originally published March 2017: There are few things more thrilling than watching your favorite movie clutching a screen-used prop from the same flick in your trembling, sweaty palms.
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‘You Must Believe You Can Repair It’
Hip Hop's 50th
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
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Business
6 Practical Tips for Using Anthropic's Claude Chatbot
Anthropic recently launched an iOS app for its Claude chatbot. We asked the company’s head of product design how to get the most out of the AI helper.
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.
Business
There's No Undoing Tech's Great Rewiring of Childhood
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns that social media harms children but definitive evidence is hard to find. Whatever your views on kids and technology, digital connectivity is now part of childhood.
Security
Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.
