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May 22, 2026
Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search
The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it.
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May 14, 2026
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
Next week, Meta is cutting about 10 percent of its staff. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen current and former employees about what it's like inside a company where "everyone is unhappy."
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May 8, 2026
Nick Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanity’s ‘Big Retirement’
The philosopher thinks humans should pursue advanced AI and the promise of a “solved world.”
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May 1, 2026
You Found Satoshi? Let’s See the Receipts
Two new projects, including one from a Pulitzer-winning reporter, claim they’ve solved the mystery of Bitcoin’s creator. So why does the hunt continue?
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April 24, 2026
Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product
Tim Cook was a great CEO, but he didn’t crack AI. It’s job number 1 for John Ternus.
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April 17, 2026
AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body
AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.
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April 10, 2026
This Startup Wants You to Pay Up to Talk With AI Versions of Human Experts
Onix is launching a “Substack of bots,” where digital twins of health and wellness influencers dispense advice 24/7. And maybe hawk their products.
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April 3, 2026
John Perry Barlow, JFK Jr., and a Night of Grief I Can’t Forget
Watching Love Story brought back a surreal evening in 1994.
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March 27, 2026
Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100
As the tech giant turns 50, WIRED spoke to executives about how they plan to win in the AI era.
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March 20, 2026
At Palantir’s Developer Conference, AI Is Built to Win Wars
As business soars, Palantir is doubling down on a vision of AI built for battlefield advantage—and attracting customers who agree.
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March 18, 2026
A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award
Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.
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March 13, 2026
The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says the conflict is stranding cargo and threatening inflation.
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March 6, 2026
When AI Companies Go to War, Safety Gets Left Behind
We were promised AI regulation and a race to the top. Now, we’re arguing about killer robots.
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March 6, 2026
Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Block’s cofounder and CEO says he axed 40 percent of his workforce so that he can rebuild the company “as an intelligence.”
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March 4, 2026
How Is Kalshi Not Gambling?
Kalshi lets you place bets on everything from football games to foreign invasions. The prediction market’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, says this doesn’t count as gambling—and is actually good for society.
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February 27, 2026
Wall Street Has AI Psychosis
A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening.
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