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Mamdani Mania
Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not
New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.
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Made in China
Why Trump Flip-Flopped on Nvidia Selling H20 Chips to China
Nvidia struck a surprising deal after convincing the president that H20 chips aren’t a national security risk. But whether the reversal is good or bad depends on who you ask.
Inner Loop
James Talarico Is on the Run
Model Behavior
Character.AI Gave Up on AGI. Now It’s Selling Stories
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The Rise of the US Military’s Clandestine Foreign War Apparatus
Seth Harp’s new book, The Fort Bragg Cartel, goes deep into the forming of the Joint Special Operations Command and its origins in the aftermath of 9/11.
Intv With a Vampire
Bryan Johnson Is Going to Die
Generation iPad
WIRED Takes You Back to School
Young people entering classrooms this fall need a totally different tool set than the generations before them.
Take Off
The New Era of Work Travel
Beyond Wellness
Are We Healthy Yet?
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How to Win a Fight
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You're Not Ready
Battleground State
The Great American Microchip Mobilization
Originally published November 2024: Under Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike, the US has been determined to “reshore” chipmaking. Now money and colossal infrastructure are flowing to a vast Intel site in Ohio—just as the company may be falling apart.
Under Our Noses
The Quest to Make a Bot That Can Smell as Well as a Dog
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WIRED Takes You Back to School
Young people entering classrooms this fall need a totally different tool set than the generations before them.
Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
Cupertino has done the thing it swore it never would: turn its tablet into a full-blown window-wrangling, compromise-abandoning computer. Yes, it’s better, but lurking deep in the settings the ghost of Jobs remains.
AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments That Actually Work
Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.”
The End of Handwriting
For years, smartphones and computers have threatened to erase writing by hand. Would that be so bad?
