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AI could supercharge augmented and virtual reality, making online manipulation and disinformation campaigns much more personal—and effective.

Days seem to be rushing ahead in a disturbing blur, or else slowing painfully down. Maybe it’s a tale as old as—well, you know.

Journeying into the future will require embracing disability—and recognizing its power in our changing world.

There are two ways to compute, and two ways to see the world. It’s batch vs. loop—and we need them to reconcile.

Normally, correcting disadvantages beyond our control is seen as laudable. So why do people look down on individuals who alter their looks?

Abuses on Kiwi Farms have sparked debate about harassment, safety, and free speech, with activists on both sides caught in an ethical minefield.

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on whether modern tech makes people behave more like bots.

“It’s like the secret identity of Batman or Superman. You’re not supposed to know who this person is, they didn’t want you to know, and somehow you […]

It’s easy to feel like there’s no escape from doomscrolling. The classical Chinese handscroll suggests otherwise.

New technologies have long promised to make human software engineers redundant. But developers have only gotten more important over time.

In my community, mums and aunties are joining WhatsApp matchmaking groups to find spouses for their kids. Instead, they're getting a crash course in modern […]

Police arrested and detained the wrong David Sosa—twice. Advances in technology should have prevented such mistakes long ago.

What does the author and lifestyle guru have in common with the mathematician Stan Ulam—and Benjamin Franklin?

“Mind-reading” neural decoders could spell the end of privacy. But the full ramifications of this technology are even more concerning.

NPC influencers, "girl dinner," angels, bimbos—the internet is a girl's world now, whether you like it or not.

Apps that offer to "do it all" will subject users to even more exploitation and surveillance, while large tech companies profit.

Stories about AI liberation aren’t obsolete—and they aren't really about robots, either.

No one has a plan for regulating AI yet. These are the questions that leaders must ask to contain the coming wave.

If everything is a platform—sites for networking, ride-sharing, dog-walking—does that mean nothing is a platform?

Most people say they want their kids to be their own genetic offspring—but such a desire is in conflict with other evolving values around parenting and […]