China Miéville Writes a Secret Novel With the Internet’s Boyfriend (It’s Keanu Reeves)
After nearly a decade of silence, the beloved sci-fi author opens up about loss, love, and a collaboration with Keanu Reeves. A WIRED exclusive.
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Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History
Read more: Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in HistoryWhen a drug kingpin named Microsoft tried to seize control of an encrypted phone company for criminals, he was playing right into its real owners’ hands.
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You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole of Programatic Advertising
Read more: You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole of Programatic AdvertisingThe internet is a cesspool of misinformation, and the biggest blue-chip brands and their ad agencies are the ones funding it—by stuffing money into a Rube Goldberg machine no one really understands.
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Phil Wizard, Champion Breaker and Olympic Contender, Isn’t Convinced ‘Breakdancing’ Is a Sport
Read more: Phil Wizard, Champion Breaker and Olympic Contender, Isn’t Convinced ‘Breakdancing’ Is a SportPhil Wizard, the current favorite for Olympic Gold, says it’s an art and culture first. But if you’re gonna hate, he’d like you to at least learn the proper terminology.
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Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve
Read more: Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates ApproveIndia’s elections are a glimpse of the AI-driven future of democracy. Politicians are using audio and video deepfakes of themselves to reach voters—who may have no idea they’ve been talking to a clone.
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I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty
Read more: I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t PrettyYour online influencer girlfriend is actually a rotating cast of low-wage workers. I became one of them.
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Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Read more: Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AIArati 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.
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The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Read more: The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLoreanDecades after her dad’s iconic sports car time-traveled into movie history, Kat DeLorean wants to build a modern remake. There’s just one problem: Someone else owns the trademark on her name.
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They Experimented on Themselves in Secret. What They Discovered Helped Win a War
Read more: They Experimented on Themselves in Secret. What They Discovered Helped Win a WarThe untold, top-secret story of the British researchers who found the key to keeping humans alive underwater—and helped make D-Day a success.
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These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Read more: These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators EmergedJane Willenbring was the first to blow the whistle on sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica. Years later, women are still coming forward with tales of horror as a government investigation unfolds.
