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This German Man Is on a Quest to Cut the Perfect Slice of Bread

Knives Out

This German Man Is on a Quest to Cut the Perfect Slice of Bread

Miles Klee

This Luddite Puppet Hopes You’re Not Reading This on Your Smartphone

The Big Interview

This Luddite Puppet Hopes You’re Not Reading This on Your Smartphone

Manisha Krishnan

Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists

RIP

Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists

Miles Klee

What’s Worse Than Romance Scams? Adoption Scams

Book Club

What’s Worse Than Romance Scams? Adoption Scams

Kate Knibbs

Exclusive: How Jay-Z Pulled Off a Surprise-Filled Show During New York’s Wildest Summer

Behind the Scenes

Exclusive: How Jay-Z Pulled Off a Surprise-Filled Show During New York’s Wildest Summer

Angela Watercutter

A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art

Nature Is Healing

A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art

Miles Klee

More Than a Thousand Pokémon Go Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo

Catch ‘Em All

More Than a Thousand Pokémon Go Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo

Julian Chokkattu

Come to Our WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!

WIRED@NIGHT

Come to Our WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!

WIRED Staff

Influencers Are Promoting $50 Straws They Claim Will Protect Against Electromagnetic Radiation

Straw Man

Influencers Are Promoting $50 Straws They Claim Will Protect Against Electromagnetic Radiation

Ej Dickson

Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend

Full Circle

Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend

Miles Klee

Pete Holmes Is Not Reading Your Email

User Behavior

Pete Holmes Is Not Reading Your Email

Elana Klein

Erling Haaland Is Everywhere at the World Cup. Most of It Is AI

World Cup 2026

Erling Haaland Is Everywhere at the World Cup. Most of It Is AI

Megan Tomos

How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased

Preservation

How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased

Tamara Davison

Livestream Replay: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams

◉ Livestream AMA

Livestream Replay: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams

Kate Knibbs and Carlos Barragán

How Chinese Gamers End Up With Amazon Gift Cards From Nigerian Scammers’ Victims

Book Club

How Chinese Gamers End Up With Amazon Gift Cards From Nigerian Scammers’ Victims

Kate Knibbs

The Onion’s Infowars Parody Is Here. Alex Jones Is Going to Hate It

Shock Jocks

The Onion’s Infowars Parody Is Here. Alex Jones Is Going to Hate It

Miles Klee

The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH

Drug War

The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH

Manisha Krishnan

Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech

Touching Grass

Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech

Vittoria Elliott

Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop

Fake Friends

Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop

Ej Dickson

Robin Byrd, the Sex Godmother of Millennials, Says the Internet Ruined Porn

Ass Ceiling

Robin Byrd, the Sex Godmother of Millennials, Says the Internet Ruined Porn

Ej Dickson