Backchannel LatestChannel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:56:13 +0000How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bankhttps://www.wired.com/story/how-israeli-checkpoints-choke-palestinian-life-occupied-west-bank/6aa815e68fc669b965aa4350Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.The Big StorySecuritylongreads, Palestine, IsraelLama Rabah, Sabrina Slipchenko, Charles Boutaud, Firas Taweel, Elena DeBreCondé NastChoke Points Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AIhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-timnit-gebru/6ab58f0f3ed5f7e510d97cc6Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.The Big StoryBusinessBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, artificial intelligenceLauren GoodeCondé NastThe Big InterviewWho Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/6a838e81aa9b25dea71b50a6Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. 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Emma Waters is leading a national fight against fertility tech—with her hot husband’s permission, of course.The Big StoryPoliticsPolitics / Policywomen's rights, fertility, pregnancy, longreads, WIRED Women, family, politicsEmi NietfeldCondé NastBaby StepsEverything You Know About Political Violence Is Probably Wronghttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-political-violence-robert-pape-our-own-worst-enemies/6a96d9ca5199dd2e4e787aa0Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Public disagreement about whether political violence is rising and who is responsible for it stems not from ideology alone but from competing definitions about what should be counted.The Big StoryBook Excerpt, longreads, politics, extremism, protestsRobert A. PapeCondé NastBook ExcerptPatti Harrison Had Dreams of a Tech Utopia. Silicon Valley Smashed Themhttps://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-patti-harrison/6aa2d039a722d0b475134265Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000The comedian sat down with WIRED to talk about social media, AI, and getting laughs for impersonating Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs.The Big StoryCulturelongreads, Big Interview, Q&A, WIRED Women, Comedy, Elon Musk, Instagram, twitter, Social Media, artificial intelligenceKatie DrummondCondé NastThe Big InterviewThe Search for Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful Womanhttps://www.wired.com/story/searching-for-powerful-women-silicon-valley/6a7f4cc3c08d23e0e0c7a997Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Women hold some of the most consequential jobs in tech, but they’re still not cult figures. WIRED investigates why.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Tech Culturelongreads, WIRED Women, Silicon Valley, politics, Venture Capital, careersLauren GoodeCondé NastControl GroupWomen Still Face Too Much Bullshit—in Silicon Valley and Beyondhttps://www.wired.com/story/wired-women-editors-letter/6aad67adf5eebda6e94691e8Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000WIRED dedicating an entire issue to women in 2026 might seem regressive, or obvious, or even unnecessary. We disagree.The Big Storylongreads, WIRED Women, Silicon Valley, women, genderKatie DrummondCondé NastEditor’s LetterWhy the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trumphttps://www.wired.com/story/against-tech-oligarchy-book-excerpt-trump-billionaries/6a74f66dc44a52857403bf7aTue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.The Big StoryBusinessPoliticsBook Excerpt, longreads, Silicon Valley, Layoffs, Economy, LaborJs Tan, Clarissa RedwineCondé NastBook ExcerptIf the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St. John Mandelhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-emily-st-john-mandel-exit-party/6aa4200225fe1cc03c674439Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. Her new novel, Exit Party, imagines two possible American futures—totalitarian state and post-civil-war chaos.The Big StoryCultureBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, Books, dystopia, Sci-fi, fictionKatie DrummondCondé NastThe Big InterviewA College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Workhttps://www.wired.com/story/burnerverse-maddie-kowalski/6a4be46e1d12c58f2540c202Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.The Big StoryCultureCulture / Digital Culturelongreads, X, twitter, college, Sports, Social Media, harassment, WIRED WomenEj Dickson Condé NastSocial MediaHow 9/11 Made Everyone a Conspiracy Theoristhttps://www.wired.com/story/conspiracy-how-9-11-broke-americas-brain/6aa06c314948313c022ca01dFri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Crackpot theories were once the stuff of shortwave radio, but September 11 unleashed the Age of Alex Jones.The Big Storyal-Qaeda, longreads, conspiracy theories, alex jones, terrorismGarrett M. GraffCondé NastWake Up, SheepleBook Excerpt: Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Exit Party’ Imagines a Future Where a Spy Could Disappearhttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-emily-st-john-mandel-exit-party/6a6a62cf602a98f3436cc55bThu, 10 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000In Emily St. John Mandel’s new novel Exit Party, becoming a “ghost” means running afoul of the state. In this excerpt, a secret agent discovers it doesn’t take much.The Big StoryCultureBook Excerpt, longreads, Books, Sci-fiEmily St. John MandelCondé NastBook ExcerptMS NOW Wants to Turn Its Viewers Into a Fandomhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-rebecca-kutler-ms-now/6aa031b215609fd4043e4734Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000The cable news network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, wants to leverage its massive online and TV audience to create a fan community. First up: letting you chat with Rachel Maddow.The Big StoryBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, News, politics, MediaKatie DrummondCondé NastThe Big InterviewShe Got a Great Deal on Egg Freezing. Then She Spiraledhttps://www.wired.com/story/egg-freezing-startup-cofertility-weirder-than-you-could-imagine/6a60f754520995f2b40eb811Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000A new startup called Cofertility lets young women freeze their eggs—for free. But is anything ever truly free?The Big StoryScienceScience / Healthfertility, pregnancy, longreads, Reproduction, Reproductive Technology, Startups, WIRED WomenMaia HibbettCondé NastThe Price of EggsHow NASA Testing Changed US Food Inspection Foreverhttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-alex-davies-kobuk-the-destroyer-nasa-food-testing/6a74b1d7a5647b487fd9294aTue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000In the early 20th century, public outcry following Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle led to stricter food safety protocols. NASA took them a step further.The Big StoryBook Excerpt, longreads, USDA, food science, nutrition, NASA, space, space shuttle, space explorationAlex DaviesCondé NastBook ExcerptPangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. 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For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.The Big StoryCultureBusinesslongreads, technology, Apps, TeensManisha KrishnanCondé NastFOMO