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When Your Brain Is in Your Arm
Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.
Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.
The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview
An AI interview is increasingly the first step of a hiring process. Since there’s no human on the other end, candidates are scheduling them whenever—even deep into the night.
A device currently being used to help octogenarians do self-administered eye exams could be part of future space missions to monitor astronauts’ ocular health.
Willy Myco has made over 120 videos showing people his exact process for making everything from LSD to DMT vapes. Not everyone’s a fan of his methods.
Yiyang Zhuge was already an intellectual celebrity in China. Her viral interview with Christopher Nolan made her famous in the US—and quickly turned her into a political Rorschach test.
Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents
How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
Special EditionThe Truth About Kids These Days
The youngs are facing problems that didn’t exist half a generation ago. They’re handling it better than you think.
Special EditionThe Future of Home
How we live now is defined by unprecedented forces. In this special issue, WIRED and Architectural Digest help you understand what home will look like tomorrow—and beyond.
Special EditionEveryone Is Watching the World Cup. The World Cup Is Also Watching You
Much of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is happening in Donald Trump’s America. Will the US’s immigration crackdown, surveillance systems, and political turmoil interfere with soccer’s tentpole tournament?
Special EditionThings Fall Apart
It's not enough to build things. You also have to tear them down. WIRED commissioned five stories about decommissioning, from EVs and internet cables to supercomputers and space stations.
Originally published October 2012: The tech giant has spread its infrastructure across the globe, but all queries and computations lead to data centers like the one in Lenoir, North Carolina.
