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When My Country Invaded Ukraine, I Faced a Choice: Give Me Propaganda or Give Me Death
Should I flee to a world where the truth might kill me—or seek peace in Russian censorship?
Help, My Friend Got Me a Dumb AI-Generated Present
WIRED’s advice columnist on the true purpose of gift giving.
The World’s Most Important Industry Has a New Captain—and She’s Piloting It Into the 21st Century
Meet Marina Hadjipateras: Greek shipping heiress, successful venture capitalist, and the woman trying to transform the $14 trillion shipping industry.
‘Over Time the Trust Will Come’: An Exclusive Interview With TikTok’s CEO
A few weeks ago, Shou Zi Chew sat down with WIRED to tell us how he’s trying to make TikTok better. Is the company’s CEO for real—or just a really good politician?
How Not to Be Stupid About AI, With Yann LeCun
It’ll take over the world. It won’t subjugate humans. For Meta’s chief AI scientist, both things are true.
In the War Against Russia, Some Ukrainians Carry AK-47s. Andrey Liscovich Carries a Shopping List
Kyiv enlisted a Silicon Valley insider to rush consumer-grade tech onto the battlefield. He’s giving a demo of the future of war: the military-retail complex.
What OpenAI Really Wants
The young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. Everything.
The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free?
Tired of relying on Big Tech to enable collaboration, peer-to-peer enthusiasts are creating a new model that cuts out the middleman. (That’s you, Google.)
The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a US Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next age of conflict.