The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US
The one-time gene editing fix is meant to halt debilitating pain crises for sickle cell patients, who formerly could only be cured with a risky stem cell transplant.…
Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant
Author Steven Johnson helped Google create an app that can analyze a writer’s research material and help them extract and explore the key themes.…
‘Den of Wolves’ Will Be a Sci-Fi Heist—With a ‘Power Fantasy’ Soundtrack
Announced at the 2023 Game Awards, Den of Wolves is a new kind of co-op heist game from the minds behind PayDay.…
Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
Videos featuring Elijah Wood, Mike Tyson, and Priscilla Presley have been edited to push anti-Ukraine disinformation, according to Microsoft researchers.
End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years
Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right.…
Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI Boom
A new AI model from Google—called Gemini—is fresh competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI rivals are now working on even more radical ideas.…
White Supremacists Are Celebrating Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘Great Replacement’ Rant
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy boosted multiple far-right conspiracy theories during the GOP debate on Wednesday night, in a dangerous mainstreaming of once-fringe claims.…
The Best Gifts for Book Lovers (2023)
Here are plenty of gift ideas for your favorite bookworm, from tech to cozy accessories.
Tom Bihn Trinity Bag Review: Convertible Travel Briefcase
If you’ve been searching for the perfect personal-item travel bag, Tom Bihn’s convertible travel briefcase is a strong contender.
Green Chat Bubbles Aren’t the Problem—Texting Is
This week, we talk about the quest to make texting between mobile platforms more seamless. Will it make things better, or will it further erode our humanity?…
This Pill Tracks Your Vitals From the Inside
An ingestible “digital pill” that measures heart rate and breathing from inside the stomach could detect the warning signs of sleep apnea, cardiac distress, and even opioid overdoses.…
Can Rock Dust Soak Up Carbon Emissions? A Giant Experiment Is Set to Find Out
The idea that sprinkling rock dust on farmland can soak up atmospheric carbon will be tested at large scale thanks to a $57 million purchase from corporations including Stripe and Alphabet.…
Don’t Worry, It’s Just ‘Fire Ice’
Methane hydrate is an ice-like substance you can set on fire. Now scientists have found that more of it may be in danger of melting—and releasing powerful greenhouse gas—than previously realized.…
The Generative AI Copyright Fight Is Just Getting Started
The Authors Guild and other artists’ groups say that it's unfair to train AI algorithms on their work without permission. Tech companies generally argue that it counts as “fair use.”…
Israel-Hamas Conflict Sparks Meta Oversight Board’s First Emergency Case
The board is going to look at two posts removed for violating Meta’s policies against sharing graphic imagery and depicting dangerous organizations and individuals.…
OpenAI Cofounder Reid Hoffman Gives Sam Altman a Vote of Confidence
LinkedIn and OpenAI cofounder Reid Hoffman says he's glad Sam Altman is leading the AI company again. Hoffman and other AI experts discussed the perils and potential of AI at a WIRED event Tuesday.…
Video Games That Encourage Human Interaction Can Build Better Vibes
At a WIRED event Tuesday, a panel of studio founders and researchers discussed game designs that foster civility and discourage toxicity.…
How to Use Google’s Gemini AI Right Now in Its Bard Chatbot
You can try out Gemini, Google’s rival to ChatGPT, for free. It’s super easy to access right inside Bard.
Jennifer Doudna Believes Crispr Is for Everyone
Pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna sat down with WIRED’s Emily Mullin to talk about the future of Crispr.
The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance
Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”…
Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications
Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.…
9 Great Deals on Electric Kettles, Mugs, and Tumblers
Stay cozy this holiday season with these discounts on our favorite vessels for drinking tea and coffee.
Google Just Launched Gemini, Its Long-Awaited Answer to ChatGPT
Google says Gemini, launching today inside the Bard chatbot, is its “most capable” AI model ever. It was trained on video, images, and audio as well as text.…
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis Says Gemini Is a New Breed of AI
Google’s new AI model Gemini launched today inside the Bard chatbot. It could go on to advance robotics and other projects, says Demis Hassabis, the AI executive leading the project.…
Women Buy More Cars, So Why Are the Designs So Macho?
It’s not just Elon Musk’s Cybertruck. Car design is largely geared toward men, even though women buy more than 60 percent of all new cars sold in the US.…
A Kremlin-Linked Network Used Fake Taylor Swift Quotes to Push Anti-Ukraine Propaganda
A disinformation campaign led by a group linked to Russia's GRU is using images of celebrities like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Oprah to lambast Ukraine.…
The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling
23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions.…
How to Stop Another OpenAI Meltdown
OpenAI designed its governance structure to protect humanity—and it imploded. The company could take pointers from Mozilla and other projects combining lofty goals with for-profit ventures.…
Beeper Mini Turns Android’s Green Bubbles Into Blue Bubbles on iPhones
The new app Beeper Mini lets Android users send texts that show up as blue bubbles on iPhones. We talked to the 16-year-old high school student who wrote the code to make it possible.…
This Tandem Showerhead Turns Your Bathroom Into a Spa
Boona’s tandem showerhead is easy to install and has great water pressure. It’s one of my favorite pieces of gear this year.…