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Bee's Knees

China’s Nvidia Honeypot Isn’t Surprising. Jensen Huang Fell for It Anyway

China’s use of sexpionage is a well-established intelligence tactic with recent, high-profile examples. So how did the world’s most powerful AI executive fall for it?

Garrett M. Graff

Uncensored

Tear Down Those Guardrails! Meet the Renegades Freeing Chatbots From Corporate Enslavers

Will Knight

Satanic Panic

The AI Safety Debate Has Lost the Plot. We Asked 10 Experts What the Real Nightmares Are

Lauren Goode

Special Editions

WIRED Ghost Stories

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

Welcome to the WIRED Women Issue

No one wants to talk about women in tech. So we will.

In five stories, we look at some of the most fascinating aspects of human (and animal) intelligence. From new octopus research, to the scientists using human cells to power computers, to a promising new treatment for addiction, cognitive science is getting smarter.

The 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.

The Big Interview

Louis Rossmann Wants More People to Care About the Right to Repair

The outspoken consumer rights advocate knows the incoming Democrat-heavy Congress has a lot to get done. But he hopes one of those things is letting you fix your own iPhone.

Brian Barrett

‘Our Risk, Their Reward’: Zohran Mamdani on AI and Data Centers

Ahead of the midterms, WIRED talked to New York City’s mayor about data centers, AI in schools, and the future of the Democratic party.

Katie Drummond

UK Politician Jess Asato Got Deepfaked. Now She’s Taking xAI to Court

Jess Asato’s public campaigning for victims of online abuse put her in the crosshairs of Grok’s deepfake scandal. Then the UK member of parliament became a victim of the abuse herself.

Rosie Swash

Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue

Mary Anne Franks has spent years fighting against online abuse. When people are abused with impunity, she says, the message becomes “We do not care about women’s voices.”

Ej Dickson