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When to Fold 'Em
How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA
WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.
System Load
ChatGPT’s Horny Era Could Be Its Stickiest Yet
OpenAI will soon let adults create erotic content in ChatGPT. Experts say that could lead to “emotional commodification,” or horniness as a revenue stream.
Sneak Attack
This ‘Privacy Browser’ Has Dangerous Hidden Features
The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.
Made in China
Made in China
The Man Who Makes AI Slop by Hand
Chinese creator Tianran Mu went viral for mimicking the eerie, unsettling aesthetic of AI videos, but his work is 100 percent human.
Inner Loop
Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous
“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED.
Backchannel
Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?
Made in China
How ByteDance Made China’s Most Popular AI Chatbot
Cyberbullied
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck
“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they’re proud to drive it.
Neural Viz
The Future of AI Isn't Just Slop
Soft Power
A Journey Into the Heart of Labubu
Generation iPad
WIRED Takes You Back to School
Young people entering classrooms this fall need a totally different tool set than the generations before them.
Take Off
The New Era of Work Travel
Beyond Wellness
Are We Healthy Yet?
Special Edition
How to Win a Fight
Special Edition
You're Not Ready
Author's Note
Confessions of a Viral AI Writer
Originally published September 2023: Despite my success with AI-generated stories, I'm not sure they are good for writers—or writing itself.
Free Fall
The Battle for the Soul of Buy Nothing
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Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion
On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.
The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.
What the Huge AWS Outage Reveals About the Internet
Amazon Web Services experienced DNS resolution issues on Monday morning, taking down wide swaths of the web—and highlighting a long-standing weakness in the internet's infrastructure.
Samsung’s Galaxy XR Mixed Reality Headset Undercuts Apple’s Vision Pro by $1,700
This Android XR-powered headset comes with Google’s Gemini assistant and once again asks you to step into virtual waters.
