A Dystopian Vision of the Future: Toxic but Candy Sweet
By Laura Mallonee
Photographer Fernando Montiel Klint imagines a world where technology has gone amok.
Traffic Jam
Why Uber Is Fighting Cities Over Data About Scooter Trips
By Aarian Marshall
Los Angeles and other cities want detailed data on the shared scooters on their streets. Uber, Lyft, and other companies fear a Trojan horse that could affect ride-hailing.
Feed the Beast
Calculating the Impact of Game of Thrones' Dragons
By Peter Rubin
In a prestigious math competition earlier this year, contestants ran the numbers on raising dragons.
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The Chernobyl Disaster Might Have Also Built a Paradise
By Adam Rogers
An HBO show tells the story of the nuclear explosion, but some scientists think that radioactive, human-free landscape might now be a haven for plants and animals.
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Wired Q&A
Technology That Could End Humanity—and How to Stop It
By Klint Finley
Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom says technology often has unintended consequences, and that we may have to choose between totalitarianism and annihilation.
bleep bloop
Tamagotchi Have Returned to Bewitch a New Generation
By Arielle Pardes
The new Tamagotchi On goes on sale today for $59.99, marketed to nostalgic millennials and a new audience of youngsters.
black hot
A Bizarre Form of Water May Exist All Over the Universe
By Joshua Sokol
A new experiment confirms the existence of superionic ice, a black and hot form of water that might make up the bulk of giant icy planets.
WIRED Q&A
An AI Pioneer Explains the Evolution of Neural Networks
By Nicholas Thompson
Google's Geoff Hinton was a pioneer in researching the neural networks that now underlie much of artificial intelligence. He persevered when few others agreed.
The Monitor
New Picard Star Trek Series Is Coming to Amazon. Sorta
By Angela Watercutter
It'll premiere on CBS All Access in the US, then go to Prime Video internationally.
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