Geek Life 4.27.11

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

What’s it like to be the richest man in the world? Find out for yourself.

Don’t buy a loved one something you wouldn’t want for yourself. These are the must-haves that tech enthusiasts have on their wish lists this year.

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”

A long day’s haul in the video game slop mines.

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.

The French AI lab claims its latest release matches or outperforms even the best models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.

Missed our latest WIRED@Night event? Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco right here.

Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

The price of anything with memory is skyrocketing thanks to AI. Aging streaming devices are no exception.

Security researchers used AI tools to help uncover years-old vulnerabilities in the PHP web scripting language. Then the AI-assisted attacks began.