Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:05:17 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-city-on-the-edge-google-buses-san-francisco/6994951713c2a76612125538Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000A decade ago, commuter buses attracted big protests in San Francisco. Years later, the city is still feeling the repercussions.The Big StoryBusinessBook Excerpt, longreads, Google, Silicon Valley, Books, apple, Facebook, YahooJonathan WeberCondé NastBook Excerpthttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-alex-vindman/6a20e9364a7696d91099ed0dTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000In 2019, Alex Vindman testified during President Trump’s first impeachment trial–a decision that ended his military career. 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Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.”The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencelongreads, education, artificial intelligence, schools, kids, New York CityTodd FeathersCondé NastRise Over Runhttps://www.wired.com/story/wired-book-club-excerpt-the-yahoo-boys-carlos-barragan/6a187520931e039d612e0957Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000In this excerpt from WIRED Book Club pick The Yahoo Boys, journalist Carlos Barragán traces one scammer’s journey from flop to fortune.The Big StorySecurityBook Excerpt, longreads, scams, BooksCarlos BarragánCondé NastWIRED Book Clubhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-painful-truth-about-long-covid/69c6afbd4593d05c6cdc646dMon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment—if only you were allowed to talk about it.The Big StoryScienceScience / Healthlongreads, COVID-19, medicine, therapy, diseases, psychology, Exercise, coronavirusAlan LevinovitzCondé NastMedical Mysteryhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-jason-rezaian/6a0f83469e18cc3e8178a595Tue, 26 May 2026 14:41:54 +0000Jason Rezaian spent years reporting from Iran before being imprisoned by the regime. 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All your household tasks can be turned into data to train future humanoids—if you’re prepared for the consequences.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceAI Panic, artificial intelligence, gig economy, robotics, robots, Training, Jobs, chores, householdReece RogersCondé NastI, Robothttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-takes-over-debt-collection/69f4f494ed110137695d62b7Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000There’s a mad dash to automate the world’s most hated calls. Have an unpaid bill? You’ll hear from an AI debt collector sometime soon.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencelongreads, AI Panic, artificial intelligence, Finance, moneyKate KnibbsCondé NastEve Jobshttps://www.wired.com/story/fact-checking-ai/69d67d849dad1bfe79e89acbTue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000Can AI do fact-checking? A WIRED fact-checker fact-checks.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceartificial intelligence, chatbots, information, Google, Books, ethics, AI Panic, JobsMeghan HerbstCondé NastPoint of Correctionhttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-or-die-trying/6a0b973e184d81c61ce8cccdTue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000AI could make you redundant. Here’s what you need to know.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceAI Panic, artificial intelligence, employees, Work, Jobs, EconomyWIRED StaffCondé NastRequired Learninghttps://www.wired.com/story/to-land-a-job-in-ai-try-reading-kant/69f4f459e1971f6beee0b50bTue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000The world’s leading AI labs are hiring philosophers to think through ethical edge cases and grand questions of mind and morality. Are they another instrument of hype?The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencelongreads, artificial intelligence, OpenAI, Anthropic, AI PanicJoel KhaliliCondé NastExtended Reasoninghttps://www.wired.com/story/normie-vibe-code/69e914f215a8034c5a724814Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencelongreads, artificial intelligence, programming, coding, Anthropic, AI PanicChris ColinCondé NastSludge Reporthttps://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-sad-wives-of-ai/69d67e748f29e8abc987397dWed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000Are you married to a man who’s obsessed with AI? I’m so, so sorry.The Big StoryCultureCulture / Digital Culturelongreads, relationships, artificial intelligence, sex, Work, therapy, family, emotion, AI PanicAlessandra RamCondé NastLove, Death & Robotshttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-how-to-watch-soccer-like-a-genius-nick-greene/69ea3ca5a5897da10992ccf4Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data.The Big StoryBook Excerpt, longreads, soccer, Sports, Brains and Behavior, fitness, statistics, World Cup 2026Nick GreeneCondé NastBook Excerpthttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-hacks-cocreators-paul-w-downs-lucia-aniello/6a0217b383b086caa78022a2Tue, 12 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000Ahead of the hit show’s finale, cocreators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello talk about media consolidation, the perils of censorship, and why they find AI “deeply disturbing.”The Big StoryCultureCulture / TVBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, TV, HBOKatie DrummondCondé NastThe Big Interviewhttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-how-to-not-know-simone-stolzoff/69e6a15791a8fa7d2e33c1b3Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000Colloquially, OCD is known as the doubting disorder. In his new book How to Not Know, Simone Stolzoff explores whether treating that uncertainty with magic mushrooms can help people through it.The Big StoryScienceBook Excerpt, longreads, drugs, Brains and Behavior, psychology, mental health, Books, science, psychedelicSimone StolzoffCondé NastBook Excerpt