Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USWed, 16 Sep 2026 06:54:26 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/against-tech-oligarchy-book-excerpt-trump-billionaries/6a74f66dc44a52857403bf7aTue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.The Big StoryBusinessPoliticsBook Excerpt, longreads, Silicon Valley, Layoffs, Economy, LaborJs Tan, Clarissa RedwineCondé NastBook Excerpthttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-emily-st-john-mandel-exit-party/6aa4200225fe1cc03c674439Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. Her new novel, Exit Party, imagines two possible American futures—totalitarian state and post-civil-war chaos.The Big StoryCultureBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, Books, dystopia, Sci-fi, fictionKatie DrummondCondé NastThe Big Interviewhttps://www.wired.com/story/burnerverse-maddie-kowalski/6a4be46e1d12c58f2540c202Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.The Big StoryCultureCulture / Digital Culturelongreads, X, twitter, college, Sports, Social Media, harassmentEj Dickson Condé NastSocial Mediahttps://www.wired.com/story/conspiracy-how-9-11-broke-americas-brain/6aa06c314948313c022ca01dFri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Crackpot theories were once the stuff of shortwave radio, but September 11 unleashed the Age of Alex Jones.The Big Storyal-Qaeda, longreads, conspiracy theories, alex jones, terrorismGarrett M. GraffCondé NastWake Up, Sheeplehttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-emily-st-john-mandel-exit-party/6a6a62cf602a98f3436cc55bThu, 10 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000In Emily St. John Mandel’s new novel Exit Party, becoming a “ghost” means running afoul of the state. In this excerpt, a secret agent discovers it doesn’t take much.The Big StoryCultureBook Excerpt, longreads, Books, Sci-fiEmily St. John MandelCondé NastBook Excerpthttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-rebecca-kutler-ms-now/6aa031b215609fd4043e4734Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000The cable news network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, wants to leverage its massive online and TV audience to create a fan community. First up: letting you chat with Rachel Maddow.The Big StoryBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, News, politics, MediaKatie DrummondCondé NastThe Big Interviewhttps://www.wired.com/story/egg-freezing-startup-cofertility-weirder-than-you-could-imagine/6a60f754520995f2b40eb811Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Cofertility manages the costs of egg freezing and storage, in exchange for half the batch. One young client became suspicious of the arrangement—and started to investigate.The Big StoryScienceScience / Healthfertility, pregnancy, longreads, Reproduction, Reproductive Technology, StartupsMaia HibbettCondé NastThe Price of Eggshttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-alex-davies-kobuk-the-destroyer-nasa-food-testing/6a74b1d7a5647b487fd9294aTue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000In the early 20th century, public outcry following Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle led to stricter food safety protocols. NASA took them a step further.The Big StoryBook Excerpt, longreads, USDA, food science, nutrition, NASA, space, space shuttle, space explorationAlex DaviesCondé NastBook Excerpthttps://www.wired.com/story/pangram-has-emerged-as-the-gold-standard-of-ai-detection/6a8cb79d3e6cf87b84dc7a7dWed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Meet the AI police who can make or break careers—in publishing and beyond.The Big StoryBusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencealgorithms, ai, longreads, Publishing, self-publishing, literature, Creative writing, Startups, MediaLexi PandellCondé NastCheat Codehttps://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-perimenopause-industrial-complex/6a553d7860977c8c392bf881Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.The Big StoryScienceScience / Healthlongreads, medicine, women's health, Regulation, Social MediaKate KnibbsCondé NastGreat Replacementhttps://www.wired.com/story/myplots-jack-schwartz-zane-harwin-teen-parties-after-prom/6a4be3a7b0c984e61e0cd0fcThu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.The Big StoryCultureBusinesslongreads, technology, Apps, TeensManisha KrishnanCondé NastFOMOhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-cop-who-took-on-flock/6a70e408f4ac0ca4079ecc9dTue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000After Noel Pichardo called out his city's embrace of Flock surveillance cameras, he was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than two years.The Big StorySecuritylongreads, surveillance, Flock, security, privacyDhruv MehrotraCondé NastWhistle Blownhttps://www.wired.com/galaxy-brain/6a705a1f863a7a312f9d9abdFri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000In 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 Big StorySpecial Edition, Galaxy BrainCondé NastGalaxy Brainhttps://www.wired.com/story/brain-focused-ultrasound/6a60f6fa722e7acbf1757599Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of noninvasive, focused ultrasound seemed to do what years of treatment could not.The Big Storylongreads, Galaxy Brain, Neuroscience, addiction, brain, drugsEmily MullinCondé NastBrain Wavehttps://www.wired.com/story/heat-wave-schizophrenia/6a4be41753de66878208c858Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:16:33 +0000People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet.The Big Storylongreads, Galaxy BrainHilary BeaumontCondé NastBrain Stormhttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-the-vanishing-earth-james-crawford-brain-mining/6a6a4ba775cf04b297784603Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think.The Big StoryScienceScience / Psychology and NeuroscienceBook Excerpt, longreads, Galaxy Brain, Neuroscience, surveillance, brain-computer interfacesJames CrawfordCondé NastBrain Drainhttps://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-rise-and-fall-of-the-artificial-state-jill-lepore-silicon-valley-sci-fi/6a5a54e5103c3bf8e37e5b2dTue, 11 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000Beyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.The Big StoryBook Excerpt, longreads, Silicon Valley, Sci-fi, Books, Elon Musk, Sam AltmanJill LeporeCondé NastBook Excerpthttps://www.wired.com/story/organoids-lab-grown-brains-neural-networks/69c6b4bc1e74f0a0c774a978Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.The Big StoryScienceScience / Biotechlongreads, Galaxy Brain, Neuroscience, brains, artificial intelligence, computing, Computers, programming, Biology, consciousness, philosophyClaire L. EvansCondé NastBrain Childhttps://www.wired.com/story/octopus-arms-distributed-intelligence-nine-brains/6a6b31d32c9a676081b4b1a5Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.The Big StoryScienceGalaxy BrainCara GiaimoCondé NastScatter Brainhttps://www.wired.com/story/how-data-centers-broke-american-politics/6a21cbb918920d19dd0adecdTue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.The Big StoryScienceScience / Environmentlongreads, data centers, politics, artificial intelligence, environmentalism, Regulation, Sci-fiMolly TaftCondé NastBody Horror