Welcome to AMP Stories

A whole new way to get WIRED.
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    *STARTING TODAY,* if you’re using Google to search for something, you may see a selection of “AMP Stories”—including some from us at WIRED. If you’ve ever seen our Instagram Stories or Snapchat Discover editions, these might look familiar; if not, no need to panic. Here’s how AMP Stories work.
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    The cover card is...well, it’s a cover. Headline, category, a sense of what’s inside.
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    To move to the next page, tap on the right side of your screen; to go back a page, tap the left.
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    The page you’re on... ...and the pages still to come.
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    At the end of each AMP Story, you’ll find links to related stories—these won’t be to other AMP Stories, but stories elsewhere on the WIRED site.
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    *AS TIME GOES* by, you’ll find all kinds of AMP Stories from us. There’ll be magazine and web articles that have been optimized for AMP, as well as AMP-exclusive stories that show you a whole new side of the WIRED universe—all perfectly crafted for your phone. And perfectly searchable.
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