The Great Unbundling of Rupert Murdoch
Buying (and burying) Myspace, beefing up Fox News, lighting media dumpster fires—the longtime News Corp head shaped cultural conversations. With his exit, that era can end.
I Failed Two Captcha Tests This Week. Am I Still Human?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on whether modern tech makes people behave more like bots.
Confessions of a Viral AI Writer
Despite my success with AI-generated stories, I’m not sure they are good for writers—or writing itself.
The Kids Don’t Want to Go to College Anymore, and Why Would They?
Journalist and author Paul Tough tells us about what’s driving rising tuition fees, lower enrollment, and the myth of college as an equalizer in the US.
The Biggest Revelations From the Microsoft Xbox Leaks
Microsoft has traditionally been very tight-lipped about its Xbox and gaming plans. A new leak just opened the floodgates.
The Weird Link Between Donald Trump’s Georgia Indictment and the Rapper Young Thug
Both the former president and the rapper are charged with racketeering by the Fulton County district attorney. Both cases involve social media as evidence. Both are about to get extremely complicated.
The Expanse Marks Telltale Games’ Return to Form
New engine work, motion capture, and experimentation in the new The Expanse: A Telltale Series, gives us all a positive impression for the studio’s future.
Can ‘Monster Hunter Now’ Pull Niantic Out of Its Slump?
The company landed an unprecedented hit with the mobile game Pokémon Go. Seven years later, it’s still struggling to recapture that success.
Quan Millz Was the Biggest Mystery on TikTok. Until Now
The prolific street-lit author’s X-rated books went viral on TikTok. Many believed he was a white writer profiting off Black culture. That was just the beginning.