Short-form soap operas for smartphones are having their moment.

ABA has become big business, with parents and patients who swear by it. Critics call it harmful.

Bets decided on linguistic technicalities are exposing how hard it is to turn language into a binary market with payouts hinging on a single word.

The Iran conflict, and the way Kalshi and Polymarket handled wagers, shows weaknesses in prediction markets.

Two companies are pioneering a new way of predicting the future. Critics call it unregulated gambling

In Hollywood and real life, the once-unremarkable facilities have taken a leading role.

Can trades on the public blockchain be illegal if the computer code allows them?

An evaluation of Trump’s White House renovation and his predecessor’s “Obamalisk” in Chicago.

What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.

A growing group of critics say we’re in an artificial intelligence bubble. Is it true? If so, how would we know?

Behold Neural Viz, the first great cinematic universe of the AI era.

Every big news event is a memecoin now.

In his new book, Dan Wang argues that America is too good at making rules, and could learn from Beijing’s laser focus on technical innovation.

A decade ago, I wrote a story about transcending cultural boundaries through football. Now it’s a major Chinese motion picture—with a very different message.

A decade ago, I wrote a story about transcending cultural boundaries through sports. Now it’s a movie with a very different message.

The inside story of an unconditional surrender.

Having a Child in the Digital Age

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Wakefield High School is part of a pilot program requiring students to put their phones inside magnetic locking pouches every morning. Students – and teachers – are happy with the results so far.

The author gave Leonard Peikoff everything—her ideas, her copyrights, and her money. Then he fell in love with his caregiver.

Almost all Americans say they support democracy—but they have very different ideas about what the word means.

An Australian with sartorial dash, he was a reporter, columnist, editor and TV correspondent who practiced a feisty brand of tabloid journalism.

Bryan Johnson, a data-obsessed Silicon Valley centimillionaire, is promoting food and supplements that promise to help people live longer. Scientists say his program is highly questionable. So why are...

With his new book about the crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried — and new questions about his old work — the famously charmed writer finds himself under a microscope.

Gen Alpha is quickly developing tools that identify AI-generated text—and tools to evade detection.

Some acolytes lost faith, others blamed devils—and some went even harder. An essay exploring what happens when the prophecy of blockchain fails.