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Jeff Wise The Big StoryJul 30, 2026 6:00 AMA Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.ANIMATION: Gabriel Gabriel GarbleThis past May, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air medevac plane took off from Roswell, New Mexico, and headed…
Molly TaftThe Big StoryAug 4, 2026 6:00 AMHow Data Centers Broke American PoliticsWhat the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.Molly TaftAug 4, 2026 6:00 AMJoe Allen, the anti-tech commentator, in Washington, DC.Photograph: Matt EichJoe Allen wants to know what the robot’s name is.…
Katie DrummondBusinessJul 28, 2026 6:30 AMCan the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. They’ve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulzberger has no plans to stop fighting it.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesFor most companies, spending upwards…
Brian BarrettZoë SchifferLeah FeigerBusinessJul 30, 2026 1:51 PMNvidia’s Open Source Alliance Is Missing Some Key Names: OpenAI and AnthropicThis week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open- vs. closed-source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot logs from showing up in search-engine results.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty…
Katie DrummondCultureAug 4, 2026 6:30 AM‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in HollywoodPuck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesIf you want a clear understanding of how AI is affecting…
Matt KamenWIRED StaffCultureJan 31, 2026 7:00 AMThe 24 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right NowSinners, Wicked, and Die Hard are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.Still from Sinners.©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett CollectionIn Recent years, Netflix and Apple TV+ have been duking it out to have the…
Matt KamenCultureJul 13, 2026 7:14 PMThe 8 Best Movies to Stream This MonthProject Hail Mary, They Will Kill You, and The Long Walk are among the films deserving of your eyeballs this month.Still from Project Hail Mary.Photograph: MGM/Courtesy Everett CollectionSummer is firmly here, and the temperatures are feeling borderline apocalyptic in much of the northern…
Jennifer M. WoodCultureAug 7, 2026 12:48 PMThe 7 Best TV Shows to Stream This MonthLanterns, Dark Matter, and the original Star Trek are just a few of the TV shows you should be watching right now.Still from Lanterns.Courtesy of HBOThe big screen is having a moment. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is breaking box office records,…
Adam MorganCultureAug 5, 2026 6:45 AMNo One Can Afford to Make Myst Games Anymore“Myst” sold over 6 million copies in the ’90s. Its latest spinoff couldn’t shore up any funding, pointing to an existential crisis among double-A games.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesIn the 1990s, the puzzle adventure game Myst sold more than 6 million copies—so…
Ej Dickson CultureAug 5, 2026 3:35 PMTikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream UpThe gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. He’s since been hospitalized.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesContent warning: This article discusses self-harm.On Tuesday night, the gossip…