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Jason ParhamCultureAug 12, 2026 5:30 AMYou’re Thinking About Online Trends All WrongFrom pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.Photo-Illustration: Darrell Jackson; Getty ImagesFor the last decade on social media, Ruby Thelot has asked himself the same questions when…
Isabella WardPoliticsAug 12, 2026 5:01 AMA Candidate Named ‘Count Binface’ Is the Most Normal Part of This Pivotal UK ElectionClacton’s parliamentary race has it all: Nigel Farage, a man dressed as a trash can, a Union Jack bikini, white nationalist conspiracy theories, and 34 candidates on the ballot.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesA man wearing a…
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Economist Answers U.S. Economy QuestionsFederal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the American economy.Released on 08/11/2026Transcript[metal clanking]I’m economist Austen Goolsbee,President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.Let’s answer your questions from the internet.This is Tech Support: U.S. Economy.[upbeat music]@TheKhrisPringle asks, Shower thought,how much money is…
The WNBA is bigger than ever. But the attention is on anything but basketball.Often-heated, broader cultural discussions about topics like race, gender and identity have followed the WNBA since it began 30 years ago — and that still remains the case.Listen to this article00:0000:00Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesAug. 11, 2026, 6:27 PM EDT…
Send your questions for Keir SimmonsNBC News’ chief foreign correspondent will host a Q&A for subscribers Wednesday from Saudi Arabia. Keir Simmons, NBC News’ chief international correspondent, appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 4.NBC / NBC News / Getty ImagesAug. 11, 2026, 12:23 PM EDTBy NBC NewsA multinational maritime coalition was…
Iran elevates hard-liners, signaling further confrontation with TrumpThe Islamic Republic’s absent supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, announced an overhaul of the country’s national security leadership that suggests a tougher approach at home and abroad.Listen to this article00:0000:00A mural of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on Saturday.Atta Kenare / AFP via…
Trump took a secret flight out of Turkey in an elaborate plot to hide his location amid Iran warThe operation last month used a catering truck to get the president on the C-32 that flew from Ankara to Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the U.K.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Secret Service operation to…
BREAKING NEWSUpdated 29 minutes ago2026 ElectionAppointed Sen. Darline Graham advances to GOP Senate primary runoff in South CarolinaGraham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will face another Republican in an Aug. 25 runoff for the party’s nomination, NBC News projects.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Sen. Darline Graham advances to runoff in…