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Camille BromleyThe Big StoryAug 29, 2023 6:00 AMHow to Use AI to Talk to Whales—and Save Life on EarthWith ecosystems in crisis, engineers and scientists are teaming up to decipher what animals are saying. Their hope: By truly listening to nature, humans will decide to protect it.Camille BromleyAug 29, 2023 6:00 AMILLUSTRATION: AGNES JONASBefore Michelle…
Maxwell ZeffBusinessJul 30, 2026 4:12 PMEveryone Is Freaking Out About OpenAI and Anthropic’s Race for DominanceResearchers fear AI is moving too fast, while Mark Zuckerberg is worried about who owns it. Plus: Inside Black Forest Labs’ push into robotics.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesI was offline last week in my home state of New Jersey, but…
Steven LevyBusinessJul 31, 2026 11:00 AMAI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing InViral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesFor 6 months, my husband convinced everyone that I had stolen millions from the company I built, including…
Zeyi YangBusinessJul 31, 2026 2:14 PMChinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on XAs OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesThe prevailing narrative in Silicon Valley is that Chinese…
Sachi Kitajima MulkeyScienceAug 8, 2026 5:00 AMSpokane Shows What the New Era of Wildfires Looks LikeWith rising temperatures and drier conditions, fires are more likely to explode. And with more people living next to forests, the results can be catastrophic.Utility workers help clear obstacles at a home burned during the Old Trails Fire in Spokane,…
Jorge GarayScienceAug 8, 2026 9:00 AMThe Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Beautiful Hidden PhenomenonThe photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe for the first time the tiny plasma vortices that had been predicted for more than a century.Courtesy of NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS/Inouye TelFor decades, scientists had theorized that the sun’s…
Dell CameronDhruv MehrotraSecurityAug 8, 2026 6:30 AMSecurity News This Week: Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, RevealedPlus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility hacks spread to a dozen states, a phishing email opens a missile-parts supplier’s inbox, and a ransomware boss gets 16 years.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesIt’s Black Hat…
Luke LarsenGearAug 8, 2026 7:01 AMThe Best Gaming LaptopsYou don’t want any old gaming laptop. Here’s my take on which to get, based on hundreds of hours of testing.Courtesy of RazerI’ve been testing gaming laptops for more than a decade, and I’ve observed an evolution of sorts during those years. Gaming laptops were once expensive,…
Luke LarsenGearAug 8, 2026 7:34 AMMy Favorite Budget Laptop Is $550 Off Its Retail Price TodayThe HP OmniBook 5 has a beautiful OLED screen and gets great battery life, despite being just $750 right now.Courtesy of HPLaptops keep getting more expensive. Many of my favorite laptops to recommend for budget-conscious shoppers are hundreds more today…
Megan Tomos GearAug 8, 2026 5:00 AMWhatsApp Gets a Handy @all Feature for Group ChatsA new software update builds on WhatsApp’s group chat chops by adding anonymous polls and introducing an easier way to start a smaller private chat away from the larger group.Courtesy of WhatsApp.The group chat is the last truly heavyweight institution of…