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Southern Lights
The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm
Three bursts of charged particles ejected from the sun have merged into a wave that could lead to brilliant auroras being visible from Moscow to Oklahoma City.
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Digital Culture
Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving
Black Twitter has been a cultural engine for well over a decade. It could also disappear at any time.
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Backchannel
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part I
Backchannel
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part II
WIRED Podcasts
A Peek Inside Hulu’s New Black Twitter Docuseries
The Big Interview
Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
Flux Capacitor
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Tip of the Iceberg
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Reviews and Buying Guides
Gift Guide
The 36 Best Gift Ideas for the New Grad in Your Life
Ring in their special milestone with useful gadgets, outdoor gear, subscriptions, and modern conveniences.
Buying Guide
The Best Gaming Laptops for Any Quest
Pew! Pew!
Inside the Deeply Nerdy—and Insanely Expensive—World of Hollywood Prop Collecting
Originally published March 2017: There are few things more thrilling than watching your favorite movie clutching a screen-used prop from the same flick in your trembling, sweaty palms.
We ❤️ Hardware
‘You Must Believe You Can Repair It’
Hip Hop's 50th
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
Trending Stories
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Business
OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn
OpenAI released draft guidelines for how it wants the AI technology inside ChatGPT to behave—and revealed that it’s exploring how to ‘responsibly’ generate explicit content.
Science
The One Thing That’s Holding Back the Heat Pump
It’s not the technology itself. It’s that we don’t yet have enough trained workers to install heat pumps for full-tilt decarbonization.
Security
Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
Gear
10 Last-Minute Deals on Mother’s Day Gifts
Does Mom need a KitchenAid or new headphones? Some of our favorite gear is on sale from Amazon and Target.
