Why It’s Hard to Put Down Your Phone—and How to Set Healthy BoundariesHere’s what experts have to say about how phone use impacts our wellbeing and how to set healthier (and realistic) boundaries.
The Living History and Surprising Diversity of Computer-Generated TextSelections from “Output,” an anthology showcasing seven decades of English-language machine-generated texts, long predating ChatGPT.
I Test Wearable Tech for a Living. These Are My Favorite Products of 2024From sleep earbuds to smart rings, here are the wearables I didn’t want to take off after completing my product review.
YouTube Is Cracking Down on ClickbaitThe platform will begin removing clickbait in India before rolling out the change to more countries in the ‘coming months.’
Generative AI Is My Research and Writing Partner. Should I Disclose It?The straightforward answer is that if you’re using generative AI for research purposes, disclosure is probably not necessary. Yet, attribution is probably required if you use ChatGPT or another AI tool for composition.
The Battle Over What It Means to Be “Just a Girl” Online“I would love to be a stay-at-home mom. I would love to be a homemaker and a wife.
The 3,000m-high border that's melting awayChanges that begin in the ice at the tops of high mountain ranges are cascading down to lower altitudes. As the world warms, they are changing borders, livelihoods and the shapes of mountains along the way.
My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska’s Thawing ArcticFlames were leaping out of the forest beneath the float plane taking us deep into the remote interior of northern Alaska. Our destination was the glacial Walker Lake, which stretches 14 miles through Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Phone Maker Xiaomi Made the Car That Apple Couldn'tIf you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED You more than likely know Xiaomi, so-called Apple of China, as a maker of smartphones that offer a decent alternative to Samsung.
Will Even the Most Advanced Subs Have Nowhere to Hide?The People’s Liberation Army Navy is the largest navy in the world, but it currently operates only 12 nuclear-powered submarines, a rather small number compared to the 67 attack subs and ballistic-missile subs of the U.S. Navy. And compared to U.S.
Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolveWe have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like?
How the Far Right Reports on the BorderA few days before the election, Wid Lyman, a reporter for Border Hawk News, a right-wing news site, drove to Mt. Cristo Rey, a hiking path on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. He parked near a grouping of picnic tables and clipped a pair of gloves to the belt loops of his tactical pants.
As the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes GlobalAmerican neo-Nazi Robert Rundo’s six-year “battle with the feds”—a fight that spans two dismissals, three appellate reversals, and an extradition and deportation from at least two countries—concludes today with his sentencing to federal prison for attacking ideological opponents at politic
New Tests Reveal AI’s Capacity for DeceptionThe myth of King Midas is about a man who wishes for everything he touches to turn to gold. This does not go well: Midas finds himself unable to eat or drink, with even his loved ones transmuted.