“A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of their alleged descent into mayhem and death.”
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Hot Dog University
“Different zip codes, different lives, but somehow, they all trace the same strange road back to a place called Hot Dog University.”
His Death Turned Bob Lee Into a Symbol—His Friends Are Trying to Take Him Back
“The world was shocked by the lurid details of his murder, but his loved ones would rather remember his life.”
The Dude Ranch Above the Sea
“Steely Dan conjured a sealed-in-amber studio perfection—a sound that could alienate listeners as easily as seduce them.”
To Own the Future, Read Shakespeare
“Tech and the liberal arts have always been at war. Don’t assume Silicon Valley will win.”
Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?
“I spent two days at Notion and saw an industry in upheaval. I also shipped some actual code.”
AI Is Coming for Music, Too
“New diffusion AI models that make songs from scratch are complicating our definitions of authorship and human creativity.”
With Old Traditions and New Tech, Young Inuit Chart Their Changing Landscape
For generations, hunting and being deeply in tune with the land have been essential parts of Inuit culture in the Hudson Bay region of northernmost Canada. As the coastline changes, Inuit youth are combining next-generation tech and tools with the Indigenous wisdom of their elders to chart the evolving marine landscape — and make it […]
Planet TikTok
“The app’s young user base, fragmented content, and amped-up algorithm helped it spread around the world. If the US bans it, what would be lost?”
Beyond a ‘Reasonable Doubt’
“Revisiting Jay-Z’s hustler masterpiece—released on his own label at age 25—in the rapper’s billionaire era.”
