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Olympics 2024
At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
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How to Watch the 2024 Summer Olympics
Pinch and Crimp
What Climber Jesse Grupper Is Bringing to the Olympics
The Big Story
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse. Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen had a simple yet controversial question: How much time might we have left to save it?
The Big Interview
For the Director of Wicked, There’s No Place Like Silicon Valley
Cold Hard Cash
How to Get Rich From Peeping Inside People’s Fridges
Reviews and Buying Guides
Buying Guide
The Best Cheap Phones for Almost Every Budget
There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $150 to $500—stood up to WIRED’s testing.
Buying Guide
The Best Folding Phones
The Climate Issue
A One-Time Poultry Farmer Invents the Future of Refrigeration
Originally published in April 2020: Mechanical cooling revolutionized the global food supply—and accelerated global warming. Peter Dearman’s liquid air engine could change all that.
The Climate Issue
The Greatest Climate-Protecting Technology Ever Devised
Creator of Worlds
Brandon Sanderson Is Your God
Opioid Crisis
On the Trail of the Fentanyl King
Trending Stories
TOP STORIES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS
Culture
The 19 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now
The Idea of You, Road House, and American Fiction are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
Culture
The Week of Brat Summer Will Go Down in Internet History
After Charli XCX declared that Vice President Kamala Harris “IS brat,” nothing was the same.
Security
Europe Is Pumping Billions Into New Military Tech
The European Commission is allocating €7.3 billion for defense research over the next seven years. From drones and tanks of the future to battleships and space intelligence, here's what it funds.
Gear
The Best Cheap Phones for Almost Every Budget
There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $150 to $500—stood up to WIRED’s testing.
