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Model Rocket

The Tesla Roadster 2 Is Here—and It Flies

The automaker unveiled its next luxury sports car at an event in Texas. It has thrusters on it that can send it airborne.

By Aarian Marshall

I Hop

A Tesla Flying Car? I Don’t Know, Man

The Federal Aviation Administration will likely have thoughts about the Tesla Roadster 2’s ability to leave the ground.

By Aarian Marshall

Model Behavior

AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren’t Paying For

Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools.

By Paresh Dave

New Personnel

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM

By Tess Owen and Tim Marchman

Midterms 2026

Democrats Are Gearing Up to Investigate the Trump Administration. It Won’t Be Easy

By Vittoria Elliott

Nowhere’s Safe

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Screen Time

Kids’ Content Is Deeply Broken. A New Platform Wants to Fix It

By Jason Parham

Uncanny Valley

We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

By Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger, and Reece Rogers

Reviews

Warm Regards

Give Your Old Thermostat a Smart Upgrade Before the Cold Sets In

Forever Festive

The Best Permanent Outdoor Lights, Tested on Our Homes

Product Review

Breville’s New Toaster Uses Optical Sensors to Measure Your Toast’s Doneness

Studio Fantasy

The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro Brought New Life to Music I’ve Listened to for Years

Subscriber Exclusives

Inner Loop

Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races—while virtually forfeiting the House.

By Hugo Lowell

AI Lab

AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science

Kernel Panic

AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals

Backchannel

I’m Still Convinced the iPod Was the Perfect Gadget

Model Behavior

She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate

A pixelated skull overlaid on a figure representing an AI model

AI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity

The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Has Poured Millions Into Nevada Shell Companies

Far-Right Election Groups Are Now Targeting Nursing Homes

Photo Illustration of Don Lemon being Watched by ICE Agents

Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer

ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests

The Man Behind a West Bank Telegram Channel Trying to Keep Palestinian Drivers Safe

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Artemis III Scientist Shares What to Expect From NASA’s Next Lunar Mission

Earth’s Condition Is ‘Serious and Getting Worse’ as Climate Change Intensifies

Cat-Like Whiskers Help Tiny Drones Fly in the Dark

Man pointing at himself while his shadow depicts him with a Pinocchio nose.

Men Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI

OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us

What Flock Actually Costs Cities Across the Country

A 3D printer sits on a dimly lit desk.

Formlabs Has a 3D Printer for Normies

My Friend Has No Soul

Tesla’s Roadster 2 Is Late—and Entering a Different EV World

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Top Skechers Coupon Codes: 20% Off

The JackRabbit MG Cargo Is the Tiniest Ebike I Know That Can Haul 500 Pounds

I Tried 28 Popular Energy Drinks. Here’s How They Rank

ISTANBUL TURKEY MAY 16 Japanese horror manga artist Junji Ito poses at the Junji Ito Twisted Visions Event by Kayip...

Junji Ito’s Manga Horrors Hit Harder as Live-Action TV

Dune: Part Three’s Cowriter Has a New Comic on the Way

Godzilla Minus Zero’s Filmmakers Terrified Bystanders With Their Monster Sounds

CRYSTAL LAKE Pictured Linda Cardellini as Pam

The 9 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month

The 9 Best Movies to Stream This Month

Marvel Has Assigned 42 Hours of Homework Before Avengers: Doomsday

Podcast: Uncanny Valley

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Alex Gibney’s Musk Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues

Livestream Replay: Watch Uncanny Valley on Women, Tech, and Power

Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree

The Big Story

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the case for lowercase

a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?

By Tiffany Ng

Yes ICANN

The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier

Choke Points

Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank

Choke Points

How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank

Gone Girl

Who Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?

Special Editions

Special Edition

Welcome to the WIRED Women Issue

Special Edition

Inside WIRED’s Brain Week

Special Edition

The Truth About Kids These Days

Special Edition

The Future of Home

WIRED Classics

Domain of One’s Own

Billions Registered

Originally published October 1994: Right now, there are no rules to keep you from owning a bitchin’ corporate name as your own internet address.

By Joshua Quittner

We ❤️ Hardware

How a Research Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won

Space Oddity

Sayaka Murata Inhabits a Planet of Her Own

Daily Hustle

Deliver Us, Lord, From the Startup Life

Crossing the Line

A Genetic Curse, a Scared Mom, and the Quest to ‘Fix’ Embryos

Videos