Divided We Fail
An AI cold war between the US and China could doom us all.
By Nicholas Thompson and Ian Bremmer
The Asset
How the US used a Chinese spy to stop the most audacious economic espionage campaign ever—and how Beijing hit back.
By Garrett M. Graff
End Game
It was just another instance of swatting, online gaming’s favorite form of revenge. Until it all went horribly awry.
By Brendan I. Koerner
Jeff Bezos Wants Us to Leave Earth
At Blue Origin, Amazon’s space-obsessed founder is building rockets that will send people on zero-g joyrides—and maybe, one day, blast us into an extraterrestrial future.
By Steven Levy
Launch
Noted by the editor
Release Notes
Behind the scenes of this issue
Comments
Reader rants and raves
Weimar 2.0
The hyperinflation of values
By Virginia Heffernan
Wreck-It Ralph Is Back
Disney brings the internet to life
3 Smart Things
Critter-inspired tech
Code Switch
Can you program identity?
Mental Blocks
Tapping into the power of the Tetris effect
Jargon Watch
Snapchat dysmorphia and the quest for perfection
Angry Nerd
Permanent beta makes me permanently apathetic
Particle Physiques
3-D color x-rays, powered by CERN
Online Conspiracies, a Guide Fake news, QAnon, and more
By Emma Grey Ellis
What’s the Deal
Tech “discovers” franchising
Infoporn
The metric system gets a makeover
The Paper Epiphany
Lo-fi lessons from the voting booth
By Clive thompson
Fetish: Bodum Mocca With Beam Heater
Halogen-fired vacuum coffeepot
Gearhead: Chef du Small
Cooking kit for tiny spaces
Benchmark: Teflon
The origins of a slippery substance
Top 3: Sous Vide Wands
Your turkey deserves a warm bath
Culture Club
The funky fermentation movement
By Joe Ray
Stories by wired readers
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