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History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.


Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security’s proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.


The CEO of the supercar company says demand for high-end full electric cars is “almost zero.” Could this mean Ferrari's Luce will be dead on arrival?

The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year

Despite Donald Trump’s unrelenting attacks on renewable energy, there’s a quiet revolution happening on US grids.


You can avoid Google’s AI summaries in your search results by simply adjusting your query. Or just switch search engines altogether.

The Best Puffer Jackets to Survive the Cold
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The Best iPad to Buy (and a Few to Avoid)
Forum members have discussed their discomfort with mass deportation efforts, debate how federal agents have interacted with civilians, and complain about their working conditions.
From disappointments to scandals to Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ silver medal, figure skating brought some of the biggest surprises of the Milano Cortina Games. We talked to Adam Rippon to find out why.

Inside the Gay Tech Mafia
Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates.

On TikTok, Chinese manufacturers are advertising signal-blocking weapons with the breezy cadence of consumer lifestyle advertising.

Zillow Has Gone Wild—for AI

It's not enough to build things. You also have to tear them down. WIRED commissioned five stories about decommissioning, from EVs and internet cables to supercomputers and space stations.

23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century

The Greatest Successes and Worst Flameouts of 2025

AI of a Thousand Faces
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Originally published August 2023: So many people are nearsighted on the island nation that they have already glimpsed what could be coming for the rest of us.

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