His Galaxy Wolf Art Kept Getting Ripped Off. So He Sued—and Bought a Homewww.wired.com When his galaxy wolf illustration was stolen by countless online stores, artist Jonas Jödicke decided to fight back.
Angela Watercutter
Senior Editor, Culture, WIRED
His Galaxy Wolf Art Kept Getting Ripped Off. So He Sued—and Bought a Homewww.wired.com When his galaxy wolf illustration was stolen by countless online stores, artist Jonas Jödicke decided to fight back.
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensorswww.wired.com The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the technolog...
Martin Scorsese’s Squarespace Super Bowl Ad Wants You to Put Down Your Phonewww.wired.com In an interview with WIRED, the legendary director says, “It would probably take contact with extraterrestrials to catch our attention.”
The Hollywood Strikes Stopped AI From Taking Your Job. But for How Long?www.wired.com The year was dominated by talk of what artificial intelligence could do—and what it could do better than most humans.
OpenAI’s Custom Chatbots Are Leaking Their Secretswww.wired.co.uk Released earlier this month, OpenAI’s GPTs let anyone create custom chatbots. But some of the data they’re built on is easily exposed.
Hallmark Channel Won the Streaming Warswww.wired.com If you’re watching Countdown to Christmas right now, you’re not alone. Hallmark Channel figured out a formula that Netflix, Hulu, and Max don't have—and it cracked the streaming code.
Meet the Lawyer Leading the Human Resistance Against AIwww.wired.com Matthew Butterick is leading a wave of lawsuits against major AI firms, from OpenAI to Meta. Win or lose, his work will shape the future of human creativity.
The SAG Deal Sends a Clear Message About AI and Workerswww.wired.com The agreement between Hollywood actors, studios, and streamers isn’t perfect. But it could set the tone for how future labor movements confront changes brought about by artificial intelligence.
Hollywood Actors Strike Ends With a Deal That Will Impact AI and Streaming for Decadeswww.wired.com The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached a tentative agreement with the studios on Wednesday, ending a 118-day strike.
Imagine If Joe Biden’s AI Executive Order Were Inspired by 'The Terminator'www.wired.com Just before he issued his massive order on artificial intelligence, the US president had watched "Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One." But sci-fi has been ringing alarm bells for years.
The Truth About the Taylor Swift, Jets Game, Google Search Conspiracy Theorywww.wired.com Taylor Swift's appearance at a New York Jets game wildly shifted the search results for anyone investigating her use of private jets. But the SEO intrigue is just the beginning.
Everybody's Talking About the Wrong Sam Bankman-Fried Bookwww.wired.com "Going Infinite," Michael Lewis’ book about Sam Bankman-Fried, is out this week. But it's Zeke Faux's "Number Go Up" that really lays out the FTX saga.
Netflix Just Shipped Its Last DVD. The Algorithms Wonwww.wired.com On Friday, the streaming giant will send out its final disc, ending an era that catered to people who loved films and signaling the age of good enough entertainment.
Netflix Just Shipped Its Last DVD. The Algorithms Wonwww.wired.com On Friday, the streaming giant will send out its final disc, ending an era that catered to people who loved films and signaling the age of good enough entertainment.
Hollywood Writers Reached an AI Deal That Will Rewrite Historywww.wired.com A faction of scribes is putting guardrails around AI's encroachment on their work. The effects will echo in industries far beyond Hollywood.
Hollywood Writers Reached an AI Deal That Will Rewrite Historywww.wired.com A faction of scribes is putting guardrails around AI's encroachment on their work. The effects will echo in industries far beyond Hollywood.
The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Diedwww.wired.com Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s ...
Grindr’s Return-to-Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Techwww.wired.com Two weeks after staff at queer dating app Grindr unionized, bosses ordered employees back to the office. Nearly half the app’s workers refused and have been laid off.
The Burning Man Fiasco Is the Ultimate Tech Culture Clashwww.wired.com Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors—everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of people stranded in the Nevada desert.
The Creator of 'Andor' Is Fired Up About the Streaming Data Warswww.wired.com Writer Tony Gilroy grabbed a microphone on the streets of New York last weekend to talk about the future of Hollywood. “We are the content,” he said. “We’re tired of being strip-mined.”
Sexy AI Chatbots Are Creating Thorny Issues for Fandomwww.wired.com Generative AI allows fans to “talk” to their favorite characters, drawing comparisons to everything from roleplaying to fan fiction. But do they actually want to outsource all the fun to AI?
How an Iowa School District Used ChatGPT to Ban Bookswww.wired.com Under a new law, schools in Iowa have to remove titles with specific sexual content from libraries. Asking an AI chatbot proved to be the easiest way. It flagged "The Handmaid’s Tale" and "Beloved."