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Cyborg Training
Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh is the first to get Elon Musk’s brain device. The 30-year-old speaks to WIRED about what it’s like to use a computer with his mind—and gain a new sense of independence.
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Ballot Bots
Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve
India’s elections are a glimpse of the AI-driven future of democracy. Politicians are using audio and video deepfakes of themselves to reach voters—who may have no idea they’ve been talking to a clone.
Parasocial Studies
I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty
Flux Capacitor
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Reviews and Buying Guides
Plaque Attack
The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites
These rechargeable and battery-powered models put better oral hygiene within easy reach.
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Buying Guide
The Best Cheap Laptops We've Tested
It's Always Sunny
The Best Sunglasses for Every Day, Outdoor Adventures, and More
Going Viral
TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface
Originally published August 2020: On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbing.
We ❤️ Hardware
‘You Must Believe You Can Repair It’
Hip Hop's 50th
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
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Gear
The End of ‘iPhone’
Ken Segall is the reason so many Apple products start with “i.” Now he says it’s time to drop the prefix entirely.
Business
Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
In a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.
Business
AI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look Inside
What goes on in artificial neural networks work is largely a mystery, even to their creators. But researchers from Anthropic have caught a glimpse.
Science
The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas
Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. They’re bringing the banquet of a lifetime for birds, trees, and humans alike.
