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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read
Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.
Read →What actually got our articles cited by ChatGPT (and what didn't)
A few weeks ago I found out our site had a table of contents that rendered for absolutely nobody. The code was there. The CSS was there. It had been shipping to production for months. It just never a...
Read →I reverse-engineered Claude's undocumented Design API so a file sync wouldn't cost 665k tokens
A build log about protocol archaeology, three wrong guesses, and refusing to trust my own mocks. The token bill that started it Claude Design (claude.ai/design) is a nice place to keep a d...
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He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature
David Baker spoke with WIRED en Español about where biological design is headed next and the great potential and risks of taking biology outside the bounds of the natural world.
Read →Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boys’ Club?
How are women really faring in Silicon Valley? Submit your questions to our panel and we'll give you the scoop on September 24.
Read →Best Gifts for Mom (2026): E-Readers, Digital Wall Calendar, Smart Bird Feeders
From a calendar that keeps my family organized to a frame that rescues photos from my camera roll, these favorites make thoughtful gifts.
Read →Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters
After three months of daily anti-government protests—dubbed the Flamingo Revolution—the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators.
Read →Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream
The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.
Read →If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.
Read →AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race
The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.
Read →An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang
TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle.
Read →Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be Enforced
Even if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky.
Read →Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: The Series 12 Is Closing the Gap
The Ultra 4 gets smarter about health tracking and lasts longer between charges. But for most people, the Series 12 gets close enough.
Read →Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets
Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.
Read →RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force
The USPSTF sets insurance coverage for preventive services, like colonoscopies.
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