Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, that was another executive order that came out. I think it was literally titled something about eliminating data silos. Another thing that… Read More »WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Political Trends That Shaped 2025
“We were roadkill,” says Colin Angle, former CEO of iRobot, maker of the robot vacuum cleaner.
The basketball league requires teams to file injury reports closer to tipoff, an effort to shut down one source of inside information.
“Ants reduce investment per worker in one of the most nutritionally expensive tissues, for the benefit of the collective,” Matte explains. “They are shifting from… Read More »The evolution of substitutability: why some ants traded armor for numbers
In this episode, we look back at 2025 and ahead to what happens in 2026, including what's in store for Uncanny Valley.
Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipping times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027.
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president's financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which… Read More »Trump's media merger with nuclear fusion company raises ethical questions
When OpenAI declared a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn't help but think back to December three… Read More »6 scary predictions for AI in 2026
Surprisingly, this document makes no mention of a concrete plan to send humans to Mars. There are only two references to the red planet, both… Read More »Trump promises a moon landing in 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later
The president's paper wealth soared following news that the company behind Truth Social has agreed to merge with a merger start-up. But China is far… Read More »What Trump's nuclear push means for the industry (and its net worth)
AI chatbots are designed to behave in a human manner. Some experts think that's a terrible idea.
What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catch-all term in these anxious economic times.
A realignment of trade rules, on top of transformational changes in technology, demographics and climate, is reshaping jobs, politics and lives.
CubeSats have been a ubiquitous part of the satellite industry for almost a quarter century. They are based on a cube-shaped design, measuring approximately 10… Read More »These are the flying disks that the government wants you to know about
The Bank of Japan has taken steps to slow inflation as the prime minister borrows more to finance an ambitious effort to build industry and… Read More »Bank of Japan raises interest rates to the highest level in 30 years
