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McWhoops
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants' Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’
Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.
RUTF
‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts
Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan.
Cosmic Shift
Everything Samsung Announced at Its Summer Galaxy Unpacked Event
Samsung has unveiled three new Galaxy folding phones and a trio of smartwatches in the Galaxy Watch8 series.
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Podcast: Uncanny Valley
Each week, we bring you an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley. Tune in on Thursdays and Fridays.
Prompt Daddy
My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.
Next Level
The Blind Leading the Gamers
How to Win a Fight
These days it feels like the next fight is always just around the corner. What matters is picking your battles—and knowing how to win.
Burn After Reading
The Online Tools That Fueled ‘No Kings’ and the Trump Resistance
Over Drive
The Definitive Story of Tesla Takedown
True Visionary
This Historian Has Seen the Future of Trans Health Care
Take Off
The New Era of Work Travel
Don’t sweat the expense reports—from first-class tech to multiday commutes, WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip.
Special Edition
You're Not Ready
Emotional AI
What Happens When an AI Knows How You Feel?
Originally published December 2021: Technology used to only deliver our messages. Now it wants to write them for us by understanding our emotions.
Over-Man
Steroids for Everyone!
Internet Brain
Google Search Will Be Your Next Brain
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On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast, There’s Lobster for the Tourists and Microplastics for Everyone Else
The fishermen of Puerto Morelos complain of pirates who fish off-season with total impunity, while their small catches are contaminated by the abundant microplastics in the sea.
Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US
Crude-oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the US are now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crosshairs.
Thanks to Zillow, Your Friends Know How Much Your House Costs—or if You’re Secretly Rich
A quick search of your friends’ addresses can yield one of the most private details of their financial lives. Some people say their wealthy acquaintances aren’t happy about it.
‘Yearners’ Are Sick of Playing It Cool on Dating Apps
Some daters across social media are being more open about their quest for true connections, and the dating apps are taking notice.
