British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with…
Interactive. Violent. Gross. Inside Fishtank, the Unhinged Future of Reality TV
It’s like Big Brother without any limits, or broadcast standards. WIRED goes on location—and on camera—with the cult hit.
Traditional Home Insurance Is Collapsing. Here’s What Could Fill the Gap
A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it…
My Father Wants to Age in Place. AI Will Be Watching
Devices that monitor seniors for safety are appealing to worried loved ones and underresourced home care agencies.
What Do Americans Spend on Housing?
WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death…
Designing the Dream House of an 87-Year-Old Tech Visionary
An icon of Silicon Valley’s counterculture, Stewart Brand is confronting his final years in a home that embodies the self-sufficient,…
Streamer IShowSpeed Is Gen Z’s ESPN
At 21, Speed has pushed the limits of streaming by transforming a distinctly solo format into a global group chat.…
The Untold Story of the Google Buses That Took Over San Francisco
A decade ago, commuter buses attracted big protests in San Francisco. Years later, the city is still feeling the repercussions.
Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
Afroman Is Back—and He’s Bitcoin’s Latest Freedom Fighter
Earlier this year, the “Because I Got High” rapper went viral for winning a case against the cops. Now he’s…