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Militias and far-right extremists believed they would be central to Trump’s mass deportation plans. Instead he militarized law enforcement agencies.
The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair
This year, the right-to-repair movement got a boost from—surprisingly—big tech, tariffs, and economic downturn. But the companies controlling who fixes their stuff aren’t giving up that power willingly.
2025’s Best Phones Were Also Its Wackiest
If anything, iPhones and Pixels are practically vanilla. The next generation is thinner, more transparent, and folds in half. That’s a good thing.
HP's ZBook 8 Gli Is a Workstation That Doesn't Impress
So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen
In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama?) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.
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In Cryptoland, Memecoin Fever Gives Way to a Stablecoin Boom
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The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here
Big Balls Was Just the Beginning
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
From Tesla to AI friends to Big Balls and back, this is our definitive breakdown of everything, and everyone, that conquered the WIRED world this year—and a few that fell from the top.
AI of a Thousand Faces
All Hail the Technocracy
WIRED Takes You Back to School
The New Era of Work Travel
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A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part I
Originally published July 2021: From #UKnowUrBlackWhen to #BlackLivesMatter, how a loose online network became a pop culture juggernaut, an engine of social justice, and a lens into the future.
