Ethereum's 'Merge' Is a Big Deal for Crypto—and the Planet

One of the most influential cryptocurrency projects is set to finally ditch proof-of-work mining.

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How to Stop Robots From Becoming Racist

Algorithms can amplify patterns of discrimination. Robotics researchers are calling for new ways to prevent mechanical bodies acting out those biases.

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Google’s New Robot Learned to Take Orders by Scraping the Web

The machine learning technique that taught notorious text generator GPT-3 to write can also help robots make sense of spoken commands.

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Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe

The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.

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Silicon Valley Conservatives Are Stepping Out of the Shadows

Plus: A simpler time in politics, a tip for WIRED subscribers, and a bad week for the former president.

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Tech's Offshore Hiring Has Gone Into Overdrive

Companies that once battled to hire employees close to home are now turning to Latin America and other markets for talent.

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Colleges Are Already Ditching Income-Share Agreements

The financial aid model more closely associated with coding boot camps has made its way to traditional universities. Now it’s coming under scrutiny.

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This Man Built His Own ISP. Now He’s Getting $2.6M to Expand It

Jared Mauch took it into his own hands to provide broadband service to about 30 homes in rural Michigan. A boost from the US government will let him cover hundreds more.

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Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger's End-to-End Encryption

The company says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.

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Smiling Dogs? Horses Made of Clouds? Captcha Has Gone Too Far

Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots.

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