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- From The Big Story: What 800 Nerds on a Cruise Ship Taught Me About Life · 45 minTo hear stories three days earlier, listen on The Big Story: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Here’s what I learned sailing the seas with a boat full of “Sea…
- From The Big Story: She Got a Great Deal on Egg Freezing. Then She Spiraled · 46 minTo hear stories three days earlier, listen on The Big Story: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop A new startup called Cofertility lets young women freeze their eggs—for…
- From The Big Story: The Genesis Engine · 42 minTo hear stories three days earlier, listen on The Big Story: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop We now have the power to quickly and easily alter DNA. It could…
- From The Big Story: You Finally Got a Wikipedia Page. Then It Vanished · 31 minTo hear stories three days earlier, listen on The Big Story: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Every day, Wikipedia biographies of living people are flagged for…
- The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps · 39 minTo hear stories three days earlier, listen on The Big Story: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they’re dying off faster…
- From The Big Story: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran · 37 minTo hear stories three days earlier, listen on The Big Story: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Sneaking six Americans out of Iran in 1979 would take an audacious…
- From The Big Story: She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family · 1 h 25 minTo listen to episodes a day early, follow The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an…
- From The Big Story: Inside the Bitcoin Bust That Took Down the Web's Biggest Child Abuse Site · 1 h 48 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop They thought their payments were untraceable. They couldn’t have been more wrong. The untold…
- From The Big Story: Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here's What Happened · 1 h 9 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop He shed his identity with the goal of disappearing for one month. Then the manhunt began…
- From The Big Story: Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything · 50 minIncluding what Elizabeth Holmes said to him last week. A WIRED exclusive interview with the comic auteur, as his first feature film hits theaters. The conversation between Katie…
- From The Big Story: A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work · 48 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the…
- From The Big Story: The Accidental Zillionaire · 1 h 0 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Microsoft spawned two billionaires. Paul Allen is the other one. Written by Paulina Borsook…
- From The Big Story: In Search of the Heart of the Online-Cat Industrial Complex · 46 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop A cat wearing a short tie plays music on a cat-shaped keyboard (“Pancake Meowsic Video,”…
- From The Big Story: The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier · 33 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added to the…
- From The Big Story: Billions Registered · 29 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Right now, there are no rules to keep you from owning a bitchin’ corporate name as your own…
- From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us · 1 h 18 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Our most powerful 21st-century technologies—robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech—are…
- From The Big Story: Choke Points · 37 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost Lives. How Israeli checkpoints…
- From The Big Story: How a Research Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won · 39 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Digging through manuals for security cameras, a group of gearheads found sinister details and…
- From The Big Story: Greetings From Burning Man! · 31 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop Dispatches from the New American Holiday: Writer Bruce Sterling takes the kids to the…
- From The Big Story: She's 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can't Have Kids · 39 minNo IVF. No surrogacy. No polygenic tests. Emma Waters is leading a national fight against fertility tech—with her hot husband’s permission, of course.For more of the most…
- From The Big Story: Sayaka Murata Inhabits a Planet of Her Own · 27 minListen to more of The Big Story here: http://swap.fm/l/wi-bigstorypod-feeddrop The novelist makes the Earthly rituals of sex, marriage, childbirth—and all of human…
- Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing · 11 minDC went to YC to talk OS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump · 15 minAt the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump told crypto enthusiasts exactly what they want to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash · 14 minPlatforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- At The Olympics, AI Is Watching You · 10 minA controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch. Learn more about your ad choices…
- Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer) · 8 minOpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of…
- RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure · 14 minThe software company has pushed back hard against claims that its algorithms helped make rent in the US too damn high. Property owners and managers aren't entirely convinced…
- Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis · 9 minThe Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices…
- J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows · 12 minThe Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist's close ties to the very…
- Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App · 9 minThe music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point · 10 minFrench politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the clean up operation. Learn more about your ad…
- Tiny Texas Village Seeks Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Miner to Pave Potholes, Scare Dogs Away · 12 minIn a roundabout bid to win public opinion (and a juicy tax abatement,) Riot Platforms is preparing for its prized bitcoin mine to be annexed by a miniscule village in rural…
- Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage · 11 minA new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in…
- How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta · 15 minArab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this company,” says one employee…
- Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology · 6 minIn the latest iOS overhaul prompted by European Union rules, the smartphone maker will give third-party developers access to its payment technology. Learn more about your ad…
- Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection · 7 minFortnite creator Epic Games says Apple rejected its App Store rival for being too similar to its own—a move it deemed “arbitrary, obstructive,” and in violation of EU rules…
- What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds? · 11 minScientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- How Labour Can Fix the UK’s Tech Industry · 11 minThe new government could bring about a renaissance in UK tech and bolster the country’s precarious post-Brexit startup pipeline. That’s if politics don’t get in the way. Learn…
- After a 10 Year Wait, Mt. Gox Bitcoin Is Finally Being Returned · 13 minFormer customers of bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox are preparing to be reunited with their lost bitcoin—and it's a $9bn windfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted · 8 minA hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful…
- Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs · 7 minUpside Foods is slashing staff, citing legislative, regulatory, and funding headwinds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Meta's Pay for Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU · 6 minIn the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about…
- French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election · 11 minWith polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI · 8 minHaving humans rate a language model’s outputs produced clever chatbots. OpenAI says adding AI to the loop could help make them even smarter and more reliable. Learn more about…
- Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough · 8 minToxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate. Learn more about your ad…
- The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over · 7 minWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the US government and a…
- Post-Pandemic Recovery Isn’t Guaranteed · 5 minThe aftermath of a disaster like Covid can be divided into roughly three stages: the honeymoon, the slump, and the uptick. The aim is always to build back better—but in some…
- Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine · 14 minEarlier this week, WIRED published a story about the AI-powered search startup Perplexity, which Forbes has accused of plagiarism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong · 13 minThe humble potato is a miraculous vegetable, but Americans are eating less of them than ever before and have ditched fresh potatoes for frozen. Is it time to rebrand the spud?…
- STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus · 7 minStudents and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped. Learn more about your ad…
