Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging.https://www.wired.com/story/the-dollar-is-facing-an-end-to-its-dominance/
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.https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-gpt-5/
In a year that began with a memecoin trading frenzy, stablecoins have emerged as the respectable face of the crypto industry.https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-memecoins/
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.https://www.wired.com/story/us-trade-dominance-will-begin-to-crack/
Apple, Michigan taxpayers, and one of Detroit’s wealthiest families spent roughly $30 million training hundreds of people to build iPhone apps. Not everyone lands coding jobs right away.https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-making-course-michigan-state-university/
A surge of AI-generated content is frustrating Pinterest users and left some questioning whether the platform still works at all.https://www.wired.com/story/pinterst-ai-slop-content/
The company made 80 times as many reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first six months of 2025 as it did in the same period a year prior.https://www.wired.com/story/openai-child-safety-reports-ncmec/
The billionaire’s involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla’s bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX.https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-tesla/
In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-wired-roundup-tech-politics-trends-2025/
In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what’s in store for Uncanny Valley.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-new-chapter-for-uncanny-valley/
From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce sites.https://www.wired.com/story/scammers-in-china-are-using-ai-generated-images-to-get-refunds/
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?https://www.wired.com/story/backchannel-2026-predictions-tech-robots-ai/
Dr. Peter Grinspoon replies to the editorial board.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-medical-case-for-rescheduling-cannabis-trump-weed-52dcbdd2
An American fighter pilot returns from World War II.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/welcome-home-morton-sher-5b5a6314
Officious censors get lumps of diplomatic coal for Christmas.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-blessings-of-free-speech-40bb33fe
The 2025 growth revival may be the most underreported story of the year.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-trump-rebound-185e708f
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Time indoors looking at screens can cause eyeballs to elongate, leaving kids nearsighted for life.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/smartphones-and-the-childhood-epidemic-of-myopia-d15492f8
Get ready to be astounded by how technology pushes forward in 75 years.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-five-mules-pulling-the-21st-century-ce1def18
The U.S. and its Latin American allies need a plan for the day after the dictators fall.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/venezuela-and-cuba-whats-next-586ef145