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What’s Deepfake Bruce Willis Doing in My Metaverse?

Plus: The future as seen from 1991, Google fights Apple for your wrist, and nuclear war.

Meta Rethinks the Philosophy of the Facebook Feed

WIRED spoke with the head of Facebook about competition from TikTok and his theory that algorithms…

Why Jann Wenner Let WIRED Start the Rolling Stone of Tech

Plus: Hackers in paradise, Metaverse fashion victims, and street sharks.

Amazon Wants to Cocoon You With ‘Ambient Intelligence’

The company’s new smart gadget uses radar to track your breathing while you sleep. It’s part…

Bogus Fears of Censorship Could Spell the End of Content Moderation

Plus: The Supreme Court in cyberspace, what’s up with Web3, and ghost town resurrections.

The Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the US Heartland

Steve Case, founder of AOL, predicts the dominance of tech companies on the coasts will give…

Neal Stephenson Named the Metaverse. Now, He’s Building It

Plus: Depicting the nerd mindset; the best lettuce; and the future is flooding.

Silicon Valley Is Obsessed With Its Evil Twin, TikTok

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Twitter, Meta, and Blowing the Whistle on Big Tech

Plus: Decades-old security flaws, a wave of startup layoffs, and multiple “thousand-year” rainfalls.