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A Deepfake Nude Generator Reveals a Chilling Look at Its Victims

WIRED reporting uncovered a site that “nudifies” photos for a fee—and posts a feed appearing to show user uploads. They included photos of young girls and images seemingly taken of strangers. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11m
Mar 26
Why You Hear Voices in Your White Noise Machine

If you've ever heard music, voices, or other sounds while trying to sleep with a white noise machine running, you're not losing your mind. Here's what's going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Mar 25
The Feds Are Trying to Get Plants to Mine Metal Through Their Roots

Some species can absorb extreme amounts of nickel from soils. Such “phytomining” could help provide batteries essential for the renewable revolution. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Mar 22
The World Needs to Crack Battery Recycling, Fast

The shift to electric vehicles is exciting, but it will leave us with thousands of tonnes of spent batteries. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Mar 21
Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good?

Those sounds you hear when you’re alone in a Huddle aren’t canned. They’re uncanny. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10m
Mar 20
The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge

Kongjian Yu pioneered China’s “sponge city” concept—less concrete and more green spaces to exploit stormwater instead of fighting it. Metropolises all over the world are following suit. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Mar 19
States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat

Around 46 million Americans live in states that have introduced bills to ban cultivated meat, the latest escalation in a surprising culture war. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10m
Mar 18
Regulators Need AI Expertise. They Can’t Afford It

The European AI Office and the UK government are trying to hire experts to study and regulate the AI boom—but are offering salaries far short of industry compensation. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Mar 15
Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired

Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been laid off since 2022. Some who don’t fit the young coder archetype say being more experienced can feel like a disadvantage. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Mar 14
Rampant Wildfires Are Threatening a Collapse of the Amazon Rainforest

Rainforests in South America are burning this year faster than ever before, setting the course for a collapse of the Amazon in the coming decades. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Mar 13
The Quest to Give AI Chatbots a Hand—and an Arm

Robotics startup Covariant is experimenting with a ChatGPT-style chatbot that can control a robotic arm, as a way to create machines that can be more helpful in the physical world. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7m
Mar 12
Apple Could Be the First Target of Europe's Tough New Tech Law

An architect of the EU's tough new Digital Markets Acts says Apple would be a logical first candidate for investigation under the law, which aims to “break open” tech platforms. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7m
Mar 11
Europe Is Breaking Open the Empires of Big Tech

Tech giants have to comply with a new EU law that is set to change the internet. It aims to force open the biggest platforms to encourage competition and give users more choice in their digital lives. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Mar 08
Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth

De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical breakthrough that could lead to the return of the long-lost mammals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Mar 07
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak

The notorious LockBit gang promised a Georgia court leak "that could affect the upcoming US election.” It didn't materialize—but the story may not be over yet. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Mar 06
Google’s Deal With StackOverflow Is the Latest Proof That AI Giants Will Pay for Data

StackOverflow’s programming community will power a version of Google’s Gemini chatbot. It’s part of a new breed of AI data licensing deals with websites seeking a cut of the generative AI boom. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6m
Mar 05
Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against a Group That Found Hate Speech on X Isn’t Going Well

X alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate cost it millions by showing that hate speech was spreading on the platform. In a hearing Thursday, a federal judge sounded skeptical of those claims. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Mar 04
Tesla’s Charging Network is Now Open to Other EVs and Ford Is First In Line

From today, Ford electric car drivers can plug into the Supercharger network. You can bet more makers will follow. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6m
Mar 01
RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died

Any tech company moving into the auto space needs a manufacturing partner. But the Apple's EV died as it lived: alone. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8m
Feb 29
A Discarded Plan to Build Underwater Cities Will Give Coral Reefs New Life

A 1970s plan to grow underwater limestone objects has been repurposed as a way of regenerating the seabed, reestablishing corals, and stopping coastal erosion. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4m
Feb 28
Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Is Working. Elon Musk’s Transparency Isn’t

Elon Musk says Neuralink’s first human trial subject can control a computer mouse with their brain, but some researchers are frustrated by a lack of information about the study. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Feb 27
Google Tweaked Search to Comply With EU Rules. Yelp Says It Makes Results Even More Unfair

Google says its new designs comply with the Digital Markets Act, which bars platforms from favoring their own tools. Yelp says tests show one tweak made people even more likely to stick with Google. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10m
Feb 26
This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms

People with Parkinson’s have fewer tremors when they receive rhythmic physical stimulation—so a UK startup has created a coin-sized vibrating device to help patients move more easily. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5m
Feb 23
Climate Finance Is Targeting the Wrong Industries

Roughly half of the world’s emissions currently can’t be reduced, yet green investment continues to avoid the sectors that need the most help—manufacturing, agriculture, and the built environment. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5m
Feb 22
AI Is Coming for the Experts. First, It Needs Their Help

A new workforce of language experts, creative writers, and nuclear physicists are turning to data labor—and potentially making their future jobs obsolete in the process. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11m
Feb 21
A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria

Viruses called phages offer a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10m
Feb 20
The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps

The US Department of Energy is announcing another $63 million to supercharge domestic manufacturing of the devices—in the name of national, energy, and climate security. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6m
Feb 19
Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit

By switching genes on and off, cigarettes have a long-lasting effect on immunity, and appear to shape your immune system just as much as aging. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9m
Feb 16
AI Is Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next

The CEO of GitHub says half of all code produced by users of the Copilot programming helper is now AI-generated—but that there’s no sign the technology will replace human coders. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6m
Feb 15
Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins

These mannequins undergo daily torture at the hands of textile scientists, but their suffering means we humans can have future-proofed clothing capable of handling our warming world. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6m
Feb 14