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14 october
13h30
Dune: Part Three’ Cowriter Brian K. Vaughan Has a New Comic on the Way
Angela Watercutter
Brian K. Vaughan claims he’s seen Dune: Part Three and it’s a fucking beautiful movie.
10h00
cool kids are writing in all lowercase now. does that make you mad?
Tiffany Ng
a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?
13 october
23h00
The 9 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (October 2026)
Jennifer M. Wood
Crystal Lake, Tip Toe, and Carrie are just a few of the shows you should be watching right now.
22h08
Everyone Hates Digger.’ It’s the Perfect Climate Movie
Molly Taft
The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.
18h49
The 9 Best Movies to Stream This Month (October 2026)
Matt Kamen
Barbarian, The Fly, and Altered States are among the films deserving of your eyeballs this month.
13h30
The Godzilla Minus Zero’ Filmmakers Terrified Bystanders With Their Monster Sounds
Max Evry
The team behind director Takashi Yamazaki’s new film created their kaiju roars by setting up speakers on top of an outdoor dam. The people walking by...
11h00
30 Best Tech Books to Gift in 2026: Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés
Simon Hill
Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.
10h30
Alex Gibney’s Musk’ Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues
Zoë Schiffer
Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, agreed to be interviewed immediately.
12 october
13h30
The Sixty-Year Mission’ Brings the Legacy of Star Trek’ to a New Generation
Max Evry
The documentary chronicles how Star Trek’s positions on everything from race to AI were way ahead of their time.
11 october
10h30
Inside the Muslim Manosphere Policing Women Online
Maysaa Ajjan
From Red Pill coaches to Dawah Bros, influencers are dressing up hypermasculinity and misogyny in religious language and finding audiences across...
09 october
19h28
Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
Adam Morgan
Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs...
11h00
Dunking on Dating App Profiles Is Content Gold. People Are Getting Sick of It
Jason Parham
Relationship coaches, TikTokers, and disgruntled singles alike frequently shame bad profiles, as more apps experiment with blocking screenshots.
11h00
The Best Mac Desktop to Buy (2026): Mac Mini, Mac Studio, or iMac?
Luke Larsen
Apple’s Mac desktops have become some of the most sought-after computers this year, driven by surging interest in agentic AI. Here’s which model to...
10h00
Even Law Order’ Is Terrified of AI
Ej Dickson
In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs.
03h30
Livestream Replay: Watch Uncanny Valley’ on Women, Tech, and Power
WIRED Staff
Missed our latest WIRED Night event? Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco right here.
07 october
19h17
Meet the Vendors Selling Cornell Seven’ Merch
Ej Dickson
Brands, influencers, and Etsy sellers claim they’re hawking T-shirts, mugs, and buttons out of solidarity with the woman who accused seven male...
13h00
The Social Reckoning’ Already Feels Irrelevant
Miles Klee
Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network attempts to shame a ruling class that has proved itself shameless.
10h45
Digger’ is a Box Office Flop. It Might Be the Most Relevant Film of the Year
Carla Sertin
Sold by its trailer as a gag reel, Tom Cruise’s strangest movie may be the most unsettling portrait of our tech and climate moment yet.
06 october
18h45
Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangers
John Semley
From their dorky parties to their weird walks, the movie holds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other stakeholders with contempt, while demonstrating their...
10h00
The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier
Pete Millspaugh
Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of...
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