WIRED Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

How to Love Technology Again
At a time when software is consuming us, we crave hardware—the material anchors of our immaterial realities.
by the editors

“Turn Your Own Wrenches”
Six years ago, I moved my family into a 50-year-old RV—not just to see America, but to test my belief that anything worth fixing
can be fixed.
by Scott Gilbertson

THERE IS NO CURE

New drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic may help people lose weight, but what we really need is a treatment for fatphobia.

5 mins

HOME KEY

Forget crypto, VR, AI. When it comes to empowering humans, new tech has nothing on the well-tempered clavier.

3 mins

MARGARET ATWOOD, OPTIMIST

The literary legend on her new story collection, ChatGPT, dystopias, and why she's hopeful about the future.

8 mins

GENERATIVE AI'S DIRTY SECRET

Fortifying search engines with ChatGPT-grade smarts could require a fivefold increase in computing power, with the carbon emissions to match.

3 mins

JOY RIDE

Warmer weather and longer days make spring the best season for biking. It's also the perfect time to upgrade your steed, whether you're an electric enthusiast or an oldschool pedal pusher.

8 mins

I SAW THE FACE OF GOD IN A CHIP FACTORY

INSIDE TSMC, THE MYSTERIOUS TAIWANESE COMPANY AT THE CENTER OF THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.

10+ mins

"Turn Your Own Wrenches"

Six years ago, I moved my family into a 50-year-old RV-not just to see America, but to test my belief that anything worth fixing can be fixed.

10+ mins

Who Watches the Watchers?

A tiny security blog went up against China's biggest surveillance camera companies and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.

10+ mins

PLUME AND DOOM

IN THE ARCTIC, THAWING PERMAFROST IS UNLEASHING CLOUDS OF PLANET-HEATING METHANE. SCIENTISTS RELY ON AN ARSENAL OF TECH TO GET A HANDLE ON JUST HOW NASTY THE PROBLEM IS.

2 mins

BACK TO THE ANALOG FUTURE

COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN DIGITAL FOR HALF A CENTURY, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO RESURRECT THE CLUNKERS OF YESTERYEAR?

10+ mins

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