WIRED
Today’s Picks
Hiding Out
Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All
Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources.
Paris 2024
How to Watch Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will see a symbolic handover from Paris to Los Angeles that also features a performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Digital Culture
Olympic Drag Artist Nicky Doll Hits Back at Online Hate Mob
The Big Story
She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax
Sabotage. Property destruction. For Léna Lazare and her cohort, radicalized by years of inaction on the environmental crisis, these aren’t dirty words. They’re acts of joy.
Reviews and Buying Guides
Buying Guide
The Best Cheap Laptops We've Tested
We’ve tested lots of affordable Windows laptops, Chromebooks, and 2-in-1 tablets. You don’t have to spend more than $800 to get a good computer.
Surviving This Summer on the Internet
Originally published in August, 2017. For the past five years, I've turned off social media in August. This year was different.
Dot Physics
The Incredible Simone Biles
The Climate Issue
A One-Time Poultry Farmer Invents the Future of Refrigeration
Trending Stories
TOP STORIES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS
Science
The Purple Track at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Has a Secret Ingredient
Recycled shells of mollusks native to the Mediterranean Sea were used to manufacture the synthetic floor of the athletics track, as part of the Games’ commitment to sustainability.
Security
USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation
The Smishing Triad network sends up to 100,000 scam texts per day globally. One of those messages went to Grant Smith, who infiltrated their systems and exposed them to US authorities.
Science
Does Jewelry and Big Hair Slow Down Olympic Runners?
Even a little added weight and air drag can make a measurable difference. But WIRED's physics guru says, if it makes you feel strong, go for it!
Security
‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections
Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.
