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US release date: January 9, MaxThe White LotusWhile Jennifer Coolidge will most definitely be missed, Mike White has assembled yet another stacked cast for Season 3 of The White Lotus, including HBO’s unofficial king, Walton Goggins. Carrie…

There are two types of great television shows: the kind millions of people are watching and talking about and the ones that never quite break into the larger cultural conversation. In the case of the latter, it’s not for lack of worthiness.…

It's something we all do multiple times a week: We manually add things to our calendar while copying details over from an email. What if a bot could do that work for you?That's the idea behind Fwd2cal, a currently free project by Moe Adham…

In the late 19th century, before the invention of cinema and radio, every piece of music, performance, oration—even a natural view like a rainbow—was a unique event. Unrepeatable. Cinema and radio changed that, enforcing a massive shift in…

Wrapped has ceased being about one person’s surprising listening habits and more about nebulous shifts in vibe. Yes, lots of people listened to Chappell Roan and Kendrick Lamar this year. Is anyone the least bit stunned?But this isn’t even…

In July 2026, a new regime will take effect in California, where Biesk’s family lives, requiring residents to obtain a license to take part in “digital financial asset business activity,” including exchanging, transferring, storing or…

Lauren Goode: I'm Lauren Goode. I'm a senior writer at WIRED.Zoë Schiffer: I'm Zoe Schiffer, WIRED's director of business and industry.Michael Calore: OK. I want to start today by going back one year into the past, November 2023, to an…

In a cozy café in Amsterdam, with plush sofas and warm lighting, a group of people sit around talking, laughing, and playing board games. But something noticeable is missing. There is not a single phone in sight. It's one of a regular…

“Anyone want to meet up for some steak?” This was the message posted by a man named David in the Digital Nomads Buenos Aires Facebook group five years ago. I responded, and upon meeting in the leafy Palermo neighborhood, David and I bonded…

There’s a growing trend of people and organizations rejecting the unsolicited imposition of AI in their lives. In December 2023, the The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In March 2024, three authors filed…