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Lisa Su Runs AMD—and Is Out for Nvidia’s Blood
While everyone else has been talking about Nvidia’s GPUs, Lisa Su has discreetly turned AMD into a chipmaking phenom. And as the US-China tech war rages, she’s at the center of it all.
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Made in China
Why Trump Flip-Flopped on Nvidia Selling H20 Chips to China
Nvidia struck a surprising deal after convincing the president that H20 chips aren’t a national security risk. But whether the reversal is good or bad depends on who you ask.
Inner Loop
James Talarico Is on the Run
Model Behavior
Character.AI Gave Up on AGI. Now It’s Selling Stories
Book Excerpt
The Rise of the US Military’s Clandestine Foreign War Apparatus
Seth Harp’s new book, The Fort Bragg Cartel, goes deep into the forming of the Joint Special Operations Command and its origins in the aftermath of 9/11.
Intv With a Vampire
Bryan Johnson Is Going to Die
Take Off
The New Era of Work Travel
Don’t sweat the expense reports—from first-class tech to multiday commutes, WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip.
Beyond Wellness
Are We Healthy Yet?
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How to Win a Fight
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Space Invaders
The Mad Scramble to Claim the World's Most Coveted Meteorite
Originally published December 2018: In rural Peru, a chunk of rock made landfall with a tremendous blast. Meteorite hunters rushed to get a piece of the action. Then things got weird.
Under Our Noses
The Quest to Make a Bot That Can Smell as Well as a Dog
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Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
Cupertino has done the thing it swore it never would: turn its tablet into a full-blown window-wrangling, compromise-abandoning computer. Yes, it’s better, but lurking deep in the settings the ghost of Jobs remains.
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity
The OpenAI CEO addressed GPT-5 backlash, the AI bubble—and why he’s willing to spend trillions of dollars to win.
What Does Palantir Actually Do?
Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.
How One Wikipedia Editor Unraveled the ‘Single Largest Self-Promotion Operation’ in the Site's History
A decade-long effort to boost one man's reputation was undone in a matter of weeks.
