Join the WIRED World Fair in Miami on November 4
For more than a century, World’s Fairs have given people a first glimpse of what’s next: breakthroughs, ideas, and ways...
Student-debt relief is in limbo for borrowers pursuing a major forgiveness program for public servants
Student-loan borrowers are facing delays getting relief through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. nirat/Getty ImagesStudent-loan borrowers have reported delays...
Dems abandon candidate who said MAGA is ‘more destructive’ than Nazis — but she’s stuck on ballot
A Democrat running for the state legislature in battleground North Carolina remains on the ballot despite her party publicly abandoning...
I quit being a trial lawyer to become a comedian. I loved my job but knew I was ready for something different.
Paul Farahvar worked as a trial lawyer before becoming a full-time stand-up comedian. Sarah E. LarsonPaul Farahvar went from law...
The Gates Foundation is spending $400 million on AI in schools. Teachers warn it could ‘end up widening’ the divide it’s meant to close
This week, the Gates Foundation announced a $1 billion commitment to build and deliver equitable AI tools to schools, frontline...
I’m 65 and caring for my 87-year-old mom with dementia. Going to work is sometimes my only break.
Angela Davis, 65, cares for her 87-year-old mom with dementia. Camille Farrah Lenain for BIThis as-told-to essay is based on...
3 killed in Navajo Nation flood include 7-year-old preparing for her birthday
Three generations of a Navajo family were heading home from picking up supplies for an 8th birthday party when their...
Scale AI and Passes founder Lucy Guo says AI is making people work harder, not less: ‘I worked a 26-hour day’
Lucy Guo is no stranger to the always-on culture that defines Silicon Valley startups. In fact, it was partly this...
Inside U.S. oil’s return to global wildcatting: ‘It’s like geo-porn’
A volcanologist working at the U.S. Geological Survey, Ezra Yacob made a career-defining leap in 2005 when he joined Houston...
University of Texas cutting three race, gender studies majors
Texas’ flagship public university is ending new enrollment in three majors focused on gender, sexuality and race in a move...
