In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Wired US

• Readers deliberate on deception and the morality of immortality.
  In our July/August issue, Brendan I. Koerner discovered that some of OnlyFans’ biggest creators hire paid “chatters” to speak (and have virtual sexytime) with subscribers on their behalf. Then he became one of those chatters. And at wired.com, Ray Kurzweil made waves—and ruffled feathers—with his eerie vision of a future when immortal humans are deeply entwined with AI.
• Readers deliberate on deception and the morality of immortality.
  In our July/August issue, Brendan I. Koerner discovered that some of OnlyFans’ biggest creators hire paid “chatters” to speak (and have virtual sexytime) with subscribers on their behalf. Then he became one of those chatters. And at wired.com, Ray Kurzweil made waves—and ruffled feathers—with his eerie vision of a future when immortal humans are deeply entwined with AI.
• THE ETERNAL TRUTH OF MARKDOWN
  An exegesis of the most ubiquitous piece of code on the web.
• SPIN CYCLE
  To study tornadoes, it helps to wear a skirt (and rocket launchers).
• THE TECH WORLD’S GREATEST LIVING NOVELIST GOES META
  In which Robin Sloan writes Moonbound—a science fiction book about science fiction—and our writer writes his way into total insanity.
• PIECE OF MIND
  This diagram maps 1 cubic millimeter of the brain—but its unprecedented clarity deepens the mysteries of cognition.
• ELECTRIC DREAMS
  It’s time for wired to celebrate the most electrifying new EVs. Even with a few hybrid vehicles in the mix, there’s plenty to excite us.
• SPIN CYCLE
  To study tornadoes, it helps to wear a skirt (and rocket launchers).
• DAMAGE CONTROL
  Ripping out pipelines, destroying gas pumps—these are violent, criminal acts. According to Léna Lazare, the 26-year-old face of the radical climate movement, they’re also acts of joy.
• PIECE OF MIND
  This diagram maps 1 cubic millimeter of the brain—but its unprecedented clarity deepens the mysteries of cognition.
• DO NOT DISTURB THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT.
  THE ASSIGNMENT: IN SIX WORDS, SOLVE THE FERMI PARADOX.
• THE HOLE IN THE MAP OF THE WORLD
  ON THE SURFACE, THERE’S NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT IT. JUST A SPOT OF OCEAN. BUT BENEATH THE WAVES LURKS SOMETHING INCREDIBLE: A MASSIVE WATERFALL. AND IN ITS MYSTERIOUS DEPTHS, THE FATE OF THE WORLD CHURNS.
• AN IMPERFECT STORM
  CAN THE U.A.E. REALLY MAKE RAIN ON DEMAND—OR I S I T SELLING VAPORWARE?
• TOWARD A MORE FANTASTIC PLASTIC
  Stretchy seaweed. Reverse vending machines. QR-coded take-out boxes. To cure our addiction to disposable crap, we’ll all need to get a little loony.
• PRISCILA, QUEEN OF THE RIDESHARE MAFIA
  She came to the US with a dream. Using platforms like Uber, Instacart, and DoorDash, she built a business empire up from nothing. There was just one problem …
• I Am Laura Kipnis-Bot, and I Will Make Reading Sexy and Tragic Again
  MARGARET ATWOOD, MARLON JAMES, LENA DUNHAM, ROXANE GAY: WE’VE ALL AGREED TO BE TURNED INTO AI READING COMPANIONS BY A MYSTERIOUS COMPANY CALLED REBIND. I REPORT FROM THE INSIDE.
• DO NOT DISTURB THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT.
  THE ASSIGNMENT: IN SIX WORDS, SOLVE THE FERMI PARADOX.