Skip to main content

The WIRED World in 2024

WIRED's annual trends briefing, featuring contributions from academics, executives, scientists, and scholars.

Made possible through partnership with BCGLearn More

The Battle for Biometric Privacy

By Joy Buolamwini

WIRED World

Social Media Is Getting Smaller—and More Treacherous

Ethan Zuckerman

WIRED World

A Dangerous New Home for Online Extremism

Julia Ebner

WIRED World

AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You

Sander van der Linden

WIRED World

A New Way to See Your Climate Anxiety

Tori Tsui

WIRED World

To Keep Gen Z, Companies Need to Level Up

Rachel Botsman

WIRED World

Inequality Is a Health Risk—and It’s Getting Worse

Arline Geronimus

WIRED World

Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here’s a Way Out

Cory Doctorow

WIRED World

Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think

Hannah Ritchie

WIRED World

A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever

Michael J. Fox and Deborah W. Brooks

WIRED World

The Danger of Digitizing Everything

Naomi Alderman

WIRED World

Regulators Are Finally Catching Up With Big Tech

Susie Alegre

WIRED World

The VC Funding Party Is Over

Edward Chancellor

WIRED World

Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment

Daron Acemoglu

WIRED World

The Ocean’s Mysteries—and Marvels—Are About to Reach New Depths

Helen Czerski

WIRED World

The New Digital Dark Age

Gina Neff

WIRED World

It’s No Wonder People Are Getting Emotionally Attached to Chatbots

Kate Darling

WIRED World

Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher

Abeba Birhane

WIRED World

Digitization Beats Deforestation

Alloysius Attah

WIRED World

To Make an Impact, Join Tech’s Exodus

Jennifer Pahlka

WIRED World

Staying One Step Ahead of Hackers When It Comes to AI

Scott Shapiro