A., age 8: "Hey Siri, do you report to people or the internet?" Siri: "Technically I report to you and to every 'Hey Siri' around the world."

Amazon did weird stuff to make Alexa smart: "One employee who was annotating transcripts recalled hearing a temp worker interrupt a session and whisper to whoever he suspected was listening: “This is so dumb. The company behind this should be embarrassed!” wired.com/story/how-amaz…

If a police robot tells you to do something? Do you have to comply? Ethically, spiritually? If a policeman is told to do something, does HE have to comply ethically and spiritually? The latest philosophical advice column for WIRED by @megogieblyn wired.com/story/cloud-su…

I guess some people just really care about mayonnaise. Fun excerpt from a new book about Silicon Valley and the future of food: wired.com/story/inside-s…

“How does a group of minds think as one? It can seem mysterious or even magical.“ Neat excerpt from a new book by Annie Murphy Paul. wired.com/story/how-huma… (Includes an almost-shipwreck.)

Photo apps, instant gratification and the quest to control time itself: This month's spiritual advice column by @megogieblyn. wired.com/story/why-do-i…

Ooof hey and I was JUST talking about Indu's go bag with Kim.

“Hello Mr. Deckard. Do you like our owls?”

Ok guess what! WIRED is looking for new features editors. Plural! How exciting! Come work with a great gang of people who do some of the best feature stories around: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeCar…

After months. MONTHS. Of being totally useless free-riders, the three (!!) cats have started killing mice and now there are ant-draped carcasses all over the yard. I don’t know which is worse.

WIRED's spiritual advice columnist @megogieblyn on whether or not you should flirt with your AI bot.

Is this the Wiredest story ever? An illustrated philosophy-of-physics guide to teleportation. (Includes Red Shirt joke.) wired.com/story/why-cant…

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I wrote this story a few years ago for WIRED about the world's first microchip (no, not that one), the F-14, and a poignant piece of family history. Been thinking about it a lot today, and I can't wait to go see #TopGun because of it. wired.com/story/secret-h…

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