The 50 Best Shows on Netflix, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)

Stranger Things, Run Away, and His & Hers are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.

MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025

It’s been a busy and productive year here at MIT Technology Review. We published magazine issues on power, creativity, innovation, bodies, relationships, and security. We hosted 14 exclusive virtual conversations with our editors and outside experts in our subscriber-only series, Roundtables, and held two events on MIT’s campus. And we published hundreds of articles online,…

The 40 Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now (January 2026)

One Battle After Another, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley are just a few of the movies you should be watching on HBO Max this month.

The 50 Best Shows on HBO Max, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)

Heated Rivalry, Mad Men, and The Pitt are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on HBO Max this month.

It’s finally time to retire the word ‘podcast’
It’s finally time to retire the word ‘podcast’

According to YouTube’s 2025 Recap feature, the podcast I consumed the most on its platform was Seth Meyers’ recurring segment “A Closer Look” on his show Late Night. Last year, I would have argued that this is not a podcast. That it is, in fact, a clip of a TV show. But in 2025, with […]

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s Halo memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.

Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It Back

Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future.

The 50 Best Movies on Netflix, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)

Good Night, and Good Luck: Live From Broadway, Frankenstein, and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.

The 23 Best Movies on Amazon Prime, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)

Wicked, Merry Little Batman, and Die Hard are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.