McSweeney’s
• Kristen Mulrooney
McSweeney’s
• Andrew Wood
Your Career Aptitude Tests Results Suggest Bridge Troll
WIRED
• Julian Chokkattu
Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Is a Silly but Fun Blast From the Past
This $100 accessory adds a little bit of that Nintendo quirkiness to the otherwise no-nonsense Switch 2.
WIRED
• Adrienne So
A Continuous Glucose Monitor Might Help You Lose Weight (2026)
Signos is the first FDA-cleared, AI-enabled system that uses CGMs to nudge you towards healthier behaviors.
WIRED
• Julia Forbes
Koala Wanda Sofa Bed Review: Compact Comfort
This sleeper sofa comprises a reversible chaise, sofa, daybed, and queen-size bed—I slept on it for a week to see if it’s good for guests.
WIRED
• Katie Drummond
‘Fallout’ Producer Jonathan Nolan on AI: ‘We’re in Such a Frothy Moment’
The Westworld showrunner thinks AI will be good for burgeoning filmmakers, but not for Hollywood blockbusters.
WIRED
• Daniele Polidoro
All the Sports You Won’t See at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The makeup of the Winter Olympics has changed many times in the 100-plus years of the Games. Here are some sports that haven’t stood the test of time.
WIRED
• Marah Eakin
12 Athletes to Watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics
History is already being made at the Milano Cortina Games—and they haven’t even started.
WIRED
• Boutayna Chokrane
Nick Goepper’s Starter Pack: Winter Olympics 2026
What a three-time Olympic medalist packs for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
WIRED
• Zoë Schiffer
‘She Has a Presence’: The ‘Melania’ Superfans Who Turned Up for Opening Weekend
WIRED attended two documentary screening parties—one on each coast—for the First Lady’s film. What a time.
WIRED
• Maddy Varner
How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants
A new report from the Public Service Alliance finds state privacy laws offer public servants few ways to protect their private data, even as threats against them are on the rise.
WIRED
• David Cox
Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health
As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold.
The Daily
• The New York Times
The F.B.I.’s Extraordinary Seizure of Voting Records
Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood
David Bowie and "Art that shook the world" with Peter Ormerod
Peter Ormerod, author of "David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God," joins Joe and Alex for a special guest episode to discuss his new book and all things Bowie, his spirituality, and how it affected his music. As Peter writes, "We cannot know if Bowie ever found this God. But we do know that in searching for God, Bowie made art that shook the world and changed lives". Count Trippi among them - and listen to find out why.
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• Manuel Moreale
A moment with a message from the past
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• Dave Winer
Scripting News: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Five ways of thinking about Moltbook
What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future. PLUS: Elon consolidates the X empire
WIRED
• Caroline Haskins
Epstein Files Reveal Peter Thiel's Elaborate Dietary Restrictions
The latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files shed light on the convicted sex offender’s ties to Silicon Valley—and Peter Thiel’s exacting approach to food.
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