Music
WIRED Q&A
Kesha Wants to ‘Smash’ the Music Industry With a New LinkedIn-Style App
Ahead of her new album and tour, pop titan Kesha says she wants to start a new platform called Smash that helps artists connect, collaborate, and collectively heal the wounds of the past.
Boone Ashworth
Stop the Presses
Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection
John Semley
Plastic Wrap
Spotify Wrapped Now Includes an AI-Generated Podcast Analyzing Your Listening Habits
Elana Klein
The Big Interview
Breaking Gold Medalist Phil Wizard Says Raygun Doesn’t Deserve the Meme Machine’s Wrath
Marah Eakin
Digital Culture
The Stan Accounts That Keep Posting Through Brazil’s Ban on X
Angela Watercutter and Gabriel Leão
shaolin punk
Martin Shkreli Made Copies of His $2 Million Wu-Tang Album—and Hid Them in ‘Safes All Around the World’
Nate Anderson, Ars Technica