Palmer Luckey Is Just Getting Started

PLUS: Laser-carrying airplanes, hate speech algorithms, and the last good thing on Twitter [View this email in your browser]( [logo]( [[Wired Magazine]9.29.18]( Ancient Civilizations Laser-Carrying Airplanes Uncover Massive, Sprawling Maya Cities By Sophia Chen Using lidar, archaeologists have mapped the previously unseen ruins of entire Maya cities, revealing new details of their complex civilizations. Artificial Intelligence To Break a Hate-Speech Detection Algorithm, Try 'Love' By Louise Matsakis Companies like Facebook use artificial intelligence to try to detect hate speech, but new research proves it’s a daunting task. social media Say Goodbye to @sweden, the Last Good Thing on Twitter By Arielle Pardes After seven years, the country's grand experiment—turning its official Twitter account over to its citizens—comes to a close. WIRED@25 Palmer Luckey Is Just Getting Started By Nicholas Thompson The Oculus founder on virtual reality, defense tech, and biohacking an injured toe. [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Wired Magazine Subscription] Get Wired Get 12 months of WIRED for just $10 + a free YubiKey. Subscribe now Wired Opinion Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think By Brett Solomon Opinion: Digital identification systems are meant to aid the marginalized. Actually, they're ripe for abuse. Physics Why a Tennis Ball Goes Flying When Bounced on a Basketball By Rhett Allain When you bounce a tennis ball off a moving basketball, the tennis ball goes careening off at high speed. Here's why that happens. WIRED Q&A Why Silicon Valley Should Fear Europe's Competition Chief By Nicholas Thompson In an interview with WIRED's editor in chief, Margrethe Vestager says Amazon, Apple, Google, and other tech giants can’t use their success to harm rivals. Ideas Today’s News Crises Are Different, but Not New By David Karpf The media have always been untrustworthy, frivolous, and immune to change. But inside these cycles of struggle are lessons about the real future of news. [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Wired Magazine]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, [wired@newsletters.wired.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2018. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.