''Wired UK'' is a bimonthly magazine that reports on the effects of science and technology. It covers a broad range of topics including design, architecture, culture, the economy, politics and philosophy. Owned by Condé Nast Publications, it is published in

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and is an offshoot of the original American ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San ...

''.

History

Earlier version (mid–1990s)

The magazine's current incarnation follows an earlier attempt at a British edition of ''Wired'' which ran from April 1995 until March 1997. It was initially created as a

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with the

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and ''Wired US''s then owners, Wired Ventures, but that incarnation lasted only three or four issues, due to a culture clash between the two parties and low sales figures of 25,000 per month. Wired Ventures then ran the UK edition alone, with an almost entirely new staff, until the magazine was closed with the March 1997 issue, when sales were at 40,000 magazines per month.

Current version (2009–present)

The current version of the magazine was launched in April 2009, and was the second international version of ''Wired'', after the launch of ''Wired Italia'' in March 2009. In November 2009, the British Society of Magazine Editors awarded Launch of the Year to former ''Wired'' editor David Rowan. During the same year, Albert Read was announced as publishing director of Wired UK. ''Wireds former deputy editor, Greg Williams took over from Rowan as editor in January 2017. Michael Rundle (formerly of Huffington Post UK) took over from

Nate Lanxon Nate William Charles Lanxon (born 15 December 1984) is a British technology journalist and podcaster. He lives in London, England. Lanxon is an editor and writer at Bloomberg News, having formerly been editor of Wired.co.uk at Condé Nast, the on ...

as editor for WIRED.co.uk in March 2015. The current website editor is James Temperton. In 2011, 2014, and 2015 ''Wired UK'' was named as the magazine of the year by the Digital Magazine Awards.

Wired conference

''Wired UK'', together with Telefonica, held a two-day event on 25–26 October 2012 at The Brewery in London. The conference was designed to "explore the ideas, innovations and people that are reshaping our world". Among its speakers were

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, founder of microblogging platform Tumblr, and Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian-American freelance journalist and commentator. Wired 2011, hosted between 13–14 October at the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, included guest speakers Joanna Shields, Managing Director and Vice President of Facebook EMEA, and Gil Hirsch, founder of Face.com. Wired 2015, hosted at Tobacco Dock between 15–16 October, includes MIT Media Lab's Alex Pentland,

René Redzepi René Redzepi (born 16 December 1977) is a Danish chef and co-owner of the three-Michelin star restaurant Noma in the Christianshavn neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. His restaurant was voted the best restaurant in the world by '' Resta ...

, an owner and head chef at Noma restaurant, data-visualisation historian

Max Roser Max Roser (born 1983) is an economist and philosopher who focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality. He is the founder and director of the research publication O ...

, journalist Gillian Tett, and North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee.

References

External links

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