Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.
Sandra Upson is a features editor at WIRED. Prior to joining WIRED she was a senior editor at Medium and the executive editor of Backchannel, which she cofounded with Steven Levy. She has also written or edited for Scientific American, Newsweek, IEEE Spectrum and The Wall Street Journal, among other … Read More
We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.
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