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Musk Takeover

Wired Politics Lab

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos

Elon Musk secured his choke hold on the mechanics of the federal government weeks ago. Along with Donald Trump, he has already standardized chaos across the US.

By Brian Barrett

Takeover‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

JukeBoxDOGE’s Dodgy Numbers Employ a Tesla Technique

Takeover‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands

Sticker ShockDOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread

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To Truly Fix Siri, Apple May Have to Backtrack on One Key Thing—Privacy

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Clean Break

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

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Model Behavior

OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases

WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.

Reece Rogers and Victoria Turk

Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

Shigeyuki Hando

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

Matt Burgess

Gozney's Gorgeous, Compact Pizza Oven Won't Make It Up Everest (Probably)

Chris Haslam

The Best Rugs to Upgrade Any Room

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Musk takeover

WIRED Politics Lab

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos

Brian Barrett

Elon Musk secured his choke hold on the mechanics of the federal government weeks ago. Along with Donald Trump, he has already standardized chaos across the US.

Takeover ‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands

Trump 2.0 The Trump Administration Wants USAID on the Blockchain

Takeover ‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

404 FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

Business

Quantum Computing Is Dead. Long Live Quantum Computing!

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases

Culture

How to Get Free Tickets to TV Tapings and Movie Screenings

The 43 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

The 44 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now

Gear

How to Keep Safe While Using Space Heaters: Tips and Precautions

Review: Gozney Tread Pizza Oven

The Best Rugs to Upgrade Any Room

Politics

The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears

Science

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling

Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

A Math Couple Solves a Major Group Theory Problem—After 20 Years of Work

Security

Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War

Security News This Week: End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming .

A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up

The Big Story

Late model

Inside Google’s Two-Year Frenzy to Catch Up With OpenAI

Paresh Dave and Arielle Parde

The search giant should’ve been first to the chatbot revolution. It wasn’t. So it punched back with late nights, layoffs—and lowering some guardrails.

Takeover Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

MAX IMPACT The Worst 7 Years in Boeing’s History—and the Man Who Won’t Stop Fighting for Answers

dirty deals This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

infohazard The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians

Reviews and Buying Guides

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The Best TVs (and Helpful Buying Tips)

Ryan Waniata and Parker Hall

From searing QLEDs to fancy OLEDs, these are our favorite televisions at every price.

Cord Cutter The Best Wireless Chargers to Refuel Your Phone (or Watch)

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A Fever Spreads

Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn

Amanda Schaffer

Measles is back, health care workers are racing to contain it, and parents of vulnerable children are frantic. How a fever spread in a tight-knit community.

Of Mice and Men How the Inbred Lab Mouse Helps Reprogram the Human Genome

Matchmaker Inside the 23-Dimensional World of Your Car’s Paint Job

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Love, Actuarially How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love

The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid

What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever.

Amit Katwala

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won’t be easy.

Matt Burgess

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

Violet Blue

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

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