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The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts, Wired
Plus: Google publishes a live exploit for an unpatched flaw, the feds arrest two men accused of creating thousands of nonconsensual deepfake nudes, and more.
May 23, 2026, 10:30 AM
Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad
Brian Kahn, Wired
The impending arrival of El Niño will help keep the number of storms low. But it only takes one landfall to create a catastrophe.
May 21, 2026, 3:58 PM
NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs
Aarian Marshall, Wired
After the Trump administration turned away from electrification, two of the nation’s biggest governments will advocate for more electric vans, police cars, and eventually, snowplows.
May 21, 2026, 1:33 PM
The Department of Labor’s Faith Leader Is Now Also in Charge of Its Civil Rights Enforcement
Vittoria Elliott, Wired
Kenneth Wolfe organized the Department of Labor’s controversial prayer services before he was quietly appointed to lead a major agency office.
May 21, 2026, 9:30 AM
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
Matt Burgess, Vittoria Elliott, Wired
France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.
May 21, 2026, 6:00 AM
It's Officially Election Season In Trumpworld
Hugo Lowell, Wired
With Trump nemesis Thomas Massie vanquished, Republican strategists are now eyeing races in Texas, California, and Maine.
May 20, 2026, 3:00 PM
A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy
Arthur Allen, KFF Health News, Wired
The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t.
May 18, 2026, 9:00 AM
Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Wired
Today on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss how Donald Trump’s visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn’t be higher.
May 14, 2026, 7:04 PM
What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable
Molly Taft, Wired
Researcher Sasha Luccioni argues we need better emissions data and a better sense of how people are using AI in the first place.
May 13, 2026, 7:15 PM
A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York
Ej Dickson, Wired
The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.
May 6, 2026, 1:30 PM
Welcome to the Great American Satellite Age
Paresh Dave, Wired
A new generation of satellite startups in San Francisco is racing to capitalize on recent technological breakthroughs in space-based data collection and communications.
May 4, 2026, 9:00 AM
Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own
Maxwell Zeff, Paresh Dave, Wired
While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models.
Apr 30, 2026, 5:41 PM
A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government's ID Platform
Vittoria Elliott, Wired
Greg Hogan will oversee Login.gov as the government seeks to integrate driver's license and passport information into the service, making what one insider calls "a national ID."
Apr 28, 2026, 2:38 PM
The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess
Dell Cameron, Wired
A US surveillance program that lets the FBI view Americans' communications without a warrant is up for renewal. A new bill aims to address mounting lawmaker concerns—with smoke and mirrors.
Apr 24, 2026, 3:10 PM
This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men
Ej Dickson, Wired
A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.
Apr 21, 2026, 11:00 AM
Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now
Vittoria Elliott, Wired
WIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year’s DOGE invasion. Here's where they are now—in government and beyond.
Apr 16, 2026, 10:30 AM
Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion
Vittoria Elliott, Wired
“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”
Apr 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
What’s in Hasan Piker’s Starter Pack? Creatine, Zyns, Signal
Boutayna Chokrane, Wired
You too can be a Twitch streamer like Hasan Piker. A love for caffeine and nicotine isn’t required, but it helps.
Apr 13, 2026, 8:44 PM
No One Knows Where US Vaccine Policy Goes Next
Emily Mullin, Wired
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done.
Apr 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran
Makena Kelly, Wired
"The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that," says one person familiar with the Republican influencer pipeline.
Apr 9, 2026, 2:05 PM
Inside the Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons
David Gilbert, Wired
Since the beginning of the Iran war, the group Explosive Media has released over a dozen viral videos mocking Trump and the US.
Apr 9, 2026, 1:25 PM
The Next Attorney General Will Probably Be an Election Denier
David Gilbert, Wired
Pam Bondi's DOJ left election deniers frothing for more. Potential candidates for the attorney general job could give them what they want.
Apr 8, 2026, 3:00 PM
Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure
Andy Greenberg, Wired
As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
Apr 7, 2026, 8:13 PM
The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data
David Gilbert, Wired
The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn’t true.
Apr 6, 2026, 11:00 AM
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