WIRED
Today’s Picks
Deciphering
Cybersecurity Professor Faced China Funding Inquiry Before Disappearing, Sources Say
A lawyer for Xiaofeng Wang and his wife says they are "safe" after FBI searches of their homes and Wang's sudden dismissal from Indiana University, where he taught for over 20 years.
Takeover
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.
Checked Out
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
Takeover
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Everything’s Computer
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.
Everything’s Computer
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Everything’s Computer
The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
Everything’s Computer
Angelina Jolie Was Right About Computers
Reviews and Buying Guides
Buying Guide
The Best Graphics Cards (GPUs) for Your Gaming PC
Looking for a new graphics card? There’s no shortage of options to choose from, but here are the best to buy now.
Burring Guide
The Best Coffee Grinders to Amp Up Your Morning Brew
Empathy Exam
She Sacrificed Her Youth to Get the Tech Bros to Grow Up
Originally published August 2023: As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world.
A Fever Spreads
Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn
Of Mice and Men
How the Inbred Lab Mouse Helps Reprogram the Human Genome
We ❤️ Hardware
I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory
Trending Stories
TOP STORIES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense
After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk’s beleaguered car company.
Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.
