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The Agonizing Task of Turning Europe’s Power Back On

The Agonizing Task of Turning Europe’s Power Back On

A massive blackout affecting Spain, Portugal and parts of France has been blamed on atmospheric conditions. Now engineers face the...

Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show

Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show

Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new...

Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas

Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas

Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in ...

The Meta Trial Shows the Dangers of Selling Out

The Meta Trial Shows the Dangers of Selling Out

Several founders of hot startups took big payouts and let Mark Zuckerberg gobble up their companies—and came to regret it.

The Real Winners of the Trump Memecoin Feeding Frenzy

The Real Winners of the Trump Memecoin Feeding Frenzy

Donald Trump will attend a dinner with the largest holders of his own-brand crypto coin, sending its price through the roof. But t...

'Who Is Doge?' Has Become a Metaphysical Question

'Who Is Doge?' Has Become a Metaphysical Question

The acting head of the General Services Administration says it has no DOGE team. It merely lists at least a half-dozen DOGE affili...

'You Can't Lick a Badger Twice': Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw

'You Can't Lick a Badger Twice': Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw

Google’s AI Overviews feature credible-sounding explanations for completely made-up idioms.

Is Tesla on the Outs in China?

Is Tesla on the Outs in China?

Despite being the biggest electric vehicle market in the world, China might decide it's had enough of Tesla. In this episode of Un...

AI Is Spreading Old Stereotypes to New Languages and Cultures

AI Is Spreading Old Stereotypes to New Languages and Cultures

Margaret Mitchell, an AI ethics researcher at Hugging Face, tells WIRED about a new dataset designed to test AI models for bias in...

Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare

Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare

China is limiting US access to critical minerals in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the move isn’t as devastatin...

Eli Lilly Sues 4 GLP-1 Telehealth Startups, Escalating War on Knockoff Drugs

Eli Lilly Sues 4 GLP-1 Telehealth Startups, Escalating War on Knockoff Drugs

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly alleges the companies are selling off-brand versions of its best-selling diabetes and weight-loss d...

He Built Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun. Did He Make a Small Fortune Dumping His Own Shitcoins as a Teen?

He Built Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun. Did He Make a Small Fortune Dumping His Own Shitcoins as a Teen?

Long before Dylan Kerler developed memecoin launchpad Pump.Fun, somebody going by the same name made tens of thousands of dollars ...

Investors Worry Trump’s Tariffs Could Cause a ‘World of Hurt’ for Startups

Investors Worry Trump’s Tariffs Could Cause a ‘World of Hurt’ for Startups

Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policies have unsettled the venture capital world, further darkening an already gloomy outlook...

Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification

Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification

Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with...

Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing

Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing

Only four of the 21 robots in the race crossed the finish line, highlighting just how far humanoids are from keeping up with their...

An AI Customer Service Chatbot Made Up a Company Policy—and Created a Mess

An AI Customer Service Chatbot Made Up a Company Policy—and Created a Mess

When an AI model for code-editing company Cursor hallucinated a new rule, users revolted.

Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB

Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB

The Trump administration and DOGE tried to cut more than 1,400 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. An employee ...

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program ...

Japan Loses Top Creditor Status for First Time in 34 Years

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Japan Loses Top Creditor Status for First Time in 34 Years

ECB Rate-Cutting Cycle Is Probably Almost Finished, Muller S...

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ECB Rate-Cutting Cycle Is Probably Almost Finished, Muller Says

Swiss Inflation Turns Negative for First Time in Four Years

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Swiss Inflation Turns Negative for First Time in Four Years

ECB’s Stournaras Sees June Rate Cut and Then Pause: Kathimer...

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ECB’s Stournaras Sees June Rate Cut and Then Pause: Kathimerini

China forms new global mediation group with dozens of countr...

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China forms new global mediation group with dozens of countries

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