When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice. “Diversify your sources,” it responds. “Rely on news outlets across the political spectrum, including those from both left-leaning and right-leaning perspectives.” This is advice that the AI itself may not… Continue reading Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
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Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma
When Dylan Field pops up on my Zoom screen, his face is a mixture of giddiness and fatigue. He’s back at work, after a whirlwind trip to New York City where he launched his company Figma on the New York Stock Exchange, bucking the trend of multi-billion-dollar startups staying private. Even before it became clear… Continue reading Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma
The Best Colored Noise for Sleep (2025)
All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. As a certified sleep science coach and mattress tester of five years, I’m no stranger to soothing noises being part of many people’s sleep hygiene arsenal. For… Continue reading The Best Colored Noise for Sleep (2025)
Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series of security breaches at military facilities across the United States, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of US armories to theft and intrusion. A confidential memo from the Tennessee Fusion Center reviewed by WIRED details… Continue reading Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, and military forces around the world–that made any communication secured with the algorithm vulnerable to eavesdropping. When the researchers publicly disclosed the issue in 2023, the European Telecommunications… Continue reading Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
OpenAI Announces Massive US Government Partnership
OpenAI is partnering with the US government to make its leading frontier models available to federal employees. Under the agreement, federal agencies can access OpenAI’s models for $1 for the next year, per a Wednesday announcement from the company and the General Services Administration (GSA). The partnership is the culmination of months of effort on… Continue reading OpenAI Announces Massive US Government Partnership
Breathwork, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers
Peptide cocktails, plasma exchange therapy, infrared sauna sessions, and methylene blue drips. These are just a few of the biohacks that keep Peter Phillips feeling invincible. For the past three years, the 53-year-old tech executive has worked with doctors at Extension Health, a longevity clinic in New York City, to craft a blueprint to help… Continue reading Breathwork, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers
Police Report: Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Assaulted in Alleged Carjacking
On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump posted a threat on his social media platform Truth Social to “federalize” the District of Columbia, citing claims of gang violence. He also shared a photo of a bloodied, shirtless man sitting in the street. Soon after, Elon Musk tweeted that a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer was… Continue reading Police Report: Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Assaulted in Alleged Carjacking
US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
The US Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation has issued a scathing report on the implosion of the Titan submersible in 2023, singling out OceanGate’s CEO and founder Stockton Rush for many of the company’s technical and managerial failings. It says that he made “sustained efforts to misrepresent the Titan as indestructible” and accuses the… Continue reading US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
OpenAI Just Released Its First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2
OpenAI just dropped its first open-weight models in over five years. The two language models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, can run locally on consumer devices and be fine-tuned for specific purposes. For OpenAI, they represent a shift away from its recent strategy of focusing on proprietary releases, as the company moves towards a wider, and more… Continue reading OpenAI Just Released Its First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2