Several government websites have been taken down, including the USAID.gov, ForeignAssistance.gov, NeglectedDiseases.gov, and ChildrenInAdversity.gov. A WIRED analysis of more than 1,000 federal .gov websites found that at least seven sites linked to a USAID server went offline in a two-hour span on Saturday afternoon. On Friday, Reuters reported that word of sites being taken offline… Continue reading US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
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Yamaha TAG3 C Acoustic Guitar Review: Old Looks, New Tricks
For all the fancy electric guitars and amps and the wide array of pedals I own and get to test, I spend the vast majority of my playing time with an old Guild acoustic on my couch. I find it easier to plunk through new songs in the living room, and the quick grab-and-go versatility… Continue reading Yamaha TAG3 C Acoustic Guitar Review: Old Looks, New Tricks
Amazfit Active 2 Review: Affordable, Attractive Fitness Tracker
Amazfit’s partnership with Hyrox, the newest trendy CrossFit competitor, is also front and center, from ads within the app to a top suggested workout on the tracker. I paid extra money for a subscription to Wild.AI ($6 per month), the program that lets women optimize their workouts according to their monthly menstrual cycles. Cycle tracking… Continue reading Amazfit Active 2 Review: Affordable, Attractive Fitness Tracker
DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
Ever since OpenAI released ChatGPT at the end of 2022, hackers and security researchers have tried to find holes in large language models (LLMs) to get around their guardrails and trick them into spewing out hate speech, bomb-making instructions, propaganda, and other harmful content. In response, OpenAI and other generative AI developers have refined their… Continue reading DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
RFK Jr.’s Senate Testimony Is Haunted by His Track Record
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced two Senate committees this week in his bid to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Senators were alternately sympathetic and combative toward Kennedy’s views on health during his confirmation hearings on Wednesday and Thursday. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and former Democrat, ran in… Continue reading RFK Jr.’s Senate Testimony Is Haunted by His Track Record
There’s Now a Barbie-Themed G-Shock Watch, and We Want In
If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED The Barbie movie might feel like a distant memory at this point, but the collaborations somehow keep coming. The latest? There’s an official Barbie-branded G-Shock on the way.… Continue reading There’s Now a Barbie-Themed G-Shock Watch, and We Want In
What’s Next in the DC Jet Crash Investigation
On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump appeared to place the blame for a midair collision that killed 67 people on the previous administration’s approach to hiring aviation professionals. But experts and investigators involved with the crash, which also involved a military helicopter, say the next few weeks will see investigators pore over every element of… Continue reading What’s Next in the DC Jet Crash Investigation
Bleach Enthusiast, Antisemitic Conspiracist Among Stars of Anti-Vaxxer Event To Be Held at Trump Hotel
A conspiracy-theory-laden conference featuring anti-vaccine speakers, including one man known for pushing toxic bleach as a cure for cancer and autism, will take place in May at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Florida. The “truth seekers” conference, held at a hotel owned and frequented by President Donald Trump, is being organized by Charlie… Continue reading Bleach Enthusiast, Antisemitic Conspiracist Among Stars of Anti-Vaxxer Event To Be Held at Trump Hotel
Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA
For reasons that were not immediately clear, SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to his social media site X on Tuesday evening to make a perplexing space-based pronouncement. “The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so,” Musk wrote. “Terrible that the… Continue reading Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA
Elon Musk Tells Friends He’s Sleeping at the DOGE Offices in DC
Elon Musk has told multiple people that he has been sleeping at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headquarters in Washington, DC, WIRED has learned, as he works to exercise control over the federal government. DOGE is based out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, just steps from the White House. At an exclusive black-tie… Continue reading Elon Musk Tells Friends He’s Sleeping at the DOGE Offices in DC