From JD Vance’s dinnertime Bieber to Sam Altman’s Shazaming of incredibly popular hit songs, a website claiming to have published the Spotify listening habits of members of the Trump administration, tech leaders, and journalists is making the rounds. “We’ve been scraping their accounts since summer 2024. Playlists, live listening feed, everything. We know what songs… Continue reading What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’
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Trump Ends Tariff Exemption for Small Packages
US President Donald Trump just dealt another blow to the embattled ecommerce industry, which is still reeling from sweeping tariffs Trump announced in the spring. On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order widening the impact of those tariffs and making it more expensive for Americans to buy foreign products on sites like eBay, Etsy, and… Continue reading Trump Ends Tariff Exemption for Small Packages
I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Websit
A few weeks ago, I watched a small team of artificial intelligence agents spend roughly 10 minutes trying to hack into my brand new vibe-coded website. The AI agents, developed by startup RunSybil, worked together to probe my poor site to identify weak spots. An orchestrator agent, called Sybil, oversees several more specialized agents all… Continue reading I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Websit
Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover
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. What is the future of cars? For one thing, after substantial government support and poaching of top Western talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally with charging… Continue reading Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover
How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI
In early February, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine was one of two operatives for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) granted potentially wide-ranging access to a number of systems at the Small Business Administration (SBA). Through that foray, DOGE gained access to the National Finance Center (NFC), a sensitive system that provides human resources… Continue reading How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI
ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems
The school year starts soon for many students, and ChatGPT has announced a new “study mode” that aims to prevent—or at least, encourage against—students taking homework shortcuts. The mode is designed around the Socratic method, so when activated, OpenAI’s generative AI chatbot rejects direct requests for answers, instead guiding the user with open-ended questions. The… Continue reading ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems
The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid
More than five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are still discovering the after-effects of not only the virus but also the prolonged period of stress, isolation, loss, and uncertainty that the pandemic caused. A new scientific study, published this month in Nature Communications, has revealed that the pandemic may have accelerated… Continue reading The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid
Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
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. Last week, the Trump administration announced a set of sweeping AI policy recommendations to “usher in a new golden age of human flourishing.” Among the suggested environmental rollbacks laid… Continue reading Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
The Best Smart Rings, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Honorable Mentions We have tested several other entrants to this nascent category, some good, some bad, and some in between. Here is the lowdown on some of your smart ring alternatives. Photograph: Adrienne So; Getty Images Movano Evie Ring for $269: When it first came out, the Movano Evie Ring (4/10, WIRED Review) was touted… Continue reading The Best Smart Rings, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis
Tesla has publicly staked its future on its robotaxis. Now the company is planning to launch a public car service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tesla is calling it a “robotaxi” service, but legally, this one will have to use cars with human drivers. The plan appears to put the electric car maker in… Continue reading Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis