It is freakin’ cold out there. (Source: I am in Illinois, where the high temperature today was 12 degrees Fahrenheit and it felt like 6.) Sometimes it feels like my furnace can’t keep up, but luckily, I have several heated blankets around. I’ve tested them for our best heated blankets buying guide, and a few… Continue reading 3 Great Heated Blanket Deals on My Favorite Affordable Models
Author: Wired Magazine
After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent
It was November 12, 2016, four days after Donald Trump won his first presidential election. Aside from a few outliers (looking at you, Peter Thiel), almost everyone in the tech world was shocked and appalled. At a conference I attended that Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was “a pretty crazy idea” to think… Continue reading After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
Friday is the general release of the documentary Melania, a film about President Donald Trump’s third wife and first lady of the United States. A WIRED analysis shows that there are still plenty of seats available, unless you live near the AMC Classic Indian River 24 in Vero Beach, Florida. Or the AMC Independence Commons… Continue reading We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
War, it is said, is a continuation of policy by other means. State-backed violence, too, can be a continuation of policy. Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has repeatedly urged ICE agents to escalate their tactics and increase arrests, and he broadcast to agents that they had “federal immunity.” Since that… Continue reading ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off
Jensen Huang sure seems to be having a lot of fun in China this week. The Nvidia CEO has been spotted going for a leisurely bike ride and browsing a fresh fruit stand in Shanghai, as well as enjoying beef hot pot at a humble restaurant in Shenzhen. The carefree tour is not just good… Continue reading Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to gas projects that will power data centers—the equivalent of energy that would power tens of… Continue reading Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, according to an inventory released Wednesday of all use cases the Department of Homeland Security had for AI in 2025. The AI Enhanced ICE Tip Processing service is intended to… Continue reading ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published new details about Mobile Fortify, the face recognition app that federal immigration agents use to identify people in the field, undocumented immigrants and US citizens alike. The details, including the company behind the app, were published as part of DHS’s 2025 AI Use Case Inventory, which federal… Continue reading Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App
Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
Google debuted a new “Auto Browse” feature for Chrome on Wednesday. The tool, powered by Google’s current Gemini 3 generative AI model, is an AI agent designed to take over your Chrome browser to help complete online tasks like booking flights, finding apartments, and filing expenses. The release of Auto Browse is part of Google’s… Continue reading Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
Election Denier Tina Peters Was ‘Pardoned’ by Trump. She’s Still in Prison
Throughout this period, Trump has continued to post about Peters’ cause on Truth Social, specifically targeting Polis, whom he called “the SLEAZEBAG Governor of Colorado” on December 3. On New Year’s Eve, Trump wrote on Truth Social: ”Hard to wish [Peters] a Happy New Year, but to the Scumbag Governor and the disgusting “Republican” (RINO!)… Continue reading Election Denier Tina Peters Was ‘Pardoned’ by Trump. She’s Still in Prison